Awesome staff. Good location and parking is not bad. It's tucked away in a semi- neighborhood area

Very nice people! I was lucky that I didn't need surgery on my neck and the thing that I noticed was everyone from reception to the surgeon, and everyone in between were super friendly and helpful. read more

Never trust Dr Roberto to care about you after he does surgery on you. It's been over 2 years since my Jan 12 2023 surgery and I can't say anything good that has happened as a result of my laminoplasty. It seems like when I started asking questions about why I was now numb in places on my hands that weren't previously numb, I was told to be patient and that it took time for things to balance themselves out. Month after month went by and I kept getting told that things would get better. Then after awhile I was told that things may never get better! The problem was that I was getting worse than before my surgery! I was told later in a post op follow up #3 that Dr Roberto didn't do a complete surgery that was in my plan which was 1 to relive the pressure on the spinal cord in my neck, due to a huge spur taking up space in my spinal canal and 2, he was supposed to clean out the openings around the nerves coming out of my cord, (foraminectomy), as they were pinching the nerves and causing the numbness in both my hands.. Well he didn't do the latter... and told me everything went fine, but it took his PA telling me in my last post op to tell me that he didn't clean out the openings. Now my hands, arms and even my legs and feet are numb and have nerve pain all the time, unlike before my surgery...Enough time has passed and I have to say find someone else to do any surgery to any part of your back. This has to be one of the worst decisions I have ever made trusting this doctor.. And don't think his staff will be helpful either as they are just as incompetent as he is. They were all onboard getting me into the operating room and then disappeared soon after I had issues... Just say no when you hear his name mentioned. Since this surgery I've had a hard time even working around the house let alone work at a job because of the outcome of this surgery... (Side note, he didn't remove the huge spur and just cranked open the back of my spine so much it left a huge bump on my back!) When I questioned this and asked him if the spur got that big then what would keep it from getting even bigger now that he made space? His reply was that it probably wouldn't! I think that was an absolute lame answer! Common sense says that it got as big as it did and it can grow! And this guy is supposed to be the head spinal surgeon??? After reading all the other bad reviews, I really wished I read these before I had my surgery because Dr Roberto would never have laid a hand on my neck! read more

When requesting a second opinion the spine Dr at UCD should consider discussing with the patient rewquesting the second opinion instead of only looking at documentation. Not only no meeting with UCD but my pain management Dr. Said I could not return to him. I find that do unethical! read more

It's been 9 years since the day I almost died as passenger in a car up by the grapevine the driver fell asleep & I woke up two weeks later in a hospital. I was unable to remember so many things but they told my mom I wouldn't make it- they said that I would be in the hospital no less then one year and if I lived I'd be paraplegic. God & this office had other plans for me. I came to Sacramento unable to walk or sit up straight and in a lot of pain. On Christmas Eve Dr. Waldau saved my life giving me spine surgery up to My L-7 and I learned how to walk again and was so thankful. Here I am all these years later because of this office as a 4.0 student in Med school going out on my first externship in a couple months. The care & kindness was always overwhelming and appreciated. I have never forgotten this Dr. and his team. I hope he sees this Yelp. My last name has since changed but I have watched my grandkids grow up thanks to all these life saving moments. read more

UC Davis Spine Center - Me walking and not stuck in a wheelchair anymore. - Orthopedists Near Me - Sacramento, California

The amount of unnecessary suffering they cause is beyond unprofessional. It is illogical to make elderly and injured people, 10-20 of them, sit and wait for 2-1/2 to 3 hours to see a spine specialists or surgeon. The instructions say to allow two hours. That shouldn't be just for the waiting room! That is inefficient. Then we were told we'd be seeing a PA. No thanks. Dr Kim may be good, but he is too busy to provide the quality of care we need. read more

I went to the finest spine surgeon I could find in Silicon Valley to have the latest procedure, but ten weeks later I was carried out of my house on a stretcher in agony. My surgeon was busy that weekend as usual. I went to UC Davis. That surgeon cancelled his weekend flight to get me into an operating room and out of agony. The spasms that made me scream out loud have stopped and I can walk again. I hate to think what might have become of me had I not gone to UC Davis. My pain and disability were so great I could not manage to do anything without assistance read more

