daniel r kahn

Dr Kahn saved my husbands life! He was in such awful pain for years, being treated at the VA in Palo Alto. He has had over 11 back and neck surgeries. The VA said there was nothing more they could do for him. He was on so many opioids it was difficult to have conversations. The VA suggested Dr Kahn do the surgery for an electrical stimulator. Dr Kahn was kind, spoke to us in lay people's speak and explained everything so well, I almost believed I could do the surgery myself! The procedure went so well that my husband is now able to do things he couldn't do before. He has been weening off of the awful opioids and feels amazing. His pain level used to be a constant over level 10! Now it is perhaps a 3!!!! Dr Kahns staff is kind, funny and so very nice. Very professional all the way around. Our follow up visits have been so easy and pleasant. I cannot recommend anyone higher than I do Dr Kahn. Dr Kahn, thank you for giving my husband back to me!

Dr. Fahd Khan you have changed my life, and I just wanted to thank you sincerely. you performed a Laminectomy on myself, and I am in no pain. This is a huge deal for me and I just cant thank you enough. you guys made it so easy, but for me it was a life changing experience. I am not struggling with everyday sciatic pain anymore, and nor am I grouchy. I am able to live my life pain free. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

I required surgery for an implant placement & Dr. Khan came highly recommended by the councilor from the company. He was an hour away & I don't travel well, so it was a tough decision. But we traveled the hour to at least meet him. He seemed caring & sensitive, concerned about my welfare, though confused about what I understood. He thought I had no idea about anything that I spoke about, he just didn't listen. I summed it up to him being a doctor, having lots of patients & not remembering our previous discussions. Looking back, it was a warning sign that I ignored; he doesn't listen to patients. Hindsight is 20/20 & he seemed so personable that I agreed to the surgery. The day after my surgery he came into my hospital room. I had two goals to leave the hospital "Pain control" & "Walking". Pain control was finally found around 4am that morning (surgery was 8am previous morning) & not by the medication he prescribed me...nor was I able to walk except short walks to the bathroom with assistance that made me cry from the pain. He asked what medication the nurses gave me that worked, I told him & he said that was an IV only medication. I thought that unfortunate if not odd but didn't argue. I told him, as we had discussed, I wished to stay in the hospital another night, given the inability to control pain , the hour drive home on horrible roads, & that the third day after surgery, for me, was the worst pain wise. Suddenly, he's telling me my insurance wouldn't cover another night. I didn't know it at this moment, but he was lying to me. Not only had the second night already been cleared with my insurance, but they had expected me to be there two nights! I found this out when the insurance rep came to my room 15 minutes after he left. He knew I was cleared for a second night but insisted that my insurance did not clear a second night. The next lie was about the medication: that the "IV only" drug he wouldn't give me was easily obtainable in pill form. When confronted on that he wrote me the script at such a low dosage it wasn't useful. In this same visit when we were "discussing" me staying another night: He was insistent that -everyone- is exactly the same & that he has "done hundreds of these surgeries & knows how they go"! I said, with all due respect, that perhaps his other patients were that way, but for me it was different. Every surgery or accident I have ever had has been the worst on the 3rd day following. From pulled muscles to Cesarean Section & other operations, it is -always- the 3rd day. He yelled at me, telling me I didn't trust him! How can a man that you just allowed to cut open your spine & insert a device into it have the audacity to say you do not trust him? I'm not sure what Dr. Khan's definition of trust is...but I fully believe that a mother to a young child coming to him for help, based on another person's recommendation, for a surgery that required the removal of bone from my spine as well as cutting into the nerve sheath itself to insert the device, running risk of paralysis is pretty damn trusting! I was in tears when he literally stormed out & slammed the door behind him, asking him why he was acting this way. The woman who had recommended him was in the room at the time & she was in as much shock as I was. She apologized profusely for his behavior, saying she had never seen him act like that. We went home that evening, not because I felt it was right...but because I didn't want to see Dr. Khan again, which I would have the next morning. As with all surgeries, I was given a list of "things to watch for" & told to "contact the office" if we saw any of these symptoms. To my dismay, on day 3 the symptoms began showing up; headaches, low grade fever, etc etc. My husband called his office & he told us to "not worry about it, that is normal. The next day I was taken to the ER with a 103 degree fever & hallucinations. I had to be taken by ambulance to him, an hour away, & stay in the hospital another 5 days. TLDR: He doesn't listen find another Doctor.

Dr. Khan saved my husband's life from a brain bleed. Very stressful situation and he was wonderful with very kind caring bedside manner. We will always be grateful for him.

After a car accident I needed an ACDF surgery with plates and screws. Dr. Kahn performed the surgery and I'm healing as expected. Also, the staff is excellent, especially Rosario.