Grateful patients have requested their stories be placed here as examples to various types of surgeries and there possible outcomes. These are examples only as not all patients will have the same outcomes, but fortunately many do. See the links to the right that indicate the type of condition or surgery performed.
Please call (888) 234-4357 with any questions or to set up an appointment.
Dr. Maroon Patients:
Featured Story: Soldier Joe Furman’s Battle to Return to his Unit
- Roberta Borgo – Pituitary Tumor
- Robert Bear – Anterior Cervical Microdiscectomy and Fusion
- Phyllis Wilson – Anterior Cervical Microdiscectomy and Fusion
- Richard McDonald – Anterior Cervical Microdiscectomy and Fusion
- Rev. John Dennis – Lumbar Laminectomy
- Caroline Lollini – Lumbar Laminectomy
- Bruno Sammartino – Lumbar Laminectomy
- Matthew Lucas – Microdiscectomy
Dr. El Kadi Patients:
- Mary Jane Love – Spinal Tumor
- Norbert Alphonso – Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Dolores Kulish – Spinal Tumor
- Robert Bushovisky – Lumbar Microdiscectomy
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Joe Furman’s Battle to Return to his Unit
March 4, 2010 at 4:21 pmGrateful Patient Joe Furman’s Battle to Return to his Unit
Patient Story – Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
US Marine Joe Furman’s Battle to Return to his Unit
February 2010
Joe Furman* is in the US Marine Reserves and has been deployed numerous times in recent years to serve in Iraq. While at home during a training exercise [...]
Introduction to Patient Testimonials
December 15, 2009 at 2:59 pmGrateful patients have requested their stories be placed here as examples to various types of surgeries and there possible outcomes. These are examples only as not all patients will have the same outcomes, but fortunately many do. See the links to the right that indicate the type of condition or surgery performed.
Please call (888) 234-4357 [...]
Norbert Alphonso
December 4, 2009 at 1:21 pmLumbar Interbody Fusion
Norbert Alphonso* is a 62 year old who enjoys being able to do his own work around the house. “About two years ago my back started to hurt, said Mr. Alphonso, at first I just continued to do my work but the pain became so intense that I couldn’t do anything at all.” [...]
Dolores Kulish
October 16, 2009 at 4:49 pmSpinal Cord Tumor
Dolores Kulish* had enjoyed good health most of her 67 years, but in November of 2001 she began to have lower back and lower thoracic pain on the left side, primarily with twisting type maneuvers or walking. “At first my doctors just thought it was arthritis, “ said Mrs. Kulish, “but I didn’t [...]
Mary Jane Love
October 16, 2009 at 4:43 pmSpinal Cord Tumor
Mary Jane Love* is a very healthy 69 year old woman who couldn’t believe what was happening to her last June. “I am generally always on the go”, states Miss. Love, “I really was not expecting what happen”. She began to have pain into her legs and feet but she also had a [...]




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