I am 44 years old, I am an anesthesia provider, and a patient with degenerative disc disease. I…read morehave had 2 spine surgeries and one ablation prior to meeting the team at Oregon Spine Center. Caitlin, the RN scheduled all my appointments like a pro. Albert, the Physician Assistant, listened to every word I said, and treated me respectfully, as a patient with legitimate pain. Dr. Mambalam did my injections and RFA beautifully and I got 90% relief (so far!) Even working in healthcare, I felt sometimes as though I was not believed. I felt belittled, and as though I should just stop asking for help. OPC made me feel welcome. They understood, and they treated me respectfully. For that I will always be grateful. Don't give up. Call OPC. Also, the doc with the bad reviews is long gone. Like

I have been a Patient of Dr. Gonzeles for 18 months. These people at the Pain Center are very…read moreFriendly & eager to help you any way they can. They are dependable & knowledgeable. I strongly recommend their professional services Tim Edwards Oregon

I should have written this review a decade ago but never got around to it. I have used Pain…read moreManagement 3 times in the last 12 years for relief of temporary pain. My first introduction to Ashok Jayaram, MD was just over 10 years ago when I had a serious accident with a Radial Arm saw and cut my left hand (Primary hand) in half and loosing 2 of my fingers. After a 8 1/2 hour surgery they had my hand back together. Over the next 2 years I had 13 additional surgeries. The surgeon was good about treating the pain resulting from the surgery but did nothing to help my suffering from the nerve damage and 2 years of hand therapy. They referred me back to my primary care doctor who did nothing. While complaining to my surgeon about the issue he referred me to Pain Management. Dr Jayaram immediately put me on a long lasting fentanyl patch and a lidocaine patch which worked great. After completing therapy we went to strictly to the lidocaine patch which I used for the next 18 months or so until the nerve pain disappeared. This was a wonderful non narcotic pain solution. Fast forward 10 years to my knee surgery (total replacement). The surgery went very well and they treated me for 6 weeks. At that point they discontinued all pain medication which caught me off guard. I was still in therapy ( which is very, very painful) and still in a lot of discomfort. Back to Pain Management Consultants. Dr Jayaram Put me back on a Fentanyl patch temporarily until my insurance approved the use of a formulated cream for pain management. This was a godsend. It worked great. So off the patch and on to the cream. I still use it today. Recently, I had a bungy cord (black rubber with metal hook) come undone while fully extended and hit me directly in the right eye rupturing the eye, crushing the lens, detaching the retina, and tearing my iris in half. The ophthalmologist treated the for the initial pain but due to the trauma to the eye and optic nerve, I developed Ocular Migraines. Back to Pain Management. Dr Jayaram put me on oral medication while we got insurance approval for a special treatment. Yesterday, he treated me with a local analgesic applied through the nose. It absorbs through the sinus and into a nerve cluster behind the eye. Instant relief ! It lasted about 3.5 hours. At about 2 am I was awakened by a screaming headache. I applied the treatment and bingo, headache gone. The receptionist told me she has had it done for her migraines and it works wonderfully. Pain Management Consultants is a great place to go to address both acute and chronic pain. Thanks to all of you at Pain Management Consultants!

We showed up 20 minutes early and they still took another 45 minutes PAST the appointment time to…read moretake my mom back to see the doc. I've been sitting in this waiting room for OVER TWO HOURS past the scheduled time, not including the early time and they still say it's going to be another 20 minutes more before she will even be back out of the room. They said the appointment won't take longer than 15 minutes in total. I recommend you find a different pain management clinic unless you have literally nothing else to do with your time and you enjoy just sitting and waiting. I had better experiences at the DMV.

Dr Chand is incredible!! I've been suffering for years. He was able to locate the greatest source…read moreof my pain and provide treatment that is an absolute success!! I'm thrilled to have significantly reduced pain with a treatment that did not include more pills! I cannot recommend Dr Chand and the Cornell Pain Clinic enough. Everyone in the office is so nice, friendly and helpful!!! Thank you so much for giving me back my ability to enjoy my days!!!

