I have been a patient since I moved to bham and the medical staff have always been amazing to work…read morewith. I have had severe migraines for decades and they have helped me manage them for years. I highly recommend Emily Rizer and the nurse practitioners at this location.

My father had Parkinson's. It led to his death. I have tremors in both hands and balance issues, so…read moreI have reason to be concerned. I called for an appointment in June and got an appt in September. Two days before my appt, the office called and cancelled my appt without explaining why. I received an another appt for Nov.3. Two days before, the office called to cancel my appt, did not explain why, and did not offer a new date. Today, five days after the cancelled appt., I experienced the worst tremors of my life. This message is a voice text. I can't even type.

Ive been seeing Dr WOODALL FOR about a year and just recovering from back surgery.. spinal…read morefusion...I can't say enough good about DR Woodall and his staff. they all seem so nice and very much care about my recovery after having years of back and leg pain ...

I now have a new Internist and she is awesome and very professional! Not only that she has the…read moreskills and patience to listen to me and is getting her Excellent Nurse Jamie to refer me to the Neurosurgeon at UAB ! They called me finally and told them what is going on with me and I have Cervical Spinal Stenosis & would like another Opinion as well as have my spine worked up ! That was mailed on April 2nd , 2019 to her as instructed. I gave her my first MRI and last MRI Scans plus a photograph of my necks horrendous Muscle Spasms as well ! I have not heard back from them yet as of April 10th, 2019 . I realize that she is a very busy Neurosurgeon... and hopefully will actually examine me ? I am referring to Dr. Mélissa R. Chambers who not only is a Neurosurgeon, but has a DVM degree. She has excellent credentials and excellent bed side manners as was told by Nurses at UAB when my mother was their. But not assisting me yet ! Hopefully my new Internist ; Dr. Sarah A. Kunin and her excellent staff in Oxmoor road office will do more if do not hear from them. I have had enough of waiting forever and it's been over a year and a half dealing with my Cervical Spinal Stenosis and Pain! Do I need to go to Congress to get something done - no, they are a bunch of children in Washington and play back and forth! ! Now I am sick to death of politics. But the health care system needs to be more efficient for people and especially if having major problems! Unbelievable how difficult it is for people and myself! Help me please ‼

I take my mom who was diagnosed with Parkinson's to Dr, Riser, I love that he is patient and…read moreexplains things so she and I can understand what is going on with her

Top quality care. Super nice staff. Love her PA and all her staff. Office very nice and…read morecourteous. Dr Counce is great and thorough.

My experience in the care of this practice was bizarre to say the least. Upon my first visit the…read morenurse who initially saw me suggested that the COVID vaccine causes or increases neurological issues, and that it was a bad idea for I, an immunocompromised individual, to get another booster. I was told this was apparently standard recommendation here. My mother was with me and we gave each other a "what the hell did we just hear?" look. It goes to reason that every other doctor recommends vaccination, especially for COVID, as COVID is aggressive and the long-term complications of it can be disabling, especially for those like me and other individuals with chronic neurological issues. When I'd reported this to my rheumatologist, she was startled, saying she'd recommended Counce for years, but with that revelation she completely stopped referrals to her. Dr. Counce herself seemed to be very detached and did not focus much time on me at all. I kind of felt like my symptoms were being ignored. She didn't seem to hold much emotion or care. When I moved to UAB Neurology for a second opinion on my spine MRIs, they poured over everything they could to try and find an answer for me, and despite coming up dry as well, I at least feel like they gave it a better shot in that one session as opposed to the multiple I saw Counce. In her defense at least, she did run tests on me and did not simply brush my case off right away like some doctors have. But after they found nothing from there, they weren't willing to dig deeper than those basic tests. At the time my condition had been presenting almost like a neurodegenerative disease or like a more subtle case of MS, so this was naturally crushing. I wish they had done more for me. I also cannot trust a doctor whose nurses actively recommend AGAINST a vaccine for an illness that kills and disables aggressively, especially when a lot of their patients would be highly vulnerable to that illness! It's a HUGE red flag to dissuade from the COVID vaccine, DOUBLY SO when it's coming from medical professionals.

