Pain & Spine Specialists of Connecticut - Farmington

Julliyanna Alvarez

Amazing office and Drs

Elizabeth Briganti

The practitioners are excellent. But I have had several issues with the office dropping the ball with prescriptions on medication that terrible withdrawal occurs without it. Getting a call back within 24 hours basically does not happen. I have had two medical situation‘s due to the medication prescribed to me and have called the emergency on-call service and both times no one ever got back to me. I understand the medical crisis as I work in the field myself but if you’re on call you should at least have the courtesy to call the patient. This is your responsibility to the patient.

Cinder Ella

My first vist was late in 2019. ⭐ one star. I was seeking help serious osteoarthritis pain in my lower back & hips. They have an impressive web site describing many procedures they provide! It looked fantastic! I brought along the MRI, CT scan & x-rays of my hips on disks. I was told their computers were not fast enough to read the media. What??? They are specialists in pain & spine management. They don't have anyone who can read these tests themselves? They don't want to make their own diagnosis? Computers too old to read the magnetic media? My elderly PC from 10 years ago ran those disks! They only wanted the written report with the opinions of the clinics where the diagnostic procedures were performed. A somewhat national pain management clinic can't do this? It took months to get most of the info the way they wanted it. l still do not have what they consider reliable diagnostic reports on my hip x-rays. Dr. Boolbo told me he could not treat my hips till they had the written opinion of whoever read the x-rays. I asked him what magic he would perform to make me all better. He said steroid shots & pain pills were the only treatments available. What happened to all the other treatments listed on web site? Then he & his staff neglected to take a urine test before prescribing meds. My insurance co had to pay for another appointment for me to pee in a cup & wait 2 more weeks for results. I'm not sure whether l had to come back again to get the results to receive the RX for pain meds meds. I also had to pay Uber for two extra trips. Finally, they prescribed the pain meds & l had a procedure for my back involving steroid shots in my lower back. The procedure itself was about as impersonal as anything l have ever seen. Nothing for my hips. There was no explanation of what he was doing except to be sure he spoke over my head & refused to repeat himself if l did not understand! I didn't. Dr. Boolbo, a pain specialist? No way. ⭐ one star. Just a "PIA"Dr. I was pleased beyond belief when he told me that he was leaving to start his own practice nearby & gave me a printed doc effective April 1st. Then covid-19 hit & all procedures were postponed. Boolbo left on schedule. Thank God. And his staff left with him too, all but one. She finally left a year later. 😃 Dr. Chang took over & did telemedicine calls for my meds in perfect English till procedures were again safe. I was so impressed by the attention to detail, caring and the timely attention provided by the new staff. 💖 Dr. Chang is incredible! He describes everything he is doing! Not the wham bam procedure provided by Dr. Boolbo! Dr. Chang provided a caring careful more precise procedure that took more time, and they made sure you are ok before leaving. Now l highly recommend this clinic & Doctor. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐ Unfortunately Dr. Chang left to go work in a hospital for less money as an anesthesiologist. New in 2021, Dr deLara is really good and APRN Kelly Wilbur is great. Treats patients with respect. Must schedule appts 30 days in advance. Very pleased with current staff. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Dean Sasso

Dr. Took his time to listen to my concerns and medical history didn't feel rushed at all. Dr. Was thorough in explaining my treatment options .Medical assistants were awesome and very friendly making me very comfortable durning my visit.