"Woohoo. As good as it gets!" doesn't really sound very medical as a review phrase for an…read moreorthopedic surgeon, does it? I mean it's not like when you need such a person you're gonna Yelp it all up and celebrate your wonderful experience, right? However, 80% of Americans will experience back pain at some point in their life, and medical treatment for such problems is estimated to cost $25 billion annually. (Workers comp costs and time lost from work add another $25 billion.) http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/2006-10-16-back-pain-usat_x.htm. So the bottom line is that we all should get to become experts about 1) not just how to avoid getting these kinds of problems, but 2) what to do about it when you experience them (which 4 out of 5 of us will). Having squished a disc while moving boxes a couple of weeks ago, I'm here to tell you the answer: go see Dr. Wong. His group (Denver Spine Surgeons) rocks, and has rocked the spinal micro-surgery and treatment world in the Rocky Mountain West for a long time. Of course everyone's different, and you should do your own research about who best meets your needs. But for me, I've found my treatment provider and it's DSS, without a doubt. Now go out there and be careful (unlike me), and more importantly, be smart.

I just called to schedule an appointment to get a third opinion on lumbar surgery and was turned…read moreaway because none of the surgeons in the practice 'do' second or third opinions. So much for caring about people.

My surgery: C4-7 anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion…read morewith anterior segmental instrumentation My experience: Dr. Scott Stanley, Nicole and the entire AdventHealth surgical team gave me exceptional care before, during, and after my neck surgery. Dr. Stanley has a rare combination of surgical skill, kindness, humor, and bedside manner. He listened to me, treated me with respect, and helped me feel safe during a very serious surgery. After surgery, I experienced healing I honestly did not expect. Before surgery, walking and standing had become extremely painful, and I thought I would need lower back surgery before that improved. After my neck surgery, I was suddenly able to walk without feeling like my body was being crushed and without needing a cane or walker. The care I received from Dr. Stanley and his team was compassionate, professional, and deeply meaningful. I am truly grateful. This surgery gave me hope for my life again, and I would absolutely recommend Dr. Stanley to anyone needing a skilled and caring spine surgeon. My sincerest thanks to you all. Deborah Cook

back operations he saved me from a life in a wheelchair his hands are guided by God i swear …read more top notch care . talks to you in english not latin lol . he is the only one to touch my back.

Dr. Kimball and Sean have provided the absolute best medical experience I have ever had!…read more I started having severe hip and leg pain in March of 2023. No one knew what to do with me. I changed PCPs, and neither the new or old one had a clue. I went to a spine specialist (non surgeon), interventional radiolgist, chiropractor, and PT. PT helped a bit. The spine Dr. suggested surgery, but had no idea who to refer me to. It was awful that no one could help. I got Dr. Kimball's name from a post-op nurse who has seen his results, and I called for an appointment in early November. I was warned that he had no openings for consult until January and no openings for surgery until March, but advised to come see his PA, Sean, to see if I even needed surgery. I went for the appointment with Sean, and Dr. Kimball (after seeing my MRI) walked into the exam room, told me that I couldn't wait for his next opening, so he was going to make an opening in December. I had surgery the first week of December, and today I am 100% pain free. BEST NEUROSURGEON EVER!!!! Dr. K and Sean really are the absolute best!!! I don't even want to think about what my life would be without Dr. Kimball!!

this is not my first rodeo with Dr Kimball this time around he took a stimulator and the leads out…read moreof my back and as always he does a great job and his staff is knowledgeable, helpful, and considerate. I really can't say enough good things about Dr Kimball and his staff well done, I really appreciate it. All great big thanks to everybody.

Dr. Jatana and his staff are outstanding!! In the past with other surgeons, I have had unwelcome…read moreexperiences. I also inspected hospital systems, hospitals, clinics, and rehabilitation centers for Congress over two decades ago. Dr. Jatana is truly great from every perspective. He and his staff took time to assuage my concerns about a dual Cervical Disc replacement. I went from pain levels that almost left the 10 out of 10 scale to something between a zero and a one. His team meets every criterion of excellence in medicine. My anxiety level is usually very high when facing surgery - he and his team were a soothing balm that quelled that anxiety. Of all of the facilities I have seen, and surgeons who have performed surgery on me, NONE MATCH DR JATANA AND HIS TEAM FOR EXCELLENCE - NONE!

From the owner: Sanjay Jatana, M.D., is a board certified orthopedic spine surgeon and is fellowship trained in…read morespine surgery. He specializes in the surgical treatment of spine problems that involve the neck (cervical), mid-back (thoracic) and low back (lumbar). He began his Denver spine surgery practice in 1997, at Denver Orthopedic Specialists and then Denver Spine Center. He is currently co-founder of Denver Spine Surgeons and medical director of the Rose Spine Institute at Rose Medical Center in Denver. Dr. Jatana's patients range from Colorado to Wyoming, Nebraska and Kansas. Dr. Jatana balances non-surgical and surgical approaches in helping patients with spine problems that he is evaluating and treating. These approaches include less invasive and minimally invasive techniques.

