Dr. Max Endel Ots, MD

I went for a second opinion to Max Ots in 2019 as I have had chronic thoracic and lumbar spine pain. Radiologist from St. Vs totally missed the arachnoid spine web. So I can only figure Max does not what a thoracic spine arachnoid web looks like either. I collapsed while in another state in 2021 and went to the ER where they diagnosed an acrachnoid thoracic web in my spinal column. They ordered the 2019 MRI Max looked at and low and behold it was plain as day. As someone-else said he does not have a clue on spine webs or cysts. 3 years lost with pain and now scheduled for surgery to remove the spine web. Thanks a lot Max. Oh yea, he wanted to do surgery to pin my SI joints instead of the real problem he missed. Shame on ISA (his PA)for not seeing the issue either.

Would definitely NEVER recommend this Dr to anyone. I was just diagnosed with a cyst in my spinal chord, having multiple neurological symptoms that are taking over my life and preventing me from working. Told me basically not his problem and to follow up with my PC. Would rate negative if possible. Although his PA was an absolute sweetheart, I would give her 4 out of 5 stars. He may know how to fuse a spine, but has no clue about thoracic cysts, and no care either.

I'd pick ZERO stars if it was an option. This man paralyzed me a decade ago. He kept me on heavy pain meds 1.5 yrs after, then ordered an mri, then refused to continue to treat me claiming my back was fused & everything looked fine. It took almost another yr to find another surgeon willing to look at what he did to me. SAME films revealed I was not fused at all, screws were too large, all 4 screws were loose, 3 with loosency, 1 piercing my sacrum & 1 was half inch from great Iliac blood vessels. It was a "life threatening" situation. 2 additional surgeries later I found that I was past the 2 year statutory..

Dr. Ots did my last back surgery and saved my life. I couldn't live much longer with pain after two failed surgeries by different doctors. Sometimes you need to see a Neuro Surgeon instead of a Orthopedic Surgeon.

Great Dr!!

I have had 3 operations all done by doctor Ots, he is in my book the best, takes the time to make everything so easy to understand makes you feel so at ease. I am so glad I was referred to him in the 90s could not ask for a better doctor..

After three weeks struggling to get anyone to take my arm/shoulder pain and loss of use seriously, I found myself in Dr. Ots office. In a matter of minutes, his assistant and he restored my faith in Green Bay physicians and I am no longer considering leaving the area for treatment. It's early in my diagnosis but after three ER visits; missing 8 of 15 days work which made me fear loss of my job; the ongoing wonder how long I will financially suffer from this issue ... I am at the very least confident that Dr. Ots will see me through this and treat me as though my pain and medical condition is special ... because it is!

Dr. Ots was very professional and informative. That's all I can say after one visit

Dr Ots came back from vacation in MI on a Saturday kust to see me as a new patien and got me in for surgery within days. OUTSTAND job. Went from be unable to walk 20 feet to running ultra marathons, 50 milers 7h30m; full marathins 3h18mins and 1/2 marathons 1h29min at age 52 within in 2 years after surgery. Was pain free after surgery. Knows his stuff and is and oustanding doctor. Would recomend him to anyone. He answered all questions and took a great deal of time with me on follow up visits as he knew runing was very important to me.

Dr. Ots and his P.A. were very professional and I went to him for a second opinion after one of his colleagues refused to do another lumbar surgery on me, although the EMG showed radiculopathy into my right leg and sciatic nerve 2 years after the initial surgery done by his colleague, which was a miserable failure. I received numerous spinal injections and needed to be on narcotics for two years before I received any pain relief i.e. when Dr. Ots did my surgery. He is the best, and he was the answer to my prayers.