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Kirk Puttlitz, M.D.
The CORE Institute
Interventional Spine
Phoenix and Sun City
4.8
1287 Ratings
584 Comments
Dr. Kirk M. Puttlitz is a board-certified physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine and fellowship-trained in Interventional Pain Management and Spine. His fellowship included extensive training in cervical and lumbar epidurals, discography, facet and sacroiliac injections, and more.
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4.8
1287 Ratings
584 Comments
Dr. Kirk M. Puttlitz is a board-certified physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine and fellowship-trained in Interventional Pain Management and Spine. His fellowship included extensive training in cervical and lumbar epidurals, discography, facet and sacroiliac injections, and more.
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Dr. Kirk M. Puttlitz is a board-certified physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine and fellowship-trained in Interventional Pain Management and Spine.
Dr. Puttlitz received his pain management and spine fellowship training at KDV Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Ltd. His fellowship included extensive training in cervical and lumbar epidurals, discography, facet and sacroiliac injections, and more. He completed his internship in internal medicine at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. Dr. Puttlitz attended the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He was Magna Cum Laude Graduate at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences where he graduated with his medical degree. He also attended the State University of New York at Buffalo for his bachelor in science degree where he graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Dr. Puttlitz is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR).
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Great bed side manner
I felt heard and he explained his reasoning steadfastly and thoroughly. His candor and insights are helpful and took swift initiative on a care plan. I have a unique situation and he knew how to address it and made me feel heard and with hopefulness with next steps to be taken.
Man knows his stuff. Great bedside manner
It was nice meeting him. He was very informative and easy to talk to. I like that. I know this isn’t probably gonna work, but do you guys happen to know anybody else? Who does the imaging the x-rays because I came up here to Simon med and she told me the person who does that is not here not sure if she’s gonna be here tomorrow but I can keep coming in until I actually find her here and I asked her don’t you have a phone number I can just call rather than drive up here for nothing? And she said we don’t have a direct line. I said wonderful. Do you guys have anything else a little more professional I could go to for an x-ray?
I don’t like the way he kept asking me. Do you want pain medication? Do you want pain medication and I was like well if you could give me something to take the edge off the pain medication until I can get the pain blocks done and then do the radio frequency that would be great and then he’s like well. We gotta do a urine test first and the government requires it and that’s gonna take a few days. He just made me feel like I was there trying to get pain pills from him I don’t like the way he treated me at all Became walking in with surgical gloves on like I was contaminated. I don’t know. It just gave me a bad vibe but I’ll go along with his little circus he wants to do till I can get my nerve blocks and the radio frequency done because I’m in severe pain, but I don’t need your pain pills people
He is the best of the best. I highly recommend him.
He's the best 👍🏻
He’s a stellar doctor -professional, caring And helps you live your life to the fullest.
Overall, excellent care and genuinely trying to correct my problems
Dr. Putlitz listens to my concerns and I appreciate his honesty and kindness.