David B Golden, MD

Dr Golden first asked how I was feeling and after listening carefully he explained it all to me in detail

I was seen by an associate for intake questions, an x-ray tech, and the doctor. All were great.

After my X-rays were taken, doctor Golden examined them and gave the diagnosis. He answered all my questions and concerned and was very attentive and caring.

Dr Golden was very good. Clear, concise. Excellent

Very good

Dr. David Golden is ALWAYS EXCELLENT, which is why I have continued seeing him for so long!

Dr. Goldman carefully explained the results of my x-rays and listened to what had happened to me and had already been done. He was polite and concerned.

I felt rushed by the provider. This may have been because he was running behind schedule, but it would have been good to have that communicated to me. I felt that my concerns about my symptoms were either being dismissed or made to seem minor. This could have been because the provider was certain of his diagnosis, but he didn't explain that much. I am grateful that I was assessed and the diagnosis wasn't severe, but I would have appreciated a bit more care, understanding, and explanation of the diagnosis and his rationale behind responses to my questions.

Dr Golden is very empathetic doctor. He understood my dire condition, and was supportive and respectful of the fact that was pretty much out of options. He encouraged me to continue seeing my other provider who provides symptomatic relief, when the underlying damage Is beyond repair. I have immunodeficiency that predisposes me to life-threatening infections post-surgery. I'm a very slow healer, and even after healing the tissue Is fragile and never recovers the muscle characteristics: the cut never fills with any functional tissue; instead, it forms a "valley". I was in the ICU in critical condition after 2 surgeries. The first was a severe sepsis from a foot Infection that required an amputation to remove the infection source, but the antibiotics didn't seem to control the sepsis and I was given a 10% chance of waking up the next morning. I also bruise and bleed very easily. Two years later, my entire back (spine) was fused from neck C2 all the way down to L5/S1 and anchored to my… pelvis. During laminectomy I was bleeding profusely, and by the time the surgical team was able to stop the bleeding I had lost 3,000 cc's of blood, almost 2/3rds of my total blood volume. I was given blood transfusions during the surgery. Afterwards I was transferred to ICU, uncertain if I would ever regain consciousness. The two near-death experiences were after surgeries that just couldn't be postponed, and all the surgeons, doctors and nurses did an absolute fantastic job-saving my life twice. But now another, pretty significant surgery, would be needed, Dr. Golden thoroughly understands, accepts and even encourages my thoroughly thought-out decision to not choose a surgery that likely won't heal properly, greatly increases.subsequent tears. I will be able to ha to have much more years of decent quality-of-life if I just carefully manage the symptoms-instead of being forced to an iffy surgery by my inexperienced primary who is completely incapable of seeing anything from the patient's perspective, only his own.

Excellent care