Richard Essner, MD

Dr. Essner was previously my surgeon for recurring melanoma. My last operation was in 2015. I recently contracted him to ask his opinion about something on my recent PET scan. He was very helpful and ordered a CT scan so we could get more information on the issue. My experiences with Dr Essner have always been good and he is a fantastic surgeon.

Dr. Essner is very good! He has taken great care of me since my melanoma surgery!

Every person from the valet employees to the dr were friendly and caring. I was made to feel quite comfortable.

The great services has not changed since I was here five years ago. Sam provider. The best.

Only great things to say about Dr. Essner and his team. Very knowledgeable, professional and welcoming.This has been our experience with Dr.Essner in the several years that he has been taking care of me!

Dr E and his team have taken exceptional care of me since my initial visit

Dr. Essner is the best.

Dr Essner and his staff moved extremely fast to get me the care I needed. Not only did it help me physically but helped me so much mentally.

Great experience

Best doctor and best assistant

Had a nice visit with Dr. Eisner. He helped me with all the questions that I had.

Dr. Essner and associates are very professional and coureous

Excellent care

Had to drive from Fresno for almost 6 hours for my 2 visits but was very happy & grateful for the kindness & great service provided.

Very good experience

It is always a pleasure to visit St John's Hospital. Everyone there is so nice, from the Valet personnel, to the font desk check ins. Every nurse, Doctor, Physician's assistant have all been first rate.

The best

All good I am satisfied

Good experience. Met all my needs.

Prompt, thorough. I feel like a person, not just a number. Everyone is always friendly and kind.

Excellent

I feel very confident that I am Dr Essner's only patient.

I want to express my appreciation for the recent experience at Providence St. John in Santa Monica. I am lucky that I've been healthy and haven't had lots of interaction in the health services realm. I hear so many nightmares. And nobody is happy to receive a cancer diagnosis. After an initial Dr. Referral to another organization which led to long delays, several unreturned calls and a heap of bad attitude I was dubious and concerned. A friend recommended a Dr. At St. John's and from that moment I have had amazing experiences. The first call was seamless. I got an appointment quickly. The doc, Dr. Sean Fischer had gathered all the information needed and gave me nothing but confidence and quickly set up scans and tests and a referral to a surgeon in house, Dr. Richard Essner.Everything is on one big campus so you can park once and walk to the various buildings for appointments and tests. Everyone I encountered had an assigned and specific task and they accomplished it efficiently and offered the kind of information, scheduling and guidance that had been thought out from a patient's perspective. Even more impressive, every single person, from the voice answering the phone to the surgeon in the operating room embraced their job with an enthusiastic, supportive, adaptable and thoughtful demeanor. Not one sour attitude from anyone I encountered. Everyone cared. That is truly impressive and demonstrates a well managed and well-run program. And kudos for the care I received through tests and surgery and recovery. It was all of the highest order. Can't recommend this group and hospital highly enough.

Great visit

Care was great!

Dr. Essner is a special caring competent special doctor! He saved my life!

Good experience

Excellent service

Service provider is very competent ( Important!!!) , helpful and friendly: In other words, great!

Everyone is helpful and very understanding. I am thankful for the care and assistance I receive anytime I have questions or concerns.

Dr Essner and his team offer excellent care and followup for my melanoma

Dr. Essner is one of the most skilled, knowledgeable and helpful physicians I have ever experienced.

Dr. Essner is always caring and attentive as well as St. John's entire staff.

Such a great all-around team

It was my first visit there and it was very pleasant and everybody made me feel good about being there.

It is alway great to see Dr. Essner

Always very caring and concerned with my health.

Every person that I interacted with was extremely respectful and attentive. Service was on schedule and well conducted. Very impressed with your staff.

I have much confidence in Dr. Essner and team.

Everything was ok

From the beginning, the Dr. And his team saw the seriousness of my situations and they immediately got me taken care of. All of the pre op was immediately taken care of, surgery scheduled and I was on my way to recovery. My recovery is slow only because I am 83. Their care has made my recovery a sucess.

Dx with melanoma skin cancer and Dr. Essner saw me, scheduled pre op labs and did surgery within 3 days. Outstanding timeliness. Very courteous and informative.

Very pleased with the experience.