Dr. Aguwa is a miracle worker…read more I had a herniated disc and was not looking to have surgery but saw Dr. Aguwa for his opinion. He was honest and up front saying that due to what was seen it was most likely surgery would be needed but he didn't push it on me. He gave me time to approach the situation with physical therapy and injections. I did make some progress but not enough to live a fully functional life without limitations like before. Dr. Aguwa was right, surgery it would be. He is very personable, considerate and caring. He makes sure you fully understand what will happen and things should be after surgery so you should not have any doubts in your mind. He is a miracle worker! I got to go home the same day of surgery. The nerve pain was gone immediately and I didn't even really need any of the pain meds after a few days. *Also I don't have any strange butcher/ Frankenstein scars, which is a plus. I highly recommend Dr. Augwa for all of your spinal needs.

Dr. Jatana and his surgical team receive a five-star rating from me only because the Yelp system…read moredoes not permit a higher rating. His knowledge of the Cervical Spine is encyclopedic, his candor and honesty are beyond reproach, and for me, the outcome of a multiple, cervical disc replacement was an outstanding success. Dr. Jatana was wonderful - his team of PA's and nurse specialists - reflect his philosophy of placing the patient's welfare first. It is rare for me to be trusting of a surgeon, but Dr. Jatana is a straight shooter and he and his team were able to assuage my concerns regarding this delicate surgery. You may ask why my apprehension is beyond what anyone would normally feel facing c-spine surgery, here is why. Before retirement, my principal job was reviewing healthcare organizations for a congressional committee of the U.S. Congress. Unlike today, this position at the time was totally non-political. The scope ranged from major multiple hospitals, clinics, rehab, nursing homes, and related healthcare organizations. Admittedly, I saw the full spectrum of healthcare quality - that is why I rate Dr. Sanjay Jatana and his team of professionals so highly - they represent the best possible confluence of surgical skill and knowledge with extraordinary people skills. Even in the years since my retirement about a decade ago, I saw the full-range of quality in healthcare. At the bottom end of the spectrum are surgeons who drag gargantuan egos through the hallways and produce bad results. One north Denver based surgeon spent a total of less than three minutes total over the course of two office visits with me for a Lumbar disc replacement, instinct told me to just walk out - I knew better - I wish I had. He did not even bother to stick his face behind the pre-op curtain before surgery and did not follow-up post-surgery, left me in excruciating pain of 10/10 for an hour because the nursing staff were terrified of talking to this guy, and finally saw me some three months later, almost an afterthought. He spent more time talking about his teaching engagement in Europe than caring about his patients. This is the exact opposite of Dr. Jatana and his team's approach - thank goodness. My training and expertise tell me that you cannot go wrong with the Jatana-team. I think he is the best I have ever seen!

I recently broke my hand after a stupid mistake. Be careful when using your Kitchen Aid Mixer is…read moreall I have to say. I came in for x-rays to see what the damage was. They got me in right away and were just awesome. The nurse there caught the small fracture I had (very hard to see on the x-ray) and stuck my hand in a brace till I could get in to see the doctor in a couple days (and let the swelling go down). When I went back they set me up with a brace and straps for my fingers to make sure I didn't break it any more while it was healing. Dr. Yi is fantastic and very friendly. Hopefully I never need to see them again, but if it comes up (knock on wood), I know where I'm going.

Was told in 2016 I had a rotator cuff issue which when prepped for surgery they told me it was…read morefrozen shoulder. Most painful surgery ever experienced! I have now, after med consults & MRI been told NO ROTATOR cuff!!! Completely unnessary surgery!!! Also was told by Dr Greenhow that my knees were an issue and might have to have knee replacement, saying that I must have been born with a birth defect with knees pointing inwards!! ALL lies, come to find out there's nothing wrong with them after years of synviscous injections! SHAMEFUL PRACTICE!!!!!

Doctor Itay Melamed, is an amazing Neurological surgeon . He is very thorough and explains…read moreeverything very well ! He's operated on my back a few times and does a fantastic job !! I recommend him very highly !!

Dr. Melamed does not care if his patients live or die or about their quality of life. No follow up…read morecare despite the massive danger of death - my death will be on his head and malpractice insurance. As far as he is concerned, my body and my life belong to him, not me. With my blood pressure through the roof for me, it should be so low it barely keeps me conscious, and my cortisol through the roof, he won't re-scan for aneurysm because I don't have enough family members with aneurysm. Given the low cost of re-scanning and the high risk if there is an aneurysm, he is reckless as well as playing fast and loose with his medical license. All he wants to do is hassle people with his hysterics and be a drain on society. He talks down to patients. He is desperate to be seen as an expert but his demeanor does the opposite. His office violates your privacy and contacts people you never authorized him to contact. Be prepared that it will be near impossible to obtain your own records because nothing you ever say is considered a records request and they will not contact you under any circumstances to respond to a records request. The only way to get any records is to go down there because they will not give you your own records any other way. Do not book an appointment unless you will be in this area frequently. Records are only needed for liability purposes and are useless for medical purposes so perhaps that is why they don't want you to have your own records. His staff are nice and accommodating. The personality of Dr. and staff are always the opposite - either awful staff and a nice Dr. or the other way around, such as here. The one thing both staff and Dr. have in common here is changing their story all the time. The visit is a waste of time, money and energy. But he is 1/9 the cost of what specialists charged 16 years ago so you get what you pay for.