I am now a huge fan of the UC Davis Spine Center. I was in horrific back pain and it was getting worse. A lifetime of standing on my feet on concrete floors, snow skiing, riding horses, riding dirt bikes and street bikes, minor fender benders, etc. I finally asked my doctor what can I do? She immediately recommended UC Davis Spine Center and I freaked out, not ever thinking I would be a candidate for surgery on my back. Oh, hell no! I finally agreed to have a MRI done and was shocked at the results. I made an appointment with Dr Allen Martin and he also took X-rays and showed me exactly what was going on. I had a virtual mess in my back and as he pointed out the different elements of this mess he told me how he could fix it....six weeks later HE DID! I had great care from my surgical team, great after care and follow up care. But...here's the kicker....the pain I had before surgery...GONE COMPLETELY!!! I'm still a little sore and getting stronger every day! I am in awe of their ability to have the expertise, the knowledge and the technology to accomplish what they do. If I had let this go a little while longer I would have ended up in a wheelchair forever. Oh, hell no! My world had gotten so small because of my physical limitations I had literally no life left...no fun anyway. You will never know unless you give it a try. read more

Long story but if you are considering UC Davis Spine Center, it is well worth reading!! If I could give 10 stars, I would. Dr. Kee Kim is an incredible doctor and he has my absolute highest recommendation to anyone considering scheduling an operation with him. Surgery is never easy, but with Dr. Kim it was. After 11 years of pain, I am now pain-free. ***My Story*** My L4-L5 disc herniated in 2007, at the age of 21. I spent the next 11 years in increasingly debilitating pain. I went to various doctors multiple times up and down the state complaining of pain in the same region. They all sent me home with pain pills/narcotics, none of them believing (or caring?) about the severity of my pain. It became worse and worse until finally I had to quit my job as a teacher because I became (basically) paralyzed in 2017. The pain was so bad that I couldn't get up. My 6-year-old spent the next 6-9 months taking full care of me, (I'm a single mom) including meals, cleaning etc. as I laid in bed in excruciating pain. ***Dr. Kee Kim*** My story became public when I reached out to the newspaper begging for help as I was financially depleted and about to become homeless. Dr. Kee Kim, out of the kindness of his heart and by the grace of God, decided he could help me and took me on. I was so scared to do the surgery, who wouldn't be? But I knew that if anyone could help me, it would be him... I had read numerous reviews on various websites about him; even from people who flew in from out of state just for him. After meeting him and seeing how professional, knowledgeable and confident he was, I knew for a fact I was in good hands. While Dr. Kim was operating on my spine, he discovered that my disc had fused to my spinal cord because it had been herniated for so long. This was not apparent on any testing done prior to surgery, so Dr. Kim had to scrape the disc off my spinal cord-- on the spot. One slip of the hand and I would've been fully paralyzed for life. To me it shows incredible talent, genius, and hand-eye coordination that a neurosurgeon absolutely MUST have. I am so thoroughly impressed and pleased with the outcome. (An unexpected outcome as well is that my mood and spirits are so high. I didn't even realize how my disability had me so down in the dumps until Dr. Kim fixed me.) It has been almost 6 months since surgery and I am feeling great! The scar is so small (less than an inch long) and already faded to a light light pink. I am not only able to take care of my son again, but we get to go on hikes, parks, bike rides and more. I have my life back, and my son has his mom back. If you are reading this Dr. Kim, my son and I THANK YOU ETERNALLY!!! read more

Doctor's are great. The front desk staff when you call to make an appointment are rude and impatient. I was given 2 choices for appointment times . I took the first one but forgot about the 2 hour drive . I asked what time the second later the later appointment was . She said hold on I have to reschedule. She sounded annoyed. Then she came back on the line and said ok . I then asked what time the appointment was . She then dates didn't you ask for 1:45. That's what I was trying to confirm when you cut me off to reschedule UNBELIEVABLE!!!! So rude read more

With a round of crappy service I blessed all that and set it free. I had to file an appeal with my insurance carrier but they had to issue the payment to UC Davis. When I called I was told they would send me the payment when received. I waited a few weeks called back and was told "patients need to call and ask for their refunds". How will most people know when there is a credit? They are NOT mailing positive account balance statements. Another week+ goes by and they just issued today. Apparently if the credit is on your account for ONE YEAR they will send a refund. I commented "nice way to collect interest on my money" CSR said "we don't collect interest it's in your account" hello it is in a UCD bank account sweetie. read more

