I've been a patient here for over a year and just discovered I never wrote a review. How can that…read morebe for such a five star experience! I was referred by a spine surgeon that knew surgery was not an option for me. The doctor that had ordered an MRI of my back said I should NEVER consider spine surgery. When I first arrived at this practice over a year ago the PA Shaun Nicole Wright had reviewed my MRI. After an exam she determined I was definitely a candidate for a spinal injection. Since I have numerous issues with my back she let me choose which area was of highest priority to me for treatment. She warned me that whatever I chose would be the only injection for at least three months. When I indicated lower spine she was a little surprised but then on manual pressure examination she agreed. At the end of the first visit I stopped at the office for surgical scheduling for an SI Injection. After the 1st injection I am sold and have recommended to others to skip major surgery and consider cortisone injections. In the past year I have remained in the kind care of PA Shaun Wright. She herself is fabulous, thorough, and well informed. Last November when I needed a repeat of the SI injection she knew the surgeon was going on maternity leave. While I sat in the exam room she reached out first hand to the surgeon to see if I could be squeaked in. The surgeon, Dr Bauer agreed to do my injection in the office the following week since space in the Surgical Center was not available. Not many doctors would be thar accommodating. I have remained a loyal patient since the beginning and go every three months for reevaluation. The injections are so successful that I can go much longer than the three month required interval. Thanks for a true FIVE STAR EXPERIENCE !

Took my pain away , what more can you ask for . Doctors and staff are excellent. Kind and friendly…read more, they seem genuine in their concern .

I enjoy visiting with Nurse Katie. She is always so pleasant and reviews my history and current…read moreconditions very throughly. She recommended so very good strength training exercises that will hopefully improve my back. I'll return in 6 months

I've seen Kate and Dr comptom for " Pain management " for…read morethe past few yrs. They are both very good -- I have no C/o about them . But worst office I've ever worked with. Can't get anything scheduled-- no one ever calls you back. I play the game I was told to play -- go in every 3 months to make it easy to get me scheduled for when I do need an epidural-- what a joke -- they called me last week to finally schedule an epidural I was supposed to get in November-- never happened. Then I got diagnosed with endometrial cancer/ had surgery before they even got back to me about scheduling epidural. Told them I can't drive now ( 1 week post op) and don't want epidural right now while recovering but could I get a refill on gabapentin due to back pain with no epidural. Wouldn't do it-- since I haven't had a refill in 3 yrs. I often go mths without taking it --but I have to come in for a drug test --be seen-- again. Just saw me 6 wks ago. Then Kate told me to just ask another doctor to send-- maybe my PCP. Wow-- i guess since I figured it was a pain management prescription that id call pain management first. Well-- after 2 weeks of trying to get them to return my calls about the refill (office finally called this am to say no) I decided to take kates advice and call PCP. Even though hasn't seen me in 6 MONTHS he was willing to send. So I have to think that there are better pain management practices out there. Doesn't matter how good your providers are if the practice is this poorly run. I know I need to start looking around--

I would recommend this amazing Doctor and his staff to anyone . Their great and friendly makes you…read morefeel at home .

I know this flies in the face of the seemingly endless 5 star reviews elsewhere, but the office…read morestaff is either woefully understaffed or incompetent. I am in constant significant back pain with a herniated disc, and I was referred to Dr. Vermuri to get an epidural injection ASAP. Meeting with Dr. Vermuri went fine and he said to schedule an epidural with his staff. I was told by his staff when checking out that I would hear back from the scheduling person within one to two days. After three days I called to find out when my epidural was scheduled for since I had not heard anything. I was told by someone named Amy that it is typically a week or more before an appointment can even be scheduled, and that they were currently running three weeks out AFTER you were scheduled. When I asked why in the world it takes a week to even get a procedure scheduled, I was told "the only person that schedules epidurals is Heidi, and she can take a week or more to schedule a procedure since she multitasks like the rest of us and has many other duties beside scheduling." So, I am in constant stabbing pain and at the mercy of a single multitasking "when she can get around to it" scheduler to even get on the books. That is one star. Appalling.

TERRIBLE - BEWARE, this man caused me to eventually died and be resuscitated from what was a (in my…read moreopinion) BOTCHED low back surgery. He cut the sack surrounds the spine causing Greater Pain / Discomfort then before I went in the hospital for his surgery. His office NEVER followed up after the (BOTCHED) surgery. His office put the surgery off for each of 2 days prior backing up the dates. Telling not to take any medications (one of which is Acid Re-flux) each of the days B/4 the surgery plus the additional days I had to lay on my back in Norton's hospital. Sent me home after the 2 days in the hospital medicated enough to not be able to know what was happening. I deteriorated enough to be "Care-Flight'ed" back to Louisville / Norton's, placed in an induced coma, which caused me to died for 2 1/2 minutes. After Chest compression's in the ER brought me pack to life, I had to relearn my walk, swallow, talk again. I still have about 50% of my cognitive abilities. Dr. Harpring (in my opinion) has taken my life from me. Please beware!!! Duck Sounds!!!!!!!

