Professional, caring, and helpful. The therapists and aides are encouraging and clear in their…read moreinstructions.

I was a patient at Alameda Physical to address injuries I received from a car accident, and was…read morevery satisfied with the treatment and service I received. I would address my accolades specifically to Jimmy, my PT. He was smart, knowledgeable, and adjusted my treatment plan based on my progress, and his rehab plan and treatment helped me, and now I am 100% recoverd. Jimmy is also a good listener, humble, and a nice guy. Should the need arise, I would not hesitate to come see him again.

Wonderful physician. Twice with running-related meniscal tears, Steven recommended not doing…read moresurgery becasue most of these heal by themsolves, and both times I healed quickly and permanently. He is a true physician, thinking of the patient's best interests , is very easy to talk to, and is an exceptionally good doc. As a physician myself, I love to seee that there are doctors like him out there.

One word- "MAGICIAN"…read more He is hands down the best knee surgeon in the world. If you find your way to him consider yourself lucky. I had ACLR and smoothest recovery. I choose patellar auto graft and I can't make out if any surgery was done. Minimal scarring and marks on the skin. I know that is the least of the concerns for ACLR, but it shows the level of attention and detail Dr Isono puts in his work.

I've been seeing Dr. Pirnia since June 2014, after a lower torso x-ray series showed I had necrosis…read moreof the left hip causing my limited movement, and intense pain. Not only did he sit me down to discuss whether I would want a ceramic or a titanium replacement, he discussed with me and my advocate the relative merits of each. He treated me with respect, and he and his partner worked for several hours on my hip replacement, also checking in with me every day I was in the hospital recuperating. He listened to my worries about pain medications and helped me taper down safely and at a speed that worked with my CFS/FMS, a difficult balancing act on both our ends. However his staff isn't always great with respect.

The good: Dr. Pirnia himself is great. Most importantly, he treated me like an adult capable of…read morelearning about my issue and making good decisions for myself. He listened to my complaints and descriptions of physical issues. He patiently showed me what was going on with my body, and laid out progressive treatment options clearly. He was conservative in treatment, willing to give the least invasive treatments time to work before moving on to the next step. The staff is quite helpful too, as long as you don't have a billing question. The bad: Dr. Prinia's billing is handled by a third party called J.T Howe & Associates. This company is impressively bad at the one service they provide: billing. I'm still waiting on bills for service I had performed 5 months ago. When bills do come, they lack claim numbers and procedure codes. Service dates are incorrect, and payment breakdown is unclear. It is nearly impossible to reconcile their bill against an insurance claim. You'll have to call the J.T. Howe representative for Dr. Pirnia for information, and while he's helpful once you get him on the phone, he's hard to get a hold of. Lastly, their bill comes with an envelope and an address to send a check to. No website, no credit card option, no information on how to use an HSA debit card, or any modern payment scheme. Ultimately my physical issue is healing and I can thank Dr. Prinia for helping that process, but the billing process has brought its own variety of pain!

Everything went well Dr Stuffmann and staff were perfect machine for great outcome.read more

I was not completely happy with my experience with Dr. Stuffman relating to a shoulder injury and…read morediagnosed as a torn rotator cuff tear. Although he correctly diagnosed my problem and my need for physical therapy, he declined to refer me to a physical therapist office. Fortunately, my health plan has a good physical therapist office available for referral and Dr. Stuffman did provide a general order for the therapy. The therapist was very competent and requested that I obtain an ultrasound exam from Dr. Stuffman for aid in understanding my injury and providing the right physical therapy. This required another visit to Dr. Stuffman. For the purpose of thoroughness in making his diagno-sis, I think Dr. Stuffman should have performed the ultrasound (a 15 minute exam) in my initial visit with him. Dr. Stuffman also provided no prognosis for my injury, albeit the physical therapist recommended that I no longer do my upper body workouts with 5 lbs. weights or more for fear of aggravating the torn rotator cuff. On the plus side for Dr. Stuffman, he provided a online video for doing physical therapy and this video mentioned "easy" may be better in doing physical therapy weight lifting. This advise was very helpful because I tend to do too much sometimes

I went to see Dr. Nolan due to a bad car accident I was in, he was supposed to help figure out what…read moremy injuries were. Dr. Richard Nolan continuously made extremely inappropriate and sexist remarks about women to me, he made me so uncomfortable I had to bring my dad to my visits and once I did he addressed my dad more than he did me. On top of that, this doctor ordered no imaging of my back and when I told him I was still in intense pain after 8 months he told me that "wasn't believable". After firing my lawyer who sent me to Dr. Nolan and hiring a new team they were able to find a compound fracture in my spine and torn disc in my lower back. It took me 1 year to discover these injuries, 1 year of intense chronic pain because of the negligence of Dr. Nolan.

