If you have to see a neurologist, this is definitely the one! His staff is friendly, organized,…read moreand competent. The office is clean and comfortable. Dr. Adams is the most attentive physician I have ever seen. He spent a full hour evaluating my symptoms, conducting a clinical exam, and explaining possibilities and his reasoning for ordering certain tests. I am completely confident in Dr. Adams' skills as a physician, and I'm comforted by his caring and attentive persona. If you need a neurologist, go see Dr. Adams!

Dr Bontia is one of the absolute BEST headache doctors I have ever encountered. Her office staff…read morehowever, is questionable. I made an appt for an MRI, and I was told there was an additional for sedation since I am claustrophobic. My driver didnt show up, so I couldnt have the sedation. I made it through the MRI without sedation, but expected an adjustment to my bill. I was told after the the MRI the sedation was free, so I wasnt charged an extra fee for it. The $600 I owed didnt include the cost for sedation. Hmmmm, I questioned if that is true, because the lady that called me the day before wanted to be sure I had a driver because of the sedation. She wanted to be sure I understood there would be an extra charge. So my question is, was anyone been charged an extra charge for sedation if claustrophobic during an MRI? If so, how much was it? THANKS for your help! New patient just trying to be sure Im not being ripped off!

Exceptional bedside manner. He met with my 21-year old daughter for her first appointment last week…read moreand took his time assessing her medical history and situation. We were both very happy with Dr Tan and look forward to the 3-mo follow up visit. We feel he listens and will help our daughter's migraines.

Wow, we are so impressed with Dr. Tan!! My husband is an Army veteran that experiences terrible…read moremigraines, back pain, you name it he suffers from it. He also suffers from traumatic brain injury due to injuries during several deployments. Dr. Tan is the most caring doctor we have ever met. He genuinely cares about my husband and finding a resolve for his agony. If you have any neuro issues, we highly recommend him! I will be going to him soon myself for other medical issues. A+ doctor in Southlake. Thank you, Dr. Tan, you're awesome!

If you want doctors that blend expertise, advanced technology, and actual human compassion -- this…read moreis the place to start. I was armed with not one, but two MRIs from other doctors, ready to hear the dreaded "Let's schedule surgery" speech. Instead, I met with a genuine, down to earth, personable doctor that actually listened to all my complaints and I mean all of them lol. Not just "my back hurts," but also my entire medical history. Dr. Desaloms already has my MRIs up on a giant screen ready to review my issues. This office clearly invests in top-notch technology, and it shows. Love his PA Stephanie (extra bonus points for having her in his back pocket!). He's not the kind of neurosurgeon who pushes surgery just because he can. I may need it someday, but right now he's focused on what's best for me. That kind of organic, patient-first approach is rare. The entire staff at Dallas Neurosurgical and Spine, from the front desk, tech, PA to billing -- were exceptional people who obviously enjoy (and love) their jobs!

I flew to Dallas from Saint Louis to have my 3rd spine surgery with him a c5c6 fusion. He PROMISED…read moremy radicular pain would go away, I'm an RN, u never promise patients anything, u can't know for sure, and what do u know, 15 months post op and my nerve pain is just as excruciating. He called me a anomaly during our telehealth appt, made me feel hopeless, almost 3 yrs now in 24/7 moderate to severe pain and have not been able to work as an RN and i'm actually signing up for VAD in Switzerland, that's how bad this has ruined my life, so be careful... i got a standing mri out of desperation. He didn't care to read it, a secretary said he wasn't obligated to read the mri since he didn't order it and dropped me as a patient after expressing how awful everything was going for me in my life due to this. 15 mo post op c5c6 fusion.... one simple layer... i'll never understand, but i am willing to pay 10k to d13 w VAD because of the debilitating pain i have been suffering in since 35 yo til now 38 yo.... almost graduated NP school, and couldn't, just 3 semesters away.... life i worked so hard for, completely ruined. BSN Oncology RN 10 yrs, can't work and just rot in one chair at my parents' house. i'm 90% chair ridden now and housebound, i dont even shower but every 2wks, dont put makeup on anymore... nowhere to go... i rot here crying all the time in extreme pain that nobody wants to treat.

