I love him! I couldn't ask for a better Dr to try and manage my pain. He's very nice and understanding, he listens and truly trys to help. He treats me with respect and not once made me feel uncomfortable because I do take pain medication where I have had happen with several doctors in the past. I've never had to wait long in office to be seen. Everyone that works there have always been extremely kind and accommodating. I would definitely recommend him to everyone!

Submitted Feb. 11, 2016

New team is horrible except the nurse, I mean front office is horrible....specially Lisa, She is extremely rude. She thinks herself bigger than doctor. But otherwise it's one of the best pain clinic and a top Doctor. He is very caring & knowledgeable doc.

Submitted Jan. 30, 2016

The goal of this office is to prescribe opiates until a person is addicted (60mg oxy 3x daily, for myself) and then cease their treatment and force you to enroll in their subpoena program. I am a pain patient, not an addict. The staff is very unprofessional and rude, especially Lisa. This office is terrible, I would not recommend it to anyone. They have virtually no knowledge of what they are doing to people and are in it strictly for the money.

Submitted Sept. 30, 2015

Was good until he got a big practice and his urine test sample chain of custody is nonexistent to much room for error mistake you just pee in a cup and leave it on a counter for anyone to tamper with and if it comes back positive he will not take no for an answer he will make you say you took whatever the test says you took to the point of police style corrosion to a false confession he will scare it out of you if you do decide to go to this doctor insist on following your urine sample through the process until it is sealed in a tamper proof container and put in a secure location ready for transport to California otherwise as many times he tests you it's only a matter of time until a mistake will be made and out you go as a addict other than that he does very good at injections and will prescribe high doses at a high quantity and will definitely not be in pain the staff is friendly and courteous except for the incompetence in the lab work which I think is the reps from the lab he uses fault for not providing him with a proper chain of custody protocol he covers his but and so should you in pain clinics these days there's so much in place to protect the doctors but none for the patients you are asked to wave your rites in order to receive treatment because of dummies taking and selling medicine they shouldn't and now cronic pain patients have to suffer even more and endure more stress just to try and live a life without constant suffering its so sad

Submitted Feb. 20, 2015

Dr. really takes his time and listens. It's really rare these days. When I came there 2 years ago - I was barely walking. I am way better now, he has very good hands and patience when it comes to injections and with sedation it's a piece of cake

Submitted June 5, 2014

i have waited to be seen there two hours past my appointment time and dr v seems to hear what hewant and they mixed my urin sample up with another paitents because they dont print your name on it they write your name on a piece of paper and set the bottle on it not saisfied

Submitted March 4, 2014

DR.V,his office manager Sasha&secretary Elena are BEST & PROFESSIONAL TEAM I've come across in my 15 yrs of back pain,12 operation & visited over 500 back specialist in over 5 countries of EXPERINCE.HE IS SO CARING,UNDERSTANDING,PROFESSIONAL,KNOWLEDGEABLE AND TO PUT IT IN ONE WORD.HE IS SIMPLY THE BEST OF THE BEST I'VE MEET OR VISITED FOR MY BACK PROBLEM.HE LISTENS TO THE PATIENT VERY VERY CAREFULLY,UNDERSTAND IT AND THEN HE RECOMMENDS HIS TREATMENT OPTIONS.HE ALSO EXPLAIN THE PROS & CONS OF EAHC TREATMENT OR MEDICATION AND THEN HE DOES THE TREATMENT ONLY & ONLY WHEN THE PATIENTS FEEL SAFE & SECURE.I VISIT HIM FROM CANADA FOR A VERY SERIOUS BACK PAIN THAT I COULDN'T GET ANY KINDA HELP HERE IN CANADA.HE UNDERSTANDS THAT I COME FROM FAR SO HE ALWAYS HELP TO THE BEST OF HIS KNOWLEDGE....NOT JUST ME ALMOST EVERYONE TALKS VERY HIGHLY OF HIM IN HIS OFFICE WAITING AREA. IF YOU WANT A GOOD,CARING & KNOWLEDGE DOC.THEN I WOULD SAY THEN WASTE A MINUTE MORE,JUST GIVE IT A TRY.upstatepainclinic.com

Submitted Dec. 20, 2013

Dr. V is the most kind compassionate kind caring Dr I have ever encountered he puts his patients well-being and needs before all else he is polite courteous and has great sense of humour he understands what it is like to live with sever pain being a pain sufferer him self due to a helicopter crash while giving humanitarian aid in a conflicts zone if it wasn't for Dr. V I wouldn't be here today because I wanted to end my life rather than live in severe pain 24/7 not being able to enjoy anything life had to offer but be for warned he monitors his pts if on any controlled meds so if your an addict looking for pain meds this is not the place for you he is VERRY! He has Verry strict guidelines unannounced UAs and pill counts are common and if addiction is found he also offers suboxone treatment for those pts over all a great guy who actually cares hard to find these days

Submitted March 16, 2013