ServicesJohn Wallace, MD provides Anesthesiologist services in Phoenix, AZ. An Anesthesiologist administers anesthesia for pain relief during procedures, surgical and non-surgical.
Please call John Wallace, MD at (866) 974-2673 to schedule an appointment in Phoenix, AZ or get more information.
Dr. Wallace is quite possibly the most rude and misinformed Pain Management Specialist I've ever visited. Aside from being more than an hour late on my first visit, he had not even glanced at my medical records that were sent over to his office from my prior provider aside from noticing the dosages of medications I was on. He was unfamiliar with my medical condition (Hemophilia) and insistent that a person with that condition would not traditionally need pain management. Aside from being completely asinine, his opinion was completely contrary to literally every other medical professional I've ever spoken with. Dr. Wallace was overtly aggressive from the second he walked in the room. Before he asked me a single question he warned me that if I ever lied to him or "messed up" he would ensure that I would never be prescribed medications from anyone else ever again in the state of Arizona. This warning, mind you, was provided without even so much as a word discussed regarding my medical condition. This approach had the dual effect of making me feel as though I was somehow in the wrong for seeking pain management and also viewed as a potential criminal by Dr. Wallace. Mind you, he was apt to repeat "it's nothing personal, I'm sure you're a nice guy" more than 10 times in the 9 minute diatribe. After being told my medical condition (which has led to more than 9 different operations, including 2 ankle fusions, 3 major surgeries to my elbows and a joint replacement in my wrist) I asked Dr. Wallace, "What then, would you recommend?" When I asked the question, Dr. Wallace balked and backtracked saying "Well, you're grandfathered in so I guess we could write these prescriptions for you..." I had to ask him the same question 4 separate times, each time with him somehow dodging the answer until he finally suggested that his treatment suggestion for someone with my diagnosis (one that he hadn't even been bothered to review the x-rays his office had taken 2 weeks prior) would be best treated by buprenorphine, a medication most commonly used to help opioid dependent patients get off of opioids. The issue was this wasn't his actual assessment. This was his way of telling me I shouldn't be able to be on opioid pain management. Which, again, I might have not been offended by, had he even bothered to look at my file even once. I know he didn't because he asked me questions he would've known the answers to by simply looking at my x-rays for even a moment.