Prior to seeing Dr Chiles, I went from my primary, to urgent care, to the ER, and back to urgent…read morecare, where a lower spine injury was finally diagnosed. I went to a spine specialist and left the consult with a bad feeling. I was referred to Dr Chiles by two co-workers. My first contact was with Sarah and Jessica in the office. They were absolutely fantastic and made this stressful situation so much better. At my consult, I felt comforted and impressed. Dr Chiles is very knowledgeable, yet spoke to me in terms I could understand. I was provided as long of an appointment as I needed to have all my options presented and all my questions answered. Actually, he provided so much pertinent information, many questions were answered before I asked them. My consult was informative, comforting, and left me with a true sense of hope. I needed a laminectomy, decompression and fusion of my L3-L5 vertebrae. We scheduled my surgery at NYP Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville. Dr Chiles and his surgical (as well as his office) staff are the absolute best. Together, they resolved my crippling back pain, got me standing upright, back on my feet and back to enjoying life pain free. Thank you to everyone who assisted me especially Dr Chiles! I highly recommend Dr Chiles to anyone with a spinal injury/illness. KMB

From the owner: Westchester Spine and Brain Surgery is a multi-hospital private neurosurgical practice founded,…read moreowned, and operated by Bennie W. Chiles III, M.D., F.A.A.N.S., F.A.C.S.. The practice provides state-of-the-art surgical evaluation and treatment for a wide variety of conditions related to the spine and brain, with emphasis on surgical spine problems such as disc herniations and spinal stenosis, often requiring complex operative treatments such as laminectomies, discectomies, and fusions. Dr. Chiles has received the prestigious honor of being named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor in Neurosurgery/Spine Surgery for seven consecutive years from 2020 to 2026. He has also been recognized as one of the Top Neurosurgeons in the region by Westchester Magazine in their annual November Top Doctors issue for six consecutive years from 2020 to 2025, and will again be featured in the November 2026 annual Top Doctors issue of Westchester Magazine. Additionally, he has been named by Castle Connolly as one of the Top Neurosurgeons in the entire New York Metro Area every Spring from 2021 to 2026, and in this regard was again featured in the annual July2026 Best Doctors issue of New York Magazine for the sixth consecutive year.

Dr. Petrucci gave me my life back! Every positive comment about her is 100% spot on. Caring,…read morecompassionate, interested, skilled (extremely), personable, down to earth with a great sense of humor and just a damned good surgeon. I can't say enough good about her. I couldn't walk more than 100 yards without extreme pain. Now? unlimited distance but I usually walk about 4 miles, play golf and chase my little grandkids around the yard. Thanks Doc you're the BEST! Nick Ercoline

I was in a car accident in March and my fractured spine was not healing. She miraculously fixed…read morethe issue in a few short weeks. From first appointment, to MRI to procedure decision to the procedure in just one month. Constant suffering with a brace to normal, no back pain, in a month! Very caring and kind and an skilled expert.

I highly recommend Dr. Oppenheim. He is an extremely competent and skilled surgeon and an expert in…read morethe field of neurosurgery. I have had three spinal surgeries within the past 2 1/2 years, all for different issues, and the outcome each time has been successful. Prior to each surgery, Dr. Oppenheim explained each procedure in clear understandable terms and answered any questions or concerns that I had. Dr. Oppenheim and his entire staff are professional, personable and a pleasure to deal with. Thank you, Dr. Oppenheim, for giving me freedom of pain and greatly improving my long term quality of life. Artie S

From the owner: Since opening our doors in 1965, our continued commitment to providing the highest quality,…read morepersonalized care has resulted in many grateful patients who have taken the time to write kind words of thanks for helping them get back to what's possible in their lives. Dr. Oppenheim and Dr. Degen are highly experienced, board-certified neurosurgeons who will gently guide you so you understand your condition and the full range of treatment options. From your first consultation right through to your final post-operative checkup, you will speak directly with your neurosurgeon.

Had surgery in 1997. Its 2024 and thanks to Dr.Elowitz i was able to see my son grow to the 31yr…read moreold man he is today and many more years to go . Thank you with sincerely appreciation [:

