Thanki Ashok MD

01/05/2008 Posted by patmyback

I have been a patient of Dr. Thanki since 1993 he has done several surgeries on my lumbar and cervical spine. He is a Wonderful Doctor and i would recomend you as i did already did. Thank You for your kindness. Your staff people are also great. Sincerly, Patricia A.

Pros: All thumbs up

Cons: None

11/22/2007 Posted by jskirsch

It has been a long time since I have encountered a Dr. who is so thorough, so caring, so clinical. I never felt rushed or intimidated. Dr. Thanki is not chatty He gets to the meat of the problem. I could not beleave that there are Drs. today in this politically motivated medical industry that exist with such professional and refreshing style. I have already recommended him to another potential patient.

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09/11/2007 Posted by legal_rn

I'm not sure why Sterling45 had such a negative experience. I found Dr. Thanki to be nothing short of incredibly patient, caring and skilled. Despite my many years as a critical care nurse, I didn't purport to know everything -- or even ANYthing! -- and he spent considerable time with me and my family discussing diagnostic procedures, my treatment options, both surgical and nonsurgical, risks/benefits, etc. This was done in a respectful, informative, and never-condescending, manner. After exhausting all noninvasive routes (physical therapy, injections, accupuncture, etc.), I continued to experience severe pain and weakness. Dr. Thanki never trivialized my pain even though my disc problems did not appear severe on MRI. I eventually opted for cervical and lumbar laminectomies. These were performed by Dr. Thanki with great skill, negligible scarring, and excellent results. After 3 pain-free years, I was injured by a drunk driver and sustained severe neck/back injuries, ultimately requiring lumbar and cervical laminectomies and cervical fusion. I didn't have to think twice about who I wanted to perform the surgeries. After returning home post lumbar surgery, I developed excruciating right-sided chest pain. My primary physican and the ER doctor simply told me to increase my pain medications and sent me on my way, insisting I was "too young" for pulmonary emboli. (These clots in the lungs can occur in anyone who's been immobile for even a few hours -- such as during a long plane trip -- and esp. with hospitalization.) In desperation, I called Dr. Thanki who told me to get back to the hospital immediately. He was the only one who agreed with my assessment that I likely had pulmonary emboli. He then made calls to the ER and my family doctor to arrange for my readmission. Further testing confirmed this diagnosis. Without Dr. Thanki's intervention, left untreated I'd have died. Over the years, I've recommended him to others and all were very happy.

Pros: The staff was attentive, courteous.

Cons: Because he spent so much time with each patient, I occasionally had to wait 10-20 minutes past my appointment time to see him.

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07/24/2007 Posted by sterling45

This is the WORST physician I have ever been to. He frequently told me to 'shut up and listen' while refusing to allow me to ask questions, then he told me he refused to do surgery on patients like me with short, fat necks, and slyly mocked me for my symptoms of ataxia and spastic gait after a herniated c-spine. He finally told me I could 'go elsewhere' if I wasn't satisfied. He ordered NO treatments or prescriptions whatsoever during my visits with him, and gave no diagnosis. When I told him I was worried that I was having so much trouble walking that I was afraid of falling, he told me to call my family in Virginia to come walk and drive for me. My mother is 74 and in a wheelchair and on dialysis, herself. I finally told him he was fired! By the way. I am a registered telemetry nurse. I would give him NO stars if I could.

Pros: None.

Cons: The office staff are snarly and often do not answer the phone. Poor help, poorer doctor.

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12/29/2006 Posted by chucke375

Dr. Thanki may be the most caring doctor I have ever talked to. I personally am not a patient of his, however he has been caring for my wife for the past year. Dr. Thanki came highly reccomended from a family member, I also will and have reccomended hime. An A++ doctor.

Pros: everything about Dr. Thanki is excellent

Cons: none

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