I write this review as I feel it is my obligation to disclose the aftercare I received, or lack of,…read moreafter having ACDF neck surgery from Dr. Koebbe. Nine days after the surgery I had a life-threatening ordeal which delayed me writing this review. After a car accident, which injured my neck, I was referred to Dr. Koebbe. I should have seen the red flags as I was told he was extremely busy, but I thought, aren't all good surgeons? He was pleasant, adamant about his diagnosis, but very rushed, he was holding his phone showing me my MRI pictures as he was walking out the door as he was running late. He was late for my appointment too (: Nevertheless, I made the decision to have the surgery with him. Beforehand, I was supposed to see him to go over some scans, recent MRIs I had done. I took the day off from work and drove to the Tampa office, only to be told by an assistant that he couldn't see me. He was too busy, again another Red Flag. I had the surgery and it seemingly went well until 9 days after when I got the worst headache of my life, headaches were not mentioned in the recovery process so I was baffled. My head was so bad I now had to take the strong meds. I called Dr. Koebbe's nurse and she asked me if it got worse when I sat up and I said no it is constant then I was told I had just had major surgery, pain is to be expected and to take the meds. I soldiered on as I thought this was part of the process, BIG MISTAKE. This could have cost me my life. I had no calls to check on me, I was vomiting, my head was blowing up, I had to go to the ER. At this point, I could not talk, see and was in so much pain. Dr. Koebbe did an angiogram and I was told I had a Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, a major brain bleed that led to a stroke. This was the last I would hear or see of Dr. Koebbe, he completely washed his hands of me. I was admitted into the Neuro ICU at Northside, the hospital he works out of. The nurses had trouble even reaching him there. There is no after-hours service, just a call center apologizing saying they have no way to reach them. I had an appointment to see Dr. Koebbe, of course he farmed this complicated case off to his assistant who was immature and could not handle the situation, she promised to follow up in a couple of days and of course crickets, but to her defense that was not her job, with the complexity at hand Dr Koebee should have taken the appointment. I was later admitted to Bayfront where they really did care and take my case serious, they were telling my family how fatal this could have been and the ramifications of the stroke and subarachnoid hemorrhage. I was helicoptered out to Orlando Medical Center, a trauma 1 hospital and was treated by phenomenal Drs and nurses and am now in recovery. I was in the hospital for two weeks and no one from his team, including Dr. Koebbe reached out. Supposedly he is a top neurologist and I was HIS patient but he completely left me when I needed him most. Total abandonment. They have not even been in touch about therapy for my surgery and paperwork sent to his office has been ignored. I guess if everything goes well, he's ok but what if.........Perhaps back in the day when he was not overwhelmed with a revolving door of patients, he was compassionate and you didn't feel like a number, now if you have a question or complication, he's abysmal and negligent and is way too busy to do individual consultations or follow ups. Fortunately, after my traumatic, near-death experience I am able to write this post, unfortunately, my neck is still in pain. I would be surprised if there is a rebuttal from Dr. Koebbe himself as he cannot possibly remember who I am. If you are reading this you are probably considering surgery please beware and get a doctor that cares and has time to dedicate to your injury as it is your body and life on the line.