My mother and I are both thrilled with Dr. Elowitz' expertise. My mother is 84 years old and had…read morebeen in severe pain for three years. Her back pain radiated into her left leg and she had great difficulty walking, sitting and lying down. Her lifestyle changed dramatically and she could no longer keep up in activities with my father. My mother tried the usual treatments ie. chiropractic, physical therapy, acupuncture and epidural injections however did not experience any lasting relief. A laminectomy was the only answer. I researched surgeons for my mother as I am a registered nurse. I found three top spine surgeons including Dr. Elowitz in NYC and we scheduled consult appointments with each. Dr. Elowitz was the only surgeon who was confident that a minimally invasive laminectomy was the way to go. The other surgeons wanted to cut up and rebuild my mother's spine (including performing a fusion) which was way over the top for an 84 year old woman. My mother and I did not feel that she would survive the recovery period for a fusion which is very involved. We chose Dr. Elowitz to perform my mother's surgery. Her care was top notch every step of the way. From admitting to preop to operating room to recovery room to the hospital floor where my mother stayed overnight (as did I), everyone we dealt with was professional, competent and ready to help. Dr. Elowitz even has hospital privileges to admit his patients to the 15th floor at Weill Cornell which is a post surgical floor with only private rooms and views of NYC and the river. We were very impressed. Dr. Elowitz spoke with us before the surgery, numerous times on the day of the surgery and checked on my mother at 7:00 AM the day after the surgery. He gave us as much time as we needed to answer all questions and told us to contact him at any time if we needed him. The surgery went well. My mother is presently 10 days postop and feels much better. She no longer has tingling down her leg. Dr. Elowitz says that my mother's nerve was damaged over the past three years and that she will continue to see improvement over the next few months as her nerve repairs itself. My parents have been going for walks all over the neighborhood since her second day postop! My mother could barely walk before the surgery from her bed to the bathroom. We absolutely made the right decision to go with Dr. Elowitz for surgery. He obviously is capable of performing a more intensive surgery (as the other surgeons we consulted suggested) but he took into consideration my mother's age and type of recovery that she would experience and performed the perfect surgery for her. I highly recommend Dr. Elowitz. He is a highly competent neurosurgeon who happens to have a wonderful bedside manner as well. Edward Butler, NP: My mother and I are very impressed with the competence, practical knowledge and professionalism of Ed Butler, who is Dr. Elowitz' NP (Nurse Practitioner). My mother is 84 years old and needed a laminectomy. I am a registered nurse and helped my mother chose Dr. Elowitz as her neurosurgeon. We spoke with Ed Butler who took a through history before we saw Dr. Elowitz. We also met with Ed at the two week postop visit before seeing Dr. Elowitz as well. Ed treated us with respect and responded to all of our many questions. Ed has worked in spine surgery for quite some time and has a wealth of experience to draw upon. My mother thought that she was having an allergic reaction two days postop and we called the office. We were put through immediately to Ed who considered my mother's symptoms and gave recommendations. Ed realized that my mother was experiencing throat tightness due to residual soreness from the breathing tube that had been inserted during surgery and was not having an allergic reaction. I had told my mother the same thing but she had to hear it from Ed, not me. A few days later, my mother called Ed with another question and he promptly called her back. All too often, it is very difficult to get in contact with medical personnel after surgery. The patient seems to be forgotten. That is not the case with Dr. Elowitz and Ed Butler. They make their patients very comfortable and assure them that they are always available for problems or questions.

Incredibly knowledgeable and patient staff. I've received excellent care from Dr. Stieber and Dr…read more Cohen. And these new offices are really impressive.

From the owner: Find trusted care for your back and spine with experienced specialists. Book your consultation for…read moreexpert guidance today.

Dr.Okubadejo is an exceptionally skilled surgeon, he is the only surgeon I would ever trust to…read moreoperate on my spine. He has been my doctor for several years through multiple surgeries. He is very knowledgeable and caring. His staff is very pleasant and helpful. I would highly recommended Dr.Okubadejo and his practice.

From the owner: Dr. Okubadejo and The Institute for Comprehensive Spine Care is committed to excellence by pledging…read moreto provide the highest quality of spinal care possible. Along with the treatment of immediate or chronic problems, we strive to integrate the doctrine of prevention in all our treatment plans as a way to alleviate possible future difficulties. Dr. Okubadejo is a board-certified, fellowship-trained spine surgeon with comprehensive experience in performing numerous spinal surgical procedures in the treatment of cervical, lumbar and thoracic conditions. He is extremely adept in dealing with degenerative spinal disease, deformity and all other pathologies of the spine.

first nite after 10 hr overly aggressive surgery by Dr fuck-em-over Lenke, nursing said I was drug…read moreseeking when I asked for meds at 4 am in neuro-ICU. turns out the pca(patient controlled analgesi)was mis-programmed to 0.1 mg morphine when proper dose was 10 mg. lemke is a predatory pos. I await his obituary. never trust a Dr unless you have a reference from another patient. it's taken 11 surgeries in 9 years, 9 surgeries in past 4 years to reverse his disgusting predatory- for-$ work. I pray his death is slow and painful. What a disgusting human.

