Dr. Srinivasachari T Chakravarthi, MD

Be very careful if you see this doctor. He has been disciplined by the state medical board for incompetence. Would NEVER let him operate on me again

To make a long story short...Dr C put a screw through my spinal canal and another screw wasn't even holding anything. I kept telling him I was in so much pain I couldn't stretch or bend. He finally ordered a mri and suddenly couldn't do anything more for me he wanted me to have a pain pump put in. I decided to get another opinion that's when I found out why Dr c was blowing me off because he had put a screw through my spinal canal. Also when your at the office u can hear everyone's business because it's so quiet..so u will hear him tell everyone he thinks their problem is from their neck and he wants to get an mri on their neck. I was lucky to get the screws removed by a different Dr. To bad I didn't know I only 6 months from finding out to do anything about it..it has been a long recovery mentally and physically.

This doctor does not talk to patients and has a god complex. Looking at the state website his license is also on probation for ‘incompetence’ Would not recommend

I am amazed at this provider's compassion. He took on my case and save my mobility. I only wish there was some way to communicate with him when he is not in office.

Dr. Checkavarthi has performed 3 surgeries. One in Bay City on c2-c6 in my neck. The surgery was a success and his bed side manner is better than any dr. I have ever had, and he uses plain English regarding the procedure he is going to perform. his surgical knowledge is outstanding. He moved to Toledo (where I travelled) so he could perform surgery on L3-L4. I was treated with the same professionalism and the surgery was successful with a plate inserted into the back for stability. He also performed surgery in Toledo on the left hand, carpel tunnel. That has been a success also. I’m so glad he is back in Bay City as I have to have additional surgery on my back. I wouldn’t go to any other dr. for anything to do with the back.

When i first met Dr. Chuck i had no quality of life, constant body shakes to the point i could barely keep food on a fork and appeared to have Parkinson's, was waking up paralyzed for minutes (felt like hours) before i could move, had agonizing migraines that would debilitate me and come on so strong so fast that i would pass out... i was mid 30's, a single parent, had recently buried my husband, and was terrified. These symptoms had been progressing for years, and had been misdiagnosed by many doctors at least 50x. He took one look at my mri and ct scan and knew exactly what it was. A rare diagnosis of chiari malformation. He carefully explained to me at length what it was, how it happened, the symptoms (which were all i had been experiencing) and scheduled me for surgery quickly. However he encouraged me to read up on the diagnosis, and get another opinion if i didn't feel it was correct. And I did. He was exactly right. I had my surgery 3 weeks later and 3 days later was home… running around like a new person, every single symptom gone. To this day I've had no problems!! He saved my quality of life and I thank God every day for finally being reffered to him!

When I first seen Dr. Chakravarthi or (Dr. Chuck, as his staff calls him) I was scared to death. A mother of two boys my oldest was three and my youngest was 6 months, I was 25 years old in severe pain caused by 3 herniated disks (from L4-S1 very common) calcification on my spine, arthritis, spinal stenosis, and degenerating disk disease. I told him during the first visit, no surgery and no pain meds. After months of physical therapy that led to no change or any kind of relief, I gave into trying pain medication. Of course it worked, but it's not what I wanted, not to mention the effects wore off after 4 hours or less and I was back in excruciating pain. Due to no other avenues working, or being financially possible, I was, reluctantly, talked into surgery. The first week was amazing, then the pain came back full force times 100. I frequented his office trying to get answers, and for a year straight all he told me to do was wait it takes time to heal. Fast forward 3 years later, I have… an official diagnosis of failed back surgery, very little range of motion, I cannot bend, lift, twist, walk, breathe...anything without pain. To this day he says there is nothing more he can do. Someone who was once physically fit, a runner, a dancer, a football player...so many things, now I can barely clean the house, I'm a horrible mother because I can't interact with my two beautiful and very active boys. I went from being 130 to 210 lbs because I am unable to move most days... I am a prisoner in my own body. I was told by another surgeon that there is a bolt in my spine that is pushing on my nerves, disks have herniated above the surgical area. Yet no surgeon, pain management doctor, or Medical doctor can or will help me, as they put it "there is nothing we can do." I regret my surgery everyday. The last time I seen Dr. Chakravarthi he said I was being weak, I needed to get over it, its just pain. I hope no one else in this world experiences this at my age or any other. I am a 28 year old trapped in the body of a 98 year old. Please, seek out other opinions from many doctors before you go through with any kind of back surgery, listen to your gut. I cried from the day I left home to the moment the anesthetist put me under on my surgical date because I didn't want to do it. I pray for the pain I was in pre-op compared till now. I will never recommend this doctor, his office, or anything to do with him. I have no quality of life anymore