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    Ernest E Braxton, MD MBA

    Ernest E Braxton, MD MBA

    3.0(2 reviews)
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    Wonderful experience. From the time I woke up after surgery,…read moreI can walk without pain. Dr Ernest Braxton with Vail Health Orthopedic accomplished exactly what I needed him to do. I am now walking pain free. After contacting Dr. Braxton's office and scheduling the first visit until the one yesterday. Everything went exactly as planned. After all the preliminary tests were completed I met with Dr. Braxton. He explained the procedure he was going to use, and what I could expect after he was finished. Then what it would take to get me to back where I wanted to be. Throughout the process start to finish, his office staff have been available and so very helpful. Making sure everything did go as planned. I have now finished the recuperation period and am ready to start therapy soon. Great experience.

    I was hoping for the best instead got the worst. After the operation instead of a 2 to 3 hour…read morerecovery I was admitted to the Vail Hospital in #10 pain. I was finally released after 3 days still in pain. Only once did Dr Braxton visit me in the hospital , mumbled something and left. My nephew then drove me to Denver to a motel to await a flight back home. The next morning when I woke I was again in extreme pain so I called 911 and was rushed by ambulance to the U of Colorado Hospital , I was rushed into surgery where the Doctors removed the devise that Dr Braxton had implanted. I spent 3 days there in and out of pain. I finally got home and am now pain free but looking at several months of Physical Therapy in order to get back where I was before the operation.

    Boulder Neurosurgical & Spine Associates - Neurosurgeons: Innovating the Treatment of Spine & Brain Disorders

    Boulder Neurosurgical & Spine Associates

    3.5(29 reviews)
    65.9 mi

    I can say nothing but great things about Dr. Lee Nelson, his extremely knowledgeable physician's…read moreassistants, and his entire team at BNA. I unfortunately have DDD, bad genetics, and have had a long medical career since the age of 16--as a CNA, a medical assistant, and an RN. Many years of lifting/bending, and schlepping. I ended up working in surgery-- which is how I met Dr. Nelson. When the pain came to a head and injections were no longer helping, I knew exactly who to go to. Dr. Nelson is casual but confident, off-the-chart intelligent but down to earth, and easy to talk to. Surgery is not a trivial thing to him, he will make sure a patient has explored all other avenues first. I have undergone two successful fusions by Dr. Nelson, one cervical, and one lumbar. I can honestly say that I could not have received better care anywhere. Thanks to him, I am now taking my boards to be a nurse practitioner where I will continue to recommend him and his team with all of my heart. Sincerely, Jodie Ferguson BSN

    If I could give 0 stars or - negative stars I would!…read more Went to see Dr. V for the first time today. What a complete waste of time! The worst bedside manner. Dismissive. No concern or empathy. My total visit with him lasted 10 minutes at best. After 2 prior cervical fusions, my imaging shows severe stenosis on the right, moderate on the left, a herniated disc above my fusion, and 2mm slippage of my vertebrae at flexion and extension. My symptoms include numbness in my right hand, tingling in the back of my neck and the side of my face, and ice pick headaches in the back of my head. His response was "those symptoms don't correlate with that level. Surgery is a 50/50 chance if you'll do better. You can get another ablation or steroid shots. But degeneration is normal as we age." Maybe we can explore this as a cause: Occipital neuralgia: This is a distinct condition that is often triggered by cervical spine issues, including herniated discs. Occipital neuralgia is caused by the irritation or compression of the occipital nerves that run from the upper spine to the scalp. It is characterized by sharp, stabbing, or electric-shock-like pain that can feel very similar to an ice pick headache. Or how about it can absolutely cause the symptoms I have: A herniated disc at the C3-C4 level of the cervical spine can cause various symptoms, including: Pain: Sharp, shooting pain in the neck that may radiate down the arm into the shoulder, hand, or fingers Pain that worsens with certain movements, such as bending the neck forward or backward Numbness and Tingling: Numbness or tingling in the shoulder, arm, hand, or fingers Pins and needles sensation That was it. Off I went with the name of a chiropractor and different pain management doctor. I'm sorry but there's nothing normal about the symptoms I'm feeling. So if it's not from that level, let's figure out where it's coming from and fix it. He was absolutely horrible. I've been dealing with this for 10 years and I've never experienced a doctor who could not care less about helping. Stay away.

    Vail Valley Surgery Center - neurologist - Updated July 2026

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