I had a lipoma growing on the back of my neck and it continued to grow over the years. My doctor…read morelet me know it was in a tricky spot because of nerves underneath and that it needed to be removed or I would start to experience weird sensations because of the pressure on the nerves. Luckily, Dr. Newell took on my case for me and he and his staff couldn't have made me feel more at ease. Dr. Newell has a very calm, confident and warm personality that allows you to relax and know that you are in good hands (and I am a professional worrier). The procedure went super smoothly and I felt like I got white glove service the whole time; it was the best experience I have had getting a procedure done. Sarah, his super funny PA, followed up with me multiple times to make sure my sutures were healing well and his staff was super flexible with my busy schedule. Thankfully, my procedure was very simple but I can given the professionalism of him and his staff, I can see why Dr. Newell is one of the best neurosurgeons in Seattle.

"There are only 24 hours in a day." He said this to me at my one month post-op appointment while…read moreshrugging his shoulders and looking at me in my wheelchair after having asked what could have happened in my surgery to have left me with the inability to use my right leg from the hip down. I thought since he would barely speak to me after surgery and nearly a month inpatient that perhaps he would at my post-op appointment. I waited 1.5 hours after my scheduled appointment in the room for him. Actually called the front desk from my cell without a answer and then from the phone in the patient room THREE times, also without an answer. I finally went out and had to ask if anyone knew whether I was in there and if I was going to see him. It was much like the night I was brought in for surgery. I was transferred from Swedish Ballard to the wrong hospital via ambulance and had to be transferred again. Was told by his PA I may not get to meet him prior to surgery in the morning because he was "too busy." WTF I was given a blank consent form to sign. At this point I lost my cool as I did when they told me I would be having neurosurgery and wouldn't be meeting my surgeon. They failed to tell me they would be taking a rib, collapsing my lung and I'd be waking up in the ICU for my second surgery. I also woke up unable to move or feel my right leg from the hip down. Weird because I didn't have any issues with my legs and was walking fine prior to both surgeries. Not only that, they went In ANTERIORLY from the LEFT side and my RIGHT leg was affected. "You should be fine in a week, then it went to a "year." I was in a wheelchair for over a year. I'm still in PT and it's been two years. I've only been walking independently for five months. This A-hole couldn't give me the courtesy to tell me what could have possibly happened because there are only "24 hours in a day." I had to resign from my job, my life was turned upside down, I lost my independence and you were stacking surgeries. I was essentially stuck in my house for months as I was fighting for my apartment complex to get an ADA ramp as I couldn't get up my ramp if I went down it. I would have to ask people passing by to help. My w/c nor walked would fit through the doorways to my apartment as my building was old. They had to remove my doors so my walker would fit through them. Disability didn't come close to covering my rent and having just started a new job I didn't have insurance safety nets. Now I take medicine for PTSD for horrible reoccurring nightmares about you and you're rewarded $1.5 million for "emotional trauma." You've never suffered in the shoes I have, not even close. Funny that I wrote a short review on Healthgrades, it was posted, you responded and two days later it was deleted. I went to post it again as there was nothing against their rules for content yet they said it didn't follow their rules. I'm still in rehab. Two years later. I have worked very hard. I have lost a lot of time out of life and it's exhausting. It's exhausting limping around everywhere despite being able to limp. It's annoying being asked continually what's wrong with me and what happened. It's awful having dreams that bring it all back as my experience at Swedish was horrific and your dismissiveness was even worse. Your life went on and mine changed for life. You didn't have ten minutes to pull up a chair to explain what could have happened. I still don't know and my trust in the medical system is now broken.

Dr. Pelman helped me understand and follow my prostate cancer for 2.5 years, determined when…read moretreatment could no longer be put off and then referred me to an excellent surgeon, Dr. Takayama. I am very pleased with the care I received. He is an excellent listener and communicator, compassionate, informed and wise. He gave me excellent guidance. I could not want more in my physician.