Very satisfied

Excellent experience

De Essner is always very nice and respectful. Asks any questions and explains what his thoughts

All good

Love Dr Essner

Very good. Answered my questions

Good

Dr. Essner did my melanoma surgery 7 or 8 years ago. I see him on an annual basis for my chest x-ray as follow-up to my surgery. I know I'm going to the best - I do come in from NV to see him.

Everything was great I just had the wrong kind of phone to do the video call

Dr Essner is the consummate professional and very easy to be his patient. Wouldn't consider anyone else

This was a routine 6 month follow up appointment that morphed into the need for surgery. EVERYONE was helpful and accommodating as I had not anticipated such and event. EVERYONE went above and beyond to seek out an obtain the clearances I needed for the surgery, which occurred the day after my scheduled appointment. As I live 300 miles from the hospital every effort was made to accommodate me to avoid the necessity of having to return to the clinic. OR staff was wonderful and caring.

I am very appreciative having the quality of care and knowledge I receive here.

Excellent, caring experience.

Dr. Essner's team is great

Dr. Essner has a excellent bedside manner.. AlwYs accomodatingy

I always feel reassured and confident of best care

I had excellent care on my recent visit and surgery.

I always get excellent care from Dr. Eisner and his team.

Met all my expectations for great care.

I am grateful for all the care I've received from Dr Essner, and his staff, and the nurses, and the surgical staff members at St John's.

The Drs understood how important addressing this situation immediately was to me. They got me through the pre op & scheduled my surgery quickly.

Excellent

Everyone is friendly, competent and professional.

All excellent

My provider was excellent! Very knowledgeable and was able to explain clearly what was going on and how it was going to be handled.

All good except I didn't get the promised phone call regarding my X-ray results.

Dr. Essner and his whole team are outstanding. I could not have had a better group to take care of my during my surgery and the follow up appointment. They were all friendly, polite and very helpful.

None. All went well

Love Dr Essner!!! He's wonderful - been a patient since 2008.

Everyone was very kind.

Happy with start and doctor all caring and thourgh

Dr. Essner and all of his supporting staff and physicians are excellent

Very through and attentive staff. Wonderful experience with everyone seen at this visit.

Professional and courteous

Dr Essner is great as is his supporting staff: PA & scheduling assistant. Such a wonderful team

Dr. Essner is kind, intelligent and I'm proud he is my doctor. I trust what he has to say. I wish all doctors were like him

I have total confidence in the team taking care of me.

Always makes me feel that I am in the best care that I could possibly receive.

Dr. Essner and his colleagues fill me with confidence. I trust their care.Wait times at St. John's are a little bit challenging. Also, I usually have to come back for a chest x-ray, because I can't wait the allotted time for my x-ray.I really like St. John's. I feel comfortable with the level of care provided to me.

Everyone is so caring and nice.

World class doctor who helped me avoid serious consequences of my melanoma buy operating quickly and successfully!!

Dr Essner was my surgeon 11 years ago and I trust him

Everybody listened

All was good. I couldn't of asked for any one better.

Dr. Essner is great! Very thorough and professional!

I feel I get the best care possible, and I like the staff and their consideration for my condition. Great service one wonderful people.

Great job by all .

Dr. Essner is superb !!!He is so knowledgeable , kind, good listener and understands my concerns. He is easy to speak with and always reassuring. I always leave feeling I am being well taken care of.Thank you for letting me have such a wonderful physician

I have had nothing but very good experiences with all the doctors at St. John's. I am grateful.

They were great better than I expected. Worked with me

Always on time for my appointment, we actually were 30 minutes early and still saw the physician within a 15 minute window, very efficient

Dr Esner and staff are always helpful. They listen and have my x-rays and any other tests orders ready.

All good.

DR. Essner and his staff are the very best. They are right on top of things and always know what we have spoken about in past visits.

Never have had a bad experience..Dr. Essner and his staff are very helpful and knowledgeable

Excellent care

It's always a good experience. It is an annual follow-up and I'm treated very well.

It was the most professional I have ever had

My regular visits are scheduled for Immunotherapy treatments as directed by Dr. Richard Essner. These visits frequently include Imaging studies, and/or Lab work. EVERY time I am seen or treated by the PSJ staff and professionals, I believe that I am receiving the finest available care from the kindest, most caring team there Is. Every three weeks, I drive 2 hours each way to be seen by this team, and I look forward to each and every visit!

