Scott P Wachhorst MD

Best. Doctor. Ever. I had a Cervical fusion with a few other issues. I had seen 6 other surgeons. I have never had a more patient, thorough, thoughtful and dedicated Doctor. If you need a neurosurgeon, you’ve found who you are looking for.
Not to mention the PAMF team he has along with the care at El Camino Hospital. He’s a 10!
Thank you Dr. SW! I don’t know what I would’ve done without you.
Wendy Allard

I went to Dr. Wachhorst for a consultation and he did give a thorough explanation as to why I wasn’t a good candidate for surgery. However, he made a major mistake with me and didn’t apologize. He did an exam and concluded from it that I had a serious neurological condition. He was very insistent about it and said that I needed to see a neurologist immediately to figure out what was causing it. I was very surprised, as no doctor has ever said this to me and I’ve been to several following my original neck injury. I was very frightened, and shaken up. Luckily, my husband and I pieced together what had happened — he apparently was showing me what he wanted me to do with my hands but because of my injury I’m unable to look down. He knew this but he didn’t think of that. I have to say that any doctor that would make a mistake like this is not someone I would trust. I might have hesitated to write this review if his response had been apologetic and perhaps asked me back at no charge to confirm. But instead he just conveyed to his assistant that he was very relieved to hear that I did not have the condition. His assistant did tell him how upset I was but he did not even think that it might be worthwhile to make some kind of apology or amends. I will say that his assistant, Yvon, was very nice and helpful — even getting back to me to relay his response and explaining to him that I was very upset.

I was referred to Dr Wachhorst by my excellent Physiatrist, Robert Millard at SOAR, for possible lumbar spinal decompression, after exhausting treatment options that were less invasive… I have had 20+ years of lower back pain and sciatica mostly in my left side, from doing sports over the years. My ability to do the activities I love had come to a standstill from back pain. Dr Wachhorst was listened to me carefully, reviewed all my records and tests, ordered a new MRI scan because i had new symptoms, and carefully explained what he could do for me. I liked his careful approach and the fact that he will always try for the least invasive procedure for the best outcome. i didn’t want any hardware in me, and didn’t need it… Surgery to decompress my L3−4 and L4−5 was scheduled for a few weeks later at my request (due to family wedding). He visited me before the surgery, and after and was wonderful. His Nurse, Susan Morgan was great, as was everyone at El Camino Hospital Mountain View. The more i ask around, the more wonderful things I keep hearing about dr. Wachhorst. Surgery isn’t fun, but two and a half weeks afterward, i am feeling much better and even walked a half mile yesterday. I will update as I heal, but would highly recommend Dr. Wachhorst to anyone. He’s meticulous, careful, kind and and excellent surgeon!

Honestly can’t say enough about Dr Wachhorst and his team! My husband ruptured 2 of his discs about a year and a half ago and has been getting injections since to ease the pain/​repair the area. Unfortunately, while the injections he was receiving helped to ease his pain, they did not help in bringing back the strength lost in his foot/leg…in fact it seemed to be getting worse.
After consulting with Dr Wachorst, my husband decided to go ahead with surgery to hopefully reduce the chances of losing any more strength and feeling in his foot and so far so good! Just over 2 weeks later, he is is doing great! Healed quickly, is in great spirits and so very impressed with Dr W and his team. I would absolutely recommenced him, his team and the nurses at El Camino to ANYONE. What a great experience.

I ruptured a disk in my back and my primary care doctor sent me to a sports medicine guy for steroid injections. Each injection was about $ 4,000 and after the second one I was in such pain that I asked for a referral to neurosurgeon. When I went to Dr. Wachhorst with my MRI’s the first thing he asked was where was I being injected. I did not know so he call and asked. Turns out the sports medicine guy was injecting me in the wrong place. Dr. Wachhorst suggested I try another injection before trying surgery. He made a lot of points for not pushing surgery. I elected to have the surgery ASAP. It was minimally invasive surgery with about a 1″ incision. It was a wonderful choice. I checked in to El Camino Hospital at 7:30 am and WALKED out the next morning at 11:30 am pain free. Dr. Wachhorst is the best!

I was diagnosed with a herniated disc two years ago in my L4/​L5 and L5/​S1. I went to a doctor before Dr. Wachhorst and was told I was going to need screws and rods. I didn’t like that doctor’s opinion and I was referred by my sports med doctor to go see Dr. Wachhorst. At the first visit even without my MRI the doctor knew exactly what was wrong with me and wanted to book my surgery two days later! I was losing feeling in my foot and had lost my ability to walk and stand. Being only 34 years old I felt that my life would be over if I was in a wheelchair for the rest of my life.
We scheduled the surgery for two weeks later. The hospital was fantastic. His assistant Dr. Susan Morgan was fantastic. The surgery was a success. Here I am two years later like nothing ever happened. I am back to normal and about to have my third child.
Thank you Dr. Wachhorst for giving me my life back! Your an amazing surgeon and you didn’t need to use screws and rods.
I recommend him to the fullest!

My mom (84) had been suffered from sciatic pain due to herniated disk of the spine. We interviewed three surgeons and decided to choose Dr. Wachhorst (from Camino Medical Group) because his explanation of the problem and the approach to fix it is the clearest. He was not pushy at all but he did gave his opinion that the success rate of the surgery was very high in my mom’s case.
Dr. Wachhorst perform minimal invasive spine surgery on my mom and it was very successful as he indicated previously. The sciatic pain is gone completely right after the surgery, and the incision was small and healed quickly. The surgery is life changing for my mom, so we are really thankful for Dr. Wachhorst’s excellent work.

Great doctor! Great DOCTOR! GREAT Doctor! I can’t say it enough…
I’ve seen a couple of neurosurgeons and Dr. Wachorst is simply the best.
He took a lot of time to explain things to me & listen to my concerns. He answered all my questions and gave me a realistic outlook on my situation. It’s never fun to think about the prospects of surgery, but at least I know I’m in good hands.

Dr Wachhorst is truly one of the best neuro surgeons you could ever hope to work with. He’s smart, thoughtful, experienced and seems to truly care about his patience.
He helped our family with a serious chronic back issue and we’ve referred him to two close friends, including one that had a tragic run in wiht a brain tumor at the age of 37.
He’s the best.

I had a very serious back problem and Dr. Wachorst provided me with a thoughtful and smart approach to getting better. He was always available and very personable. This guy is as good as it gets.