"Dr." Deonne as she calls herself, is not actually a medical doctor. She has a doctorate degree in…read moresomething relating to medical, and takes advantage of that to call herself "Dr." She is actually a family nurse practitioner. Nothing wrong with being a nurse practitioner, but it is a bit misleading to call yourself "Dr." in a medical setting, if you aren't one. I am not a high-maintenance patient; I go to the Dr. for my annual exam and an occasional illness, but that's about it. I do take a prescription for sleep (that I have taken for over 14 years. Dr. Deonne's office could not seem to manage the monthly refills for this prescription. While my previous Dr (before I moved here) used to call in 6 months worth of refills of this prescription Dr. Deonne would only call in 1-3 months at a time, and demanded that I be seen several times a year before whe would call in a refill. Please note that I said 1-3 months... that's because the # of refills varied from refill to refill. On four seperate occasions during the one year that I was a patient there, I had to call the office several times in order to get my prescription refilled. While I understand that refilling a monthly prescription does not generate revenue for the "Dr.," it goes with the job to do so. Yet each time I had to call (because they claimed the had not gotten the fax from my QFC pharmacy), I felt as though I was a huge burden to the office. Was Deonne competent? I think so. I did not feel unsafe there. She was quite thorough in her exams and testing, but I felt that all of the follow-up appointments she required were simply so she could bill my insurance for another office visit. It must be difficult for such a small office to make it financially, especially since they are only in the office on Mon/Wed/Fri, but only providing good service when there is potential gain may be one of the reasons that she isn't busy.And now it seems there website is not working... End Note: I found a new Dr,, and she was happy to call in six months worth of refills on my sleepy pill prscription after my new patient exam. No strings attached. :-)

Deonne Brown Benedict, ARNP or as I call her affectionately Dr. Deonne is an great listener,…read moreintuitive diagnostician and knows the best specialists to refer you to when that is needed. The specialists all give her high marks and she is recognized as a skilled, learned professional. I have been her patient for over 4 years. She takes care of my routine exams and those sessions that require deeper research. When I complained about a constant, persistent pain, she believed me. Even though nothing could be found on Cat scans or MRIs. She sent me to a specialist because she believed and I wound up having emergency surgery. When I had an aneurysm 2 years ago, the emergency doctors wanted to know my medications. My friends placed a call and within an hour she had called back and they knew my list of medications and what they were for. She is a very nice lady because the first time I met her, I was mean and ugly during a manic phase of my Bi-polar illness. When I saw her a year later, she was a class act and never mentioned that incident. Because she does have a small practice, I can always get an appointment. "Dr. Deonne" is the Best. She will continue to be my Primary Care Provider.

She left me partially paralyzed and inserted pedicle screws into my central nervous system. I have…read morehad 3 repair surgeries and a Neuro stimulator put into my back. The pain is horrific. Imagine the worst abscessed tooth...that is what it is like everyday of my life. I don't know how she sleeps at night. I sued her and she has very little malpractice insurance. They offered my $20,000 to go away and I said no. In the end she paid off my attorneys and I walked away with nothing. Run....don't walk...from her care. And I am not the first one to file a lawsuit against her. Shame on you Dr Srinivasan.

Exactly 8 years ago today at 5 am, I entered Swedish Hospital in Seattle to undergo brain surgery…read morefor Chiari Malformation. It was the single most petrifying thing I have ever done in my life. I entered the hospital with the following symptoms that thousands of people around the world also have, but cannot find doctors to give them answers for because most doctors are not trained in Chiari. My symptoms were... a chronic cough that made my head feel like someone had shot a gun through it at point blank lasting about 30 seconds each time; with each cough also came an electrical zapping that felt like bolts of lightning or a taser shooting out the top of my head and fingers and toes; I had complete dizziness that never stopped, causing it to be hard to think, see, concentrate, walk, shower, cook, shop, drive, fall asleep, pretty much do anything; upper and lower extremities would constantly fall asleep randomly; I would choke on nothing without warning, and also while eating and drinking without warning, my swallowing function would randomly just stop; I also felt like I had a golf ball in my throat even though a scope said I was fine; my vision was off; my gait felt choppy and uncoordinated, my memory was non-existent; I was unable to think of words when talking; I would say sentences that didn't make sense... And more! Thankfully God led me to a surgeon who was up to date on the latest Chiari research and she knew about all my symptoms and what my imaging meant. I will be forever grateful to Dr Jayashree Srinivasen, because I was on the very edge and she saved my life. Two weeks after my surgery, the lightening bolts and the gunshot head pain just disappeared. Many of the other symptoms continued to disappear over time. It has taken a long time to heal. At about 4 to 5 years post op, I stopped improving, but I am extremely grateful for as far as I have come in this journey. Thank you to those who have read this far. And thank you for my friends and family who have carried me through this. You know who you are and you are priceless to me. God bless you for being there for me! And I love all of you! Praying the surgery continues to hold and I never need a second one! Happy Zipperversary to Me! Lol Tammi Davie, 6/30/24

