Joseph Aferzon's Online Review Report Card

Absolutely love this doctor. I'm happy with all he has done for me and my back, that has taken beating after beating from years of lifting, repositioning, and securing the safety of the patients I'm responsible for. I find him honest, forthcoming, and easy to talk to.

Office staff was horrible. Never could speak to the doctor, he always had nurses return calls for him. My surgery was horrible. I woke up and couldn’t stand up. I couldn’t touch the floor, the pain was unbearable. He did a second surgery the following day to supposedly correct it. However I then spent 7 months pretty much bed ridden. Back and forth to different hospitals for many different problems caused from the surgery. Finally went to a Yale surgeon and he did the best he could to fix what had been done but unfortunately too much time passed and some things could not be corrected. Today, approximately 2 years later, I live every day in pain. However thanks to the surgeon at Yale I can stand and walk. I will forever have this pain.

Professional, easy to talk to, concerned, seems to know his stuff!

THE FIRST CONSULTATION EXPLAINING THE SURGICAL SPINAL PROCEDURES THAT DR. WOULD PERFORM ON ME WERE AS HE WAS SPEAKING TO ANOTHER SURGEON - I LEFT MY MEDICAL DICTIONARY AT HOME. I WAS HAVING SURGERY DUE TO EXTREME PAIN AND ABSENCE OF STRENGTH ON MY RIGHT ARM AND HAND. 7 HOURS LATER I AWAKENED WITH GREAT RESULTS ON WHY I HAD SURGERY FOR THE RIGHT HAND, BUT MY LEFT HAND WAS NOT MOVING. RETURNED FOR A 5 HOUR SURGERY AFTER BEING HOME 4 DAYS. AGAIN I AWAKENED WITH NO USE OF MY LEFT HAND. DR. AND I HAD A SERIOUS DISCUSSION ON HOW WHEN I CALLED HIM, HE WAS WHO I WISHED TO SPEAK TO. ONLY ONCE DID HE ACTUALLY CALL ME BACK. I WENT FOR A EMG TO LOCATE NERVE DAMAGE AND DR. CONWAY SAID I HAVE SEVERE NERVE DAMAGE, NOT EVEN A GUESS AS TO WHEN MY HAND WILL RETURN TO NORMALCY. THE DAMAGE IS A RESULT OF SURGERY IN THE C3-C5, C5-. I NOW HAVE TO GO MANY WEEKS FOR P.T., AND WILL BE FITTED FOR A HAND PROSTHESIS TO EXPAND MY CLUBBED HAND. ONCE YOU SIGN THE PERMISSION FOR SURGERY THE DOCTOR IS NOT RESPONSI

Amazing doctor. I was in pain for almost 3 years. Another doctor operated on my back and told me that there was nothing wrong with my back. I went to Dr. Aferzon and within 10 minutes he told me that I needed 3 operations. I had the three operations and now I'm living pain free.

2002,2012,2017 Dr Aferzon has operated on me with each surgery they became less invasive. Dr Aferzon is Brilliant in his craft! Waiting for him is another story but I always said he was worth the wait!!

I found the entire staff to be friendly . Dr Aferzon took the time to explain my situation and what he could do to help me, it worked well and now I have similar situation on the opposite side and I am going to see him again I have complete confidence that he will help that too.

Dr. Aferzon's staff is very rude & you have to wait a very long time to be seen by the doctor

I went to see Dr. Aferzon because of chronic neck pain. After a year of physical therapy and injections, I decided to see him about a cervical fusion. I asked him about his success rate and he claimed it was about 98%. What he doesn't tell you is that he can probably make your spine structurally sound, but that the surgery might not eliminate your pain. That is what happened to me and now I have to take pain medication every day. Also, someone from his office called me about bringing some medical device to me and I wore it for a little while, and it actually made the neck worse. When I went back to see him, I mentioned the device to him and he said that I wasn't supposed to have it until I had at least 2 weeks of physical therapy. So, he doesn't know what his staff is doing. I ended up with a second fusion due to a herniated disc, which I feel might have been caused by getting that device and using it too soon. In summary, find another doctor!

I suffered from left C7 nerve compression with left arm pain from a herniated disc.Dr.Aferzon performed a endoscopic posterior laminotomy and micro decompression surgery.My pain was gone and the surgery was a success. I'm now suffering from right C7 nerve compression with right arm pain and numbness from a disc bulge.Dr.Aferzon will be performing surgery on this also.I consulted with 4 neurosurgeons before finally choosing.Dr.Aferzon was the only mininamally invasive endoscopic surgeon.