This is a handy location for sure. Parking can get tight so be aware. Roxie is across the street which is rad! Meatball sub!! The staff are super helpful and as always, excellent UCD doctors. The only negative is truly the parking but you can usually find a spot if you hunt. read more

After seeing a passel of doctors and getting no help for my back, Dr. Eric Klineberg was my last hope. He came recommended by an orthopedic doctor in Sacramento. Dr. Klineberg lived up to his reputation, and then some; whereas other doctors had given up on me, he performed a 'miracle' on my 84-years old spine: I can walk, sleep, bend down, etc. with ease now. Dr. Klineberg is surrounded by an extremely competent, attentive and responsive staff. I can say the same about the UCDavis Hospital staff--the best I have encountered in my 84 years of hospital visits throughout the East and West Coast and Western Europe. As a teaching hospital, UCDavis is privileged to have a world-renowned, multi-disciplinary staff, the latest in medical technology, thus enabling it to focus on patient care, not on the financial bottom line which drives private hospitals. read more

I was referred to UCD by my Primary Care Dr. Sewell. I called this facility today....UCD back and spine I was told would be closed for 6 months, does anyone know why....? I have been in severe pain for a few years...I need help... I cannot wait another 6 months. If you tried or had an appointment at this facility, can't make an appointment or they cancelled your appointment, WHERE did you go for your back problem......? read more

Communication between the spine center and UCDavis hospital is non existent. I was given discharge paperwork for a 2 week follow up and it took over an hour and 5 phone calls (all answering UC Davis) to get the appointment set. At the appointment I was told to get x-rays, they sent us back to the front desk. After 15 min the doctor sent us to xrays, they still couldn't take them. Finally we convinced a X-ray tech to go back all to the doctor and get xrays ordered! No one seems to want the patient to have a good experience. read more

Receptionist with short hair, glasses, mid 60s was very unhelpful and rude. Was surprised to encounter that type of attitude during the holiday season. read more

Dr. Javidan has been my doctor for over 3 years. He is the best when it comes to back surgery. He knows what he is doing and is the best in his field. The spine clinic and surgery and recovery teams at UC Davis are also are great. I recovered from 11 spinal fusions in one surgery that was over 9 hours. It's been six months and I feel that I have the best doctor and team who cares for my health. This surgeon and his staff gave me wonderful, life changing results! read more

I've been a patient here for 10+ years. The front staff honestly feel like family to me!! They have excellent patient care! Everyone there knows what they are doing, and if there are any questions they can't answer, they'll guide you to another staff person to answer your question, better yet, they will print out paper documents or give you UC Davis online resources to efficiently answer your questions and concerns. Over the phone customer service is amazing as well! This clinic can be busy at times, but the front desk always updates the expected wait time, which reassures me. There's a reason why UC Davis wins awards for "America's Top 50 Hospitals"! It's because they truly care about their patients health. And UC Davis Spine Center is proof that they deserve this award! read more

The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing and they mess up on your medications, after an unsuccessful surgery. Called daily for 3 days Then at the end of the day on Friday, they refer me to my primary care, even though they knew I had a follow up appointment with them. They know that the medication should not be ceased suddenly and they don't care. They give you the run around and then the receptionist, Laurie, is extremely rude. I will never go back. I am very disappointed in UC Davis spine center. In fact, I cancelled my follow up appointment. There is no point in following up with this micky mouse operation. read more

WARNING ! Do not go to this Medical Group. In particular do not bother to see Dr. Ripul R. Panchal, D.O. I made the mistake of having a huge amount of faith in the UC Davis Medical Centers Ortho Department. You see, I worked for the Medical Center back in the 1980's and 1990's. At that time they had one of the best Ortho Dept's in the nation. Here is what happened. I Injured my back years ago and it has gotten to the point of needing surgery. I went to this medical group because it has everything. Dr's, therapist's, rehab, the whole works right there in one building. I thought AWESOME !...... Well it is a work comp injury and so I had to jump through hoops just to get here. Once the Dr saw me the claim had to get approved by work comp. The standard practice for any work comp claim in Calif is to deny the claim. So I appealed like normal and one other thing had to happen. The Dr had to give a more detailed explanation to the claims people to justify my surgery. Here is where everything went real bad. Dr Panchal ignored not only the claims people but my phone calls, my messages, my lawyers request's and my treating Dr's request to respond. In fact the whole office of Dr Panchal's ignored anybody connected to me and my needs. So what happen ?????? My case was denied and now I have to start all over again getting a new Dr to see me and start the whole claim all over again. That was a wasted 7 months of my life with Dr. Panchal. In the meantime I am in a huge amount of pain and getting worse. The nerves in my back are being pinched and I am losing strength and feeling in my legs and losing the ability to walk unassisted. I am now 95% stuck using a walker and on my way to a wheelchair thanks to Dr. Panchal and his team of unprofessional, uncaring, and *&^%$@%&*(&^%$%...... employees. So much for being the best in the nation. They are not even the best in any ghetto. read more

