Luis A Mignucci , MD

Who is Dr. Mignucci? I’ll never know because I never met him.
Took MRI in for new patient appointment. Before anyone saw me they whisked me away for many x-​rays, then put me in a room to wait. To my surprise, a PA walked in and said he was meeting with me today. After he reviewed my tests, he told me what surgery I needed and before they could be sure, I needed several additional tests, adding up to thousands of dollars. I never saw the doctor, never spoke with the doctor, don’t even know who the doctor is. Is this even allowed? A PA prescribing my surgery?
Upon checkout, staff seemed miffed when I requested to have MRI done as a facility more convenient for me. Was very rude and dismissive.
Find a doctor who will actually see you before they make a diagnosis and tell you you need major surgery!

I have been a patient of Dr. Mignucci’s going back to 2011. He has done 3 successful spinal fusions, the last of which I am still recovering. During one of my follow up visits with his nurse practitioner, my husband mentioned my shoulder and the fact that it has continued to hurt even though it is thought that the last spinal fusion may resolve the issue. Shoulder problems had plagued me since a ruptured disc entrapped the nerves going to my shoulder and I never fully recovered on the left side. Dr. Mignucci came to the exam room and said that an MRI should be done since this was an ongoing issue. The MRI showed that something was abnormal in my left shoulder and he referred me to orthopedic surgeon Dr. Miguel Hernandez. I appreciate Dr. Mignucci referring me to a doctor and not telling me to deal with it myself, that this is not his issue. His staff has always been professional, kind, and considerate. I highly recommend Dr. Mignucci based on my experience with him.

Apparently, I was lucky he didn’t do any surgery on me from the many reviews I have read. I came into contact with Luis Mignucci at The Medical Center of Plano because I had fractured my skull. It took him a full 2 days to come talk to me. The nurses said he was in the hospital the entire time and told me for 2 days that he was coming. I know in hospitals doctors always take forever to come see you as I am sure they are extremely busy. I will give some slack for the tardiness at the hospital because that seems to be the norm but it is still ridiculous.
When he did finally show up he spent a whole 2 minutes to tell me I was fine for now, which was great news. But, then he spent another 20 minutes telling my husband and I how we needed to come back to see him. When we told him we lived in Austin almost 4 hours away he tried to tell us that no Neurologist would see me unless he/​she was the original dr. and therefore we had to come all the way back to see him for a follow up appointments. This sounded very strange so when we got back to Austin and ended up back in the ER for the same thing we asked one of the nurses about what he said and he looked at us like we crazy and said he was sure that any Neurologist would see me. I did end up making an appointment with a Neurologist in Austin with no problem.

I had a triple fusion done bt Dr. Mignucci in 2010. After the surgery, I was pain free. I would highly recommend this surgeon to anyone. He is a gift from God. The staff was wonderful, and the waiting time is usually about 15 – 30 minutes.

VERY unprofessional and rude staff! Had lumbar & cervical fusions. Too stuck on themselves. ALWAYS a long wait time! AND then expect you to be all happy after a 2-​hr wait. I think Dr Mignucci is qualified BUT the dealing with his staff and wait times just are not worth it. I have recommended him in prior years, but feel I’m doing others an injustice in doing so. Therefore, I can no longer recommend him.

Always Remember… you have to be your own Advocate for your health.
In August 2005, I was diagnosed with Arnold Chiari Malformation I 8 mm. I immediately saw two neurosurgeons, both of which told me I wasn’t «bad enough“for surgery but if my symptoms progressed any to revisit the idea.
In March of 2006, I saw another surgeon who basically told me to «go see a shrink».
In July 2008, I went to see Luis Mignucci as my 4^th surgical opinion, because you know… brain surgery is nothing to take lightly. Dr. Mignucci ordered a new set of MRIs since my last set was nearly two years old… and then after seeing my MRIs he threw me out of his office for wasting his time. «How dare I waste his time when 3 other surgeons had already told me no»
Funny. In April 2009, less than a year after Mignucci told me I was wasting his time… I was asked by another surgeon why I hadn’t had surgery yet because I was severely compressed and needed to have a posterior fossa decompresion.
This just goes to show… if you know there is something wrong with you, don’t give up because of some asshole with White Coat God Syndrome.