Testimonials

"...after suffering a herniated disk...which had left me unable to function normally without pain...I had the PLDD procedure performed by Dr. Choy. Six weeks after, I was able to go on a 75-mile bike ride..." Read more.

—From a letter by Jerry Sloane

"I walked in on crutches, I walked out without crutches. I had no pain." Read more.

—From a letter to the New Yorker magazine

"As one of the many beneficiaries of this procedure — now without symptoms or physical restrictions for more than six years — I can attest to its efficacy. New Yorkers with herniated intervertebral disks have a proven local source of relief from debilitating pain." Read more.

—From a letter by Walter S. Jones to The New York Times

"I not only have my life back, but I feel better than I have in many years." Read more.

—From a letter by Sandra E. Wright to Dr. Choy

"Your procedure has allowed me to resume a normal pain free life with such ease. One week after the procedure I was back at work and three weeks after I was completely pain free." Read more.

—From a letter by Lynn Duckworth to Dr. Choy

"Dear Dr. Choy: I want to congratulate you on the wonderful work you are doing with Lasers on herniated discs. It is a wonderful development, and we are proud that as a member of the Columbia family that you played such a key role in bringing it about. Congratulations!" Read more.

—From a letter by Herbert Pardes, M.D., Vice President for Health Sciences and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University

"Dear Dr. Choy, It is a pleasure and a privilege for me to propose you for membership in The International Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine. by the time you reveive this, your letter of proposal will be in the offices of the Society." Read more.

—From a letter by Augustus A. White, III, M.D., Harvard Medical School, Dr. Med. Sci.

"The [procedure] itself was as swift as you had promised. We [treated] the two disks (L4-5 and S1-L5), and like so many others, I sat up on the table and my pain was already dramatically reduced. When I saw you the next morning, it had gone down even more and has continued to abate. Dr. Choy, you did more than take away the unbearable pain. You gave me my life back." Read more.

—From a letter by Gina Kazimir to Dr. Choy

"I had excruciating pain with very little mobility in my neck and right arm for about 7 months... Dr. Choy did his laser procedure on my two discs in his office, as an out patient. Initially I had mixed results, the pain was gone in some areas but new pain had developed. Today, more than nine months later I am much improved. I have full range of motion in my neck, much of the muscle atrophy has been reversed and I am practically free of pain." Read more.

—From a letter by Martin J. Naughton to the New Yorker magazine

"He had a remarkable surgical procedure by Dr. Choy in New York City...The patient noted almost immediate relief of his symptoms which has been preserved to the present time. He has developed no new weakness, numbness or paresthesia." Read more.

—From a letter from Michael Aptman, M.D., Neurologic Center of South Florida

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