Steven A. Curley M.D. F.A.C.S

My father had liver cancer surgery Nov 2019. The doctor found a small spot and said the best option was to cut it out. Following the surgery the doctor said all went extremely well but he would need to stay in hospital for a week. It took 3 hours following surgery to find him a bed. When the transportation found him a bed the students on duty attempted to move him into the bed but the mattress came with him and became stuck. He screamed in utter pain. I’ve never seen my dad in such pain at that very moment. We were told the next apt to see Dr. Curley would be in February with him. The next day his lungs were filled with fluid which we were told was very common. After leaving he had to return because one lung was filling up with fluid and needed to be drained. This kept occurring. By Jan. He was in the hospital for 2 weeks with a catheter to urinate. They wanted to do a TIP procedure to reduce the stress on his Liver causing the pressure to build up. Dr. Curley said he was unaware my dad was even in the hospital because of all this and agreed we may want to move him to a new hospital. The case worker could not sign off to have EMS to send him because it’s considered dumping a patient. She told me it was too dangerous to move him and we had to sign a waiver for release. Thank god, my 75 year old mother drove 4 hours to Houston Methodist. The ER doctor was shocked he even had a catheter and wanted it removed. All 3 Liver specialist said they would never had cut out the tumor but used other tactics such as chemo on it. Saying it was too dangerous because of this very reason. Then Mother Francis told Methodist docs they were never going to do tip procedure on him. They told us they were planning too. We were just told the fluid is not coming from liver but from thoracic duct. Which was either caused by the surgeon hitting the thoracic duct, when they messed up and shifted him indirectly in bed and ripping it or by the added pressure on the liver when removing the tumor. Now he is having to have food put directly into a catheter called a PICC line. Could be up to one month or longer. He had lost 45 lbs and looks malnourished. Always get a second opinion and go to a much bigger hospital which actually has a number of specialist in each field. Dr. Curley was a nice man who did a good job explaining specific questions to us. I’m just so upset we didn’t get more opinions and now my dad is on a feeding tube and it’s not looking good at all.
Mar 15th, 2020

Very good experience.
Apr 28th, 2018

Doctor Curley was wonderful with giving me any time I needed with questions.
Apr 18th, 2018

Our family wants to express how thankful we are for all you've done for Rhonda over the years. Because of your knowledge, care, and concern she was able to watch her son grow into a man, be married & become a father (3 times!) We, her siblings, enjoyed having our sister in our lived and are making plans for more adventures & fun family get-togethers. Our mom, who passed away last November, was the recipient of many hours of Rhonda's loving care & thoughtfulness. Especially during the past 3 years when she was very ill. We will always be grateful to you Dr. Thank you for everything.
Sep 21st, 2017

Overall a very good experience. Very pleasant surroundings, compassionate and calming doctor.
Aug 25th, 2017