Alexander R Vaccaro Phd's Online Review Report Card

There is not a better surgeon in America.God Bless him and his family and friends.He kept me alive for 22yrs when I should of only had 1 or 2 yrs to live.If that's not a miracle, then I don't know what is? Cynthia Smith

Doctor has heart of compassion to address the issues that concern their patients. I’m Confident that God has gifted Dr Vaccaro to help heal those in pain like myself. The entire staff at Rothman provides outstanding service. God bless you all

Hands down the BEST! I won’t have any other surgeons touch my neck, he has performed 3 surgeries on my neck and has been nothing but honest and positive. Took the time to listen to me.

Great experience from ease of scheduling, processing at check-in and expeditiously getting in with Dr. Vaccaro. He and his team were very thorough, but with a human touch. I did not feel like a number. No question or detail was left out. I feel that they will put me on the path to better health & comfort.

I had chronic neck pain, stiffness and shoulder pain for over five years and saw several doctors tried several rounds of physical therapy, spinal injections nothing helped. After spending fifteen minutes with Dr. Vaccaro I realized I had hope of being pain free one day. He was very frank and said you are not ready for surgery yet, try some other more targeted PT and if things don't get better see me again. Low and behold a year later I saw him again and he recommended cervical disk replacement w/fusion and nerve decompression. In that year span I did my research on Dr. Vaccaro and the procedure and I was confident and felt reassured I found the best. Also, Dr. Vaccaro's support staff is one the best of all the doctors I have ever gone to!

I had ALIF spinal fusion and decompression (front and back) which took about 9 hours. Eleven weeks later and I have ZERO pain! 0! Miracle! I cannot believe it! Dr. Vaccaro is truly the best there is and he gave me back my life. I had pain down both legs, could not stand more than 10 minutes, and could not walk far. I could not do many things and I am fairly young. Thank you Dr. Vaccaro and staff. I am blessed to have found you!

Dr. Vaccaro did three surgeries on my spine and I have to say I never regret having my surgery at Rothman. He was very understanding about my concerns about the outcome of my surgery. I recommend Rothman to everyone who has ever had to face spine surgery Both Dr. Vaccaro and now Dr. Kaye have kept me healthy and independent. I am thankful to everyone at Rothman both in New Jersey and Philadelphia for their patience and understanding especially this year as I lost my mother and had to reschedule my surgery. Dr. Kaye did a wonderful job on my spine and I am happy things went so smoothly this time around.

I would recommend him for any type of back surgery you need. He is top notch and has my 5 star rating along with his staff. Thank you so much Dr. Alexander Vaccaro!

Dr. Vaccaro was highly recommended to me and I will definitely pass on the same recommendation to others who might need professional and high quality health care!

Doctor Alexander Vaccaro has been named the number one spinal surgeon in the world in 2021! I am a patient of his and I agree with this 100%! I am writing this review and sharing my story to help anyone that has experienced something similar to what I went through. I am currently 52 years old, and I was a pediatric nurse for 19 years and never had any spinal or back problems in these 19 years of nursing, like most people think all nurses do. I experienced a lumbar spinal injury caused by trauma in December of 2016, not work related. When this injury occurred, I went to my PCP for referrals to help me. I have had X-rays, physical therapy, MRI's, a very painful EMG, was seen by chiropractors was put on anti-inflammatory medications had steroid injections under anesthesia and was seen by many spinal specialists that were rated" five stars". I was seen by neurologist, rheumatologists, name it... None of this worked! I was in such severe pain every day and felt that no one could properly diagnose me. I was actually told that medical science has not caught up to me - in my opinion that meant, they had no idea what to do with me for how to properly diagnose me. I went to the emergency room on several occasions due to my severe pain numbness and tingling in my knees, legs, feet, back and also experience swelling. People started to think that this was all in my head and I was exaggerating my pain, I still do not understand this to this day! My family and friends would say to me that I've been seen by numerous five-star doctors and had every single treatment available, maybe I need to see a therapist -this infuriated me! I knew that one day I would find the right spinal Dr even if that meant to travel the world. I was listening to my body and nothing else, always trust your body. It's never wrong. I believe everyone's spinal injury is different. I also believe based off my experience that all of the doctors I've seen stereotyped me, refused to look outside of the box and to look at me as an individual not as all of their previous patients. Which is why I was not properly diagnosed. During these four years of being misdiagnosed I continue to work as a nurse. I was slowly paralyzing myself. I had nerve damage in my knees, legs and feet. Doctors could stick pins on the bottom of my feet and parts of my ankles and I would not flinch I could not feel it. I lost all of my knee reflexes. Patellar reflex. It was getting worse. I started to become incontinent periodically, this was it enough was enough, I had to find the right doctor. The only person that believed in me and supported me was my husband. We were both determined to find the right doctor to heal me. One day I sat in my yard for hours googling the best spinal surgeons in world and this is where I found Doctor Alexander Vaccaro. I could relate to so many of his patients reviews online and how he helped them. I told my husband I think I found him but I'm not sure he's in our health insurance network. He didn't care My husband picked up the phone and made an appointment immediately for me. We were scheduled for the following week, which required additional MRIs to bring to him. On the day of our appointment, within the first 2 minutes of meeting doctor Vaccaro and after he reviewed my MRIs on his computer screen, and pointing to my lumbar spine, L5 and S1 area and said," here is your issue right here"! He stated, this is the cause of your pain, how come no one has found this? My husband immediately replied because they're not as smart as you. He said that I needed to schedule surgery with him immediately and need to stop working ASAP! This can and will be fixed with a T -lift surgery, which required putting screws and plates in my lumbar spine. I am coming up on two years' post-surgery and my only regret is not finding Doctor Alexander Vaccaro sooner. I will be forever grateful to him because if I had not found him, I would be paralyzed and, in a wheelchair! The nerve damage that I had in my knees and feet did not return but that was to be expected. I no longer cry in pain every day. I am doing much better. I will never be 100% because of the four years I was misdiagnosed. If this review can help anyone that is going through anything similar do not hesitate to pick up the phone and call him immediately don't waste your time with other five-star doctors go to the best, Dr Vaccaro, the #1 spinal surgeon in the world. Linda Calabrese