For some background, I had 2 back surgeries in 2012 and after the second one I was much better…read more Then I started having issues in 2021 or 2022. My treatment plan was an injection in the right L5, S1 (same area as my previous surgery). Unfortunately, I didn't get any relief. By 2023, my pain was bad and affected my right side as well as my left side L5. The pain was on and off 20x a day at a pain level of 5-8 on a scale of 0-10. I saw the nurse/ PA and he suggested getting an MRI and physical therapy. Therapy wasn't helping and MRI showed no main issues but scar tissue, arthritis and degenerative disk. After doing a test to see if I could have an ablation, Dr. determined I wasn't a candidate. I repeatedly asked the nurse practitioner or the Dr. nurse for cortisone shot but was turned down as it didn't work the last time. During this exam, it didn't hurt in the areas it needed to be but I told him typically it does hurt in those areas. It would get triggered if I stand for a few minutes, sit in a chair for a few minutes or bend picking things up etc. It was still a no go on injections. After having a meeting with the doctor in December, he recommended a prescription. After doing research on the drug, I was pretty nervous of the side effects. So, I decided to get a second opinion. The New Dr. reviewed my records and MRI and suggested a cortisone injection would be something that could help and suggested two shots one on each side. I got the shots and within a few days I feel 80% better. I hope it lasts and time will tell. Overall, neuroscience was professional but wished the PA and Doctor at neuroscience, would have listened to me and considered the injection.

After being referred to Dr. Parnell in April 2024, due to multiple Neurological conditions,…read moreseizures, sleep disorder, neuropathy, amnesia, muscle weakness, and more, she said my conditions did not meet her level of expertise and advised I see a nurse practitioner. I disagreed. After a three-month wait, in July 2024, the Nurse Practitioner decided my case was too complex and scheduled me for another three-month wait. My hour-long appointment in September 2024 was cut to 20 minutes without notice, and no physical exam was performed. To my surprise, Dr. Parnell claimed she did a complete physical exam and questionnaire in twenty minutes, changed my medication, and only discussed half of my issues. Afterward, she directed her nurse to schedule an appointment six months from now. I messaged her to ask that some items mistakenly entered be corrected. Instead of reviewing my history to see that I was accurate, she wrote me back stating she could no longer be my doctor because I had too many issues. In my chart, she wrote that I was being released because I had severed what a normal doctor/patient relationship was. Unfortunately, many of the answers she filled in were incorrect, and I didn't want that reflected on my record, regardless of whether she was my doctor and asked to make the changes. I have copies of the messages exchanged through the patient portal as well as the correspondence related to my requests for corrections. I filed an online grievance, but never received a reply. I then sent a letter of grievance, and they chose Dr. Parnell as the representative to hear my complaints, which I found absurd. But I stated the issues, and she twisted my words. I stated that I did not agree with anything she wrote. She promised I would get a chance to review it before she revised her notes. The next day, she published her notes without changing anything and stated that I had agreed with every statement she wrote. I have retained a copy of her published notes and my letter disputing her statements. I attempted to contact the Privacy Officer but was hung up on several times and, on other occasions, diverted to the Marketing Director, Sarah, who refused to allow me to speak with the PRIVACY OFFICER. After four attempts, Sarah finally allowed me to talk if she were present and spoke for her. Dr. Price had by now added that I was banned from all Neuroscience facilities everywhere. I asked Sarah why. Because we need to protect Doctors from you, because you're a liar, was Sarah's reply. I then wrote a letter to Dr. Price at NSG with suggestions on how we could resolve this in a civil manner, without resorting to the courts or government agencies. Dr. Parnell's ban from NSG was inappropriate, and retribution cannot be given out while a grievance is in process. He chose not to reply, and Sarah had told me never, ever to call NSG again. I have since completed the necessary paperwork to contact: 1. Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services; 2. The Medical Board of Examiners; 3. The Medicare Peer Review Organization / BFCC‑QIO; 4. The Wisconsin Division of Quality Assurance; and 5. The HIPAA‑enforcement Authority within HHS (Office for Civil Rights). I am awaiting their responses.

Dr. Mustafa Baskaya, MD was a very thorough and good surgeon. He removed all of my brain cancer,…read moretook the time to explain everything, review scans, and checked in with me with great care and bedside manner before and after the surgery. He put me at ease, and made the "scary surgery" not so scary. I trust him, and would highly, highly recommend him and his neurosurgery team.

I don't feel it's appropriate to review physicians in the same format used to review restaurants,…read moresince so much of the outcome (in the case of a physician) depends on the patient. However I have to say that Dr. Baskaya, who operated on and cared for my mother in the spring of 2011, consistently impressed me as having that rare quality - - rarest of all in a surgeon - - humility. The other thing that struck me about seeing him at work over the course of a week or more, was that his staff adores him. I would not hesitate to place myself or any of my loved ones in his care. Since he's a neurosurgeon, I hope that doesn't happen, of course, but should the need arise, he will be my first choice.