Dr. Javidan did my back surgeries Dec.2017. I came to him leaning over my walker unable to stand straight nor walk upright. He did 2 surgeries each over 20 hrs. This is now Aug.2018, I have been walk & standing straight, the pain is much less. Still have some limits, but I'm standing straight, no walker just a walking stick. I even go camping in my RV by myself. THANK YOU DR. JAVIDAN AND YOUR STAFF IN & OUT OF THE HOSP. ESP COLLEN. read more

If you enjoy long wait times over the phone and bad customer service, this is a great place for you! The assistant on the phone was curt, disrespectful, and unhelpful. read more

Very impressed with Dr. Panchal's knowledge, communication skills, willingness to go over my imaging in person, and planning follow-up care. I'm very grateful for being referred to the Spine Center at UC Davis, and in particular, Dr. Panchal. read more

I have to agree with the folks who left negative reviews about the front office staff. They are completely self-involved and are not leading the customer focus making patients wait while they have water cooler talk with fellow employees or not attending to the customers coming into the clinic with scheduled appointments. When I arrived they said to sit down and they would get to me. After waiting 15-20 minutes and watching others walk up and check in I approached the front desk. She asked me , have you been helped yet? She forgot about me! Clueless. My actual doctors appnt was good. Though the front office staff had so much unhelpful attitude I will not go back. I actually problems coming and going out of my appnt. The person supposedly assigned to schedule my follow-up appnt had her sign turned backwards indication her station was closed. After 5 minutes of waiting in line next to incoming patients I got re-routed to her only have her be cluesless about who I was and never asked me my name to look me up to schedule my follow up. At this point, I decided I was wasting my time and said to her well if you are not interested in knowing who I am or helping me I guess I should go. She says OK. Then I left. read more

Dr. Kim did four laminectomies on my L-2, L-3, L-4 and L-5 lumbars and cleared away several bone spurs that were irritating nerves. I have had 3 previous back surgeries - and I believe Dr. Kim is by far the best of all the surgeons. I got an amazing result and am completely out of pain. I had been in pain (both legs, low back) for years and should have had this done a long time ago. Dr. Kim is very very good at what he does. He prefers to open the spine area up (rather than do it with small incisions and cameras) so he can see exactly what is going on and can fix everything that he can while he is performing the surgery. My scar healed so well it is almost invisible after only 5 months. I have 100% confidence in Dr. Kim - he is the best of the best as far as I'm concerned. Tom Schaal read more

Dr Kim Keep and his team are awesome they did my surgery in November and I was up and walking before I even left the hospital and the hospital staff was also awesome they took care of better than I could have imagined they were all very nice and always had a positive attitude which made feel the same which I believe helped me heal faster I couldn't ask for a better place to have I recommend them to everyone. read more