I don't know where to start. I've had migraines, with aura, since I was five (now 28). I go blind…read morefor up to 45 minutes, experience left side numbness, and nausea to the point of vomiting up to 15 times per day. I've been on everything from darvocet and rizatriptan to phenagren with no relief. At a certain point I lost hope in finding relief. I went to ANA for the first time in the beginning of 2019. I met with their nurse practitioner and was blown away by her positivity and her quickness to trust my symptoms. She immediately let me know that with my history they were willing to do whatever it takes to get my migraines under control. She gave me a free sample that day to start on what is now my miracle cure. Along the way my insurance has been slow to cover the injection I now use but they have always made a way to help me to receive it. Migraines are tough!! It is a a lifelong battle that can affect your career, personal, and mental health life. If you want a group that will take you seriously and get you what you need ANA is the place to go.

Sleep apnea. You need to return calls as you so state…read more Took me 6 times to get a call back. Physician said he would call... never did. Office staff does not follow through. Waiting time in the Alabaster office is 45 to 60 minutes. Some patients had been waiting 2-3 hours in waiting area. Two patients left without seeing the doctor. My husband also sees Dr Goli and waited 2 hours for a seven minutes follow up office visit.

April 18, 2024…read more Yesterday I had a scheduled appointment with Dr. Sunil Goli (Southern Neurology) in Alabaster, Alabama. Dr. Goli is a neurologist with a specialty in sleep disorders. Although he has offices at the Grandview Medical Center and some rural offices, I prefer to go to his Shelby Baptist office. So, my comments are directed toward the Shelby office situation. My primary care physician recommended seeking sleep therapist and gave me two choice - Grandview and UAB. Geography ruled and I chose Grandview. The testing included an overnight stay using audio, visual, and other technical monitoring. Apparently, my condition was not good. The nurse made an appointment for me with Dr. Goli. Within 24 to 36 hours, I received a call from Dr. Goli himself confirming the technical analysis and suggesting that I see him earlier than the date scheduled by his nurse. That initial visit was eighteen months ago. Six months later I had another visit to his Shelby office. Today, after a twelve-month interval, I was scheduled for another in-person office visit - that was yesterday. Between yesterday's scheduled visit and the six-month visit, however, I had one online medical "visit," which went well because he was there and I was there, both of us on time. The three in-person office visit experiences over the eighteen-month span contribute to this observation of Dr. Goli's "office procedures" and thus his patient care. In each of the three Shelby office visits, and after being escorted to an examining room by a staff member, I waited for more than sixty minutes before the good doctor showed up - except for yesterday. After seventy minutes of uninformed waiting, I departed. I never saw Dr. Goli but, more accurately, he did not show up in a timely manner to administer medical care. My complaint is not about his medical credentials - I checked those prior to my first visit. Medical competence is not in question. What is, especially to me and perhaps any other patient-in-waiting, is when will the physician honor the appointment time? On my first visit I waited, and the doctor eventually spent about twelve minutes with me, consulting after having a resident physician tag along with Dr. Goli as the resident's mentor. That was an awful experience, so awful that I wrote a commentary on YELP. After a couple of days, I had misgivings and removed my commentary because I thought that it was just a momentary anomaly. That removal, as it turns out, was a mistake. So here again am I and with no regrets. My observation is that Dr. Sunil Goli does not manage his office well - or he does not manage the staff well - or he does not know how to manage - or he has outsourced the management of his office to a third party. One would think that after 70+ minutes of waiting, a staff member would come to the room and tell the patient that "The doctor will see you shortly, he's running long." Or something like that. But no. Just silence or perhaps even indifference. I understand the variable of time when a physician goes from room to room to visit with his patients. He has his time limitations and patients have theirs. The common courtesy of information about the doctor's apparent tardiness could have and probably would have altered my decision to depart when I did. Nevertheless, Dr. Goli is the responsible person, not his staff. Since this office's normal routine has revealed a history of that which I cited above, one can assume that without any outside management consulting intervention this kind of office practice will continue indefinitely unmodified. Respectfully, WENjr

I was referred to Dr. Jones for my lower back pain last summer and again this past fall in 2023…read more The staff at the Swaid Clinic were very friendly, compassionate and thorough. They have ordered the tests needed, advised me of my options, and I will be letting Dr. Jones handle my surgery soon. I appreciate the care and support given to me from Dr. Jones and his wonderful staff.

Dr. Swaid and his staff provide excellent care and communication. They took what one doctor said…read morewas simply tennis elbow and determined it was two pinched nerves in my neck. They fixed the problem, and I've good ever since (5-6 years ago).