Ronjon Paul, MD

After two previous failed lumbar fusions since 2011, I ended up in Dr. Paul’s office in severe pain and unable to walk. I was suffering horribly and due to pain, had become a prisoner in my home. I underwent TLIF at L3 through L5 on 6÷29÷15. The first few days was rough, but by the time I was transferred to Marianjoy Rehab hospital, I was having nothing short of a remarkable recovery. I was released from rehab a full 8 days ahead of schedule and after 20 years of severe pain and narcotics, I am now pain free and narcotic free. I just completed my outpatient physical therapy and couldn’t be more thrilled with the outcome. Dr. Paul was thorough and even met with my husband to explain what was going on when I felt my husband was not very supportive. After that meeting, my hubby had a major attitude shift and became the compassionate supportive spouse I needed. I will be forever grateful for his skill, and compassion. He gets an A+ in my book!

Dr. Paul is a great surgeon. Did a microdiscectomy on my lower back (L5-​S1) on 5÷21÷15, I walked out of the hospital that same day. Now I am walking 2 – 4 miles a day, no more of the unbearable butt and leg pain, no more not being able to walk. Because I waited almost a year to see a surgeon, I have numbness in my calf, toes, and upper thigh. He said it could take up to a year to heal if at all. I am very thankful to him and how honest he was with me. I needed the surgery and that was that. Before going to him I tried PT, exercising, I lost weight, and was on all kinds of pills. It just got worse. Yes it’s hard to get an appt, yes you have to see his assistant 1^st. So what?! If you want a great surgeon this is what you have to go through. If you want an appt right away then go to a dr with bad reviews. To say Dr. Paul is excellent is an understatement. He is better than excellent. I have degenerative disc disease so this is not our last time seeing each other. I just hope he stays in Illinois because he is the only doctor I will ever go to for back and spine related issues. I do not believe the lady that gave the bad review about her surgery. Or that he turned into a monster. There is something fishy about her review.

Did my back surgery twelve years ago and I am still going strong. I recommend Dr. Paul highly.

I can’t even begin to describe how awesome the surgery and appointments have been with Dr. RonJon Paul, MD. We live 3 ½ hours South of Chicago and had visited a surgeon in Champaign-​Urbana and St Louis (Washington University) at Barnes before making our first appointment with Dr Paul. Only minutes into our appointment with Dr Paul we knew that we had found our surgeon. My wife was the one who needed the surgery. Her spine was almost a grade 5 meaning that it had slipped forward at her L5-​S1. She was in severe pain. The previous 2 doctors were going to make a 5 – 8 inch slit down the center of her lower back. One was going to fuse the joint as is and the other one said they might try to move it back just enough to get rid of the tipping, but would not be able to even come close to perfect alignment.
When Dr Paul looked at my wife’s X-​rays and MRI results he immediately started to devise a plan. He said that he would make about 2 one inch cuts on each side of her spine which would decrease the risk of infection and increase recovery time. This definitely turned about to be the case in the end.
Secondly, he told us that he would do this minimal invasive surgery that would get her alignment very close to being back to perfect alignment. He said that he would have additional resources in the surgery room with him to monitor the nerves so that he could very slowly reduce the slip. Everything that Dr. Paul told us he was going to do He did!!! He brought the spine back, lifted it up, put spacers in, fused it, and did it all through two small incisions. She never experienced any drop foot or any other issues. She was up walking the very next day.
Obviously, by now you know we ended going with Dr Paul and I am ecstatic about the outcome. My wife is too of course. I am having trouble putting into words how excited, appreciative, grateful, etc I am with our experience with Dr Paul. He is just an awesome Dr who talks to you on your level and who never once made us feel like our questions were wasting his time! He spent time with us and has meet with us everytime we have returned for the follow appointments.
Trust me when I tell you that you will not be sorry for choosing Dr. Paul.
We prayed for quite sometime that God would lead us to the right Dr and never imagined it would be 3.5 hours away, but God lead us to him and every trip up there has been worth it.
My wife is a new person just 8 months later. She had suffered back pain for 10 years prior to this surgery.
I am normally bad about leaving reviews after a good experience, but I feel like I owe Dr Paul more than I could ever repay him. Our family has been greatly impacted by my wife’s surgery! Thank you Thank you, Thank you, Dr Paul! You are awesome! I hope you understand the impact you are having on people’s lives making them more rewarding. You sure changed our’s!
Please continue to do what you do!

Dr Paul did a microdiscectomy for a herniated disc and my pain is GONE!
I am back at work 2 weeks later. He did an excellent job.
Dr Paul is in Naperville at Edward Hospital.
Everyone has different results but I can say mine were beyond expectation.

I came for an initial consult on 6÷10÷14 at 2pm. I had to wait 1 ½ months before Dr Paul had an available appointment. I arrived early, but was surprised to see that the front of the building was closed off due to construction. I had to go inside the hospital and navigated my way to the wrong building initially due to poor signage. I eventually found my way over to the correct building and into the office at 2:12 (in the rain and with my two children). I made a point to look at my phone when I arrived. I stood in front of the desk for a minute before even being acknowledged, because the office staff was busy cackling about a particular patient’s personal business for all in the waiting room to hear (A HIPAA violation!). After being acknowledged (approximately 2:13), I was sent away by Dr Paul after receiving my paperwork. There reason was, «There is a 15 minute policy. After 15 minutes, we automatically cancel the appointment. Would you like to reschedule?» I did not re-​schedule, nor will I ever see this Dr. It is unacceptable to treat customers in any industry this way; the medical field is no exception! I definitely do not recommend this doctor, despite his ratings. There are other highly rated spinal surgeons that don’t treat their customers like dirt.

I am currently in the hospital after an L5-​S1 TLIF fusiion and feel great. I have had very title pain after surgery and will be out of the hospital with only one day overnight. While I am young for this surgery, my recovery has been great. I went in unable to sit or walk with serious leg pain. Immediately after surgery my leg pain was gone and within a few hours I was up and walking. Dr. Paul is an extremely personable and caring surgeon and his PA Paul Ellis is also outstanding. This is the only surgeon I would ever see for my spine!!!

Dr. Ronjon Paul is actually a spine specialist. He seemed very careful in analyzing my results and also clearly explained what is going on.