Gordon H Baltuch

This was my second time undergoing FUS for my essential tremors. A little more than 9 months ago, Dr. Baltuch and his wonderful staff treated my right side for the tremor. I had an amazing result! I was thrilled to hear that the FDA approved FUS for the other side and booked their first available appointment. The procedure was again a huge success! To now have two steady hands is remarkable! The care and expertise of Dr. Baltuch and his staff was just amazing. Anyone considering doing this procedure would be very well advised to use Dr. Baltuch!

Dr. Baltuch performed DBS on me in May 2022. He did an excellent job of explaining the surgery, its risks and benefits, and his vast experience with the procedure made me comfortable with the decision to proceed. I experienced no complications and am very satisfied with the positive results that I experienced. I would highly recommend him to any Parkinsons patient considering DBS treatment.

I had Dr. Baltuch do focused ultrasound to relieve an essential tremor in my right hand. The surgery was a huge success! I had the surgery on Tuesday, and walked out in the late afternoon. I was even able to go out for dinner that night and hold a glass of wine by the stem. Some minor feeling of unsteadiness, that resolved within a few days. The most caring doctor and staff. I couldn't recommend Dr. Baltuch more!

Dr.Baltuch is a doctor who listened to every concern I had and always responded with answers that were easily related to. One of my major concerns was being able to reach him in the event of an emergency or even a question. Upon me voicing that concern he immediately gave me his cell phone number and told me not to hesitate in reaching out for any reason. His constant positive attitude helped me to go into the surgery with less anxiety then I originally had. After surgery he spent a considerable amount of time explaining to my family how the procedure had gone. The first night I got home after surgery he called just to see how I was doing. The operation was a success and I will be forever grateful. I always felt that he was listening to me and never condescending nor unengaged.

My name is Alfred J. Malinowski. I am a Child Psychologist and Clinical Psychotherapist who treats children and adolescents suffering from various types of mental disorders. Presently, I am 65 years old. This is a review of two (2) surgical procedures that were performed on me to correct a brain deficiency known as Essential Tremor (ET). Both procedures used the Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) thalamotomy to ablate a small area of cells in the thalamus, an area of the brain responsible for the transmission of the tremor to the hand. This procedure is non-evasive, which means there is no cutting of tissue. Dr. Gordon Baltuch performed both of these surgeries. The first procedure was a FDA approved surgery performed May 2019, which targeted the thalamus on the left hemisphere of my brain. This surgery corrected a tremor for my right hand which helped me to write letters and to eat and drink out of a cup without spilling any food or liquids. I was taking two (2) dif

I am a fellowship-trained physician and, after careful research, chose Dr. Baltuch to revise my DBS IPG. Dr. Baltuch's experience is second to none in the field of D.B.S. and his office staff was polite and efficient at getting me onto the schedule at short notice, No issues whatsoever. Dr. Baltuch has a refreshingly good bedside manner and sense of humor. All told, a 5 -star physician and a 5-star office.

Excellent surgeon. He installed a deep brain stimulator in me. No compilations with fantastic results

Similar bad story here. Dr Baltuch did a DBS surgery on my father and then went on spring break. He created a brain bleed during the surgery and this went unnoticed afterward as he went on vacation. The brain bleed caused a stroke and my father lost the ability to speak and swallow. They put in a feeding tube against his medical directive. When Dr Baltuch got back from vacation he referred to my father as a "Salvage Case". I went out for lobster dinner with my dad the night before his surgery and he was far from salvage status. Another Parkinsons specialist saw my dad during his recovery and said that DBS was not the right option. Dr Baltuch only cares about how many surgeries he does. Quantity definitely does not equal quality.

Excellent DBS Surgery performance. Truly the best.

Dr. Gordon Baltuch performed Focused Ultrasound brain surgery on me December 2018. He was very knowledgeable, kind, clear and helpful in answering all of my presurgery questions. He listened closely to all of my symptoms and gathered all pertinent information from my neurologist and all tests. I even followed up with me by cell phone to ask about any possible side affects days after the surgery... this was on top of his staff calling me. I highly recommend neurosurgeon Dr. Baltuch.

Dr Baltuch is a DBS installation factory. The surgery on my father had complications, and Dr Baltuch was nowhere to be found for weeks afterwards. He should have known that he caused a brain bleed due to worsening cognitive ability, but instead, ignored the symptoms and shipped him off to a rehab facility where he further deteriorated. Find a doctor that follows up, which is not Dr Baltuch. He's much more concerned, based on how he behaved in person, in getting to his next DBS surgery.