Found out son had a cyst in his head that was altering the overall structure as well as…read moredisplacement of a major artery. Went to see Dr. Reichert as a second opinion due to his ratings. After waiting an hour past our appointment time, he spent approximately 5 minutes (NOT kidding) with us. He came in the room, said "any headaches" (to which my son responded "yes"), with Dr. Reichert's response of "I'm not doing surgery because you don't need it." Didn't bring up his MRI results or discuss them, didn't talk about any of his structural abnormalities, didn't ask "how are you," didn't listen to any concerns, didn't ask if we had questions, kept tapping on the exam table - slouched and leaning back in the office chair - completely unprofessional, cocky, disrespectful, NO bedside manners, treated us like we didn't know anything (I myself have a medical degree as an NP), didn't even assess my son(!), opened the door, and walked us out of the room. I would NEVER recommend this provider to absolutely anyone. I have no idea who would rate him so highly, but I really hope that you look to other providers to have an understanding of what one would be like if they had their patient as the focus of attention, during an office visit that I am paying for, related to a pretty significant issue.

Not what I expected. Exceeded my expectation…read more I had to complete and bring some paperwork (medical history, etc.) and a CD with two CT scans. I thought it better to submit them prior to the app't so the Dr. might have a chance to review BEFORE my visit. How could he go through all that and the scans during the app't, which I expected to be 15-20 minutes? The doctor saw me within 10-15 minutes of my appointment time and spent over 45 minutes speaking (and listening) to me, doing a brief physical exam, and then reviewing, in detail, the CT scans of my cervical and lumbar regions. He didn't review the scan in advance. He spent the time to review them with me. I was not there to proceed with any particular action or surgery. I was there to CONSULT and strategize whether to take action now (I'm 67), or wait some years, maybe 10 or whatever, to live with my ongoing condition/s (I've had a discectomy and fusion already) and take action at some later date. Dr. King understood all that, and considering the complete Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) I have, he recommended we take a wait and see approach on the surgery. He did refer me to Dr. Doniparthi in the Pain Management clinic to again CONSULT the possibility of an injection or trigger point therapy. (I have seen her more than once before and had injections before). I did follow up with her the very next day and her assessment was basically the same - no assurance that any injection would help... might help, might not. So... wait and see as long as I could continue to function as is. I was very pleased that I was listened to, that a conservative approach was considered and taken, and will return to Dr. King, if and when, I deteriorate to needing some intervention.

I have ups and downs with the Neurology at the UW Hospital. It's a Level 4 Epilepsy hospital (I…read morethink one of only 3 in WI) so the equipment is top notch and the doctors are very well-trained and extremely knowledgeable, so you really can't beat that. The issue is the ratio of patients to doctors is so oversaturated that it's tough to get 100% of the care you need and pretty tough to get an appointment -sometimes 4-6 months. Most end up being virtual video appointments in order to get through the long line, but it can be a nice option if you live further. The scheduling team is definitely on-the-ball calling patients on the cancelation list. If you catch the call right away you can probably get a sooner appointment! The Neurology team is relatively fast at replying to MyChart messages, which is awesome! If something is really pressing and you're willing to wait on hold, you may be able to reach a nurse via phone too. I give them 4 stars though because if you stress that things are really starting to effect the quality of life; the doctors are quick to order MRIs, PETs and studies. I did a 6 day stay in the EMU and the care of the attending doctors, RNs, MAs, PAs and techs was nothing short phenomenal. The EMU is a pretty miserable place but the teamwork, communication and care was fantastic. Top-notch equipment. Lovely room. Really great food, everything can be ordered in advance via an iPad. I've worked with Dr. Felton, Dr. Gardon, Dr Laquer and Therese Aschkenase NP. All in all, there are big pros and cons to UW Neurology but it's the best care you're going to find as long as you're patient for appointments!

It took 3 months to be told I needed a brain angiogram. Then the doctor missed first video call due…read moreto "emergency surgery", then was late for next video call due to "emergency surgery". Got appointment after 4 months only to receive call that, you guessed it, my procedure was rescheduled due to "emergency surgery". It was going to take 5 months to find out if I have brain aneurysm and god knows how long to fix it if it is. In the mean time I cannot go on the kidney transplant list live until this is resolved. To much of a large institution to care about the patient.

Dr. Bowman is a terrific, caring healer! When I began seeing him, I had daily, excruiating…read moremigraines and several other health problems. I have seen the best of the best neurologists in the world and had tried everything possible to help my migraines, but nothing worked. I was once a successful attorney and became disabled b/c of the migraines. By the time I started treating with him, I was having severe cognitive problems whereby I couldn't even put sentences together, forgot things that happened mere minutes ago, and couldn't even remember my friends' names (and I graduated top of my class in college and law school). I was out of hope and knew in my heart that I only had a couple of years left. I decided to give him a shot. In the beginning I had so many doubts: what were these weird things he was having me do, weird supplements to take, and expensive treatments? BUT, a year later, I am SO SO SO much better! My head and health have improved greatly! (A pleasant bonus is that I am starting to naturally lose weight without even trying). My intellect has returned and I hope to practice law again! The best part, though, is that I can finally be the Mom my kids deserve! So, how do I rate Dr. Bowman? I am not sure how I can even put into words how miraculous he has been for me and my family. (Note: I have applied what I have learned from him and use it on my family and they have gotten healthier too!) I would recommend him to anyone who needs help! He is a brilliant doctor, who also happens to be so caring!

Clean, Friendly, and very welcoming. His methods DO work. Proof is in the the results! Only reason…read morei give 4 stars instead of 5 is because I feel it's expensive. But that's because my insurance doesn't cover it. I highly recommend Dr. Bowman