UAB Neurosurgery 2000 6th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294

"They ruined my life.. I have had 5 different surgeries with Pediactric UAB Neurosurgeon Dr. Jeffery Blount. The 1st- Grid testing to find exactly where the epilepsy was coming from 12/2008. The second- 20% of my left hemisphere was taken out. Dr. Blount wasn’t even sure where or which scar tissue was causing the seizures to happen, December 2008. It was a week after the Grid testing. I lost a lot of comprehension. Ended up with Alexia without apprexia. Mainly Dr. Blount but also Dr. Kim were over my surgeries. After surgery though I started having seizures 6 months later. Dr. Blount automatically wanted me to have a 3rd surgery, second brain removal. They did the surgeries on my left temporal and left frontal lobe, November 2009. After the second surgery I woke up without my right peripheral vision. They claimed they hit my visual cortex and it’s how I lost it. Living in California, patient of UCSF with the best neurologists and neurosurgeons who actually succeeded with every testing they did unlike UAB, they found out in my medical records that I actually had a PCA STROKE I was never told about. Didn’t find out until 2019…. I really would love to see Dr. Blount face to explain why he never told us. When I was 19, 2014, I was having grand mal seizures. Dr. Blount wanted to put in a VNS to try to help. I was in so much pain for 9 months. Every 3 1/2 minutes the vagus nerve stimulator would go off for 30 seconds. Every time it went off my body would tighten up in so much pain, and this happened 24/7 for 9 months. Once we went back to Dr. Blount about it, and once he saw it, he questioned, “how long has this been going?..”. I answered “ ever since you put it in.”. It was taken out the next day. I cannot ever trust them. FIVE failed surgeries! UCSF did 3 surgeries. The first two was the Stereo EEG to find exactly which scar tissue was causing the seizures. I had 30 grand mal seizures for them in 48hrs. It made my surgeon find out exactly what scar tissue needed to be taken out, not 20% of my left hemisphere like Dr. Blount did. You might be completely traumatized me from what they did to me. Waking up at half way blind and half way blind for life is challenging. I hope Dr. Blount has this somewhere in his conscious of how he’s ruining patient’s lives. I would never trust this hospital do not come here for neurological issues. Even one of the doctors from UCSF used to work for UAB. I COMPLETELY understand why he left. I’m very thankful UCSF (University of Central San Francisco) saved my life. My epileptologist informed me how I would of died between 30-40 y/o from how critical they became. Thanks you UCSF. UAB? Epic FAIL. I have a lot of PTSD from you guys even though it’s been 15 years. Still halfway blind even though Dr. Blount told me it’d come back. Wish I could you guys 0 stars."

"Horrible scheduling...moved from AZ, would never have to waite 9 months to see a doctor for anything, never mind for severe headaches. But then again, this state has shown it doesn't care about health. Guess I'll be relocating to another state. ( The everyday person is Incredibly nice which is why I love this state))"