Dr. Josef Ernst Gorek, MD

He is very professional and honest doctor. He will go through your MRI and tells you if he is with you doing the surgery or against. I also liked how he emailed me through kaiser since I he was against surgery for my mild case how to take care of and reduce my pain and it worked.

Dr Gorek is an exceptional surgeon and the best I have ever seen. Skilled, knowledgable, attentive and empathetic (a rare quality in a surgeon). His engenders an excellent work space environment. You will be in good hands.

He gave me a new life! I was 75 with 3 levels of lumbar stenosis and one with a collapsed disc. I couldn’t sit, couldn’t walk. Had numbness and pain from feet to waist. 1 day outpatient surgery and 2 weeks of recovery with moderate pain. Now I feel like a 4 year old who never had back trouble. He gave me my life back and I am forever grateful. I know 3 people older than I who had the same result from Dr. Gorek.

This is a first rate surgeon. Before he did surgery on me I could barely walk or stand. Now I am so much better.

Dr. Gorek did my C3-4 fusion and my L1-5 laminectomy. I got immediate relief from all the symptoms of pain, paraesthesia, and foot drop. Incredible bed side manor. I highly recommend him.

Dr. Gorek and his Team did awesome work twice on my neck issues !!! I am soo very Blessed to have had him help me !!!! I am 100% better !!! God bless you Dr. Gorek !!! :)

I had my back surgery years ago and it was the best decision of my life!!! Dr. Gorek was amazing !

I went to Dr. Gorek for relief of back pain after a fall. He encouraged me to have surgery and re-assured me at three different pre surgery visits that my prognosis was excellent. Nothing could have been further from the truth. My back pain is as bad as it was prior to the surgery. Either his diagnosis or his technique was wrong. Would not recommend him as a surgeon.

Dr. Gorek performed a 3 level lumbar decompression surgery without any complications. I am very thankful for his excellent work. He gave me my quality of life back. Thank you Dr. Gorek

Dr. Gorek diagnosed me with Spinal Stenosis and “strongly advised” the spinal surgery. Woke from surgery and was told I was paralyzed from my T4 and below. Nobody expects to walk in for an operation and learn they will never walk again. I was told my spinal cord did not receive blood flow for 15-17 minutes. A patient should have a reasonable expectation to leave a hospital in better condition than when he or she entered. It is unfair that Dr. Gorek continues to live his life as he did before and what happened to me had devastated my life. Dr. Gorek destroyed my life.