"Dr. Pupkova is absolutely incredible! My first impression of her was very positive and has only gotten stronger over the last several months. She is extremely intelligent, focused and is a no-nonsense kind of woman. She is also warm, caring and truly, a special person. From her hugs, to speaking with my parents (prior to surgery both over the phone and in person) to returning my emails prior to surgery, to her calming nature minutes before I went into the O.R., to her constant care while I was at Barix, PA for my surgery, she is wonderful all around. My surgery did not go as smoothly as I hoped -- it wound up taking 3 hours instead of the anticipated hour/hour & a half, I experienced a lot of pain directly afterwards and I ran a fever of 101.8 -- and my impression of Dr. Pupkova is still nothing but the best. She would come and check up on me all throughout the day and evening. If she came during a time when I was walking, she would walk the laps with me. She consistently kept my parents and me informed and cautiously chose to keep me at Barix for an extra day. One evening when I was in incredible pain, Dr. Pupkova was with me until 11:00 pm and was back up at my room to check on me by 5:00 am the next morning! I don't know any other surgeons/doctors who would have done that and I wish all were as dedicated as Dr. Pupkova. As I said earlier, she is truly special! She has given me her cell phone number after surgery and I have spoken with her a few times since surgery to ask questions. She has answered her phone each time and has been able to talk to me and answer my questions for me. I have never felt rushed. Even though I know Dr. Pupkova has many, many other patients, when I am with her and talking to her, I often feel like I am her only patient and it feels amazing! I drove (from NY) to my 2-week follow up appointment with Dr. Pupkova and again, she was wonderful, answered any of my questions, and said I am doing great. I obviously have no way of predicting the long-term effects of my surgery right now, but I trust Dr. Pupkova's surgical competence completely and I would do it all again, with Dr. Pupkova. "
"My expectations were exceeded and Barix is amazing. The facility is immaculate. The entire staff was wonderful and my surgeon, Dr. Pupkova was incredible!"
