Dr. Howard Ginsberg
Dr. Howard Ginsberg
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| Specialty: | Neurosurgeon |
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Neurosurgeon-related: nervous system, cervical and lumbar spine problems, brain tumors, neurovascular problems, peripheral nerve problems, neurological surgery, brain and spinal cord tumors, skull-base surgery, brachytherapy, aneurysm surgery, epilepsy surgery, neurological surgery
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3/14/13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Dr Ginsberg iS the most amazing doctor I've seen out of many he spent time with me on every visit doing through testing. He has an amazing bedside manner. Be careful who you let cut you open some do it for the money and some devote their life to it. Doctor ginsberg has been my life saver. I've been all over the place till I met him. Doctor who is not a student but and actual surgeon from japan is amazing also. Spine Surgery is very risky and does not always cure pain. My spinal cord is compressed and I'm looSing function that's why I'm doing the surgery. Anyone is blessed to come into dr Ginsberg care. If he Says you need surgery I believe him he's not the type of doctor that will just cut you open unless he is sure he thinks there is a chance he can fix you. I've been to a few other surgeons he's the only one I've trusted. God bless you dr ginsberg you are and angel put here to help. You are one of the best surgeons in canada
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1/20/13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | If you have spinal stanosis you should go see Dr Ginsberg. I'm 68 years old and not in the best of health, but that didn't seem to matter as all went well. I had a spinal splitting laminectomy (for spinal stanosis) that Dr Ginsberg said he learned from Japan. The operation took about one hour and I went home the next day. To my surprise I didn't have much pain after the surgery and was up and around the morning after surgery. Its now been about six months since the surgery and there is no sign at all of my old leg numbness and shooting pains. My only regret is not doing this sooner. | Respond |
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6/5/12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Very smart doctor. He fixed a large herniated disk for me in my low back. I was 100% fixed from the moment I opened my eyes after surgery. Four years later I am still 100%. I probably need a surgery on my neck for stenosis in the future and I will have him do my surgery again. | Respond |
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12/17/11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | I have now had my surgery. It was called Anterir, Cerivical, Dissection and Fusion. My life has changed dramatically. I still have severe pain.I ma still so hopeful. The thing that no one seems to wite on here is that perhaps not every condition is repairable. Dr. Ginsberg and his staff are wonderful. This is a very caring Dr. whom does not deserve some of the comments on here. I find it hard to believe with so many working parts going on in a neck and back that people expect everything to be as it was.Dr. Ginsberg is still trying to find answers to why I am still in pain. This is also a Dr. whom operated on my own family Dr. To me that says it all. Be thankful for this man who has dedicated his whole life to medicine ! Come on. | Respond |
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5/2/11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | My problem is the same as someone else who wrote on here. Another neurosurgeon did the first surgery on my beack and made a big mess. Dr. Ginsberg fixed the mess and I'm finally on the road to recovery after a long ordeal. He was great - thorough and thoughtful. I wish I saw him first and I could have avoided the first big mess that made things so much worse. As another user said, you should choose your spinal surgeon very carefully. Some neurosurgeons like Dr. Ginsberg devote their practice to spinal surgery while others don't. I can't emphasize this too much. Be very careful who you let cut you open. | Respond |
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2/16/11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | I have had an extraordinarily wonderful experience with Dr. Ginsberg. Contrary to some of the other ratings, I found Myrna (his office assistant) to be MOST helpful. She answered my questions, scheduled my surgery and pre-op procedures. My family doctor had sent my records to the spine clinic in Richmond Hill and never heard back from them. He then suggested he would do one more thing--send my records to "one of the best spine guys in Canada". My family doctor didn't think Dr. Ginsberg would see me but he did and for that I am eternally thankful. It has been a little over three weeks since the fusion and decompression and the pain that I have endured for the last few months in my right leg has completely disappeared. Dr. Ginsberg, Dr. Tochigi, and everyone at St. Michael's Hospital were (and are) absolutely WONDERFUL!!! Thank you hardly seems to do it!!! | Respond |
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1/23/11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | My wife went to him for surgery on her neck after another surgeon botched a laminectomy. I won't mention any names, but will say Dr. Ginsberg corrected a nearly fatal error made by another surgeon. I wish we had seen him in the firts place and avoided that ordeal. The take home message is to be very careful with your choice of surgeon if you or someone you know is facing spinal surgery. I have since learned that some neurosurgeons do spine surgery part time to pay the bills, while others dedicate their practice to it. You should be blunt and ask the surgeon about their practice and experience. If they are not a fully dedicated spinal surgeon then move on. | Respond |
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11/11/10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Unbeliebably small incision for what he accomplished. I went in for back surgery and left 3 hours later with my sciatica completely gone and much less pain than expected. Very impressed with everyone at St. Mikes, especially Dr. Ginsberg and his team. | Respond |
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10/8/10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Dr. Ginsberg performed emergency surgery on my husband after a brain aneurysm. Ginsberg saved his life, he was able to make a full recovery and returned to work. Post surgery the side of my husband’s head caved in, which is not unexpected given the nature of the neurosurgery. We have had unbelievable problems with his office staff. There was testing that we were not informed of, referral that was not sent, when I call I get a very short answer that I should wait until they call us, of course they never do because she has messed up the referral. Wonderful neurosurgeon with the worst office ever. | Respond |
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7/1/10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | paralyzed when I went to see him. He made me walk again. What more can I say. | Respond |
