Richard Brower

Surgery was on time and all questions answered beforehand. Postop went very well. I am doing well at home. Thank you Dr. Brower and staff for being so kind, courteous and informative.

What ever you do, if you need spine surgery, have Dr. BROWER do it.

I would give no stars if it were an option. The staff was great, but Dr. Brower might the the rudest doctor I’ve ever encountered. He had no desire to help with my issue. He was only concerned whether I was vaccinated. His unprofessional defamation & rude comments to patients shouldn’t be tolerated. Was the worst appointment I’ve ever experienced & will not ever go back.

I recommend getting several opinions before having surgery. I wish I had known about Wadsworth Family Physical Therapy before my surgery. If they can’t fix you then I recommend Gabapentine for nerve pain and elavil for muscle issues. I didn’t realize that when you have neck surgery it could put additional pressure on joints above and below the joint you had fused, which could cause more pain after surgery than you had before the surgery. I just thank God for Wadsworth Family Physical Therapy. I have a life again.

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Dr Brower is one of the best doctors I’ve ever had! He fixed the mess that another “doctor” did and made it a thousand times better! I so should have gone to see him first!!

I went in with a simple herniated disc. I trusted Dr. Brower to do my surgery. Instead of fixing the problem, he crippled me for life. I now have to use a walker to get around. I pray you do not allow him to operate on you. He cut through my nerves and butchered me.

Highly recommend Dr Brower he is a great surgeon. He operated on me 2 times this year. Dr Brower performed a neck fusion first after that recovery he performed disc replacement in my lower back with fusions. Although I’m still recovering from that it has already been better than expected.

Met with Dr.Brower needed back surgery. Great bedside manner. Would highly recommend. Best Orthopedic Doctor around.

I fully trust Dr Brower. I doesn’t do surgery unless absolutely necessary. He has excellent bedside manner and communication skills, not to mention an excellent surgeon.

Dr Brower does not have the best bedside manner but he is a wonderful surgeon! He has operated on me twice for herniated discs and done an amazing job, where as most surgeons would have wanted to fuse me! I am totally confident in his judgement!!! Thank you, Dr Brower

After years of back pain I saw Doc years ago, 2009 I think. He said I was prime candidate for Stenosis operation. I was operated on that week, was in the hospital less than 24 hours. Followed instructions for recovery, it’s now 2020 I haven’t had pain in my back sense. Dr. Brower is a five star surgeon in my book. Thank you Doctor

I was told that the reason I had chronic neck pain was because I had a long thin neck and a large head. This, my neck had to hold up my head, which was the cause of my pain. Wouldn’t I have always suffered from this pain if this was my condition??? His diagnosis was different from my MRI??? His only recommendation was to lift weights at pt that was associated with the Crystal Clinic, not where I had previously gone for 2 months.

Dr. Brower performed surgery on my neck in November 2018. Everything went exactly as we discussed before the surgery. I would definitely recommend him.

Pompous and condescending like Sheldon on Big Bang. Went right to saying hubby needed surgery. Got second opinion from another ortho surgeon who said he would never do the surgery recommended by Brower. Not needed, could make worse or do nothing. Showed us many views of mri that indicated a totally different problem. Think Brower may have just looked at the xray he took and not in depth at the mri we gave him. Pompous and condescending like Sheldon on Big Bang. Went right to saying hubby needed surgery. Got second opinion from another ortho surgeon who said he would never do the surgery recommended by Brower. Not needed, could make worse or do … More

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Wonderful Doctor. After 6 years of neck pain and 3 surgeries, Dr Brower is taking approaches that my previous physician ( a well known neurosurgeon) did not even think of! I finally am getting answers.

Dr. Brower performed my back surgery in Sept of 2018. He was an excellent doctor and my back is doing well. I would highly recommend him. He is no nonsense and if you do exactly what he tells you everything will be fine. The key is to do EXACTLY what he says. I was to be off work until late November and went back to work 3 weeks after my surgery. thank you Dr. Brower you and your staff are awesome. Tamra Britton

Dr. Brower did a great job on my back.