We flew across the United States to see Dr. Lawrence Lenke at "The Spine Hospital" in NYC. Dr…read more Lenke is amazing, and his staff are so sweet and so helpful. Talk about a great and caring team!! I highly recommend Dr. Lawrence Lenke and The Spine Hospital. It is part of New York Presbyterian, and is also known as "Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital." http://spinal-deformity-surgeon.com/

I just had a disk replacement surgery in my neck from this office. The surgery went amazing. I saw…read morea 95% recovery in 5 weeks. I do not even need physical therapy. You defiantly should get a spine surgery here if you need one.

Great surgeon, easily able to schedule an appointment that fit my schedule. Staff is professional…read moreand efficient .

Dr. Baaj working at Banner University Hospital in Phoenix at the time, performed a spine fusion on…read moreme in 2021 from my pelvis to T10, I'm a male, age 62 in 2021. After 2 weeks during after surgery follow up I asked him why I was tilting to the left, he said all my muscles were cut and I would have to wait for 2 years for my muscles to get strong enough to straighten me back up. 3 months later the rods came out of the couplings and had to go back in for surgery to put them back in. Over the 2 year period I was having a lot of trouble because I was tilted to the left. After 2 years I asked for it to be fixed because I was having to much pain, and Dr. Baaj responded that no surgeon would ever go back in to fix it because I was high risk and should look into getting a lift placed in my left shoe to straighten me up. I did so having a foot specialist determine it would take a 7/8" lift to equalize me. The lift never helped, so I was not only living with pain but also was getting depressed because I had nothing to look forward to. I moved to San Diego in December 2023 and started going to a pain management doctor, he decided to send me to see a Neurosurgeon for a consultation in mid 24, thinking he could assist with all the pain I was having at T10. He was unable to assist but said I should see Dr. Mundis, an Orthopedic Surgeon at Scripps in La Jolla. Dr Mundis said he could help, I was under the impression that he was going to do something around the T10 area, but he informed me that he was going to pull out all the hardware from my pelvis to T10 and install new hardware from my pelvis to T3. He determined with testing that I was not high risk and he promised I would once again be straight and if I wasn't he would go back in and fix any issues. I actually had tears in my eyes because it gave me hope. Just as a note, I was actually straight, looking front to back before my surgery with Dr. Baaj, but from side to side I was a mess. I went through the new spine fusion in Oct 24 and as promised I was perfectly straight. I highly recommend Dr. Mundis for severely deformed spines. To close, I put down that MAYBE I would recommend Dr. Baaj for future surgeries, because advancements in technology could assist Dr. Baaj to better insure the spine fusions turn out the way they are supposed to turn out. I may have been a difficult case, but Dr. Baaj never once offered to correct the fusion after he realized I was tilting to the left. 2nd, he took all my hope away when he said that no other doctor would ever go back in to fix it, so I lived with it for 3.5 years until I found out otherwise. You may turn out well with Dr. Baaj but I lost all confidence in him. If any Doctor ever wanted to view the before and after views of Dr. Baaj's work and the results of Dr. Mundis's work, all they need to look at are the full body X-rays. I suffered for 3.5 years and had it not been for a caring pain management doctor, Dr. Patel who actually cared about getting me some relief and getting me off of morphine I would still be suffering because I was not looking for another surgeon because Dr. Baaj told me himself that no surgeon would ever go back in to fix it. These comments are true to the best of my memory.

Horrible. Basilar Invaginarion. Failure & my daughter got MRSA & Sepsis & is on life long…read moreantibiotics. We noticed green infection right away f called Dr. Leslie Cohen Plastic Surgeon made us wait until our 2 week visit to see her & sis not perform blood work. We listened to them & she suffered thru many months of treatment ,intubation opening & cleaning the wound,surgery for lumps pic lines & still years later the surgery failed & no one will touch her because of the poor surgery that was done by Dr. Baaj & Dr. Leslie Cohen. She has no life because & neither do we. They promised she would be better but they made her worse. I felt confident when we first met them now I'm sorry I entrusted my daughter. Cohen wasn't even Board Certified when she did the surgery we found out later & we traveled from Pa to N.Y. & she never had the equipment when got there. We made trips there for nothing. She was very disorganized & never showed compassion. Being a fool I even bought her flowers as a thank you gift. Yellow because she said she like yellow flowers & had them at her wedding. I'm not mean but I'm so hurt what they did to my daughter & no one stood up for her or helped her. We couldn't get a lawyer because when they found out who her parents were they wouldn't take the case. Up until then they were all into it. Guess they have a lot of political pull also. Even within the hospital their lawyer was brusk with my husband but I bet if it was her children or grandchildren it would be a different story. Even after all these years I had to say something because eats away when she can't sleep because she hurts so badly & her neck is twisted. They fused her neck so she can't turn it screwin it are loose f she's always in pain & no one can or will help her. I curse the day I entrusted my daughter to these drs.