This DR was rude and not very skilled at breast surgery for a cancer patient

Submitted Nov. 16, 2023

Amazing Doctor!
She did an excellent job - my breasts reconstruction after double mastectomy.
Thank you Dr. Snell and Team.

Submitted Aug. 17, 2023

Dr Snell was the attending on call for trauma and my “on call” trauma laceration and nerve reconstruction surgery. She showed no interest, in the surgery or my in hospital post op non existent hand rehab, despite being in the icu/trauma wards for 7 weeks. I wonder if it is because it was a procedure she does not have any interest in but was “stuck”supervising because she was on call for trauma.

I am so disappointed in her practice of medicine. I do not think that me being a trauma patient justifies her lack of care/interest in the surgery and follow up of the procedure that she supervised. I was not a breast patient ( I understand her specialty) but I was HER on call trauma patient.

Her lack of care was unfathomable. I understand that trauma call may not be her interest but her involvement in trauma call gives her a duty of care to the patients she provides surgery to. We deserve her care, appropriate follow up and rehab in a compassionate manner as I presume she gives her breast patients.

Submitted Jan. 2, 2023

My lumpectomy in left my right breast horribly disfigured. Before my surgery I was a confident woman who had no self-image issues. That changed after my surgery. I was grateful that my cancer was caught in time but no longer felt proud of my breasts. Shortly after I was contacted by the nursing team at Sunnybrook and was told about the option of breast reconstruction and introduced to Dr. Snell. She patiently listened to my concerns and recommended a course of action. I went ahead with the surgery and have no regrets. Dr. Snell and her team were flawless and I can't thank them enough for how amazing my breasts look and I how I feel inside.

Submitted Dec. 21, 2021

from my first appointment with Dr Snell to my most recent follow up appointment from having Diep Flap reconstruction surgery I knew I was with the right Team!!
Esch and every one of the Team are excellent at skilled at their profession and are very caring! Bless them !!

Submitted Jan. 23, 2020

I couldn’t ask for better breasts from Dr Snell and her team... they did an excellent job and I very pleased with the outcome.., special thanks to Joanna Li for her patience with me..I would highly recommend this team for breast reconstruction they are the best including the nurses❤️

Submitted Aug. 29, 2019

Dr Snell is nothing short of amazing. She listens and cares about her patients. She interacts with compassion and she is an outstanding surgeon. Her office staff is kind and accommodating.

Thank you for everything!!!

Sharon C.

Submitted Aug. 29, 2016

Just had double mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction surgery performed by Dr L Snell. Dr Snell is an amazing doctor and amazing person. She's kind, loving, so easy to talk to and sensitive. She answered all of my questions thoroughly and listened to my concerns. I would definitely recommend her to all. She's done an excellent job on me. I am totally satisfied!. A big "Thank you" to Dr L Snell, staff at Sunnybrook, nurses of wing D, It's an amazing hospital, amazing doctors, amazing staff. Personal attention and kindness shown by Dr Snell and Sunnybrook staff helped me overcome my fears about my surgery. It was one of the toughest times in my life from the time I was told that I was a BRCA1 gene career and at hight risk of 85%. But, after going thru Gene consultation to Oncologist to finally having had the surgery at Sunnybrook, I have no words. Thank you so much and I pray to God that may you be blessed with good health, happiness and success and may He always fulfil all of your good wishes. Thank you to an amazing executive assistant, Joanna. NN

Submitted Oct. 8, 2014