I had severe nerve pain in my knee that prevented me from my active lifestyle. Dr. Norton & surgical team performed a microdissectomy on September 9th. I woke up after surgery, totally pain free ! I am so thankful and would recommend anyone with hesitation about surgery to make an appointment with Dr. Robert Norton and you will be in the best hands. read more

December24th 2025 at Delray Medical hospital, I was admitted for Fusion spine surgery with Dr Robert Norton. I couldn't of asked anything better The staff at the hospital were the kindest people from the front desk to the check out on the next day every single person was extremely careful and caring attentive and taken care of me like I was there family, it was Xmas eve and Xmas day and everyone was happy and singing. Best surgeon ever Dr Norton so kind, compassionate and professional. He and his team are amazing Thank you so very much to all of you. read more

My Surgeon Dr Milad Alam is a very talented Surgeon. Because of an unexpected Motor vehicle accident I had to have a second surgery on my neck. His staff is excellent and the therapist Marianna is great. read more

Dr. Seth Macmahon Pain Specialist is cold and lacks bedside manners. Talks to the computer and lacks genuine concern for the patient especially when you are coming to him for help controlling your pain. Talks down to you and only interested in your money. RUN THE OTHER WAY. read more

Please be careful with Florida Spine Associates, they are unethical and misleading me into accept a belt for my lowe back and then charged me with a lot of money, since I never wear it or opened it I wanted to returned and they say no. I complained but I ended up paying because I did not wanted to continue dealing with those thief's. Now they are charging me 75 dollars and I want to know why they are charging me for and they don't answer the phone... I'm not paying snitching to those terrible people I have a great doctor right now read more

Dr Kamerlink specializes in pain management. He has been treating my husband for over a year since we moved to Florida. He has given my husband shots into his shoulder which reduces his pain and also back ablations. He is caring and thorough. Bottom line...it helps a lot so that he could get through the day much easier. read more

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On September 11, 2025, I had a Cervical Medial Branch Block of bilateral C3/C4 cervical vertebrae, performed by Dr. Brian Burrough. This is a diagnostic test #2 for Medicare to insure the ablation of the pain nerves associated with C3/ C4 has a good effect. I was born with a fused C2/C3 vertebrae, which resulted in pain and muscle spasms for most of my adult life in my neck, shoulders and scapula. Dr. Burrough is an efficient and professional doctor, who keeps the patient informed through the entire procedure. I had minimal pain through the procedure. My pain was greatly reduced after the procedure for approximately 5 days. The ablation of these nerve tracts is now scheduled for October. I am looking forward to this procedure, which should greatly reduce the pain I have dealt with for many years. The office experience in Boca Raton was also great, with a wait time of less than 10 minutes per visit and always a friendly, professional medical person for the initial part of the visit. read more

Suffering from back pain for many years cause by herniated disc and moving fornitura around the house for years. Going to different doctors taking all types of injections and painkillers with no results. Finally a friend recommended me to Dr Robert Northon. My friend had lumbar fusion with him and in six months she was amazing. I'm not going to lie, when I got to his office I was in fear, scared of what he was going to say. He made me feel like I was talking to an old friend. The day of the surgery he gave me lot of confidence. It takes a village to make me feel the way I feel now. I cannot remember everyone's name but Kendra and Jessica everyone on his office , everyone at the surgery center nothing but lovely staff. Everyone is so dedicated, nice, loving, professional, all my visit I feel like I'm going to visit a friend. If I have to do it again I will with no regret. Thanks Dr. Northon and the beautiful staff. read more

Dr. Kunkle enrolled me in a program and I highly Recommend Prescribe Fit, Yolanda Smith-Porter is Like a Mom to Me she always gives me good advice and keep me on the right path and I love her for that every time I talk to her it's like I've known her for years I feel comfortable opening up to her about personal health and life situations she gives me wonderful nutrition advice thank you Mrs.Yolanda You're Awesome You truly show that you care!! read more

