David S. Stone, M.D.

Do NOT go to Doctor Stone if you value your health.
Doctor Stone mis-​read a simple CT-​Scan, mis-​diagnosed and effectively refused to treat me for a bump that was causing pain in my face. After literally years of reoccurring appointments I finally got fed up (as the symptoms not only went away but got worse) and visited a different ENT… what a world of difference when you visit a doctor who keeps up on current medical treatments, can actually accurately read CT-​scans (and follow up with an MRI and biopsy!) and proactively pursues treatment of their patients (which Doctor Stone dose not!).
I would not recommend anyone pursue treatment with Doctor Stone.

Nice staff, doctor is kind of friendly– but he was not helpful at all for my ear problems. I tried another ear doctor after him, which is when I realized how useless my visit with Dr. Stone really was. Bad experience due to the lack of care for the problem– he never went out of his way to see what was the problem. The second doctor I saw put cameras in my nose and ear, prescribed me medications, explained the problem, and had multiple solutions. Dr. Stone did none of this. He just looked in my ears and put a mirror in my throat and told me my ear pressure will probably naturally go away, which it didn’t. The second doctor I saw gets 5 stars. I don’t recommend this doctor for ear problems. There is so much more to the ear than he presented– I can say with confidence that he was not nearly as educated as my new ear doctor. He even recommended an over the counter product that was not the correct medicine to take.

dr stone is the best! my mother and i have seen him for the past few years and it is always an easy, pleasant experience.
yesterday i had dr stone take my tonsils out (tonsillectomy). he made me feel comfortable the entire time and made me laugh a lot.
i was super nervous for this procedure and i will say, it was a breeze.
dr.stone and his staff at valleycare are awesome. if you need a great ent — go see him!
thank you for everything! =)

He helped me twice and both times resolved my issues. He took time to explain what I needed to know after fixing an issue with my nose.

6 months later I still have ringing and pain in my ear and frequently get dizzy. Dr. Stone ran several tests and everything came back normal. He said it might not go away. I’m not 30 yet so I can’t imagine this is normal Seeking second opinion.

I do not believe Dr. Stone is a bad doctor, but I do not think he is continuing his education in order to keep up with current information and treatments. I had vertigo and it was pretty bad. I saw Dr. Stone 2 times and was told both times that the only thing he could do was to prescribe some relaxants that would make me drowsy. I cant be drowsy during the day so this was not an option for me. He told me that my problem was probably crystals in my inner ear but the only way to determine if this were true or not was to do an autopsy. This is actually what he said.
2 years later… I was desperate and went on Unilocal.I found a Doctor in San Ramon that saw me and actually did a test to verify that indeed i had vertigo caused by inner ear crystals and sent me to a physical therapist that specialized in this type of thing (who knew?!) I was shown some very easy at home exercises to do and they worked almost immediately. I do these exercises when ever I start feeling dizzy and I have been symptom free for months. I was as furious with Dr. Stone’s poor diagnosis as I was relieved that I wasn’t dizzy anymore! I don’t think Doctor Stone purposefully gave me poor care, but I do believe that he is not keeping current, and because of that his patients are not getting the best care.

So I went to this guy after reading some of the «best doctor I’ve been to» reviews… he is most ordinary. Sees you for 2 mins and prescribes strong drugs – I won’t go back to him and will let others know as well.

Dr. Stone is one of the best doctors I’ve seen of any kind, period. I’ve seen him twice now — once for a deviated septum nine years ago, for which he performed a surgery that was profoundly helpful.
The second visit was today. I have been down with a horrible sore throat for the past two days and an urgent care facility feared that it might be due to a dangerous throat virus — epiglottitis — which can close the airway off and can cause death in some cases. They were adamant about me seeing an ENT late this afternoon, but after calling around to get me in somewhere, they couldn’t find anyone who would stay open for me. They suggested I try the emergency room.
Upon leaving the office, I immediately called Dr. Stone. I told his receptionist of my predicament and, despite the fact they had closed a little while before, Dr. Stone insisted I come right over.
He’s a genuinely nice man, extremely thorough, great with his patients. His staff is extremely friendly and shares his care for his patients. I don’t post Unilocal reviews often, but is is certainly deserved. I couldn’t recommend Dr. Stone and his office more highly.