Horrible dismissive unprofessional…read more I saw this provider 2 years ago. He said he couldn't help me. This year I was told that my provider was going to be retiring and I need to find a new one so I contacted this office. We spoke with the front desk and went over exactly what I needed the Dr to take over. She called back saying he could take over my care. Once I got there he for some reason changed his mind and after informing me that he couldn't help me he just got up and walked out.

The Dr treats pain. But, the office is not run well. You can never call and get someone to answer…read more There is 1 Dr, his Asst and a nurse. Yet, 2 receptionist and several more people in the back for ??? You text to get an appointment The Dr sees you then prescribes a treatment. If you get medicine, sometimes it takes weeks to get. You then see the Asst. from then onward. then the receptionist calls to give you another appt 5 weeks later so you're always out of meds a lot. They also make you fill out a daily 4 questionnaire w/o telling you they charge you for this. No one checks this information. In my case they would request from my insurance company for treatments i hadn't agreed to, they charged me for extended appointments when I saw the Asst for less than 10 minutes. I finally told him I was done coming, yet I was charged for 2 more months of visits. I had to file a claim with my insurance company. I finally got the amount I was supposed to pay from over $1,000 to $90. I would avoid this office. The receptionist is nice.

Do Not waste your time in this office. I saw the PA 3 times, and after the 3rd visit, was shaken…read moreemotionally due his abruptness, lack of professionalism, talked over you when trying to finish a sentence, was curt and downright rude. He would not listen, and someone in this field should be better behaved and show empathy, kindness, not an accusatory tone. He certainly thought a lot of himself, was gruff & despicable. His office staff was cordial and friendly, he does not belong there and needs to be fired.

Do not go here. At all costs…read more They served my wife with a subpoena at her place of business for an amount that could not even partially recoup the court fees and collection costs for such an expense. Only barely 3 figures. We never even received a bill or late notice. They have also sent an amount to collections for me (mid 2 figures, not a joke) for something I have no record of. We can pay and are not criminals because your billing practices are hopelessly disorganized. Untrustworthy and malicious in its practices. Petty in its operations. Avoid. I would sue them myself if not for the fact that unlike them I am mature enough not to care about such petty amounts. Let's all hope the desperation is a sign of imminent failure of their business.

I cut a tendon in my left ring finger and went to the Portland Clinic to see Dr. Hwang who is a…read morespecialist. From my first visit I have been very pleased with most of the interactions with staff and Doctors here. Specifically, Veronica the MA in the orthopedic clinic, Dr. Hwang and his PA Michael Cunningham as well as Heidi Tyson my rehab therapist are all excellent. My experience at the surgical center was also as smooth as I could have possibly imagined. The staff, nurses, and anesthesia team were great. I never felt like I was in a scary hospital setting, and people paid attention and checked in on me often. As a fellow healthcare professional I know how to run a business and care for patients without my office feeling like a people mill. This is not like other large clinics or hospitals I have been to. It feels more personal and more like a family practice.

I have had amazing results with Dr. Ho and his staff. I would never go anywhere else.read more

I canceled my appointment before I ever met with the provider because my experience with the office…read morestaff made me uncomfortable trusting this practice with my health. As a patient seeking help for pain, communication matters. Before my appointment, I tried to confirm the details but did not receive a clear response by email, text, or phone. When a medical office is difficult to reach before you are even seen, that raises serious concerns about how responsive they will be once you are actually under their care. After receiving no confirmation, I contacted the office. When I did not receive a confirmation of the cancellation, I called a second time and left a voicemail message canceling my appointment a second time. Despite that, I was later billed as a "no show", which is unacceptable. If the office fails to respond, fails to properly confirm an appointment, and then fails to process a cancellation, the patient should not be penalized for that breakdown. I cannot speak to the doctor's medical care because I never made it that far. But I can speak to the office experience, and it was poor enough that I chose not to proceed. For anyone dealing with pain, the last thing you need is added stress, unclear communication, and billing issues before care has even begun. This experience left me with the impression that the practice is more focused on collecting fees than making patients feel heard, supported, and properly cared for.

