Dr. Joseph E Welsh

As a six time patient of Dr. Welsh, I must say, I know him VERY well. He is kind, considerate, caring, and he drills into people's brains and spines and stuff and makes them better. You could not find a better doctor if you searched the entire world.

Dr. Welsh spent a good deal of time with me, showed me my MRI and explained what I was seeing. He told me my options, and recommended against surgery at this time, which was refreshing to hear from a surgeon! He is professional, caring, and answered all my questions. I would recommend him highly.

I was referred to Dr. Welsh (the only Neurosurgeon covered by my HMO) complaining of sudden onset lower back pain with no obvious cause. He said I had a tethered spinal cord and if I didn't have back surgery immediately, I would end up in a wheelchair but if I did, it would fix the pain and I would be as good as ever. After surgery I was in unbearable pain. Much worse than before surgery and I have been that way for 11 years. In successive visits he has offered no explanation for the pain, why if I had a tethered spinal cord I could have been so physically active all my life until then, or if anything went wrong during surgery and if he could fix it? His answer to everything was, "I don't know". Years later I went to a pain specialist and started to tell him what happened. I didn't get very far before he finished my story for me. I asked in wonderment how he knew, especially the part about "ending up in a wheelchair". He just smiled and said: "Money."