I've had over 6 years with the East Sac UCD Spine Center on C St.The most profound and scary was just after a serious fall where I landed on the R side of my head, R shoulder and side, in so much pain that 3 IV pain shots didn't touch it and just moving my index finger of my R hand ever so slightly sent heart monitors screaming because my B/P sot thru the ceiling - as high as 181/120. They sent in a neurosurgeon in after reading films who, in a raised voice,demanded I let him operate, immediately, on my neck. When I said I needed a second opinion, he threw himself onto my bed, his L hand grabbing my R thigh, saying he worked w/Dr. Kim, the doctor I said I wanted a second opinion by. He blew a gasket when I stuck to my guns - NO. Later I met with Dr. Kim who said I needed my neck operated on first since it was the worst, got quite angry - wasting his time that day - when I said I wanted to wait as long as possible before such a scary surgery. A couple of years later I made the appointment because I got bed-bound too many times due to neck and lower back - falling, severe pain. Dr. Kim said first he'd need an u[dated MRI to know, before getting in there, what was waiting for him. BUT, mine was a workers' comp case. They authorized me to see him for evaluation for surgery BUT refused to authorize necessary spine MRI. Did say his assistant was not filling out forms correctly as reason but she was a brilliant and long-standing assistant who'd filled out same forms for other workers' comp corps - other than SCIF, that is - all correctly, all at least nearly the same, and mine checked out and found perfect by someone else who deals with SCIF. Thing is, granted it was quite frustrating for both Dr. Kim and his wonderful, professional assistant. SCIF was being its same ol' crooked self. But over 5 1/2 years later, they authorized me - and without any hassle that time - to see Dr. Kim, again - for another evaluation of my neck and spine where I'd been diagnosed with 4 herniated neck discs that caused, at times, major pain down my R arm, hand, including noticeable weakness, numbness, and atrophy in my R hand and L2 thru S1 herniated discs in my lower back, severe sciatica pain down my R leg that went thru my fully replaced R hip area. This appt. was very different. I did NOT see Dr. Kim until after someone told me I needed to go get an X-ray of my spine? and I had just a couple of shots taken in both a quick standing, then bent over position, then off to wait for Dr. Kim. He very quickly ran me thru the "new" results that I was basically "HEALED"! All by itself! To hell with the continued falling, pain, and totally forget the possibility, before (by both UCD spine neurosurgeons), when I said I needed to wait for the surgery, of becoming at least partially paralyzed? After the first 3-4 minutes of his latest diagnosis of magical healing, he did say he could recommend some sort of spine shot that there is no way in hell SCIF would ever authorize. They said "NO" to me and Dr. Kim. He never had the courage to call with any other suggestions for the "slight lingering pain I might experience periodically - in spite of his own and his colleague's original diagnoses that had gotten much worse with repeated falls - one including 8 1/2 hours of being unconscious after falling on blacktop and ending up with either another fractured skull or bad concussion as well as further neck damage diagnosed as whiplash and slight lumbar swelling. No matter how "good" a doctor is, if he or she has N INTEGRITY, how much trust can you put in that doctor - especially when insurance companies might be calling the shots? Like workers' comp, Medicare, Medical care by an HBO or other greedy enterprise? Just sayen'. This is definitely a "NEW AGE" in medical care. Get trusted references by doctors you already trust. That is the current "MUST HAVE", now. read more

Dr Ebinu is a very professional man. He explained all the procedures and risks to me. During surgery I had issues, he kept my husband informed of all that was going on and kept him in the loop . I thank Dr Ebinu very much for taking such good care of me. Follow up visits were of the same quality. If anything of this nature is needed again , I would be looking for his expertise. Everyone on his team is top notch and I cannot saw enough good about them. Thank you Phylena Herrin Snelling Ca read more

I saw DR. YASHIR JAVIDAN at the UC DAVIS SPINE CENTER because I could not even stand up straight. When I was standing I had to be hunched over because of terrible back pain. Dr. Javidan ordered an MRI and was able to identify the problem at L1 L2. Although their wasn't as detailed definition as perhaps encyclopedic, he was fairly certain that a fusion would benefit me. You see, in a perfect world we would all fall under exact diagnostic specifications. Unfortunately, it's not always black and white. I will forever be grateful to Dr. Javidan for his professional wisdom and skill to identity what was wrong and realize a plan to correct it. I am only six weeks post op and am able to stand up straight...absolutely beyond happy to be standing and forever grateful to Dr. Javidan!! Also of note is that he did the minimally invasive approach. Really unbelievable that ONE day after surgery I came home walking without even the help of a walker or a cane. read more

I am a 70y/o Ironman Triathlon athlete who reached a point that I could not walk 50 yds. Dr. Klineberg and his team of dedicated Dr.s had me back biking, swimming and running in short order. Their skills and caring attitudes were beyond my expectations. Two years out and I am completely back to normal and looking at doing another Ironman. I can never thank them enough. I would excitedly recommend Dr. Klineberg and the UC Davis Spine Center without hesitation. Thank you, Dr. Klineberg. read more

Dr Panchal and his team are the best! Attentive, thorough, and never eager to "just do surgery"!