Dr. Daniel Zapzalka, MD

I met with Dr Zapzalka as a 43 year old with prostate cancer. He misread my chart, had no clear plan for treatment and when I asked if I would die from It gave me a very pathetic “maybe you will maybe you won’t speech.” He is the reason I left Park Nicollet. I also am grateful for Mayo Clinic and the experts there who are keeping me alive.

An incredible, kind, knowledgeable man who cares so much about his patients. Highly recommend.

My surgery (kidney stone removal) went well. The Dr went the extra yard (my surgery went longer than expected) as he is/was very thorough.

He is a surgeon, not a primary care doctor who is there for the immediate problem. He focused on the problem and the best solution. Smart, experienced surgeon who looked at the problem from all angles.

Was advised by to PK Urologist to see urology surgeon about my cancerous prostate. Zapzelka was my unlucky draw. He was short, a bit rude and advised me that he couldn't do it becuz it was too difficult based on my anatomy. He advised to do targeted radiation through Methodist. I advised him that only being in my 50's that didn't seem like a good idea. He said the stats are similar. I advised Zapzelka that'd I'd be getting a second opinion at Mayo. That further annoyed him. Best decision ever. Mayo surgeon said my surgery is routine but needed additional pics/testing becuz PK's was not good enough. I wonder how Zapzelka sleeps at night?

I had surgery to reduce the size of my prostate and ended up with a hole in my prostate. It took a 5 hour surgery by someone else to fix. 8 months after that surgery I am still recovering. I had urine leaking into my body for 9 weeks. Life threatening situation.

Had 2 visits and 2 surgeries. All went very well. He was clear, concise, pleasant. More important, he was extremely knowledgeable.

Bad! Bad! Bad! He was there for about 3-5 mints max. Very rude and arrogant. STAY AWAY from him.

Worst experience I’ve had seeing an MD. He barely sat down. Told me, “Yeah, you have big kidneys, but we don’t know there is a blockage. Sometimes back pain is just back pain!” Gave me a urine test he didn’t look at, ignored me when I asked him to check a culture taken the day before and was frustrated when I asked a question about a test result. Stay away.

This doctor totally missed the diagnosis. Needed to go to urgent care soon after to get medical attention.

Dr. Zapzalka is a excellent Doctor. Very informative and was able to answer all my questions and gave me the best options available to me. I would highly recommend him and his staff at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital.

He is a worse doctor that I have seen. He does not want to listen to the patient concern. I do not want to recommend him to anybody.

It's been a few years now, but he did an excellent job in treating me.