Trussville Tribune Article By 50 Year Exp. Ortho - Misdiagnosed 6" Infection / Worms / Broke Skull

Dr. Savage & OrthoAlabama are partners with Ascension Saint Vincent's, see my other videos for my dealings with them.

The Trussville Tribune Newspaper recently regrettably published (December 6th, 2023) an article by OrthoAlabama Spine & Sports / Orthopedic Dr. Perry L. Savage Sr. MD. The newspaper should have done more research on patient experiences with this MD before giving him their platform to promote himself and generate trust for his business within their community.

I have no services to show from my $300 cash visit, a misdiagnosed reading on MRI, CT and X-Rays in 2019 and obligations to return calls that were never made good on. This issue remains unresolved. Prospective patients out there: be aware of this MD and practice.

In 2022 I attempted to contact OrthoAlabama Spine & Sports / Orthopedic Dr. Perry L. Savage Sr. MD regarding misdiagnosis from a 9/14/19 visit at their Birmingham, Alabama clinic. I present images of my own head, clearly showing the issues (several inch diameter head trauma) which were not acknowledged by this 50 year professional, who graduated from The University Of Alabama School Of Medicine in 1968. I showed many of these images to Doctor Savage and was told they were normal and showed no problems. I paid this man $300 for his experienced opinion. In this call I speak with Orlean Bruce their office manager.

Physician Assistant Ben Jeter P.A.-C. sat in during this exam. He entered the room and never introduced himself. Dr. Savage never introduced him to me as well. When Savage wasn't looking at my CT, X-Ray and MRI images on the exam room PC, Jeter thumbed through the images. I showed the doctor a few of the frames containing my 3 inch diameter basilar skull damage and was told no injury appeared there even as I sat struggling to hold my head up on my shoulders after waiting 2 hours to see him. Jeter silently observed. When I left, this man told me someone in their office would call me about a UAB neurosurgery referral in a few days time (Why was I referred to a neurologist if the doctor said I had no injury?). This never happened, After about a week I had to call OrthoAlabama myself and found the appointment had been made although I never was notified. I was put on a 3 month waiting list for a referal at UAB. This injury needed imediate attention. This is not professional. I believe Savage had the skills to tell me I had a problem in this area even if he could not elaborate.

I believe I may have been "patient dumped" (a violation of EMTALA) in the course of my seeking treatment for my injury by Saint Vincent's Hospital doctors, Birmingham, Alabama (Ascension) and misdiagnoses were used to circumvent this law. This pronouncement made it virtually impossible to get an accurate diagnosis elsewhere. I was also disabled and could not claim disability. My psychological state was routinely challenged because I claimed the doctors had missed the main injury. My concerns were unfairly dismissed and ignored.