Hi Faraz,

Any of those medical centers that you mention are in the Top 100 hospitals report that U.S. News & World Report puts out every year. For an updated version of the orthopedic hospital specialties, check out the Orthopedical hospitals section .

I would not go by the list of hospitals in the U.S News and World Report as a guide for any hospital to use or not use.

The perfect example is the listing of a leading hospital in Boston MA as at the very top 25 of the list.

Yet that same hospital was reported in the Boston Globe to have the majority of spinal surgery errors in the entire state. Serious enough that the State of MA stepped in to monitor the problem.

From personal experience of getting second and more opinions on my spine issues, the top hospitals on the lsit at US News and World Report, not only gave me poor advise on my spine issues, but where proven to be 100% incorrect in both diagnosis and treatment.

Some of your more local hospitals, including the one I used and doctors that are affiliated with the local hospitals are far superior to the Big named hospitals.

Fran

Hi spring1,

My husband has had several spine surgeries and has been told the same thing regarding the pain. Even though he is in chronic pain he is told he shouldn't be in pain. He has two titanium rods going from the bottom to top of his spine. His entire spine is fused along with his hips. I can't imagine having that much work done to your spine and not feeling pain. I don't know where you're located but he had all of his surgeries at Jackson Memorial in Miami, FL...they are connected with The University of Miami and have some of the best doctors.

hi every one
thanks for your posts

I'm not in us , in my country i have visited top doctors but no one knows exactly the source of pain.
so I'm going to consult from U.S physicians remotely and come there if needed.
my searches reached to E-Cleveland clinic spine center and i want to use their remote second opinion program.
if anyone knows best doctors in u.s for spine problems please aware me.

Dr. Lubwohl at Univ. of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hosp in Miami, Florida. He's a perfectionist.

I'm not familiar with the remove second opinion program, but Cleveland Clinic spine center is an excellent facility.

Don't have any info on Florida hospitals except to stay as far away as you can from any of the Laser spine facilities, Bonati, LSI and Microspine.

Fran

Yes, I've heard some very good things about Cleveland Clinic too.

littleonefb---As I've said on previous posts,I live in central west Florida, I need neck spine (stenosis) surgery. I know about Bonati, but where and what are LSI and Microspine. Please let me know asap, so I don't make any horrible mistakes. Marie

LSI is also known as Laser Spine Institute and they are in Tampa Florida. They where trained by the same doctor that runs Bonati and have no better reputation than Bonati.

A reputation of total disaster, slick advertising, sucking people into surgery after surgery and sucking people dry of money.
LSI doesn't accept insurance as well and wants upwards of $30,000 upfront before surgery is done.

Just google either Bonati or laser spine institute and you will find plenty of info on them and lots and lots of lawsuits against them

Microspine is a similar type slick facility in Defuniak Springs, FL and they have many many problems as well and lawsuits after them as well.

Any of these places that run slick websites on the net, make the claims that they do are to be looked at as suspect. No one, no facility, no matter how good they are can claim the success rate that they do. It's just not possible.
They don't participate with insurance because they can't make the money they do.

they go around the country holding seminars to suck more and more people into going to them to get surgery.

When the surgery fails the patient, they don't bother helping you are on your own.

I'm not in Florida, I'm up north in New England so not the best to advise on florida spine surgeons, but would suspect that those at the University of Miami would be good as would those up in Jacksonville.

I don't know how close that is to you, but if those are too far away, you could contact them and see if you can get a referral to a location and doctors that they would suggest.

Stay with traditional spine surgeons and spine surgery. Either an orthopedic surgeon that specializes in spines or a neurosurgeon that specializes in spines only.

Stay away from the places that have the fancy sites and claim perfection with their surgeries and use the laser for surgery.

Fran