Dr. Eric Salinger, MD

I have had complications from the surgery for over a year now. He never followed up with me after the surgery like he said he would and when I called the first time to report serious complications his office did not even respond after taking a message. I waited over 50 minutes to see him for the third follow-up after almost a year of pain and severe complications. I was so sick of his dismissal that I saw a different surgeon. I have nerve damage to my genitals and pain and inflation over a year later after surgery to the groin. I would recommend seeing anyone but him.

Horrible Doctor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Doesn't follow up with patients after surgery even when they call to try and tell him the problems. My suggestion is to go out of area.

I originally went to Dr. Salinger for a hernia repair which became a triple hernia repair surgery — performed robotically. Since then, I’ve seen him a few additional times for other situations. Dr Salinger is an excellent doctor who really cares about his patients. In summary, excellent bedside manners, keen on providing top-notch care, his front office is responsive, fast and organized, and he takes the extra time to solve problems, explain details, and put the patient’s wellness and health as a #1 priority. He also moves fast to get fast results which is much appreciated. Highly recommended.

Having any surgery is cause for a lot of anxiety and stress. Dr. Salinger makes you feel confident that you are in good hands. Great bedside manner. Excellent Surgeon. Nissen Fundopolication on 8/17/2022. Thank You

I felt very at ease with Dr. Salinger. He will be taking care of my Inquinal hernia.

Dr Salinger is excellent. Calm, easy to talk to and took time to answer all my questions. In my opinion he is very skilled and professional. All went as planned and the recovery is going well.I highly recommend him.

Horrible Doctor. He should not be practicing medicine. There was a reason why you can get an appointment right away with him. When I took my mother to see him for a hital hernia. He proceeded to tell my mother she needs to get of all medications that another doctor has her on. I asked him if this was because the medications are causing her hiatal hernia. He said "No, it has nothing to do with that". I asked him why he was instructing her to do that then? He implied that her condition is in her head. Seriously?!? This other doctor has MRI, CT's, xray as proof the condition is not in her head and we did not even come to him for this! This is dangerous advise. Stay away from this doctor.

This is not a doctor rating. I never made it that far. I called 3 different days and only ever reached a VM. I left all my information but only received a return call after the 3rd message I left on someones direct message after I dialed a random extension to get to mail box. I was told I was calling the wrong place and the business is referral based even though I was referred there from my insurance because I was looking for a surgeon closer to home. The person that called me back was rude and very short as if my call was an inconvenience when a simple call back to the first message I left to ask me to have the referral sent could have cleared up the issue. Better yet, note that in all the voicemail boxes people get directed to and explain you don't return phone messages to people that don't have a referral so don't waste your time. Very disappointed I was unable to be helped here. Personal friend says the doctor is fabulous but my staff experience will keep me away from this office.

Our son went into A.G. ER with terrible abdominal pains on a Sunday evening. Dr. Salinger was the on call surgeon & came in promptly, met with us & explained that our sons tests that were run showed that he needed his appendix removed. Dr. Salinger was patient & explained what the procedure would be like to my son & is & how long it would take. His bedside manner was fabulous & reassuring & we couldn’t have been more happy with the outcome of the the way the surgery turned out. My son (15yrs) was treated very well by Dr. Salinger & we felt like we hit the jackpot with this Dr. being the one on call! Very comforting to know that our son was in good hands with Dr. Salinger. Thank you from the Halls.

Dr. Saligner performed my Nissen Fundoplication & Hiatial Hernia repair. I'm so happy that he was recommended to me by my Gastrologist. I'm in week 4 of recovery and recovery is going swell. Hes kind, caring, explains everything to you in layman's terms. Would 100% recommend!

If you want a caring ,calm very patient doctor, Dr. Eric Salinger is for you. I was new to the area and finding a conservative doctor who cares about you and makes you feel like a human being instead of a number or name on a chart, then Dr. Salinger is for you. I highly recommend Dr. Eric Salinger.

I was blessed to have Dr. Eric Salinger perform my hiatal hernia repair/nissen fundoplication surgery at Sierra Vista Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, CA using the da Vinci. I've never been more comfortable with any physician let alone a surgeon for a major surgery. Dr. Salinger knows his craft, and is simply fantastic. We are lucky to have someone like him here, on the cutting edge of this technology. He is easy to communicate with with a great bedside manner. Highly recommend Dr. Salinger!

Dr Salinger explains what is wrong and what will be done in the surgery.

The best doctor, excellent professional skills and bed side manners.