Dr. Tomoko Tanaka, MD

Went for Chiari 1 malformation surgery and everything went downhill from there got a spinal fluid leak while I was in the hospital I got staph infection almost died took him 19 hours to get me to surgery my blood pressure was 60 over 40 when they finally took me to surgery they cleaned it out three months later my head split back open with infection again they let me walk around with my head hanging open for four months before they decided to do surgery again the whole time telling me Oh you can go back to work with my head open all the way to my skull then after the second surgery to clean out the infection 4 weeks my head starts hurting again they have to go back in and drain a pus pocket off of my brain that they had kept missing ended up I now have meningitis then two weeks after that they discovered I have an infection in the bone of my skull now I'm on permanent disability for the rest of my life my memory loss and my dizziness and fainting and passing out keeps me from any kind… of job or enjoyment of life

Your compassion, patience, and support for my husband was heart-felt. No one can compare to the treatment he received. I saw the tenderness in your eyes when you listened to him describe his condition. Skill in your practice is apparent. Thank you for your work. God Bless you.