The best back surgeon in the world. Thank you Dr Brower Phil Brady

I want to thank Dr Brower for the great job he did on my back surgery last September. I just played in my member guest for three days with no pain whatsoever. June 24, 2017 Bill Glover

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After a 2 1/2 hour wait Dr. Brower finally came into the exam room. He was immediately upset because my 35 year old granddaughter was standing up. Everything went down hill from there. Doctor Brower was very unfriendly he accused me of not following directions that I was given after receiving a shot in my hip. He was wrong when I got home I pulled out my going home directions and had followed them to the letter. Doctor Brower would not listen to me at all about the pain that I am in.

Love Dr. Brower and his staff! They are the best! After the first visit, I wanted to change doctors but glad I didn’t. I am so glad I went to him.

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Dr. Brower did a great job on my back. He may have a personality that can be off putting, but I could care less. I would rather have an excellent surgeon that isn't kissing my a** than a hack with a great personality, especially when he's working on my spine. He's not a babysitter, he's a surgeon.

Dr. Brower told me there was nothing wrong and treated me like everything was all in my head. I went to another doctor who then actually did an MRI. They found a cyst on my spine that could have permanently paralyzed me. This guy needs to lose his license.

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If you need of a spine surgeon, you need look no further in NE Ohio. A very significant percentage of Dr. Brower's patients are fellow physicians and other health care professionals, which should tell you what you really need to know. Dr. Brower is never in a hurry to get into the operating room and is a strong proponent of conservative management before surgery. As someone in the know, I can state that Dr. Brower's surgical technique is very meticulous and at the leading edge of his field.

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Terrible bedside manner which I had been forewarned about but since i heard he was a capable surgeon I went to him anyway. The procedure was fine but the outcome was not and I feel he does not like to be challenged in any way about his outcomes because he treated me even worse after I did that. No doctor should be so defensive and mean that he loses sight of the well being and condition of his patient. I found a better doctor and now I am okay.

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On Monday, May 25 my life changed in a way I thought it never would. I had been experiencing dibilating back issues. I had been under the care of a chiropractor, NST, Physical Therapy had a spinal injection and rounds and rounds of steroid and pain medications. Finally I was referred to Dr Brower. I'm happy to report 1 week post-op my pain is gone and I'm able to walk, sleep, shower and drive. Dr Brower and his team really are the BEST!!!

If I could give no stars I would. I chose him knowing his bedside manner was poor but his skill was known to be good. In the end, his approach was so abusive, I doubt his skill mattered much. He's mean and rude, and shared my health info with people I didn't approve. I was stressed and depressed for months after spinal fusion. When he came in after surgery, he and his posse stood several feet from the bed, never came close, never touched me. It was bizarre. Run away. Choose a doc with empathy.

In 2000 Dr. Brower performed an anterior lumbar fusion on L3-4. I was pain free. He advised me to change jobs, as it was very hard on my body. I didn't and in 2008, he did an XLIF fusion on L4-5. I have since retired. I have occ. pain, which is controlled with Tramadol--no narcotics. I am also 30 lbs.overweight, which doesn't help my spine or any other joints. Dr. Brower has NO bedside manner. He is often blunt & will hurt your feelings. But, he's very skilled & the doctor you need in the O.R.

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After experiencing significant and debilitating sciatica for nearly 10 years, I was recommended to Dr. Brower by my family doctor. Dr. Brower quickly and accurately diagnosed my problem being Spondylolisthesis after a consult (before I even had an X-Ray/MRI) in his office. Dr. Brower then recommended the XLIF procedure to fuse my L4-L5 and this was completed in May 2015. I have been 99% pain-free since August 2015 and I am now 100% fused 10 months-post op with no/miniscule nerve pain to date!

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Minimal invasive back surgery. Walking the day after surgery. Back to work fourth day after surgery. Does not sugar coat diagnosis our options.

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