This is the 1st comment I’ve made about a doctor online but 2 different experiences in Tampa (when he was at USF Health) haunt me. 1st, I had one abnormal pap ever in my life. I was told by Dr. Wyckoff there are no nerve endings in the cervix so I would not be able to feel pain from the colposcopy. During the procedure I felt severe pain like internal tissue ripping and spoke up. He disregarded me and said he needed another sample so he took another piece. It’s the kind of pain you can instantly relive because it was so crystallized in my mind and quite severe. I couldn’t believe a trained Ob/Gyn believed there were no nerve endings! And I believed him because I trusted him. Then it happened & was horrific pain. This is apparently a fairly common issue for women getting colposcopies.
The 2nd time I saw him for an issue was not painful but extremely demeaning and just wrong. It was about 3 years after the colposcopy. I had given birth vaginally several months prior and was experiencing extreme pain at the area where I had stitches. I was beginning to believe I would never have s3x again and it was awful. He was available sooner at USF (it can be busy and take awhile to be seen) so I set up a visit despite the other experience- and I was getting desperate. I figured maybe the biopsy incident was just the way all Ob/gyns handle it. He examined me and totally dismissed my pain. And his comment that I’ll never forget for the rest of my life was this : “maybe you just have a cosmetic concern.” I was so stunned I didn’t even know what to say. I told him I had no cosmetic concern! And he dismissed me and said something like well I guess wait and see. The place where the stitches occurred was a bit red / inflamed and had almost a tiny flap along it. But appearance was not on my mind as I had so much discomfort. I left and set a visit with an older female OB/Gyn who I had seen and had a good experience with for weeks later. When I saw her and explained, she took a quick look and within like less than 2 minutes diagnosed me with granulated tissue. She applied silver nitrate and got me an estrogen cream prescription to use for a little bit. The issue resolved so fast and I felt 100% normal within like less than 2 weeks! The tiny flap I described disappeared from her application of the silver nitrate & I couldn’t find where the stitches occurred if I wanted to - she had easily and quickly removed this granulated tissue he told me was “cosmetic” in nature. I am so disgusted when I recall him telling me I had a cosmetic issue. I’ll never forget how it felt it be in so much pain & be told I was not in pain. He instead gave me unsolicited commentary about the appearance of my post partum vagina & that this was the problem: my own worry about how my vagina looked and not the actually excruciating pain that had me think I’d never have s3x again in my life.

Submitted Sept. 8, 2023

Dr. Wyckoff is one of the most insensitive and demeaning physicians I've ever had the misfortune to meet. He had not read my chart before meeting me and yet he came into the room with the attitude that he knew me better than I knew myself. He continuously dismissed everything I said and spoke over me when I attempted to tell him about my medical history. Instead of listening, he questioned me about "why I thought” I had those diagnoses. At one point, he told me that I'm too young to have had complications like the ones he described, though they were clearly noted in the inpatient records I had faxed over from another hospital (which he admitted he had received yet he had not read). He then told me I couldn't have a procedure because insurance wouldn't cover it (even though it had been covered before) and I wouldn't be able to afford it (despite the fact that he had no idea what I or my partner do for a living or how much money we make). I was finally able to quell the verbal attack when I told him my partner is a physician. Not only did Dr. Wyckoff refuse to provide the care that was necessary (at least according to 4 other OBGYNs I have been followed by) he also refused to listen to me or speak to me like a person.

It is widely known in the UF medical circles, including by his own OBGYN colleagues and staff members, that he is lazy, unprofessional, and arrogant. He has even written a book called "God's Physician" where he details accounts of his work and provides immeasurable evidence of his God Complex. He is extremely fortunate that he works at the University of Florida, which has sovereign immunity (or protection from lawsuits) because I am almost certain that he would have been sued numerous times in his career, especially because he lacks the most important protective factors against medical liability suits, empathy.

If you'd like to be treated like a human being, listened to, and cared for as more than a number by your doctor, look elsewhere. There are plenty of other great OBGYNs in town!

Submitted Sept. 17, 2021

Dr. Wyckoff, attempted to shame me for having HSV-2, making it seem as though my only option was for him to perform a cesarian. when I asked him how he planned to monitor my babies heart rate, he said " Well you are a big woman, so we'll probably have to monitor internally. When I asked about birthing at home, he said that he wouldn't suggest that because I could kill my baby, and if he wasn't the one to be there, I could end up giving my baby cerebral palsy if I wasn't in the hospital.
I was not respected, I was continually disrespected and the things he said to me were just plain rude and ill mannered.

Submitted May 23, 2017

He is an amazing doctor that takes the time to listen
to your concerns and addresses each one. I had the privilege of him delivering all of my precious babies without any complications. I highly recommend him for any of your Ob/Gyn concerns.

Submitted June 16, 2015

I had to revisit a botched hysterectomy done in the Caribbean 8 years prior and Dr. Erich T. Wyckoff was highly recommended by a nurse at Shands At The University of Florida Medical Center. I was very skeptical initially, however after the consultation, I felt comfortable that I had made the right choice. My procedure was complex with complications. The trauma team had to be called in during my surgery as I had adhesion which compromised my colon and a portion of same was removed. Dr. Wyckoff was always professional, patient, caring, answered all of my concerns and was very informative. He has wonderful bedside manners and even kept my family members abreast with the surgery after the procedure. They too felt the genuineness of Dr. Wyckoff's concern and care. The post op visits were great and he has a great sense of humor. I did not feel as if I was just a patient, I fell like a member of a family. Kudos to Dr. Wyckoff and his team for making a very difficult situation bearable and manageable. Thank you Kim, Gloria, Jennen, Greg, MoRondah, and Christine for your kind and caring treatment while I recovered. I will continue to recommend Dr, Wyckoff and UF Shands to my colleagues and a Foundation in my country that assists women experiencing challenges, discomfort and pain due to fibroids.

Submitted Nov. 28, 2014

Dr. Wykoff is truly a GODSEND! I am a mid 30's professional experiencing pain due to uterine fibroids. We only seen and planned to remove 3 fibroids. However, during robotic surgery he found more and got rid of them all. After surgery, it took me 3 days to pass gas, so I could be discharged. He checked on me after the surgery a few times which made me feel that he professionally & personally cared about ME and the procedure. Nine days after surgery, I was pulling a few weeds in my garden and packing for vacation in Aruba! Today, I feel and look great...I believe!

Submitted Dec. 24, 2013

His first words "oh, you're an OB patient, I do mostly GYN". He was my follow-up appt after an ER visit @ 20 wks. He told me that I didn't need the medication prescribed by the high risk specialist in the ER (and which I'm in extreme pain without), ordered the wrong blood work (so I needed to have blood re-drawn), and didn't put any of the information I shared with him in my chart (so I needed to remember and repeat a month later at my next visit with a different OB). He didn't "bother" listening to baby's heart rate, because the ultrasound tech did. I'm not even sure why my insurance company would pay for this visit. The only positive of the visit was that he was nice to my toddler.

Submitted Aug. 9, 2011

I went to Dr. Wyckoff because he was supposed to know a lot about endometriosis. All he does is push Lupron and doesn't really seem to want to treat you unless you take it. I found a new doctor.

Submitted Feb. 11, 2011