A highly specialized, exceedingly well trained, and efficiently managed orthopedic practice. Comprised of a stellar orthopedic surgeon (Robert Norton), a sensitive and skilled pain management physician, (Brian Burrough,) and a neurosurgeon (Dr Foltz) as well as a nurse practitioner and PT office. We were introduced to the practice several years ago when they broke away from a much larger practice in Fort Lauderdale. Norton did complicated surgery on my husband in 2016, assisted by neurosurgeon Foltz. It was successful. Burrough has treated me for recurrent pain associated with my moderate to severe spinal stenosis, especially in C3-C4. I've never felt rushed in his exam room, he shows and explains the MRI scans, discusses options for oral medications, progressing to X-ray assisted epidurals, to address flare ups. Goal is to use surgery as a last resort. Appointments are not impossible to obtain although Norton's surgery schedule can impede on an office consult for 4-5 weeks. Best to enter this practice through your primary care referral, and already have had an MRI done. At the risk of sounding sexist (ah, what the hell, go for it), Norton is strikingly attractive, drop dead model looking. And Burrough is a sight for sore eyes, as well as sore cervical or lumbar spines. It's always nice to have attractive physicians as well as well trained, well educated, sensitive and efficient physicians. Why not? Oh ladies, and gents, they are happily married. So, if you need a top rated pain management specialist or Orthopedist specializing on the lumbar and cervical spine, go here. Go to their website to get information on their training hospital affiliations and Insurance. You will be impressed with their professionalism and sensitivity. I wouldn't steer you wrong! read more

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loved this office and Dr. MacMahon, BUT I WILL NOT BE GOING BACK due to billing practices. Dr MacMahon have your billing department do BETTER! After SEVERAL visits in the beginning of the year, paying my copay each time, I received a no show bill on 5/2 after 6 visits prior of $75.00. When I inquired about it, they said I called on 5/4 to reschedule. So just put it this way, let's put some humans in this situation. If you are going to this office you are obviously in pain for some reason, usually pretty BIG pain, hope you feel good enough to drag yourself to the office on your bad days or be prepared to pay. Do not get me wrong, I understand policy, but when I have shown to be a loyal reliable patient I feel like I am due the same respect, because I never complained if I had to wait, and one time I was rescheduled. Think LONG and HARD, I will need surgery eventually, you lost a patient over $75.00 no show fee for a possible upcoming surgery and years of continued visits. read more

Saw both Dr Kunkle and Dr MacMahon. The doctors were very nice, however, the wait in the office is insane. Unless you want to sit and wait as much as 2 hours or even more, I would suggest going elsewhere. The office staff is incredibly rude and they don't answer the phone. It took me three days to receive a return phone call just to change around an appointment. Dr. MacMahon has in my opinion the rudest medical assistant. I do not recommend this group at all. read more

When I was interviewing doctors I met with Dr norton. He answered all my questions and he gave me enough time where I thought that I was comfortable with him. Out of all the doctors I did interview he was the only one who told me if I let my problem continue the way that it was with the sciatic that I could possibly have nerve damage. I definitely didn't want that so I did go ahead and do the microdiscectomy. The day of the surgery I was there from 1:00 p.m. and didn't leave until almost 7:00 p.m. I did not like that part. I get things run behind but I did call before I went and they told me to still show up on time, I had been fasting already. But after the surgery I did wake up and literally had no more pain. The sciatic pain was gone. Afterwards I literally had no pain. I only took pain meds the first night and when I needed it after that I used Tylenol pm. You do have to be careful that you're not bending lifting twisting for quite some time. But I would definitely recommend the surgery if someone has already been suffering with sciatic nerve pain read more

Their billing department insanely over charges which is not right. Go somewhere ethical. This is actually fraudulent!! Ask about their prices and make sure each thing they do is not a secret extra charge or charged for services you didn't get because I did. I wouldn't even go there but If I did I would ask to see the bill at the end of each visit and break it down. read more

Amazing staff, amazing facility, and excellent doctors! Who really stood out for me was PA Margarita. Her care for patients is breathtaking. She is very knowledgeable and highly intelligent. Was able to take her time and fully explain everything with me which made me very comfortable. Would go back just to see her! 10/10 read more