I swear she is just trying to bill insurance for as much as she can. She doesnt explain her…read morethinking and basically is looking for something wrong with you. She wants a gazillion of tests and blood tests to look for anything wrong grasping at straws to see what sticks. Thats what it felt like. Also, i swear her medical instruments and the bag she carries them are antiques lol. I feel bad giving such a bad review because she is quite nice and jovial...but it was a terrible experience and nothing good came out of it.

I saw Dr. Debra Combs Cantrell last year, she was the 5th specialist I saw in a 10 month period…read morethat was recommended to me by another doctor. She is a kind woman, a bit eccentric, I believe at the time I found her cartoonish but I think that was how her voice sounded through the migraines. Here's the thing, she seemed to care and she tried to help me. The biggest issue is that she would schedule our follow ups 2-3 months apart. Had she been willing to see me more frequently I could have wasted less time with her as she was not able to help me. She was the only specialist I saw that prescribed something that had some change in my symptoms but it wasn't fixing them, it was simply changing them and I was not able to improve my quality of life on it. In fact it had a strong physical effect on me that was not healthy. However, I would wait in her freezing room for 40-55 minutes past our appointment times for 15 minutes of consultations and instruction to come back in a very long time. It was disrespectful and she wasn't able to help me. She also insisted on another MRI and MRA even though I had given her the laundry list of testing I had done including 2 other MRIs that she had the results of. This however, seems to be a common practice among all neurologists but makes the patient feel like they aren't being listened to. What did end up being wrong with me was on the MRI but "that's not what neurologists look for." When I was in tears with her about medicines that were not working and that my symptoms were inhibiting my driving ability and I was scared but I had to get to work each day... she told me not to drive anymore... than suggested I drive to places across the state. In fact, it was basically up to me to diagnose myself and when I thought I was on to something and asked her for a referral she basically said that sounded great but she didn't know what to tell me. I was already discouraged and frightened when I started seeing her for my symptoms and I still felt that way when I decided to stop seeing her. I would recommend you consult heavily with your primary care physician before you see any neurologist and there are other ones here but I also recommend you get second and third opinions as this field commonly uses patients as guinea pigs and tell you that you may never know what is wrong with you. That aspect is more the fault of our country's medical care system than her fault. I am giving the second star because her bedside manner and concern were unfortunately a lot higher than 3 of the other specialists I saw. This may not seem like it now but this is a comparison review of the field and there are ones out there that are worse. Her staff was always cordial to me, never had a single complaint there. There are also other neurologists out of this office, I cannot speak to them. There is an MRI facility on site so you can schedule to get one done a lot quicker than at other places.

WORST DR IN THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE I went in for a surgery…read morethat created a disk of the simple procedure where they were going to remove a disk and the surrounding bits off of my sciatica nerve so that I could have more functionality and have less pain upon waking up from surgery from this god-awful physician, I was literally paralyzed. I cannot feel my vagina, my stomach, my behind or anything else that's the lower extremities when I go to use the bathroom, I have to pee and poop in a bag yet this man is still out here practicing medicine, making surgeries He cut my spiral column my cord my spinal fluid fluids were no longer inside of my body, and when I recovered from surgery, fully paralyzed this Dr said, just pray please find any other doctor you can because this one is not for you