I have known Dr. O'Shea for years now and am so impressed with him not just as a doctor but also as…read morea gentleman with a kind heart and a fabulous bedside manner. My husband and myself have never been in his office and felt like he didn't want to see us or had to rush out because his life is so busy. As for the quality of work he does... it is phenomenal! I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to see my husband with straight legs and feeling 20 years younger. Had he not gone in and gotten those knees of his replaced when he did, he would have been in a wheelchair within the next few years. I can't even remember anymore, how bad both his legs were from his arthritis. To give a shout out to my husband, he took his part of taking care of his new knee replacements very seriously. Within 9 days of both surgeries he was back to work. I think he thinks he's Superman. He is a great testimony to the work Dr.O'Shea does...if the patient steps up and follows through by doing their part after the surgery. Then there is Lisa, his fabulous assistant. Another great person with a wonderful polite bedside manner. My husband and I are as comfortable seeing her as we are seeing Dr. O'Shea for injection's and post op procedures. What a team the two of them must make doing surgery. Sometime in the future, I too am going to need new knees. You cannot know the comfort I have in knowing at that time I will be very well taken care by a fabulous doctor and his assistant Lisa. Lori

Dr. O'Shea is the best knee doctor. Very knowledgeable, cares about his patients, and makes sure he…read moregives his patients time to ask questions and discuss everything. His staff is also very professional, helpful, and caring

Dr. Peterson has been my physician for all of my athletic injuries for 20 years. He has been…read morecritically important in keeping my body functioning so I can continue to participate in all of my wind & water sports. He is a wealth of information and more importantly he has continued to learn and develop his own skills, knowledge base and in-office equipment to better serve his patients. His excellent knowledge of anatomy has never failed to pinpoint the exact source of the problem. I continue to play hard and hurt myself & I am happy to have such a great resource in Dr. Peterson and his friendly and accommodating staff.

Dr Oltman helped me out so much with my sciatica and I have been pain free now for 1-1/2 months…read more The Prolotherapy & PRP injections actually worked! I had tried everything steroids injections, adjustments, PT, acupuncture and nothing worked until these treatments! I highly recommend this Dr Oltman & the office.

Dr. Balog claimed he faxed my shoulder arthrogram on 10-2018 to coordinate a surgical plan with my…read moreCedar Sinai - orthopedic surgeon of record. Balog 's office never did fax my left shoulder arthrogram to my surgeon. In May 2019, Balog's office finally got around to faxing to my orthopedic surgeon of record since 2016-- a mish-mash of incomplete medical reports that did not include my arthrogram MRI report. No where did Carl Balog indicate that I was a surgical referral. Therefore, Carl Balog claimed that he was coordinating a surgical plan with my orthopedic surgeon of record in a timely manner since 10-2018 and in 11-2020 he never did. In addition, Balog instead sent out two different medical charts-- one report went to the insurer and a totally different medical chart was sent to to me. Despite his knowing of this problem it continued for eight months Balog did not provide me a medical chart for 04-2020 or 05-2020 despite my request for these reports. Since COVID-19 Balog has not seen me in person since March of 2020 and we were having medical appointments every month by phone.

I have been a patient of Dr Balog and NP Joe Knaus for almost 25 years. Dr. Balog & Joe and also…read moretreated me with such respect and really listened to my ever word from the very 1st time. I was in 2 really back auto accident six month apart. Dr. Pog to the very very good care of me. He treated the problem we got better just as I was starting to go back to work , we were in another accident . we were at a stop light, the man who hit us was going 55 mph slammed into the back of my car. My car was totaled . The ambulance ride to the hospital was joyfull(not), they did call the office and Dr Balog came the ER to see me. we started with the MRI, had 3 ruptured disk , we had to get the swelling down first befor surgery . We did steroid injections, them to surgery. it's has been wonderful being Dr Balog Office Joe's. I'm still in pain still dealing with it but with other medical problems can't do much now. But I am sad to say Dr. Balog MD month and I miss him dearly. It has been a wonderful experience with Portland Pain Spine staff and the doctors. I want to thank Dr. Balog for all his support , kindness, professionalism, also for the staff kidness, helpfullnis. THANK YOU SO MUCH DR. Balog..