Thuong D. Vo, MD

As a member of the community and former law enforcement officer, I was referred to Dr Vo by another well known MD in the area. In stories like mine, where you have a person who finds themselves in an impossible situation where they were injured and forced to end their career early, it was my first experience with Dr Vo that really made me realize he’s a step above the rest in the medical community.
Always friendly, Dr Vo met me with a hand shake and a joke. After being treated for over 18 months now, I have come to rely on him for his training and knowledge in all things related to my spine. I have also come to look forward to my visits, it doesn’t feel great to be poked and prodded and bent and twist, but before I’ve even sat back down, he’s already talking about a plan for what we’re gonna do. He sits and listens, he might make a joke or two, but this is always to make you feel like a friend, and not just some doctor who sees you as a paycheck. He’s never once disrespected me, interrupted me, he asks questions if he’s not clear on what you’re explaining, and seeing his patients fully recover is absolutely his ultimate goal. How do I know?
In today’s day in age, we all know and fear the doctors out there who are quick to write prescriptions for pain meds and not only over medicate their patients, but often get them addicted to medications. This is not Dr Vo’s practice at all. My second visit I sat and watched as a patient was in recovery from back surgery. I’m not privy to all her details but during the exam I heard her bending and twisting and moving all around, it appeared she had 100% range of motion. It was easy to hear because she was loudly declaring how happy she was. She could move, without pain, and without meds, for the «first time in years» is what she said. This kinda made me chuckle, it was cute how happy she was. But what really brought a genuine smile to my face was when I heard Dr Vo respond. He knew this would be her last visit. But his patients aren’t pay checks to him… he was genuinely happy for her and actually pretty enthused about what she had to say. When the door opened and they stepped out, they smiled and I saw the doctor have a bit of a pep in his step. In this moment I knew, I’ve found the guy I want caring for my spine for life.
Not every treatment is going to work a miracle. Not every treatment is going to be perfect, bodies swell, bodies bruise, anything can happen… it’s why we sign consent forms. But every treatment offered is carefully calculated in risk versus potential gain. And I can personally attest, only one time in 18 months, I experienced some localized swelling at the injection site (my body does not like being invaded, that’s not his fault) but guess who took my call at 11:45pm on New Years Eve? Tell me what other doctor, or anyone else for that matter, does that? This might sound like we’re personal friends or something, but before the referral I swear I had no idea he even know he existed. But I suppose that’s exactly my point. I don’t know him, we don’t hang out or play golf or grab a beer… but we joke in his office like we’re old friends, and he takes your calls in the middle of the night like a friend…
I’ll never wear the badge and uniform again, and as much as that pains me, he’s made it possible for me to pick up, hold, care for, and play with my 6 month old son. And in the grand scheme of things, that’s the best gif, t more important than my career, and more than I ever could have asked for.