August 2005, 10:15am…read more Sign in at the doc's office, fill out forms, sign release forms since the damn HIPPA laws and the dorks at the MRI place sent them the 1st report but not the 2nd, sit down and wait.. and wait... and ask what the hold up is... he's stuck in surgery, he will be back soon... and wait... About NOON, we finally got to see the neurosurgeon (Nickname "TheCuteOne"). He asks me about my migraines, my numbness, my symptoms, and really listens to what I had to say. For once in this whole crazy shabang, I had a doctor listening to ME! He pulls out the MRI (and the X-rays sent with me by the Chiropractic Neurologist I had seen the week before) and shows the Chiari and starts drawing little happy faces and lines on it. The fact that my Chiari is only 8mm was a good thing and he said that it just didn't look like they were crowding each other that bad. It was possible that the "hole" that the cerebellar tonsils fell in is bigger than "bigger than normal." He says that he wants me to go get a second opinion (maybe a third if 2nd doesn't agree), but he just didn't think my condition was bad enough for surgery at this time. He wants to talk to the other doctor if Mr.2ndOpinion thinks I need surgery, and he wants to send me to a new neurologist to start a brand new pain medication and treatment plan to see if we can treat my Chiari without a knife and a zipper-scar. After he talks to me "TheCuteOne" asks my parents if they have any questions. My mother brings up the 2nd MRI that I had done last week and the absence of a syrinx. He flat out tells us that had my 2nd MRI from Tuesday resulted positive, and that I had a syrinx, then instead of pain medication and new doctors... that our conversation today would have been more along the lines of hospital gowns, designs shaved into the back of my head, and what color stitches I wanted in my zipper. He said that the Chiari surgeries were "FUN" and that you get to go in there and see all kinds of neat stuff.. but he frankly didn't think I needed it yet. He's a brain surgeon, he says he does necks and backs for "FUN." Then he seals the deal by saying, in front of my parents, "if you were my daughter, I wouldn't do surgery." This was the first neurosurgeon I saw for Chiari and I was a little put off by his suggestion that my surgery was something he did for fun, like waterskiing. The reason I can't give Dr. Cwikla more than the 1 star, is because he is the one who referred me to Deborah Cantrell... the drug dealer who made the first six months of my life as a diagnosed Chiarian a living Hell.

Dr.Orozco performed a spinal fuscion with titanium. My family received update which helped alot. I…read morewas out of pain the minute I woke up. I highly recommend him. He has a great staff also

My love of almost 2 years, Carlos, was living with CONSTANT back pain. He is not heavy, 160 lbs. He…read moreworked as the Air Force mechanic for 30+ years including Desert Storm. He had excruciating back pain for the last few years. During the 5 hour surgery, there were updates, very comforting. Dr. Orozco and team (it is just 2 days after surgery and he is still in the hospital as I am writing) gave both of us a life together that we can live! Both 62 and only 4 days apart from birth. Thank you again Doc.

If you seek out one of the best headache neurologists in the world, debatable the best in the US,…read moreshe will probably be able to fix your headaches. She did mine. This is not your average doctor, and you shouldn't try and see her if you unless you have a file a mile thick suffer from migraines and clusters and you wish there was just an option on paperwork when you set down that you could tick off that said... NO REALLY, IT'S COMPLICATED AF In other words if you could be fixed by any other doctor in the US you would have been, by now. Now, you need someone smarter than Dr. House only real. Here's your stop. They know you are in agony. Everyone is. Play nice with the other kids. Don't yell at the staff. It takes a great deal to get into the best doctors in the world. I find humor works for me. Seriously, the right Doctor can be life changing...this is one of those. Just be nice. When you are at the end of your sanity rope, and you are from pain by the time you get to these doctors...it's not the time to switch to verbal abuse. Seen it in the waiting room. Don't be that person. Get the help you need. Yeah, she is that good. Other doctor's kind of treat her as a mythical creature when she had me in the hospital. I found that kind of funny. When it came to my treatment, yeah, I never felt more confident.

The only negative comment that i have about Dr Ward is his disappearance post surgery. After waking…read moreup from major spinal surgery i never saw him again even post surgery appointments, It was always his assistants that came to check on me which was good, but i had questions for the person who did the cutting.. Yes the assistants and PA's answered everything i needed to know but it would have been nice to see him even for a few moments. The care i received at medical City Fort Worth was wonderful and I highly recommend the hospital and Brain and Spine Specialist of Fort Worth.

I saw Dr. Ward as an emergent situation. I could not possibly have been more impressed! This…read moreneurosurgeon is a rarity. He was patient, answered my questions in REGULAR terms so that I could understand what was being said, is obviously highly intelligent & experienced, and his personable "bedside manner" was excellent! I would not hesitate to recommend this man to anyone in need of a neurosurgeon. Plus, though he will gladly perform surgery, he also recommends non-surgical options so you know you CAN try other treatments that should it not succeed, you can always return. I'm almost 58 years old. I've NEVER done a Yelp review before but this man deserves it. I want others to know this neurosurgeon is out there. Go see him. I assure you. You will be so glad you did.