Rude and pass me off to another very rude Dr. Donna hicks. I would not go back to either one especially Dr hicks.

Submitted April 9, 2023

Alfred E Geissele, M.D. - Orthopedic Surgery - 34+ years experience. This is basically what convinced me (a 67 year old male with Post Polio Syndrome) to let him do my back surgery (L4 L5 Fusion) on February 13, 2017. This turned out to be the BIGGEST mistake of my life.

After a 5.5 hour surgery I woke up in recovery to find I couldn’t move my lower left leg. Dr Geissele said it was being caused by a ‘flare up of my PPS’. PPS is a very slow progressing ailment and DOES NOT HAVE FLARE UPS!! I ended up having to spend 3 weeks in a rehab center taking rehab twice a day. I went in on a gurney and came out in a wheelchair. Upon coming home I had in-home rehab twice a week for 2 months and today I’m either behind a walker or in my wheelchair. Great work Geissele!!

In April 2018 I consulted another orthopedic surgeon in Hickory about my problem. After a CT Myelogram on my lower back he found the nerve damage at upper L4 and lower L5. After 3 rounds of injections into my lower back there was no change whatsoever. I ask the doctor if the PPS could have caused this and he stated absolutely not because of it’s slow progression. I also asked him if the CT Myelogram and injections had been done shortly after the surgery if my results would have been different. He stated my chances of getting the use of my leg back would have greatly increased. Dr Geissele and his assistant even discussed doing a CT Myelogram but never followed thru with the test.

Until this day Dr Geissele has NEVER ASSUMED ANY RESPONSIBILITY for my paralyzed leg. Dr Geissele has single handily destroyed my later years of life. All the plans my wife and I had made to go places and do things with the grandchildren can now only be done on a very limited basis. I made Dr Geissele a promise during the last office visit I had that I would be doing some advertising for him so here it is.
IF YOU VALUE YOU HEALTH FIND ANOTHER ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON!!!

Submitted Dec. 24, 2018

Dr. has extreme knowledge, extremely concerned with my back and very polite. He also teaches & has gotten hospitals to start new programs.

Submitted May 8, 2017

Dr extremely knowledgeable & is involved in continuing same in new science and treatments.

Submitted March 10, 2009

Dr. Geissele is on of the most experienced spine surgeons in the area. His bedside manner is wonderful. He really cares!

Submitted Dec. 2, 2007

Not a good doctor.

Submitted Oct. 8, 2007