Pawel G Ochalski, MD

Brilliant, honest, incredibly skilled and thorough. I can’t say enough about what Dr. Ochalski has done for my quality of life. At 28 I met him when I had a large herniated disc causing almost full compression of my spinal canal. He told me he hates to meet a patient for the first time and tell them that they need surgery but this was an emergency. After surgery my sciatic pain was gone but I still had pain in my lower back. I continued to see him and we explored conservative treatments. He talked with me about a fusion and explained that he truly believed if he could stabilize one degenerated segment of my spine that I would feel much better. He explained the risks and I weighed them and decided to do the fusion at 29. I am ecstatic with my results. He has changed my life drastically. I can walk, I can change the sheets on my bed, I can tie my shoes, I can get out of my car, I’m not afraid to sneeze! (People with bad backs know all of these things are a huge win!) All of this is possible because he didn’t only treat my images he also listened to me. I will never be able to thank him enough.