I have been a patient of Dr Reid Brown's for years. Dr. Brown specializes in knee, hip, and pelvic…read moreorthopedics. I could have sung the praises of Dr Brown through the years but I wanted to wait until I actually experienced his expertise in Total Knee Replacement surgery. I have needed knee replacement surgery for years but for a variety of reasons the timing was never right. Thirty years ago when I lived in California the problem the doctor identified was I was just TOO young to be a candidate for surgery. Twenty-five years ago after moving to the Louisville KY area I got started at a different orthopedic doctor's office and was told that other than knee injections there was no other option due to metal allergies that included titanium , cobalt and nickel. Injections in my knees were useless as the first day it increased the pain, the second and third day after were great, and then it was back to my original condition. Ten years ago a Physical Therapist I was being treated by mentioned Dr Brown as he had performed knee replacement surgery on the Therapist's mother. My first appointment with Dr Brown I was sold that I finally had found the correct professional. Upon arriving for my appointment a full set of x-rays on both knees were taken. Dr Brown needed no time in evaluating the x-rays and exclaimed I needed knee surgery for years. Yep, I knew that but thought I was going to lower the boom when I told him of my metal allergies. No, he had the answer. He exited the exam room and re-entered with an actual knee replacement kit (not even a sample but the actual surgical kit). Dr Brown explained that the joint would be made of Zirconium and the replacement bone could be made of polypropylene (layman's term = plastic). Great news! To proceed Dr Brown wanted additional allergy testing that was different than the standard patch testing. This allergy testing used blood to do a blood antigen test on everything that would be used during surgery such as specific cement, etc. While waiting for the results I promised Dr Brown I would work on losing some weight as it would be helpful in the overall surgery process. I also agreed to work on warm water physical therapy to be in the best condition possible for surgery and recovery. Based on my knee conditions Dr Brown wanted to replace the right knee first. Fast forward several years and my left knee was in HORRIBLE condition and I couldn't stand on the left knee/leg at all. Unfortunately that emergency appointment was with Dr Brown's APRN Craig. Oops, Craig found an additional problem and called Dr Brown in for a consult. No surgery could not happen. Dr Brown explained that with a pulse of 32 he couldn't do surgery. He instructed me to work with my Cardiologist to get a pace maker and then he would consider Knee Replacement Surgery. This review will not go into all the trials and tribulations of getting a pacemaker other than to say it took YEARS! In the meantime I made another appointment with Dr Brown because I thought I was having right hip problems. Dr Brown was so on top of things he immediately could say the problem is not your hip but appears to be a back problem. He ordered an MRI that confirmed exactly what he thought. From that information he said DO NOT CONSIDER BACK SURGERY but referred me to pain management. Finally back to June 2025. I had left Total Knee Replacement by Dr Brown. He requires all patients take a webinar class prior to surgery so you know exactly what to expect. In my final appointment with him prior to surgery he warned me I was in End Stage Osteoarthritis and that the surgery was not going to be a breeze. Together understanding the condition, the allergies, etc. he would do his best to avoid problems. I had total faith in him and experienced fantastic surgery and outcome. If you need an excellent orthopedic doctor for knee replacement or hip replacement Dr Brown is my recommendation!

My experience with Norton Leatherman Spine Center is limited, but so far so good. I was able to get…read morean appointment in a timely manner with my preferred doctor (Dr. Crawford). I showed up on time, and was seen on time. Everyone I had contact with was friendly, professional, and efficient. Dr. Crawford appeared prepared, explained next steps, and answered my questions. Intraoffice communication appears to be very good/outstanding - I didn't have to explain my situation, status or what I needed. I was impressed. And I got my parking validated (without asking). Don't park in the street. Park in the garage for free with parking validation.

Everytime I see a doctor with Nortons it's a disaster. No parking, waiting long after scheduled…read moreappointment, then get misdiagnosed. Even when they know you've got a broken neck or broken hip, you're NOT getting a single pain pill or any pain relief. They do not care if you're in pain. They don't care how long you had to wait. It's terrible.

He won't let you speak for more than 10 seconds, he dismisses anything his patients have to say,…read moreand he lacks even basic bedside manners. Worst of all, he doesn't take responsibility for his bad outcomes, blaming the searing residual leg pain on "difficult anatomy" and eventually a "hip problem". I would have hoped he had more professionalism to own up to his poor result.

From the owner: Specializing in: - Spine Care…read more- Physicians & Surgeons, Neurosurgery

Louisville Bone & Joint Specialists, PSC is a conveniently located orthopedic office on the first…read morefloor of the 4001 Kresge Way building directly across from Baptist Hospital. I think there are at least eight doctors that are in this practice with a variety of orthopedic specialties. Additionally there's an excellent group of x-ray technicians that very capably take your needed x-rays at the time of your doctor appointment. They are instantly ready to be viewed by your doctor. The patient alone is escorted in for x-rays and then returned to the waiting room for anyone that may be accompanying you to your doctor appointment. There are a variety of chairs in the waiting room including some tall seats to make all patients comfortable while waiting for your appointment. The front office staff are quite efficient and if you do the pre-registration on your cell phone prior to your appointment you will only have one page to sign. You may be caught off guard when you walk in and see so many patients waiting but don't panic. There is more than one doctor seeing them all and some are there just to get an injection that doesn't take much of the doctor's time. I can't exclaim enough with how happy I am with this practice and specifically with my physician Dr. Reid Brown. If you need a Knee Replacement, Hip Replacement or Pelvic surgery he is the one to see! Five stars all the way from start to finish when other doctor's did not think there was an option for my condition.

I have been treated by three current and past surgeons in Louisville Bone & Joint's Practice. In…read moreeach case, the surgery was successful and I received excellent care. I have referred other people to the doctors in that practice.