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I have been seeing Dr. Morganroth for almost 10 years. Five years ago he did Mohs surgery on my nose. He had to excise three times to get good margins, but still delivered an outstanding cosmetic result (and got all the cancer out!).

I have also seen Morganroth for a couple of cosmetic procedures (laser removal of facial blemishes and, 10 days ago, upper and lower blepharoplasty). The first procedure yielded an excellent result. For the second, it will be a month before the full result is seen but, so far so good.

Dr. Morganroth is very confident, authoritative, and abrubt, and some interpret that as arrogance. However, I don't think that's a fair assessment. On my most recent visit, I came prepared with a long-ish list of five questions and two comments for him to address -- yet he spent an appropriate amount of time to answer each one to my complete satisfaction.

Dr. Morganroth may appear to be rushed during his appointments. I would prefer to characterize his time management as "efficient". He doesn't spend time chit-chatting, but he gets the job done and answers any questions if you speak up and ask them. He also strongly encourages you to call his office post-procedure if there are any questions or problems. If you want a buddy to chit-chat with, go elsewhere!

I also suspect that Dr. Morganroth's speed and efficiency are driven by the fact that he is at the pinnacle of his skills and in his peak earning years, and he probably wants to make the most out of his practice before the insurance companies and the federal government have completely trashed the healthcare system in this country (not that we've ever talked politics!).

Finally, wrt the office staff, ease of getting appointments, wait times, etc., I always found them to be good, but I think they have improved to "excellent" in the past year or so since Dr. Morganroth split up with his partner and took sole control of the practice -- presumably as a result of better management.

Over the summer I was diagnosed by my dermatologist with a basal cell carcinoma on my nose. I couldn't believe it because two other doctors told me over the past 8 years that it wasn't anything to worry about. Since the skin cancer might be large, my dermatologist recommended Mohs surgery to remove the skin cancer and gave me the name of three Mohs surgeons including Dr. Morganroth. I really liked Dr. Morganroth during the consultation and he was very kind and confident that he could manage the removal and reconstruction of my nose no matter how big the tumor was. I chose to use another Mohs surgeon because I freaked out when I went to Dr. Morganroth's office and saw a waiting room full of people with large bandages on their faces. I went to another doctor who has a smaller office and was closer to my home -- I was looking for a less hectic office that would focus on me individually. Well, I had miscalculated. My skin cancer was much larger that I thought and when the doctor finished the Mohs he told me that the hole was too big for him to handle and he was having me see a plastic surgeon today. The plastic surgeon told me that I had to go under general the following afternoon and that it would take three hours to attach my forehead to my nose like an elephant trunk. I was in complete shock and was not prepared for such a big surgery. In a panic I called Dr. Morganroth's office for a second opinion and they got me in the same day. Dr. Morganroth saw me immediately and examined my nose. He was great and explained that it wasn't so bad and he could fix my nose under local with a flap and could do it immediately. An hour later, I was on my way home with my nose all sewn up. The stitches were removed a week later and my nose has healed great. I can barely see the scar. I learned a lesson that busy doctors are busy for a reason.

I was referred to Dr. Morganroth following a facial procedure I had done with another plastic surgeon. I was very upset with the outcome of my procedure and I was told Dr. Morganroth was an expert and would be able to correct most any error made during plastic surgery. On my first visit, I found Dr. Morganroth to be in a rush and he gave me less than 10-minutes of his time to explain my concern and dissatisfaction I had with my procedure. He came across very arrogant and showed no compassion at all. He tried to sell me procedures that would not have corrected the issue I went to see him about, rather he sent in his assistants to see me on skin care and laser resurfacing, which definitely would not correct my issue.
Needless to say, I do not recommend him and I certainly will not return.

I really have to vigorously disagree with the review that tops this list! I had a necessary medical procedure done on my face (7 separate surgeries) that left me with a scar that would frighten children. You have no idea unless you have been there what it feels like to think that you could not venture out. Thanks to Dr. Morganroth, I defy anyone except perhaps a trained dermatologist to see it now! He may not be a warm, fuzzy guy, but give me brilliant , highly skilled man any day instead! I also referred a friend to him for purely cosmetic surgery. Wow! She looks so great and is so pleased! I would trust anyone to him for reconstructive or cosmetic work. Truly--I only wish I could post my own before and after photos here. You would be absolutely amazed.
Tricia