Udaya K. Kakarla, MD

This man put my wife in a wheelchair for three years. After her surgery, it was as if she had a stroke. when asking why she can't walk anymore he dismissed me with "she should be able to" in a very clear to, me to not bother him with questions. She lost her memory and could not form new memories for nearly a year and lost 90% of mobility and control on her left side. When i asked him about that he visibly and verbally was angry that i questioned him. My wife had to go back two times, a screw broke the first time and the second time was the two screws he put in to replace the first both came to lose. it was the third surgery that he did it the correct way with properly prepping the bone and that had us prescribed a BONE healing machine to help the fusion. Four years before my wife could function at a 50 % level with her left side and still had days where she can barely walk. Would never suggest anyone let this man touch your loved ones. Nearly destroyed our lives

Can't rave enough about his expertise. He did my daughters spine spine surgery and I felt at ease. That she was in good hands.

When no Drs in my home state of Ohio took me serious and gave very bad, harmful advice to me, Dr Kakarla did the opposite and has completely changed my life...he's giving me my life back and doesn't even realize just how much he's done for me...I know this is his job and it's what he does, but for me, my misery was my life and my reality. Dr Kakarla has me on my way to going back to work and feeling so much better...I'd give him and his staff and all the nurses at St Joseph's Hospital the overall best in medical care in the world if I could...and I promise I don't hand those out lightly these days in any medical field, but they are all much deserving of it!!