Dr. Alexander Poor, MD

I have had a telehealth visit with Dr Poor for groin pain as I am an out of towner. Dr Poor is one of only a handful of surgeons who have expertise in the area of core muscle injury (also called sports hernia/athletic publagia groin/groin disruption). This turns out to be one of the the least understood and most under appreciated fields of groin surgery and sports medicine and it is therefore critical to find the right doctor. Dr Poor seems to have extraordinary knowledge about this part of the body. His carefully focused questions reflecting this deep knowledge allowed him to fairly quickly hone in on the basis of my injury. To my pleasant surprise he was able to explain everything to me in easy to understand terms. Dr Poor is concerned and compassionate. I had way too many questions but he made me feel that I was important and my questions were important. Dr Poor is kind, warm and compassionate. I look forward to completing my care in person with Dr Poor.

I had a terrible experience with Dr. Poor. I have never felt more pressured by a physician to have surgery. As if that wasn't bad enough, it was also apparent to me that he wasn't very sure of his diagnosis. That combination made me incredibly uncomfortable. When I tried to ask him questions about my condition, he gave me very short answers and just sat there impatiently waiting for me to sign the consent form to agree to surgery. I felt like his primary motivation was to generate business for the practice vs really trying to help me.

I am only Eight days post surgery, And has a combination of core surgery and hip (Dr. Coleman - torn labrum and bone overgrowth on hip, sometimes called a bone spur. I was in less pain two days after surgery than I was before surgery. I don’t count the first day because I was on strong pain meds, which I discontinued basically all pain meds less than 24 hours after surgery. The care by Dr. Poor, who answered a phone call from me at 4:30 am was excellent. The coordination at Vincera was smooth.