Dr. David Okwudi Okonkwo, MD

Everytime I leave a very friendly phone message with my spine health deterioating. I get a nurse or PA that yells at me on the return call. I never ask for pain meds, but I should. His office is too big and busy to care. I do not even know Dr okonkwo, because all I ever get is his PA.

1st visit was great, was right on time, second visit was awful., PA came in quickly and then we waited for over 2 1/2 hours before Dr. came in. Offered no explanation, this is not acceptable ! No one even bothered to pop their head in to offer us any kind of explanation as to the hold up... My time is just as precious and important to me. Could have fibbed and told us he was in emergency surgery would have made us feel a little better! Took a day off and was there as long as I am at work... Was not happy

He was awsome his staff was awesome Took me from not being able to walk to doing anything I want today 1 year pain free

He seemed very aloof.

I can not believe that some of these reviews are for the same surgeon that took care of my son. My son got the best care from Dr. Okonkwo. He was upfront about my son's surgery and the chance of it making things better. He spent as much time as we needed to digest and make a decision on whether to move forward or not. He showed genuine concern and understanding of an 18 year old boy.My son spent 6 1/2 years going from doctor to doctor , each one adding or changing the drugs he was on. Dr. Okonkwo recommended surgery to fix the problem. My son got his whole life back and is on no medication. We owe a lot to this Doctor and will be forever grateful for him taking the time to try and help us.

This man told me he could relieve me of 90% of my LS Spine pain. 13 months after surgery I have 100% additional pain along with conditions I did not have prior to the operation. The waiting room for clinic is like a room filled with cattle; you wait a minimum of 2 hours and then you see a PA and see the Dr for about 10 minutes. I am a ghost of a women compared to what I was prior to the surgery. I would not reccomend thi

So what if you have to wait, he's excellent with an excellent personality and sense of humor! He spends ample time with you, cares and he orders the right tests. I would go back in a heartbeat. I was referred by an acquaintance and she was right, he's good!

This comment has nothing to do with how well this Doctor performs. but if the average wait time is a reflection of how accurate the other categories are the they are all sadly inaccurate. I have been to this office twice. First time I waited in the exam room for 3 hours before seeing the doctor for ten minutes! Second time I arrived in the office at 11:30 am and left at 2:30 pm. So in my humble opinion he only thing these ratings are good for is a good laugh!

Did I see the same dr. as the rest of these reviewers? His PA spent about 15 minutes explaining my mri and possible surgery: i.e outcomes, risks ect. He came in to talk to me and his phone rang. He said he had to take the call and was gone about 10 minutes. In the mean time his PA comes back hands me a script for additional xray views (not told why) he then walks in and says .."oh good you got your script. see you in 6 weeks"........um no doc you wont!

Very good and thourgh