Dr. Tushar C Patel, MD - Reviews Is this you? Claim your profile

he performed a laminectomy which is what he said i needed to correct my back pain issue. i was no better. went back several times over the following year. on my last visit he told me all i needed to do was lose 50 lbs and i'd be fine. since then, i've lost 85 lbs and my pain is worse. so, he's great when it works, doesn't know you when it doesn't.

I got a call from my neurologist in the evening after she saw my MRI. She said I should see Dr. Patel immediately because of the gravity of my condition. I saw him the next day. He was knowledgeable, kind, and clear on technical matters. He explained my problems and the risks I faced without surgery - and with it. I needed five discs replaced AND my spinal cord was pinched in a number of places. I got two second opinions. Dr. Patel welcomed my getting the second opinions, saying, "If a doctor tells you not to get a second opinion, you should run out of the office." I had lots of questions which I gave to the scheduler. She passed them on to the Physician's Assistant who always got back to me that day! One time both the PA and the MD were in operating until 9:30 pm. I was told that the response would be first thing in the morning - and it was. His team was also simply superlative. The PA was always clear, providing as much detail as I needed, in understandable lay terms. My surgery was a total success. I have done well from the start of my recovery through my recent two year check up. I should mention that Dr. Patel accessed my spine and spinal cord all from the front, through a four inch horizontal cut in my neck in a natural crease line. That made my recuperation much easier as no large muscles were cut. There was no incision through my back or harvesting bone from my pelvis as my second opinion doctors both recommended, while allowing that 50 doctors in a room would have 50 different ways to accomplish the same tasks. Medicine is an art and a science. My wife and I trusted Dr. Tushar Ch. Patel and were smart to do so. I'd give him ten stars if this rating system allowed.