Dr. Taha Shipchandler, MD

Dr S barely looked at my husband after having corrective eyelid surgery after a neck dissection left a droop in his eye. He inserted a weight in my lid and sewed the outer part so that it would look normal. After 3 months he can’t open his eye because it feels like it was sewn too much. He said it would take a year and maybe he’d take the weight out. He looked from a distance. That’s not the worse part. My husband has a sore on his ear that I was concerned about. I asked him to look at it and he said “ yeah I saw that. It’s probably a Basel cell skin cancer “. So you weren’t going to say anything? Not impressed. Visit was maybe 10 minutes

Has no idea what he is doing. Had a revision with him and he was referred by the first nose surgeon who destroyed my nose. He just made everything worse he is terrible no communication is constantly in a rush and overall is just terrible do not have surgery with this guy i’m begging you.

Overall he is a nice guy but not a good doctor. I regret getting my septoplasty done by him. It has been the cause of a lot of stress. I will need a revision to fix the mistakes he did and do not have enough Cartilage to fix it. My nose looks different and worse and does not function as it used to. I have complications now and I’m not happy about it. It’s been two years and no improvement. Please find a doctor who is good at this.

Dr Shipchander performed a procedure on me that he had never explained as and option and one that I would have NEVER agreed to. He has left me with a deformed nose that randomly spray and drips snot and problems (humiliating and embarrassing) worse than I had before stepping foot in his office and trusting him. He changed the look of my nose such that people stare and make fun of me - that’s also is humiliating. The procedure did not fix the problem I saw him about to begin with but only worsened it and created more problems. I have what looks like a growth on the left side of my nose. I would give this doctor a negative score if I could.

My experience with this Dr was a terrible one .Poor one-on-one communication, lack of transparency as well as negligence towards aesthetics . I am now left with a nasal deformity following the procedure I had with him . It takes a highly skilled physician to perform a procedure properly while being honest with the patient and their family .It seemed as though very little to no preparation was done prior to surgery as well as poor execution . Trying to find and discuss a solution with him afterwards was a waste of time because he abruptly walked out of the appointment when he saw I had questions and concerns . That is not an honorable behavior . I was compelled to write this review to hopefully help someone else make a more informed decision .

I want to update my review. Dr. Taha Shipchandler removed the metal plate. The first couple of days of post op narcotic helped greatly with nerve pain. When that ended, irritation returned. However. I do have a mixed paralysis and irritated nerve, not due to this doctor, but due to the surgery before. I believe this doctor did his best with a situation that was created before him. I still would go through the surgery again. On the septoplasty part, I have had three in my life and this one had the easiest recovery. In summary, Dr. Shipchandler took a bad situation and tried to make it better. The nerve is not touching a metal plate anymore. Time will tell what my final outcome will bebut this surgeon did his best and I strongly believe he's excellent.

Dr.Shipchandler is wonderful!! I am shocked to see some of negative reviews! He is the #1 plastic surgeon in Indiana! He reconstructed my nose and put stints in.. due to a collapsed valve and a lot of other stuff wrong with my nose. Him and Dr. Ting did my surgery together..Dr. Ting reconstructed my sinuses.. They are a great team! I haven't been able to breathe good for years.. And since my surgery I am finally feeling more normal and feels so good to breathe right again! Him & staff are great!

Dr S - arrogant, cold, rigid. His words “never too many questions”, until you ask them. Met with him 3 times to understand procedure (functional/cosmetic), Had 3 previous failed attempts (septoplasty). Dr S is also plastic surgeon- thought he could fix bump from previous ones. Sent him reports from other Drs and he said it made no difference. He then accused me of being emotional- I challenged him and he didn’t like it. Wasted 3 months of back and forth. Don’t do it!

I had an eye lift and facelift. The tests are amazing! I credit the best practices of Dr. Shipchandler. I didn't take one painkiller, no ice applications, and little bruising. No more turkey goblet neck! Very very pleased.

Waited over an hour to be seen, phone calls not returned promptly- overall subpar treatment at best

Referred to Dr Shipchandler from VA med center as a follow up visit from Surgery at R. Roudebush VA Medl Hospital in Indianapolis. Date of service 10/30/2014. The office visit was short & bill for looking into my nose with a small scope was $1,642.00 Service with Dr Shipchandler rushed, overpriced and instead of billing VA like they were suppose to, they billed my insurance on record (info from unrelated visit). They wouldn't fix it.100% VA disability coverage and I got stuck with bill.

Absolutely awful! If I could give negative stars, I would. I just now paid off bills from 2014 for Dr. Shipchandler. He charged me almost $2000 for an in office procedure which he billed as surgery without even asking/telling me!!! He, in my opinion, doesn't care about his patients...only his bottom line.