Care provider has a good reputation for the type of cancer that I have. His approach seems very logical.

Have always received excellent communications and services

Very happy with my overall experience with Dr.Essner and his staff

The whole experience with Dr. Essner and his team was excellent. With my diagnosis I was very uneasy. He put my mind at ease and made me feel very happy to have him manage my care needs today and follow me in the future. Great experience.

He was pleasant , explained and answered questions . I had never met him before . This was a surgical consult

Dr Essner and his team have always been top notch.

Very well, treated with respect and dignity, and I would recommend them to any of my family and friends

Dr. Essner always makes me feel like he will take care of any skin cancer issues that come up.

I am not very good (I am terrible) at zoom meetings, but Dr Essner and his staff understood and helped me through it. I appreciate their patience with me.

Dr.Essner always treats me with great care and is extremely supportive of my situation

Dr. Essner is excellent

Dr. Essner is a kind and patient doctor. He help me understand melanomas and all it entails! I would recommend him to anyone in need of a wonderful doctor, who listens and cares about you

Everyone at St. John Hospital is friendly, courteous and professional. I am extremely fortunate to be able to go there for my health care needs.

All good, none bad.

Great experience

Excellent doctor and staff

All the staff including nurses were awesome. Of course, Dr. Essner is amazing!

Dr. Essners is fabulous. He truly cares about his patients and makes them confident in his knowledge and ability. I refer him to my family and friends

Dr. Essner was very attentive to my problems and his whole staff are wonderful and very professional in how they handle my Cancer concerns. I trust them with my life and enjoy their compassion to make me feel safe.

Dr. Essner is very knowledgeable , caring and kind. He is aware of other problems I have that are ongoing and is diligent about my issues. I reccomend him to many of my friends.

Dr. Essner, MD., is the best and is highly recommend. He lives up to his reputation. I am very glad to have him. My total experience at St. John's has been great.

Great nicest people I have ever encountered at a hospital can't say enough good things about them.

Dr. Monitors my health very closely!

Dr. Essner and his team have been extremely kind, compassionate and encouraging! I was met with kindness everywhere I had to go and was accomodated quickly and efficiently!

Dr Essner is by far the best Doctor I have ever had. He has THE BEST bedside manner obviously cares deeply about his patients, and it reflects in his care. Never have I felt as if I was just a patient,always felt as if he became a Doctor just to take care of me,and that tells you alot about the man,I was blessed when I was referred to him, and to Saint John's hospital. All the Doctors I have on my team there have been hand picked by the good Lord to take care of me and others that need help, I have, and continued to, tell any one and every one about Saint John's and the awsome staff there thank you from the bottom of my heart

My experience with the entire office (Dr. Essner, his nursing staff, and schedulers) was excellent!

Everyone I came in contact with, whether it be on the phone, over zoom, or in person was such a pleasure and so helpful!

I totally rely on Dr Essner for their help and opinions regarding my condition.

Visit short. Was emergency surgeon and I met him after surgery. He stopped by to see me or wave to me in hospital. I wasn't with it until I saw him afterwards.

Very nice and very helpful and professional

Dr Essner's support staff is very responsive

Excellent plus caring and compassionate.

Already indicated good

Dr. Essner and his team offers the very best of treatment and care. After two surgeries, I would recommend him highly. Great surgeon!

Good info on my condition

Dr Essner is the best doctor I have seen. He has helped me so much and been so proactive about my care.

Fantastic service, felt I was in great hands. Staff was so considerate and helpful and attentive

Listens to patient. Gives clear explanations,

Dr. Essner explained every one of my questions with factual answers that I could understand. His knowledge calmed me down.

Excellent very satisfied

My current doctor referred me to Dr Essner for a melanoma removal. My entire experience at your facility was wonderful. Everyone I came into contact treated me with respect and caring. In my opinion you have well trained, personable, comforting and caring staff and medical personnel. I felt as if they were truly concerned about my medical welfare. Thanks so much!

Did a great job. Seems to really care.

In the last 10 months, I have visited doctors more than I have in the previous ten years. The Saint John's experience was by far the best in terms of customer service and quality of care.

