Dr. Henry Fred Fabian Jr, MD

Excellent bedside manor I had great success with my neck fusion I was golfing in no time. No pain or stiffness issues was swinging a club in a week. The back was a little more time (six months) but four years later and all is good. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Such a compassionate man. My husband and I appreciate him so much. Thank you, Dr. Fabian.

In town once a month. Good luck getting an appointment. Told to schedule follow up in 8 weeks by Dr only to be to I could see him in 5 weeks or 12.

Seems like a great guy. But........... He orders a post operative MRI, I take it, I don't hear from him. It's a month later now.

Dont know who is writing these reviews! This guy is outright dangerous! Stay Away! It was a blessing in disguise that I figured out how incompetent this guy was. I found a great surgeon that saved my life. Who knows what would have happened had I let this joke work on me. I am not writing my very long story here but believe me.... I know first hand!

Dr. Fabian is a man who cares about helping his patients the best way he can. Eye contact is a premium feature from a doctor to me, and Dr. Fabian takes his time and develops a doctor patient relationship that assures the patient that he has their best interest at heart. I am 60 years old, have dealt with many many doctors, but have not felt the ease and care from another. Humility is also a feature that is not readily found in physicians, but not so with Dr. Fabian. I am thankful he approached me and asked what was wrong with my neck. Yes, that is right. I was in the hospital waiting for his report as he operated on my friend. And on his invitation I hesitantly went to see him. That says much in itself. I have never had a doctor ask me if I wanted to be helped!! Thank you Dr. I hope others understand how rare your qualities are. And I am quite a skeptic.

I cannot say enough good about Dr. Fabian. His medical knowledge is unbelievable, bedside manner and explanation of what he needs to do and recovery is above and beyond what I expected. It is very important with back surgery to realize the PATIENT has a responsibility to keep his/her body core stable, weight down and active after surgery. A Dr. can only do so much and then it is up to the patient to do their part in continuing the results. Dr. Fabian is by far, the very BEST.

Dr. Fabian is a great doctor. No one better.

Dr. Fabian is an extremely intelligent and professional doctor. He was running a little behind (what doctors aren't these days?), but his bedside manner and concern about my issues exceeded my expectations. He explained all of the possible outcomes, side effects, and even some methods to try before he even mentioned surgery. I've always been told that surgeons want to do surgery, but he didn't come across that way. He is very considerate of his patients and even followed up with me personally after my surgery. I would definitely recommend him to anyone in this area.

I say... run away fast! First I will say that it only took 1 visit to Dr. Fabian's office to know that I would not be coming back. The 45 min wait in the waiting room was just the beginning....then there was another 20 min wait in the examining room before anyone came in & it wasn't the dr...then he popped in to tell us (my husband was with me) the x-ray gal would be in shortly to take me for an x-ray....well 15 mins later she meandered in....I got the x-ray and waited another 15 mins for the dr to let me know what they said...then he actually came in and sat down and started telling my husband how awesome he was....LMAO...I had to interrupt and ask him about ME...the injured one! OMG....he said that my fusion wasn't cracked and that he would put me on steroids for a week to get the swelling down and then we would look at possible surgery......I fricking laughed at him right there and told him he would never touch me....EVER! I really don't know why people keep going to him....if you live in Steamboat ask others about him first...there are too many horror stories from those that have let him perform surgery....I am appalled! Then after the Insurance company paid for the OUTRAGEOUS bill...they sent me a bill for $24 for what the insurance didn't pay....which the insurance company said they are not suppose to do....REALLY! STAY AWAY!!!!!

Having Dr. Henry Fabian as my back surgeon was a blessing! He was professional and my outcomes with both of my back surgeries have been incredible. I would, without hesitation, recommend Dr. Fabian to a patient who is seeking the highest level of professionalism and expertise.

Lets start with the wait time of over 45 minutes. Then we get to see the Dr. My husband has been unable to Stand, Sit, Walk or move for 5 days due to excruciating back pain that is not relieved by any amount of RX drugs. The only thing he is able to do is lye on his left side in the fetal postion, any movement makes his scream in pain. Dr. Fabian determines that my husband has a large herinated disc and that surgery will be the only way to relieve the pain, HOWEVER he has a golf trip he is leaving on in the am so my husband would have to wait 6 more days in his condition until the doc was back from vacation. He did not offer to refer him to someone that could preform the surgery sooner, just said to wait it out. WOW, thanks for the help Dr. Ended up finding the best DR and Staff in Vail, that took my call at 6:30 at night went over my husbands symptoms and got him in the following day at 3:00 PM for an exam and by 8:00 was in the operating room! Now that is a DOCTOR! Someone who cares about his patients and actually takes action.

I was a little leary of seeing this Doctor after reading some of the reviews. What a pleasant surprise he was, he was VERY informative and had a great bedside ( so to speak)manner he gave me several options and I chose surgurey, he has not performed the operation yet but I feel confident in him. He is that kind of guy,I did not get the impression of aggorance at all, he even saw another problem I have in the MRI and took the time to talk to me about it, not even his area of expertise. I know why the wait time was longer than expected if he takes the time to talk to all the patients that he did with my wife and I. Thank you Doctor for being a caring person

Dr. Fabien completed 3 surgeries dealing with DDD; but as discs kept falling apart last and final was L3-L5s1 fusion. I've always felt better after each surgery (until another problem came along) and had no apprehensions returning to see him. His demenor does put some people off - he's direct, definitly not a hand holder (Dr. Oz has no worries...), and uses medical terms you have to interpret. I have always been able to see him with concerns, and have actually felt much better after vocalizing (dumping) all my frustrations. I disagree with opinion that he's arrogant. I beleive he's excellent surgeon but reaching the point of being to busy.

He is a really good doctor, a really caring doctor and performed life saving surgery on me while he was off for vacation and followed up for free. His quiet, confident personality should not be confused with arrogance, however he is really good at what he does.

Dr. Fabian will only see you if you are physically in his zone of site. He is a good surgeon as other doctors state, but he has a very cold demeanor and an attitude that is very prima dona. He knows he is good and he is arrogant about it. He is not cocky or confident he is arrogant. If you can get past a very anti-social doctor then he is a good surgeon.