I last saw my doctor on 8/11 almost 2 weeks ago for a referral back to physical therapy at the very same center I have been going to. The PT receptionist, Anna still has not contacted me, returned any of my calls, and she continues to ignore my attempts to make appointments for PT. When I am there for PT, Anna enjoys chatting and disrupting the therapists with her personal issues. At one point, I needed to ask the therapist if they can continue their personal chat after my session, since Anna had pulled her away to talk and the therapist forgot about me. Another time, Anna was discussing her work drama and her salary. Anna is completely unprofessional, rude, and not good at her job. read more

First of all I got lost and the office staff Kimoy and Elena stayed on the phone helping me find my way. Once I walked in it was a beautiful office, very clean and beautiful welcoming smiles. Dr. Kamerlink was a true professional examining me, answering all my questions and making me feel comfortable. I highly recommend this office and i'm very particular. read more

I highly recommend Florida Spine Associates. The West Palm Beach and Wellington offices are superior to any medical facility that I have seen. (I am old and injured so I've seen too many to count. ) Dr Ariel Morales is my doctor at FSA and he is AMAZING! I highly recommend him for ortho issues and pain management. I have a triple medical issue of severe neck pain caused by injury and it is complicated by arthritis and degenerating bones that would be needed to hold my new neck parts in place. So, my neck cannot be fixed and my neck pain and mobility continually get worse. When a medical issue like this exists in a person's body, there is no quality of life. It's horrible to constantly have to try to work, keep house, enjoy my grandchildren, etc. with this issue always dragging me down and causing so much pain and limited mobility. Dr Molrales is a doctor who listens and cares. And when I say listen and cares, I mean he really hears me and helps me in every possible way he can. He cares that I hurt bad, I can't sleep and every day is a struggle. He does my neck shots. (Next round of shots in August) After the shots, I get good sleep. We talk every visit about everything that helps and we explore solutions to reduce the pain as much as possible. Right at his location they do most pain relief procedures in house. And, they even have in house physical therapy. Everything needed (with the exception of procedures in which you have to be put go sleep) are done right at his location all in one spot. It is a state-of-the art facility that is clean, organized and comforting. All the girls that work in the office are wonderful too. Corina, Iris, Brittney and the entire staff are so kind , helpful and professional. I have never had a bad experience there and have only ever been 100% satisfied with the care and staff. Making my life work and fulfilling my responsibilities with this ridiculous neck and constant pain is really challenging. But having a great doctor in a top-notch facility is really helping. I originally came to Dr. Morales at Florida Spine due to an insurance issue. I was not happy when my insurance stopped using my original provider and made me switch doctors. But now, I am so glad they did. After everything I've been through related to my neck injury and pain, having such an amazing team of people who listen, care and really work hard to help is really awesome. Thank you Dr. Morales and excellent staff for all you do to help me. I appreciate you more than words can express. P. A. Stottlemire Port St Lucie, Fl MySunshineRealtor@gmail.com read more

Never answer the phone, always have to give you a call back. They are also very disorganized. Lastly if you think you're gonna get your prescription you're mistaken. Very disappointed especially as a patient that is paying cash for visits. read more

First of all thank you to all the staff! You are took great care of my mother. PA Margarita was so thorough and made me mother feel involved in conversation. She treated her like the patient instead of just talking to me which I know she really loved. Would recommend! read more

Dr Alam is very well reviewed but his PA Margarita is rude and thinks her opinion over the doctors is superior. Made for an uncomfortable visit and problems were not heard, almost just routine to get money and prescribe random stuff then send you away. Very passive and had attitude fake nice. Also had to wait 40min for appointment then the checkout process all paper work was wrong. read more

Plan to schedule your whole day sitting in the office waiting for your follow up appointment. When my husband inquired about his wait time, he was told "We're a little busy" and that he could move to an exam room in which he would still wait 45 minutes-1 hour. This office has no regard for its patient's time. read more

Very helpful kind and considerate. Dr. Morales explained all procedures and processes

I have been waiting over two hours for a routine follow up. I wish they would tell you in advance if the doctor is golfing .... Please avoid this place or make sure you take the day off. read more

Dr Moralas at Florida Spine Associates cured my Herniated disc. After months of pain and Physical therapy not helping I met with Dr Moralas. He told me my options and scheduled the procedure the following week. It's about five weeks later and just had my follow up visit and am pleased to report that I am virtually pain free. Where I could not not in a chair or drive without extreme pain, I no longer even think about it now. I highly recommend Dr Moralas and Florida Spine Associates. read more