Feldenkrais is ....... what any trauma will ultimately need to go thru, Big or small, for recovery…read moreand beyond. The guide to the self that heals transforms and transcends: Neurology. It cut months and years off of my recovery.

Janice Vincent and the staff at MindMoves have made a dramatic change in my physical well being. I…read moresuffer from peripheral neuropathy and my back has been tight as a rock for years. I am now realizing how little movement I had as I'm now moving more freely, and comfortably. The change is quite dramatic. I was getting regular massage and chiropractic treatments for my back which helped to some extent for short periods, but with the addition of the Feldenkrais treatments, I not only have less pain but I have increased mobility and comfort.

I just had a short but amazing conversation with Dr. Baker as a free pre consult. She focuses on…read moregut health. Which you'd better believe is the root of the majority of chronic health issues! I am hoping to have an appointment with her soon, to get a plan of what we need to investigate, because she is amazingly knowledgeable! I've been seeing SO MANY doctors for years, no one has suggested H. Pylori as the root to all my deficiencies, but she knows about it and treats it and knows other issues that can come with it. She is out of network with our insurance unfortunately, but is totally willing to help in what way she can, even if it's just for one appointment to help give you a plan to proceed with with your doctor who is in network. She really cares about people. What a great doctor!

Dr. Kelly Baker is wonderful! Not only is she extremely knowledgable when it comes to holistic…read morehealth, she diagnosed my allergy in the first 5 minutes of meeting her. I had previously been to a traditional allergist who could not determine what was causing my allergic reaction after multiple visits and tests. Dr. Baker is very easy to talk to and makes you feel at ease, no matter the health issues you're facing. She also introduced me to acupuncture, which has been amazing (even if you hate needles). I would highly recommend Dr. Baker to anyone struggling with allergies as well as anyone looking to supplement western medicine with a more holistic approach.

Did a great job fixing a hernia. Good communication. Nice staff. I would recommend.read more

Dr. Nicole White did a spectacular job with a difficult umbilical hernia repair on me in August…read more2019. Another surgeon had counseled against attempting the operation, citing low chances of success. Dr. White, after careful assessment, was confident that she could do the repair, which amounted to a significant rebuild of my abdominal wall, so complicated that it could not be done laporoscoptically. From the first interview to the post-operative visits, she was caring, knowledgeable, upbeat, professional and extremely expert in her craft. The operation was difficult enough that I spent three days in the hospital and then carefully recovered at home. The operation was a complete success and I am now jogging and back in the gym. I can't recommend Dr. White highly enough.

Dr. Jung is an outstanding neurosurgeon and an exceptional physician. From my very first…read moreappointment, he was personable, compassionate, and took the time to explain everything thoroughly, which gave me complete confidence in my care. He was meticulous in every detail and made sure all of my questions were answered. His follow-up care was equally impressive--attentive, professional, and genuinely caring throughout the recovery process. Thanks to Dr. Jung's remarkable skill and dedication, I am now pain free and feeling better than I have in a long time. I highly recommend Dr. Jung to anyone seeking a highly talented neurosurgeon who truly cares about his patients.

Dr Jung is a compassionate, patient, extremely knowledgeable, gifted surgeon…read more He did a 7 hour surgery on my 70 year old husband who was completely dependent on a walker due to an extensive impingement in his back and lower spine. Tom is back to life and doing so amazing. He's gardening, walking, helping our daughters and grandchildren again. I am so grateful to Dr. Jung for sharing his gift and talents of surgery and restoring Tom back to life. Please do not hesitate to reach out to this wonderful doctor for help. He is so knowledgeable, yet empathetic to the patients need. Thank you Dr Jung from a very grateful family.