Saint Luke’s Anesthesia Services

I recently received anesthesia services by Dr Terry Anderson with Saint Luke’s Anesthesia Services. I had a lengthy pre-​op discussion with him about my concerns over injuring my throat from being anesthetized for an arthroscopic procedure. He assured me that there would be no issues, yet when I woke up from the surgery, I did not know what hurt worse… my knee or my throat. I mentioned this several times to the recovery room nurse at St Luke’s South Surgery Center, yet she failed to look at my throat. Considering I was not fully functioning after receiving anesthesia, I did not think to push the issue with her and insist that she look at my throat.
After being home for several hours, my spouse offered me an apple. I could barely swallow, the pain was so intense. I went to a mirror to look at my throat only to discover that Dr Anderson or his CRNA had created a 1 inch gash in the soft portion of the back of my throat. It looked as if someone took a scalpel and made a straight line incision in the back of my throat. I also noticed a small pool of blood where my left tonsil used to be. He specifically knew my concerns yet either 1) failed to check his work and did not notice the injury, or 2) realized what he did and failed to notify the recovery room nurse so that some medication could have been given specifically for a cut throat.
The day after surgery the recovery room nurse called to see how I was progressing. I told her that the throat hurt as much as my knee. She had another anesthesiologist (Dr Michael Davenport?) contact me. He said that he sees this type of injury several times every few months. If this type of injury is known to occur, why would Dr Anderson not check my throat before sending me back to recovery?
Needless to say, he will never be permitted to ever perform anesthesia services on me or any member of my family.