Mari A Madsen, MD

I met with Dr. Madsen at her Annapolis, Maryland location. As other reviewers have noted, she is gentle, comforting, professional, and best of all very good at quickly diagnosing the problem and prescribing the correct medication. Wish all doctors were this good.

Dr. Madsen has relocated to the Washington, DC area as of December, 2014 and is no longer at this practice. LA’s loss, DC’s gain. She is a wonderful doctor and human being.

Let me start off by saying Dr. Madsen is AWESOME. After a very unpleasant experience with another colorectal surgeon, I was referred to Dr. Madsen and so happy that she was the opposite of the 1^st doctor. She’s personable, relatable, and best of all gentle. Her staff was great at getting me in immediately (it was an emergency situation). She calmed my nerves, made me feel like she understood me, and gave great advice. I can’t recommend her enough!

I had to have done what I thought would be a completely unpleasant procedure however, Dr. Madsen and her staff made it as smooth as it could possibly be. They were all very kind, funny and most importantly professional. I’m very happy that I was referred to her and when it’s time, I will definitely be seeing her again.

A no nonsense, get it done doctor — great to find!
I had an issue on a Friday afternoon that would have normally required a night in the emergency room. Dr. Madsen and her great staff got me pre-​approved for a procedure at 4PM on a Friday, got a scan & blood test, with results, scheduled for that same evening and I was home in my bed with the appropriate medication the same night!

Dr. Madsen was amazing – smart, funny, and professional. She made an uncomfortable, scary, and embarrassing visit one of the best.

*Disclaimer: This review contains some details about my digestive system… but can also be helpful to everyone with these types of problems.*
Dr. Madsen is an amazingly educated, gentle, caring & entertaining digestive/​colon doctor. She will not do anything unless she has to… meaning if you’re having issues, she’ll ask many questions before the exam and will make sure not to cause you unnecessary pain (like getting a colonoscopy) unless you need it.
Basically, the meds for my current treatment are extremely harsh on my digestive tract and cause me to have serious discomfort. Dr. Madsen thoroughly answered all of my questions and offered great advice to help me out and sent me home with a prescription (pharmacy downstairs), recommendation to buy a sitz bath, coupons & several fiber/​laxative samples (Citracel, Miralax). She also explained that natural laxatives such as senna & aloe vera juice are cathartic agents that can be harsher on your system than Miralax, which was interesting. Try to eat yogurt every day because it balances your system – especially if on antibiotics.
She had several pamphlets about optimal fiber intake (around 20 – 30 mg/​day and make sure you drink at least 2 liters of water/​day or fiber is constipating), different colon procedures, IBS, etc. Her office was impeccable and the waiting room had plenty of magazines to choose from (Sports Illustrated, Glamour, etc).
I arrived around 3:55 for my 4pm appointment, was promptly given paperwork to fill out and seen by 4:30. Dr. Madsen is amazing, 5 stars all the way!
*Only annoying thing is you have to pay $ 3.20/an hour for valet parking – but parking is rarely free in L.A.*