Vanderbilt Colon and Rectal Surgery

--- "Dear Dr. Muldoon, once again thank you so much for working your magic...Dr. Muldoon made me feel so at ease and comfortable...I cannot thank Dr. Muldoon and her staff [enough] for their excellent care...Everyone made me feel as if I was someone special. They (all) brought a human element to it seeing me as person and not just some interesting case. I also, truly appreciate that there's a specialized wing in the hospital that caters to people with bowel disorders...I am doing unbelievably well...I no longer feel fatigued. Essentially, I feel absolutely wonderful and never any better. I want to say THANK SO MUCH for giving me my life back. Prior to this long journey, I was simply--- “Dr Muldoon, I cannot thank you enough for what you have done for me. I've had Crohn's Disease for roughly 34 years and managed it quite well for most of those years. The last four years have been a living h*ll for me. All the other doctors did was keep raising me on prednisone until I came to VUMC. My biggest fear was having to get an ileostomy...I didn't think I could handle it. Then when I met Dr. Muldoon, all those fears went away. I wasn't looking forward to another surgical procedure, but Dr. Muldoon put me at such ease. When I did my one month follow up, I was a different person. I was happy and on the road to recovery. I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Muldoon and her staff. I would like to thank ALL the Staff at VUMC for the best quality care I received.” – R.S., Crohn’s patient (December, 2010)

--- “Dr Muldoon, I cannot thank you enough for what you have done for me. I've had Crohn's Disease for roughly 34 years and managed it quite well for most of those years. The last four years have been a living h*ll for me. All the other doctors did was keep raising me on prednisone until I came to VUMC. My biggest fear was having to get an ileostomy...I didn't think I could handle it. Then when I met Dr. Muldoon, all those fears went away. I wasn't looking forward to another surgical procedure, but Dr. Muldoon put me at such ease. When I did my one month follow up, I was a different person. I was happy and on the road to recovery. I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Muldoon and her staff. I would like to thank ALL the Staff at VUMC for the best quality care I received.” – R.S., Crohn’s patient (December, 2010)

---"I would like to thank Dr. Roberta Muldoon and the ostomy nurses for the outstanding care and understanding you showed my mother... Dr. Muldoon, you and your staff exceed at all levels, technically and in care-giving. Thank you with all my heart." --daughter of H.W., ostomy patient (September, 2010)

-- "I would like to thank Dr. Roberta L. Muldoon for everything she did, for her continu(ing) to follow up with my care. I pray that God (will) bless her and (her) staff everyday. (I've) seen many doctors; Dr. Muldoon (is) special with her work and it shows. I had my 1st colon resection on 6/14/2010. Thanks, Vanderbilt, for having someone very special on your staff. Continue Your Great Work." --M.I., Crohn's patient (September, 2010)

--- "Dr. Roberta Lee Muldoon, I, just for the first time, read your medical educational background and I am so greatful and Impressed. It is an honor to have a friend, and qualified staff of Vanderbilt that puts me in importance of procedures as you have today. I am very grateful to have a Doctor and friend like you. I'm confident that you are such a pioneer to develop advanced procedures and develop great doctors from the school in Nashville, Tn. These doctors are truly blessed, as I am as well, for your help today. GOD BLESS YOU Dr. Roberta Lee Muldoon and staff at Vanderbilt and a Great big Thanks from your friend in [KY]. I'm a big fan!!! I'm also Thankful for the good report today. I have mended nicely because of a sharp gal like you has been taking care of me. DOC YOU ROCK!!! (lol)" -J.M., dysplastic polyp patient (March, 2010)

--- "Dr. Muldoon, My family and I just can’t thank you enough for giving me my life back. You’re the best surgeon. Enclosed is a picture of me on my horse at a show ten months after my takedown. I got first place that day and I want you to have the ribbon. I thought of you a lot that day and where I was the year before." - L.G., ulcerative colitis patient (December, 2008)

--- "I have been under the care of Dr. Roberta Muldoon since Nov of 2007. She and her staff at your hospital have given me excellent care. The safety checks taken impressed me. The kindness that the staff showed my husband and me was heartwarming. I never felt afraid of what I had to go through. I have a couple of more procedures and still feel no fear or anxiety. I was misdiagnosed at another hospital in another city. It caused me and my family untold worries. Another Dr. suggested I get a second opinion and guided me to your hospital. That bit of advice saved me from going through unneeded pain and treatment. When there is so much wrong going on in the world, it is a delight to find something that is right. I found that with your hospital and the entire staff that took care of me." - D.H., rectal cancer patient (March, 2008 letter to Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical Affairs)

--- In reference to Dr. Muldoon: "I was very pleased with the outcome of my colonoscopy. You made a very uneventful procedure very pleasant. Then on top of that you called to make sure I was doing OK yesterday and gave me my test results." -- A.D. (July, 2006)