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4/13/10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | He did a spinal fusion on my neck and I am very thankful. Great bedside manner. Seems to really care. Highly recommended. | Respond |
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2/2/10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Went to see him after he performed an LS lacinectomy after I fell 5-storeys in may 2008. I got to see his resident ONCE and since I have asked my GP to send a referral because there's so many things that cannot be answered as she isn't a back surgeon. I have two discs that slant on a diagonal, chronic pain, chronic pinched nerve in the area above the steel rod holding my lower back together. I am so thankful I was sent to St Michael's from Oshawa. Anywhere else, I don't think they'd know what to do. But he seriously needs to fire his receptionist. Since the referral, I've called twice a week and I get no answer AND no callback to make an appt. She also screwed up my appt a year ago and another a few mths later. So we drove 2 hours to NOT be able to discuss anything. | Respond |
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12/21/09 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Honest, kind, smart, knowledgeable, highly skilled, great bedside manner. What more can you say about a doctor. After breaking my neck,I went from almost totally paralyzed to walking with a cane with Dr. Ginsberg's help. He operated on me twice and was always encouraging and honest. He told me I would get better but not totally back to normal. Everyone else told me I would probably not walk again. I would trust him with my life - I did and he gave it back to me. I am eternally grateful. | Respond |
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9/18/09 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | Very smart man. However he is a little to smart for his own good. He stated that he did not know why my family doctor sent me to him, and then offered treatment for my condition after I had intense physiotherapy with little improvement. He also stated that I had more going on with me and that it was not for him to relate that medical information to me but that it was a systemic condition. Still clueless about by condition or who else I should see about the constant pain that I suffer every single day. | Respond |
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1/9/09 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | A fantastic surgeon he gave me my life back. It was hard to know who to trust with your surgery. I had seen two other surgeons prior to meeting with Dr. Ginsberg but was immediately put at ease. I was in so much pain and unable to walk or stand longer than a minute two at the most. He realized the necessity of getting me into surgery right away (Feb. 07). Surgery consisted of a double laminectomy and decompression. I would recommend him to anyone. J.N.- Wasaga Beach | Respond |
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1/7/09 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Feel blessed to have this man as my doctor. I am his first patient to receive the artificial disc Prodisc-C. He is kind, patient, confident, straight-forward and extremely knowledgeable about the surgery he felt I needed. He spent the time to explain everything about my condition, the risks, the surgery and ease my fears. He showed me my MRI's and x-rays and went over them in detail. By doing this, it did not help his schedule, but under the circumstances and this very important specialty, I would be very concerned about any doctor who did keep to his schedule. Sometimes, there may be a long wait for him, but having him as your doctor is well worth it. I am 4 weeks post-op and everything looks good. | Respond |
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12/8/08 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | Still too early to know about the surgery (it hasn't happened yet), but I was very impressed with his caring attitude, the extent of his in-office testing, his taking the time to show me my MRI and the lengths to which he went to explain my condition to me - something that a neurosurgeon consulted earlier did not do. | Respond |
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6/13/08 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Dr Ginsberg is very knowlegeble. He explained my condition in lay man terms, the pros & cons of surgery. I opted for surgery (decompresion) all went well. My follow-up appointment after another MRI, resulted in me off work for more than 6mths to re-cupe. He knows what he is doing. He was easy to talk to, answered my questions in depth, made me feel at ease, also treated me with respect. I am glad I was refered to him. Keep up the good work. | Respond |
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9/29/07 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | I feel fortunate to have had surgery by Dr. Ginsberg. He gave me my life back and was very compassionate. I know he is very busy and you will probably have to wait to see him, but I would still recommend him. | Respond |
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7/25/07 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Waited 7 months to see him - 55 minutes in the waiting room for a 12 minute appointment in Feb05. Dr. Howard Ginsberg looked at my CT and MRI and told me I had a mild disc bulge and that I had to get better on my own. In April 2007 my wife got me a referal to see Dr. Esmail at North York General-he rushed back, neck and head MRI's and told me I should have had back surgery at the point of my injury on July 27, 2004-now it's too late. I suffer from depression,migraines, back, neck, leg pain and a total lack of mobility. I'm being sent to a Surgeon for neck surgery as I've been told by Dr. Esmail I have a herniated disk in my neck, three herniated disks and a compressed disk in my back. It's been recommended that I start a regimented Physio program and seek expert help from a good Chiropractor asap. I haven't been able to work since July 27/04. Dr. Howard Ginsberg was cold, unknowageable, unaccomodating, insensitive, haughty and succinct. I wouldn't recommend my worst enemy to him. | Respond |
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4/10/07 | 5 | 5 | 5 | He performed spinal stenosis surgery on my wife and did an excellent job. He was extremely helpful, both before ...and after surgery. He is a true professional ...and an angel to deal with. I would recommend him any time. | Respond | |
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3/18/07 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Saw 2 other surgeons before choosing him to do my back surgery procedure. Knowledgeable but did not give due consideration to other surgeons' referals and opinions on what direction to undertake. He first assessed my conditioned, offered to do the surgery and then let some other Neurosurgeon take over the procedure. Didn't even see him the day of surgery and he only visit me in my hospital room once while I was there for four days. Office staff was always short and rude. | Respond | |
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6/26/06 | 5 | 5 | 5 | This guy is so smart and so kind. He saved my mom's life and always had time for us. He explains things so clearly that even simple people can understand. | Respond |
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