What doctors have you liked (positive reviews only, please)

Thanks @Moltroub for pointing out this thread!

Since they saved my life multiple times, I am blindly loyal to Penn Medicine (Philadelphia). That being said, I do sense a theme in this topic. :slightly_smiling_face:

My neurosurgeon was Dr. Jan-Karl Burkhardt who is the Division Head of Cerebrovascular Surgery. His medical school was in Germany (hence the theme :slightly_smiling_face:), residency in Switzerland, and fellowships at NYU and UC San Francisco before coming to Penn Med. His skill and talent is in being analytical and precise, so although he is calm, kind and caring, his expertise is in being a surgeon! Being Head, you can guess that he is a busy guy but he is very bright, and a highly skilled neurosurgeon from my own individual experience.

My neuroradiologist is Dr. Bryan Pukenas. Dr. Pukenas installed my coil, and is responsible for my aneurysm moving forward - i.e.,angiograms, MRAs, etc. Also a very good and skilled doctor (working with my small burst aneurysm (mm!)), and has a bit more of a softer touch. I trust him implicitly as well.

Echoing what others have said, if not for these guys, there is zero chance I would be here today. But, yes, I think Trouble had an important role for you @Moltroub too!

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