I feel very fortunate to have chosen Dr. Stone as my ENT specialist.
He did an excellent job explaining and performing my deviated septum surgery. I breathe much better now and can actually sleep deeper and wake up refreshed.
I was consistently congested at about 60/​80% Left/​Right sides and after the surgery Im about 10/​20%.
I had cancelled my surgery twice due to other health issues and Dr. Stone was not the least bit disturbed about it. I was ready to apologize at the Pre-​Op appointment but Dr. Stone came into the room and began his checkup and was polite and attentive as he usually is. Im sure it cost him some money when I cancelled so I was glad he kept me the patient in mind and not $$.
His staff is great and very pleasant to deal with. They worked with me on setting up new surgery dates, gathering my health records and even contacting my insurance to estimate my total cost. They were always polite and prompt in returning phone calls.
Very satisfied and I highly recommend Dr. Stone.

My husband went to Dr. Stone after several months of constant nasal congestion. He underwent numerous courses of antibiotics for a «sinus infection» that did not exist. Took months of steroids sprays which did nothing, all while the symptoms continued to increase. Finally, got the doctor to do a CAT scan only to have this «quack» not review the images himself but read back the radiologist results directly from the report and say it was probably allergies.
After 2 more months of additional symptoms we finally found a doctor at Stanford who reviewed the same CAT scan results taken at ValleyCare that Dr. Stone neglected to look at and discovered the mass that was now much larger. Yes it was cancer. My husband died after a battle he should not have had to wager. Or would have been significantly less invasive if proper steps had been taken.
My husband and I met several other patients at Stanford Cancer center who had experienced similar misdiagnosis at ValleyCare.
I don’t recommend Dr. Stone or ValleyCare.
If you value your loved ones GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!

I’ve been Dr. Stone’s patient for half year and I can say for sure — he is the best ENT specialist I’ve ever met. I have had chronicle sinusitis and antibiotics didn’t help me anymore, so he had me get a sinus c-​scan and it was determined that my sinuses were partially blocked by twisted bones. I had the surgery in October and now I feel myself much better. I was not faced to any sinusitis problems even after I became too cold in desert this autumn. Moreover, after surgery I was totally recovered after 3 days and went to the work as usual!
Dr. Stone has a great attitude, listened to and answered dozen of my questions before surgery, is funny and yet very professional.

I went to see Dr. Stone after having a terrible sinus infection that antibiotics weren’t able to cure. After a thorough exam, he put me on one more round of very strong antibiotics to see if it would take care of the problem. After two weeks, I hadn’t made any improvements.
He then had me get a sinus c-​scan and it was determined that my sinuses were totally blocked. Long story short, I ended up having sinus surgery. What I didn’t realize is that I had suffered with sinus issues for years, including throat clearing, runny nose, headaches, etc.
I had the surgery in September and am still on the road to recovery. However, I can already tell that things are much better.
Dr. Stone has a great attitude, listened to and answered my 2 pages of questions before surgery, is funny and yet very professional.
If you are in need of an ENT, I 100% recommend Dr. Stone.

I think this doctor looked at my throat before my back surgery oct 12, 2009, now they just called me about a bill on march 1, 2010??? they were not very nice about it either. in fact, the office person was rather haughty in her tone. shame, shame, shame.

Went to Dr Stone in August of 2008 to get my Tonsils and Soft Patel, and Uvula removed because of Sleep Apnea.
My comments:
— The office staff is the best! They helped me through all the complex paperwork for insurance approval. They also were extremely quick to help when I needed to switch my medication. (They know this procedure’s healing process is painful, and they did everything they could to ensure I had what I needed to recover)
— Doctor Stone is great! He was very good at explaining the process and the consequences, and his skill with the knife is pretty darn good too. I’ve received compliments from other doctors and dentists about the good «work» he did on my mouth.
— The surgical staff at Valley Care is great too. My only complaint was that I reached my limit for morphine post-​surgery, and they wouldn’t give me more till a few hours later… but there is probably a good reason for that ;)
All in all, I really like Doctor Stone and will return for future E.N.T. needs.