Dr. Chima Ohaegbulam, MD

On time, knowledgeable, and personable.

Couldn't be happier with the experience. Dr Oh and the entire staff are fantastic.

Dr. Chima was very thorough and DTE. Reviewed my MRI's and did not push any surgical 'fix' (even though he was a surgeon). Very refreshing!

In my 50 year nursing career, I have never encountered a physician as kind and totally focused on his patient's concerns as Dr Ohaegbulam. Not only is he is a top rated surgeon, he also has the ability to actually listen to his patient and then explain his assessment and plan, along with the expected outcomes. Believe me!! This experience with most physicians is rare. It may take awhile to get an appointment but this the reason why he is in such demand as well as he is probably the best spine surgeon in the state if not the country. There are surgeons who excel at the surgery but do not have the ability to connect with the patients' concerns and make them feel comfortable while being able to clearly articulate his medical findings, recommendation,s alternatives, and prognosis.

knowledgeable, straightforward...he seemed to care

Dr. Ohaegbulam recently performed a spinal fusion surgery on my lower back. The results have been great, and the horrible debilitating leg pain the severely impacted my quality of life is gone. Dr. Ohaegbulam is an excellent surgeon who I trust completely. He is a skilled neurosurgeon and a compassionate medical professional.

Dr. Ohaegbulam explained what he would recommend clearly and answered my questions. I appreciated his professionalism and expertise.

Dr. Ohaegbulam has done an outstanding job managing my recovery from spinal fractures. He has given me and my family great confidence in my ability to return to normal activity. He has listened to all of our concerns and clearly explained all of the factors impacting my recovery.

He takes the time to review his and others findings, explains the situation so I fully understand and lays out the options regarding my current and future care.

Thorough and knowledgeable as well as caring and highly communicative

Update to my review below: Three other surgeons disagreed with Dr. O. All three surgeons agreed I needed L4-5 fusion, TLIF, no doubt. I had surgery with one of them, and I’m glad I did, even though the recovery was hard. Previous review: I saw Dr. Ohaegbulam recently for a surgical consultation related to lower back pain and sciatica symptoms ongoing for 1.5 years. He reviewed my records, my MRI, talked with me, and offered a fresh perspective on my situation. His opinion was that I am not currently a surgical candidate, and based on my atypical symptom presentation, he came up with a non-surgical treatment idea that has not yet been tried. He communicated that idea with my pain management team. This gave me hope. I guess a great surgeon also knows when not to do surgery. I also liked his knowledgeable but low-key and respectful-to-the-patient manner. If I do need surgery, or if my condition doesn't improve, I would not hesitate to go back to him.

Dr. O operated on my neck, doing a major fusion to relieve compression that compromised my ability to walk and use my hands. I was almost a quadriplegic when I went into the operating room. Several months later I was playing golf and enjoying my life again.

Dr Chima is awesome he’s a true caregiver he looks you in your eyes his staff is the best I’ve encountered during my recent injury personable helpful and compassionate I’m very impressed by their operation the doctor is the highest grade I’ve met I’ll refer him to anyone in need of his care

Dr. Ohaegbulam is the best neurosurgeon spine specialist by far in the New England area. He performed a lumbar spinal fusion on me six years ago and I am preparing for another multiple fusion as soon as things settle down with this virus. I would rather wait for an appointment with a great man than to meet with a neurosurgeon who can see me immediately.

Dr. O is an incredible neurosurgeon. He did an anterior cervical disectomy and fusion on 3 dics for me. He is patient, precise and compassionate. He is very thorough and I highly recommend him?? His staff is great and the nurses are literally Angels sent from above?? 5 stars for sure!

I would have given Dr. Ohaegbulam a complete 5 star rating except that when I wanted to talk to him about the increasing nerve damage in my foot, 5 years after my spine surgery, his staff told me that I had to set up an appointment as a NEW patient again, because their cut-off point was 4 years. He should have had the decency to talk to me NO MATTER HOW MUCH TIME had passed. I woke up with nerve damage in left foot, the morning of spine surgery; his responsibility was to at least talk to me.

He may be a wonderful surgeon, but it's practically impossible to see him. I tried in May to see him for an evaluation, but couldn't make an appointment until his office received my records. This took a few weeks. I never heard anything back, so, eventually, I called his office. I was in quite a bit of pain. I was told then that he could see me in November. I had to start over with another doctor, so that I was in pain for many extra weeks. He never called me about this despite many request

He gave me my quality of life back. My pain doctor said that Dr. Ohaegbulam is the best Neuro Surgeon in New England and after my surgery I can understand why he said this. The best bedside manner you will find. I had surgery 7 months ago and still no pain. I wish I had him do my first surgery seven years ago.

Dr.O said I should consider whether or not I could live with the pain from my first L2/3 fusion, botched by a Dr Nirmel @ Metro West in Framingham, or have him and his team work on me before any further damage took place. After a series of alternitives, tried in NEBH, I opted for the surgery. I am so happy I did. 9months post op and recovery is still ongoing but the "pain" is minimal and I'm doing fairly well for 67 year old. The nerves are coming back thanks to my surgery.

After spending three hours on the road trying to get to my appointment I was there ten minutes after his grace period and was not seen by anybody they wanted to make another appointment for my severe back pain thankfully I live close to Boston and there is plenty of neurons surgeons around would never even try to see this guy again or for that matter anyone at New England baptist medical center