Dr. Burrough took care of my back pain. He performed two epidurals on me and I've been very pleased with the results. He is very knowledgeable, attentive and easy to deal with. The follow up with Liz was very informative and she is wonderful and also knowledgeable. The entire staff from Victoria at the front to the staff that assists Dr. Burrough to the rest of the people at reception all made me feel comfortable. They're friendly and all of my appointments were right on time with no waiting which is highly unusual. The entire team gets my highest recommendation. Thanks to all of you guys. Bruce read more

This place was more than accommodating. My appt was at 8 am and I was checked in immediately with very clear directions on signing in. The techs were helpful, funny and made me feel Comfortable. Dr. Norton was efficient and gave me honest options for my pain management. Wonderful office read more

I had a surgery on May 24 for a herniated disc on the cervical. They performed a full disc replacement and did an exceptional job. The surgeon, Dr. Norton and his team are definitely among the best in the nation from the care they provide to the precision of the surgery and even the post care. This team follows through on their commitment and provides an outstanding service. I highly recommend doing any type of surgery or procedure with this office. Thank you all for all that you do! read more

Horrible customer service! It is nearly impossible to get a human being on the phone since their phone system is fully automated and you can only leave a voicemail. My husband had his initial visit almost 3 weeks ago now and was advised to start wearing a brace and start physical therapy. We have yet to be able to get an update on receiving the brace or received a phone call from the physical therapist to start his treatment so my husband has been left in horrible pain for 3 weeks now. I am extremely disappointed in the way my husband has been treated and the lack of accountability from this practice who boasts them selves as "world-class spine care." There is nothing world class about the way this office conducts their business or treats their patients. read more

My husband was in a serious car accident on I95 that left him with several broken ribs and a fracture of his spine. Our daughter looked up doctors that would see him immediately. Dr Alam saw him the very next day. He was very compassionate and quickly took all the tests necessary to move forward to help him. My husband was given the choice of waiting to see if the fracture would heal itself or go for the surgery that would be a quicker way to heal. He chose to have the surgery done. Doctor Alam told him he would heal quicker and he did. We have both recommended using Dr. Alam to all of our friends and family. Dr. Alam is an extremely knowledgeable and compassiate man. Thank you so very much for helping my husband go back to his busy life. read more

Above and beyond. Britney, the secretary is so graceful and sweet, all staff have a great costumer service, they are always smiling being agile, pleasant and flexible to all your needs. Dr Morales is the best doctor ever. He listens to you and your needs, he addresses your health concerns other than just giving you medicines. He makes you feel comfortable when doing a procedure, he explains what he is doing before and while doing it. They follow up with you, they are always on time. I could give 5 thousand star to this team. I highly recommend if you suffering with pain, this is the place to get consulted. read more

The doctors might be the most wonderful and talented people, that is, if you can get past the snippy little girls at the front desk. They are spiteful and had me wait over an hour for my appointment. That wasn't so bad, but when I realized I was the only patient left, I asked approximately when will I be seen. The snippy girl continued to type for a few minutes, walked to the back and came out and told me at least another hour or two. Then you will be attacked by two young girls with large egos, as if they are the doctors, and you will be silenced with 20 excuses why the person that came after you for the same doctor was seen before you and left 20 minutes ago, as there were no other patients in the office. I walked out and never saw the doctor. I will wish all of you good luck if you go, but I believe that arrogance starts at the top and gives permission for secretaries to behave badly. If you are a Veteran like me, don't go there. You will be treated like dirt by these office nazis. It's a shame the doctors will never know what goes on with their staff of young, spiteful girls with huge egos. And if you somehow got to tell them, I'm sure they will defend this huge problem they have because they also have huge egos, but at least they worked hard for those egos. read more

FSA is the best experience that I have had at a doctors office. patient's needs are primary and the go the extra mile for patients. I can't recommend them enough. read more

