Dr. Chung is an extremely caring doctor. I had severe back pains that impacted my lifestyle. I went to several other doctors that did not help. Dr. Chung operated on me and I am pain free and able to do all my activities. I am truly grateful to him.

Dr. Chung,

I want to express my deep appreciation for the care you provided me. As I now hit the three month mark since surgery, my family and I are amazed at how my life has changed. I developed critical spinal stenosis with sciatica in my low back. The pain was so bad I was barely able to walk or stand for the past few years. I tried physical therapy, yoga and injections by a pain management physician. Any relief I felt would only last a few days to at most a week. I was no longer able to walk my dog. I had to stop scuba diving. I could barely do anything around the house. Basically, I was crippled.

I was very nervous about having surgery. Before retiring, I worked for almost 4 decades as an Emergency Department Physician. I have treated thousands of patients with back pain and many have had multiple surgeries with no improvement and in many cases worsening of their back pain after surgery. Despite my fears, my increasing incapacitation made surgery inevitable.

Surgery was the first week in August and that evening I was able to walk up and down the hallway outside of my room to the nurses station and back multiple times and had no sciatica pain at all. The only discomfort I felt was in my lower back at the actual surgery site and the pain was minimal.

Now, I am walking over 3 miles a day, exercising with lightweights at the gym, scuba diving and I am able to play with my grandchildren. I have no back pain at all and can enjoy my retirement.

I can’t thank you enough for giving me back my life.

I cannot express my gratitude enough to Dr. Chung, Seth and their entire office staff, who has always been quite helpful and efficient.
I suffered from severe back and leg pains for about two years. It reached the point of difficulty in walking and even turning in bed. After months of injections, medications and PT, Dr. Chung suggested that maybe it’s time to consider surgery, especially if it was affecting the quality of my life. It scared me, being 71 and never been hospitalized except for childbirth. Presurgery, Seth explained in detail the procedure, answering every one of my questions and concerns, and reassuring me that my pain would be gone when I woke up!

Their knowledge, skills, caring and warmth got me through. I was up and walking the hospital floor the very next day, after an L4L5 spinal fusion.
After almost a year, I am totally pain free, and am able to once again be active.
I certainly owe them a huge thanks for giving me my life back.
I know they will always be there if and when I need them.
That’s what we look for in a Dr!