Last Fall I was referred to Dr. McElrath of the Womens Cancer Care Associates. I was unfamiliar with him, so I looked at his reviews online. He was rated poorly on the major Doctor Review sites - and that definitely made me nervous. We even considered requesting a new primary, but decided to meet him first. And I am glad I did because he saved my life, literally.From the start he was professional and informative. He gave an overview of my diagnosis - which was a soft tissue sarcoma in my uterus. This type of cancer is very uncommon with only 1200 cases diagnosed each year in the United States. After meeting with him, there was no question about who I wanted to treat me.He explained what makes a sarcoma different than other types of cancer. We learned that up until a few years ago, there was no chemotherapy that treated soft-tissue sarcoma. Dr. McElrath gave an aggressive, but appropriate treatment plan and detailed each step of the process, from ideal-situation to worst-case-scenario. First, I was to have a full hysterectomy - and remove any lymph nodes it may have spread to.Because of the nature of the sarcoma, my tissues needed to be sent to a lab and analyzed to before a definitive diagnosis of what stage it was and what the course of treatment after the hysterectomy. On the day of my surgery, my family waited to hear the outcome and Dr. McElrath was just as professional and knowledgeable with my family as he was with me.A few weeks later, I got lab results that we caught the sarcoma very early Stage 1. After a recovery time of about six-weeks, I went back to Dr. McElrath for my follow-up and post operation treatment plan. Luckily chemo therapy isn’t necessary and hormone therapy would be enough to prevent new sarcomas from developing. Because of Dr. McElrath, I am 100% back to my life.

Does not care about his patients. His comes in and immediately leaves. Hands everything off to his assistants. If you have a problem and he doesnt know what it is, you are screwed with him because he will not try to figure out what it is.