I give this Surgeon a one star which he does not even deserve that! Friendly enough but has no business operating on any humans. I had Cervical Disc Fusion by this surgeon and Dr. Stuart Kaplan messed up big time. That was in 2011. From the time he operated I suffered all the way from the Recovery to when I was released from the hospital. Not once did Dr. Kaplan come to check on me. The pain was unbearable to say the least. At my follow up appointments I was very direct and told him my pain was unbearable. Of which he just ignored!!!
I took the advice of a good friend and sought a second opinion. Thank God I did!!! It was immediately discovered that the Surgery he performed had blown out the two disc above where he had operated. And I had a bone spur from the Surgery. I had to wear a neck brace for over a year!!! Yes, there are risks with any Surgery, but the damage this Surgeon did is not common at all!!! What made my whole experience even worse was that Dr. Stuart Kaplan wanted to release me back to work. It took about a year and a half before I could even turn my head slightly. Social Security immediately disabled me. This Dr. just didn't care nor would he even do an MRI to find out what the problem was. I had done some research on him and thought I was in capable hands. Little did I know at the time that there were two other patients who had suffered injuries from him. One actually had to go to UCLA to have their Surgery repaired. It is the end of 2014, and I am still suffering from the Surgery this Doctor performed on me. I would never recommend this Dr. to anyone!!! He is in it only for the money and does not care if he causes harm. I hate giving any Doctor this bad of a review but I have no choice. This Doctor did nothing to help me and like I said payed not attention to my complaints. His PA even tried to file a claim on my insurance and of course it was denied. PLEASE FOR YOUR OWN SAFTEY LOOK FOR ANOTHER SURGEON!
You don't want to end up like I did having to use a breathing machine at night just to get enough air! I am still under a different Dr.'s care and have to go monthly. Had Dr. Kaplan even cared enough to run an MRI he would have known why I was complaining so much after the Surgery he performed.