Chapel, Dan M, Md - Az Otolaryngology Consultants

It has been 12 years since I first met Dr. Chapel, my son was 4 mos. old and didn't seem sick at all. While nursing him I noticed a tiny red spot under his chin (on Mon.) I thought, hmm.. looks like a mosquito bite no biggy, he wasn't bothered by it. Each day it got a tad bigger. Thursday while feeding him it burst and drained some pus & fluid, I thought oh, it looks like a boil cleaned it up and put some neosporin on it. After a little while I started thinking...maybe I should call the pediatrician just in case, can't hurt. I called and described the events and they asked ""where is it located?"" ""Under his chin"", I said. ""Bring him in IMMEADIATELY!"", they told me when an infant has an infection above it's shoulders it becomes critical as the infection could spread to their brain in a very short time-less than a day. I took him in and they gave him a strong shot of antibiotic and a prescription. Long story short, the next day we ended up in ER at St Josephs. I had never heard of the Dr. till we got into a room and the nurse said Dr. Chapel will be here in a little bit. He came and was very concerned, Justin (baby) was not in any distress seemingly, however Chapel wasted no time arranging for a small area where he could examine and treat my baby boy. He could not give him any anesthetic and I had to hold the boy STILL...OMG! Dr. Chapel lanced the abscess, wincing himself. He said, ""I have a boy just about the same age"" his empathy was palpable...He said he couldn't believe how deep a cavity it had formed as he told me to hold on tight while he packed it full of medicated material. Justin had been so easygoing up till then, he was screaming like I'd never heard and Dr. Chapel worked as quick as possible. During that STRESSFUL procedure the Dr. made eye contact with me signaling, hang on we're almost done, the whole time my little neener is in agony. It was so frightening, but Chapel was superb. You couldn't ask for a better Dr., cause they don't come any better than Chapel! He really was reassuring. A couple years later I needed him for my mom....- M. Ollson more

MY SON WAS A VERY SICK BABY BOY. HE HAD ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS IN HIS EAR NOSE AND THROAT.WHEN I NOTICED A ""LUMP"" ON HIS NECK WHEN HE WAS 1YR AND 4 MONTHS OLD I WAS VERY WORRIED. HIS DR. PUT HIM ON MEDS FOR 2 WEEKS, THEN AGAIN FOR 2 MORE WEEKS. THE LUMP WAS GROWING FAST. I WAS SO AFRAID AND NO MATTER WHAT HIS DR. SAID I KNEW SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT.\r \r I WAS SENT TO 333 E VIRGINIA THINKING THAT THIS DR. WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIX MY SON EITHER. IN WALKS DR. SIMMS, RIGHT AWAY I FELT LIKE HE WAS A MUCH BETTER DR. BECAUSE HE CAME IN AND SAID HELLO TO MY SON (BY HIS NAME) AND LOOKED AT ME AND SAID ""MOM, LETS SEE WHAT WE CAN DO FOR MATTHEW"". HE WAS KIND AND SHOWED MY SON AND MYSELF THAT HE CARED TOO. \r \r MY SONS SURGERY WAS MADE AS EASY AS IT COULD BE ON BOTH OF US. WHEN MY SON DIDN'T WAKE UP RIGHT WHEN DR. SIMMS WANTED HIM TO HE ASKED ME TO SIT W/ HIM AND TALK TO HIM. STILL NOW 9 1/2 YRS LATER I GET TEARS BECAUSE I CAMN REMEMBER HOW THIS FELT. HE INCLUDED ME IN MY SONS RECOVERY LIKE I MATTERED AND LIKE I COULD HELP. MATT TURNED 11 IN MAY OF THIS YR (07) AND HE IS GREAT! HE HAS A SMALL SCAR ON HIS NECK AND REMEMBERS THE DRAINAGE BAG THEY HAVE TO USE AS A ""SHAKEY BAG"" HE HAS NO BAD MEMORIES OF THIS AND IS VERY HEALTHY. \r \r MY DAUGHTER IS 7 AND NEEDS TO BE SEEN BY AN ENT AND I WILL BE ASKING DR. SIMMS TO SEE HER AS WELL.. THANK YOU DR. SIMMS AND I HOPE THIS REVIEW HELPS OTHERS W/ THEIR SEARCH FOR A GREAT DR. KIMBERLY AND MATTHEW OF PHOENIX Pros: DR. SIMMS WILL TREAT YOU LIKE YOU MATTER more