Centura itself is ok. The gal who answered the phone assured me I didn't need a referral and I did…read morebut that was ok. I had to re-fill out all the paperwork and I had just been there a week earlier. Oh well --But when I finally got in to see the ortho guy/doc Dr. Derek Johnson. I put down all my medical stuff, he didn't read it. He was callous, lacked empathy and didn't seem to have anything to help me. Some topical lotion for my hip. No suggestions on lifestyle change, PT ideas, as a chronic pain patient, as soon as I met him I let him know I was a chronic pain patient and that any meds had to go through my pain mgmt doc and he got defensive and told me he doesn't prescribe meds. What he knows, I'm sure of it, is that folks like me are stigmatized thanks to a nationwide epidemic of addiction. I have been ignored, my symptoms ignored and I've been treated poorly in the past because the Dr. thinks I'm just there for the meds. I learned early-on to take that off the table so I will be taken seriously. He could have thanked me for giving him a heads up. He could have empathized with me, he could have said one nice thing to me. He had absolutely nothing for me. On top of that, he didn't even try. Don't waste your time. I've been to Steadman-Hawkins in Vail, I see they have one in Denver, they are simply the best and should have gone there. So now I'm back to square one, severe hip pain and no answers. Not even an idea of what to do or where to go. Poor service, godly attitude.

Absolutely terrible, I went in for a ortho appointment here. I was suppose to see doctors stanleys…read moreNP. I showed up for my appointment right on time, I went to the desk and i was rudley asked to put a mask on, i wasnt even greated. I called in advance to let them know i can not wear a mask due to breathing issues, they said no problem and accommodations would be made for me. I sat there filling out my paper work and another person who just came back into the office asked me to put a mask on. i then explained to her my situation as the other office person said " he re refuses to put on a mask". The second person then tells me to go sit in the corner and wait away from everyone. Then she proceeded to say i am endangering everyone around me and i should just leave. At this point i have very bad anxiety and they where belittliong me so i got up put the paper work on the table and i left. Since i wasnt able to see a doctor at that time, i was going to make another appointment else where. Not even 2 weeks later i got let go of my job due to my injury. At this point i had to go on colorado medicaid. I called back to explain my situation and get an appointment. i tried again because i already had a refferal and its impossible to find a doctor who is accpeting medicaid patients. I was apologized to and informed Dr stanley wasnt taking anymore patients but under this circumstance he would be asked. I waited a few days and they got back to me saying he still not going to take me. I undetstand he can only take so many medicaid patients, but if i wasnt belittled out of his office i would have been able to be seen. So since i wasnt treated with respect and im now on medicaid they are refusing to help me. Now im stuck in alot of pain trying to find a doctor that will help. This place is super unhelpful,rude and disrespectful. I would go elsewhere if you want to be treated with respect!!!!!!

I have been extremely fortunate over the past 5 years to be a patient of Dr. Prusmack and his PA…read moreDavid. I first had cervical surgery in 2015 to correct discs that were causing me to lose feeling in my hands and arm. Recently I had back fusion in October of 2020. Dr. Prusmack and David are probably two of the most caring and knowledgeable specialists I have had the opportunity to work with. They are patient focused, compassionate about what you are going through and explain everything to you in ways that are simple to understand and don't just jump into "you have to have surgery", they help you with all options before you elect surgery to "fix" your back or neck. I had consulted with three other Surgeons on my back who were recommended but never felt comfortable with any of them and all made me feel like I was just a number in the system or a paycheck. None of them didn't listen to me or what I was going through even though all the diagnosis came back the same. All just quickly looked at my chart and said "let's schedule surgery" without even trying anything non surgical before to see if it would help. Dr. Prusmack's and David Watmore's credentials are the best of the best. They takes a holistic approach with you. I was given vitamins, drinks, and other supplements prior and after my surgeries to aid in my recovery. I would completely trust them with their suggestions and course of treatment. You wouldn't find a better pair to put a stressful situation into their hands. I am so grateful that in only two weeks after my back surgery I can now feel my foot which I hadn't been able to do in over a year. They are always available if you need anything. I am so lucky that I was referred 5 years ago to his office from my PCP. His office staff from Whitney at the front desk to Kim in insurance are extremely helpful and you are always greeted with a smile and how are you. I highly recommend them if you are having back or neck issues without hesitation. All you have to do is look up their education and experience to know that you are in good hands! I wouldn't trust anyone else if I needed surgery again. Melanie M

We got a second opinion here and it was very informative. The doctor we met with was great and he…read moreconnected well with my kid. They are also super easy to get to right off I-25 and had a tons of parking.