Jason A. Liauw, MD - SADDLEBACK MEDICAL CENTER

Dr. Liauw is a phenomenal surgeon. I came to him after suffering from what was a torn or collapsed disc in my L5/S1. I had low expectations thinking that he would review my MRI and just tell me to do physical therapy. But after reviewing my MRI he suggested a disc replacement. He gave me all the information and didn’t push surgery at all, he wanted it to be my decision. Since I’m young (32) I opted to do the surgery because I didn’t want to wait until it got worse and I was very confident in my ability to recover. The surgery went incredibly well and I felt relief almost instantly. Dr. Liuaw worked with Dr. Teng, a vascular surgeon, to perform the replacement through my abdomen. The recovery pain was so much more manageable than I expected. My back pain before was much worse, so surgery was a cake walk. Upon writing this review I’m almost 8 weeks post operation and I feel amazing. I went for a hike with my dog yesterday and I’m able to return to yoga. I still have a ways to go with my flexibility but I am extremely happy with the results and feel like myself again. Thank you Dr. Liuaw for a life-changing surgery.

My husband had great success with Dr. Liauw meticulously handling his back surgery fusing three lower discs in Nov 2022. Not that I would suggest this...within two weeks of the surgery and one day after staple removal he drove himself straight through from Orange County, California to Summit County, Colorado and has not even been back in town for a recheck. Now in 2024 and he has no pain and is as good as new according to elated compliments to Dr. Liauw. Thank you more than words, you put Humpty Dumpty back together again in the most professional way!

After dealing with massive lower back pain that was debilitating and negatively affecting my life, I was referred to Dr Liauw. He performed an Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion L4/L5, L5//S1 and fused L4-S1 with Laminotomy and Discectomy. A lot of words, but it worked! Life is good again!! I highly recommend Dr Liauw and his staff, especially Physicians Assistant's Taylor and Hailey, their follow-up and Post -Op care was excellent. The surgery was done at Mission Hospital and the care their was first rate. Don't put this off if you need the surgery, sounds scarier than it was. Dr. Liauw is the surgeon to see!!