All was easy, respectful and caring

Way better than what I expected

Thank you for your friendly and knowledgeable service

Dr. Essner and his team are the best. I drive from northern Santa Barbara County to partake of his and his team's tremendous care, and I moved , with him, to St. John's from Cedars. Now, all I need is to convince him to leave the city and come up here to the Santa Ynez Valley and practice up here! But I do agree with him when he says that St. John's offers a superior level of service and care to his patients than did Cedars Sinai. As long as he is there, and I require Dr. Essner's care, then I will continue to make the drive down to Santa Monica to see him (unless and/or until I can convince him to come up here...LOL!)

He was very through in the examining on checking his condition was impressed

All good

Dr. Essner is a wonderful physician, listens to concerns, responds with understandable information, and I would recommend him to anyone dealing with melanoma

Dr. Essner was kind and professional. He, and his staff, made me feel I was in the right place.

It has been extremely gratifying to know that I have been referred to the best providers and associates for the care I require.

So far, so good!

All good!!

Excellent care

Always professional and kind

I'm completely satisfied with this provider

Always warm and welcoming. I drive from a long way to get here and it's nice to get my tests done right then and there.

Very thorough and courteous. Always concerned with my well being.

Dr Essner was very professional, and he explained the steps of the surgery thoughtfully.

Everything great. Did wait in the exam room quite awhile. Have the test results. Have not had any explanations

This was extremely smooth. The Doctor and administrative team has been extremely easy to work with.

Good experience with doctor Essner and his assistant who is very friendly.

Dr Essner and his team are very nice, professional people. Dr Essner removed melanoma and does following me during many years after the surgery.Great doctor.

Everyone I came in contact with was wonderful

The provider was knowledgeable, courteous and showed genuine interest. His stuff was also genuine and their jobs. I felt quite comfortable with him from the beginning. I only wishMore doctors were like him and his staff.

Excellent care and discussion

Everything was good.

Everything has been wonderful. I have a very good team with all of my dr's and my family working together to make sure I receive the best care possible.

Very thankful for having Dr. Essner and his team.

Dr. Essner is knowledgeable, cares for his patients and makes himself available when you need him. I recommend him highly to people needing his speciality. He is truly wonderful!!!

He saved my life. What more can I say

Extremely well organized and knowledgeable. They put me at ease

Amazing, excellent, and enjoyable. I own a private jet company and we service some of the pickiest people in the world. I know about the combination of safety and hospitality. Dr. Essner was exceptional and I have already recommended him and his practice many times.

Excellently handled all aspects of visit and surgery

Staff and doctor are easy to talk to, they make sure we understand and they genuinely care. I'm quick to let others know what a great hospital, doctor and staff are at St John's.

This is the first time I have been to this hospital, and I am more than impressed. I was seen right away, an my worries and fears have been put to rest. I have already recommended this hospital to my best friend who is battling Brest cancer, and is unhappy with the care she is getting with her doctor, I hope she will fallow my recommendation.

Dr Essner is a compassionate, caring and very knowledgeable doctor. He listens to my health concerns with care and concern. I trust his medical knowledge and experience. I'm very grateful to have him as my doctor.

Very efficient. All. Tests were completed quickly.

All good

Everyone was cheerful, very pleasant and respectful of everyone's time. Enjoyable meeting.

All good, all of the care givers and staff are excellent.

None very good experience good office staff.

I always receive top notch care. Dr. Essner is a caring and wonderful doctor. He always explains everything and answers all my questions

Dr.Richard Essner saved my life!!!!

Extremely skilled surgeon. Kind and caring. A good listener. Quick thorough diagnostision.

All good and nice people too

Awesome team!

All was good .

Dr Essner is very knowledgeable.Explains everything very efficiently

I was very happy with Dr. Essner's patient explanation of my condition and the surgery and procedures that he will use to address my condition. I feel like I am in extremely good hands. Also, the staff have been unfailingly courteous and helpful.

Dr. Essner, the best surgeon, listener, resource and a man of truth and kindness.

All good

Dr. Essner and his team are fantastic.

Excellent follow through on my condition as well as personal phone calls to me which were excellent (most of which were spontaneous to give me information). Basically, I never has to call Dr. Essner with a question as he called me spontaneously to give me answers to any issues that I even had yet to process. Dr. Essner is an extremely competent and thorough physician/surgeon.

Always a great experience

It was great

I feel I'm receiving the very best care from Providence St. John's