I'm only a "dumb" optometrist, but if I, or the offices in which I work, ever treated people the way this office does, I / we would never see patients who loyally return to us year after year. Several calls to make the appointment were excessively long over 1/2 an hour causing me to hang up and give up. But I persisted and finally got an appointment for September 2, 2020 for what turned into a very disappointing overall experience. The person at the front desk did not greet me when I stepped up to the desk as she was too busy paying attention to something on her "smartphone." She had left someone else's name on the sign-in page; a violation of HIPAA Laws. I had made an appointment to see Dr. Norton. Instead, I was seen by "Nicole," who was the Physician's Assistant, never gave me her last name. She told me he does not work on Wednesdays. She had another person take x-rays of my spine. Nicole reviewed the x-rays and told me what was "wrong," provided me with a prescription for meloxicam, (which is a pain killer with toxic long-term side-effects), prescribed physical therapy, told me I could have a copy of my x-rays, and turned me over to "check out" to pay my copay. A follow-up with Dr. Norton was never scheduled. "Stupid me" I forgot to get the copy of my x-rays before I left. Rather than go back up to the office I called from the car. Friday, I spoke with the records custodian who told me it would cost $10.00 to have them send me the disc with my x-rays. During the course of the next week, and several extended hold calls later, I was told that the disc was mailed on Friday, September 4. Mail in the same regions only takes 2-3 days in Florida. Today is September 14. I drove down from Lake Worth 45 mile round trip to pick up my disc. I don't know how they exist as an office! I will not recommend them nor will my primary care physician. read more

Great Office, Friendly well trained staff, I highly recommend Dr. Norton. My lower lumbar spinal fusion was performed by him. He is very skilled and experienced. I came to this clinic when another Dr I saw did not even care that I was in excruciating pain. I am very grateful that I can start my recovery to a normal life again. Thank you! read more

I have been going to Florida Spine Associates for three years for pain in my upper back. They've been a very efficient and helpful Practice and I would recommend them to anybody who is in pain. I read some of the reviews that were saying not such nice things about the girls upfront. I tend to disagree with them they are very friendly very helpful and I've never had to wait more than 15 minutes to be able to see the doctor. read more

This office and staff are amazing. My Doctor Seth MacMahon is not only an amazing doctor but is very sweet, explains everything in way that you could understand, he is always very professional and smiling. The staff of the office like Wendy is so sweet, always goes the extra mile to help you and always with a smile, Victoria is very sweet and ready to help. Staff at the front desk are a pleasure to talk with, are always ready to answer any questions you may have. Doctor MacMahon assistant is amazing, very professional, very patient with the information being given by you. Everyone there are always smiling And sweet. I really recommend my Doctor and this office. Let my girls use perfume. read more

The RUDEST front desk people on earth. They treat the patients like we are a very annoying interruption to the TV BLASTING daytime talk shows in the ugly lobby. Horrible place - people slumped over in the lobby, clouds from cigarette smokers at the front door, doctors constantly late and the AWFUL front desk jerks. AVOID THIS PLACE!!! read more

If you are having any sort of back/spine issue and need to consult a specialist, I HIGHLY recommend Florida Spine Associates. I have worked with 3 doctors/surgeons and the physical therapy department. From the front desk of both Florida Spine Associates and the physical therapy department, to the staff of each doctor, to the doctors themselves...what a wonderful experience I had each time I had an appointment. Specifically I would like to recognize the three spine doctors/surgeons and one physical therapist I worked with: Dr. Auerbach, Dr. Alam, Dr. Norton, and Dr. Weiss. They are all so knowledgeable in their specific fields as well as being friendly and caring human beings. I've had two lumbar epidural steroid injections, a diseconomy surgery, and countless hours of physical therapy so I've spent time with these guys. I know what I'm talking about. If you want amazing care, surgeons that aren't going to pressure you into surgery if it's not necessary, staff who answer the phone/email and get back to you, and receive calls/emails/texts with appointment reminders, then this is the place for you. Seriously. If you go somewhere else after reading this review, you are crazy and I'll unfortunately have to preemptively tell you, "I told you so". Have a nice day! read more

I was in an accident and I was referred to come to FSA for examination. On both occasions, I waited over 2 hours to be seen by a doctor. Having an appointment means nothing to them. If you have a surplus of time in your day or like reading books in the comfort of a cold clinic, with all means, book your next appointment with FSA. The doctors were very pleasant but I wish the process of seeing them was faster. read more