Where Does a Spine Surgeon Go for Spine Surgery? - Trust, Proven Quality & First-Rate Facility
(Sioux Falls, SD) As a new physician at Sanford Clinic, just moving to Sioux Falls from Aberdeen, I never expected to be on the patient side of caregiving, but that is exactly where I found myself this fall. After several years of difficulties with my back, sudden and unrelenting pain forced me to proceed to surgery.
One might imagine the decision would be difficult, given I could choose to go anywhere in the world. As a member of the Spine Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, I have had contact with many notable surgeons. Choosing a surgeon involves several factors: trust, proven quality and a first-rate facility.
The trust factor was easy. Wilson Asfora, MD has been a trusted colleague for nearly ten years, since I first arrived in South Dakota to practice neurosurgery. He is a man of nearly inexhaustible energy and innovation. Furthermore, I knew I had a team looking after me, with Bryan Wellman, MD conferring with Dr. Asfora.
There is more to surgery than just the surgeon, however difficult as that might be for a surgeon to say! The hospital is just as important. As an insider, I knew that my care at Sanford USD Medical Center would be second to none. After all, I have been operating here for some time, and have experienced the commitment to quality that resonates through the entire facility, from the new Sanford Surgical Tower with its state-of-the-art surgery suites and equipment, to the nursing and anesthesia staff.
Despite my optimistic outlook, nothing prepared me for my experience. From the moment I arrived, the care was compassionate, privacy-focused and extraordinarily professional. I may be an insider, but I am still new enough that I was, for the most part, unrecognized. That made the care that I received all the more special to me, knowing my patients will receive that same level of quality.
Finally, the choice of Sanford was clearly the right one to make. I left the hospital the day after a multiple-level reoperation for spinal fusion, and look forward to continuing to be a part of a great team!
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