Dr. Walter C Peppelman

I thought my husband couldn't walk straight again. Dr Peppelman did everything he said he would. I could kiss the ground he walks on. We are totally impressed and we tell everyone who need help.

I went to see him in 2020 for a spine injury I was turned away being told that my injury occured between the ages of 4-17, hadn't changed since then, and never will. At the time I had a grade 1 injury that was stable. He also stated that since I had at one point been diagnosed with fibromyalgia(hypersensitive nerves) that I wouldn't benifit from surgery and come back if the pain was unbearable. I left his office in tears and spent the next year almost unable to do anything only to find out that my condition had gotten worse, and had become unstable. I recently had spinal fusion surgery that was extremely successful even though the break had become to unstable to fully put back in line. It makes me sick when I think that any Dr anywhere could be so uncaring as to turn a patient away in tears who had tried for many years to do everything they could to treat her pain without needing surgery. If I were you I wouldn't listen to a single word this man says. I went to see him in 2020 for a spine injury I was turned away being told that my injury occured between the ages of 4-17, hadn't changed since then, and never will. At the time I had a grade 1 injury that was stable. He also stated that … More

Had severe pain and headaches due to arthritis in my neck. Dr Peppleman operated and removed the arthritis and 2 deteriorated discs, replaced the disc with bone and installed a plate to stabilize my neck. That was 4 years ago and I am completely satisfied with the results: no neck pain, increased mobility and no headaches. I highly recommend Dr Peppleman.

I recently was asked to go to Dr, Walter C Peppelman office for a independent report for my insurance and realized he is biased to give insurance a reason not to cover me. I have two of York's best back surgeon's Dr. Winer and Dr. Furman doing MRI'S and other important tests and both agree I needed ongoing help and physical therapy. Dr, Peppleman on the other hand finds a way to just say you reached your maximum recovery so insurance does not want to pay. He is a disgrace to his profession as far as I am concerned. He made no real effort to look into my back pain. I guarantee you that if I went to his office first for services he would have found a way to keep my insurance paying for his services.

Dr. Peppelman was a complete waste of my time. Never on time for an appointment, always 30 to 40 minutes late. I'm having terrible back pain, he explained nothing, only said my problems cant be fixed with surgery. Referred me to physical therapy and a pain management doctor. Told me "to see the blonde at the desk, she'll fix me up." Drive time to appointment = 30 minutes, wait time to see doctor = 40 minutes, actual time with doctor = 5 minutes. I would never refer this doctor. Dr. Peppelman was a complete waste of my time. Never on time for an appointment, always 30 to 40 minutes late. I'm having terrible back pain, he explained nothing, only said my problems cant be fixed with surgery. Referred me to physical … More

Working for the workers compensation insurance companies, he's looking out for the insurance companies best interest!

I had two separate disk injuries that ultimately required surgery to correct. Dr. Peppelman was direct and honest about what I should expect and the options available to me. He did a fantastic job with both surgeries and seems to take great pride in his work, which I appreciated. When I needed to consult with someone at his office after my surgeries, his staff and he were incredibly easy to reach and responsive (Danielle is especially great). I absolutely recommend him for anyone in need of an orthopedic surgeon. I had two separate disk injuries that ultimately required surgery to correct. Dr. Peppelman was direct and honest about what I should expect and the options available to me. He did a fantastic job with both surgeries and seems to take … More

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I knew Dr. Peppelman when he was a medical student, as a physician practicing in the same city, I heard nothing but positive feedback from his patients for 25 years. Then I had a herniated disc, and then another, associated with severe pain and inability to walk. The wait time in his office was minimal, his staff was excellent, and he was a no-nonsense doc, and tells it like it is, I needed surgery. I agreed and had immediate relief when I woke up, it's been 4 years and doing well.

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Had back surgery (khyphoplasty) and felt much better as soon as the anesthesia wore off! Dr. Peppelman consulted my MRI each time I asked a question and pointed out how he came to his conclusions. A cut above other Drs. I had seen.

Amazing

Very ignorant and abrasive! Never ran any other tests besides an MRI and because it didn't show anything he blew me off to pain management for 8 months then when they ran tests on me and found tears in discs then he wanted to do my surgery! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? NO WAY! I would never refer anyone to him!