Desert Institute For Spine Care

After 3 years and 2 surgeries at Oasis/​Sonoran Spine and St. Joes/​Barrows Neurological Institute, we found Dr. Christopher Yeung/​DISC who agreed to fix the botched surgeries that left me in severe pain and disability. From the day of our first visit, surgery schedule to every followup visit, the care and concern for my well being exceeded all of my expectations with professionals who knew what they were doing! At the previous doctors and facilities, mistakes were made, notes were incorrect at every office visit and and we were left with little trust in the medical field. We are blown away at the experience with the Surgeon, PAs, Schedulers, Hospital stay, and care in general with follow up. We can not say enough about Dr. Yeung and everyone at DISC!
If only we had found Dr. Yeung in the beginning of my injury. I may not have had permanent disability.

I was at the Scottsdale office arrived at my time did not get into a room for an hour and three quarters met with the doctor and he said I had some issues but that surgery might make him worse was interrupted by PA that he had a phone call if he told her to have them hold on he would be right with them. couldn’t really answer some of my questions. Told me it was my head and that I needed a shot someplace else than where I got it before. But the other ortho doctor said it was my back so I give up. I hate doctors. And I hate waiting two hours. Never really got any answers about my neck other than there were some issues. Never gave me any suggestions other than getting a shot in my hip. I feel like a jigsaw puzzle go here go there get no answers. You know if I was late 2 hours for an appointment did laugh at me and tell me to come back and make another appointment. We are supposed to have some kind of trust and they can’t even get us in a reasonable time. Just makes you feel like you don’t f****** matter. I’ll just suck it up and do what I need to do. Even though my neck feels like its going to explode I have a massive headache and my leg is killing me. I just feel so disgusted and depressed. I think most specialist are worthless. A few years back I tried the injections didn’t help waste of time and money I don’t think they are even fda-​approved. So why would I bother trying it again that ain’t going to happen. He did tell me I had some tears in my rotor cuff which are the new because my chiropractor told me. The other doctor I saw that was an orthopedic and I got an injection made it sound like it was not that big a deal I’m still having problems with my arm. Would not recommend this place sorry my chiropractor did but he’s a different doctor.

I can’t say enough great things about my experience at Disc and with Dr. Justin Field. 7 weeks ago I had an anterior and posterior lumbar fusion at L5-​s1, my outcome is nothing short of AMAZING. I’m proud to say that yesterday I officially jogged for the first time. I only wish I had done this much sooner, but Dr.
Field, you are AMAZING, I’m thanking you daily for giving me a pain free life. Hands down the best choice for a back surgeon.

Prior to meeting Dr Field, his NP, Chad, came in to the exam room criticizing the radiologists report.
Almost in the same breath he states the computers are junk, my MRI disc is corrupt, and they can’t view the images I supplied.
Dr Field examines me and works up his diagnosis, all without the benefit of the images that I was told were so critically necessary that he wouldn’t see me
without them. I told the Dr I would have the disc checked and supply him with usable images.
Immediately after the appointment, I went to Mercy Gilbert Hospital where the MRI was done. The disc I supplied to the Dr was checked and we were able to
view all the images without difficulties.
I then returned the same disc for Dr Field to review. 10 days later I called the Drs. office and was told that the Dr never reviewed any of the images because he had the Radiologists report.(This was the same report the NP determined was useless due to its imprecise nature.)
At this point I guess I should be relieved Dr Field decided I was not a good surgical candidate. God knows how these guys might have harmed me if they had done surgery on my back.

I echo what another person wrote. Dr. Nima Salari and the staff at Desert Institute of Spine Care awesome! I live 3 hours from Phoenix and was in tremendous pain from a herniated disc. The scheduling person got me in for an appointment the next day. I had expected to wait at least a week for these busy and popular drs.
Dr. Salari was fantastic. He asked numerous questions and performed additional testing and went over my MRI with me in detail, pointing out the very good aspects along with the problem disc. I felt that I mattered to him. He did not push for surgery, but explained it as a possibility when I asked. I liked his thorough explanation and chose that relief option. Surgery was scheduled 1 week later.
The day of surgery, everything went smoothly and exactly as Dr. Salari had told me. He took me from excruciating, debilitating pain to pain free in 1 hour. Just as he had told me would happen. The previous 3 months of constant pain were now just a memory.
I was told about DISC by a previous patient. She and Dr. Salari are my new best friends. I can’t recommend him & DISC highly enough.

Dr. Justin Field and the staff at DISC are awesome! Their anesthesiologist was awesome, too (which is why I can’t remember his name). He was a very nice, older Asian gentleman who spoke with a soft voice. Maybe that was the anesthesia…
I did a lot of research and met with four surgeons in the valley before deciding on Dr. Field for my surgery. He’s a really nice fella! I highly recommend Dr. Field for orthopedics, especially for issues with the lumbar spine.