Dr Nolan is one of the most caring Dr's I have ever met. They broke the mold when they created…read morehim. He takes his time with each patient and answers all questions. He treats you with compassion and that to me is what the majority of other Dr's lack. He is the Best Dr I have ever had! I met him through my husband who was in a terrible motorcycle accident, Dr Nolan saved his leg. No one can hold a candle to how much he actually cares about his patients it will be a sad day when he decides to retire which I hope isn't anytime soon. You may wait to see him but he is worth the wait. He fights for all of his patients and he tells it like it is and I would disagree with anyone who says otherwise. One review said he was sexist it made me want to laugh, he is a wonderful kind man and I have been seeing him since 1990 and I have the upmost respect for him he has operated on me several times and continues to see me monthly, if I have a question after hours all I have to do is text or call him directly. Who can say they have a Dr like that? He is worth every minute you have to wait and if you can't take honesty then he's not the Dr for you because he tells it like it is!

I have seen several excellent orthopedic doctors at Webster (now Golden State Ortho) over the past…read more15+ years including Dr. Schwartz, Dr. Peatman, Dr. Tseng & now Dr. Talarico. I had an injury to my right foot/ankle (tendon rupture partially) that I had been dealing with since last September & I was trying to avoid surgery but it wasn't healing so Dr. Talarico surgically repaired it in April, and he did an excellent job. A foot surgery is a very tough recovery but with Dr. Talarico's help & guidance I'm walking pain free again. Dr. Talarico & his staff took excellent care of me. His staff is also excellent & so caring kind & helpful. Veronica his office assistant is awesome & Yolanda his surgical scheduler was very helpful when I had to change my surgery date. If you have any orthopedic issues I highly recommend these excellent doctors.

I am SHOCKED. SHOCKED. SHOCKED at the lack of oversight for the people answering phones for this…read moreplace. A collection of super cunts is available to you anytime when you call these people. The least helpful, most disrespectful, abhorrent customer service I have ever experienced. I wanted to tell these ladies, "You realize you don't HAVE to work here?" If you hate it so much, just quit! And whoever is overseeing this department, fire yourself. You're terrible at your job and so are your employees. It is literally the job description of customer service agents, receptionists and any and all phone answerers to be kind, helpful, courteous and respectful. These people lean in the other direction as far as possible.

Dr.Strudwick is the best Ortho doc in the area! Quality care! Professional, knowledge with an…read moreexcellent staff! Highly recommend.

One could not get a better doctor for orthopedic care. My god, just look at his credentials having…read morebeen the team doctor for both the Raiders and the Athletics when they were both here. I cannot say enough good things about the quality of his care and professionalism of his staff. Paul Cummins

This doctor's diagnosis is not only absurd but also lacks any logical basis and common sense…read more During the phone consultation, his staff attitude was rude and dismissive, offering no explanations to the questions, yet demanding a definitive answer from me with only yes or no and don't allow me to explain anything. Although interpreter was provided, his staff asked me communicate with her in English at the first beginning.His conclusion contradicts basic common sense. In defending his conclusions, he distorted the timeline of my condition, ignored the pain in my heel entirely, and never addressed it. In subsequent MRI results, all of my symptoms were confirmed. It's unimaginable that a doctor could operate without basic common sense. In my case, it's really hard to tell whether the problem is with his character/morality or his medical expertise. Holding such authority, he instead uses it to intimidate and bully. Even the insurance adjuster said she felt sorry for me. Truly shameful. The whole experience working with him was an absolute nightmare.

I stick with my review of Dr. Taylor as a standup guy, but as an update on my story, I went under…read morethe knife with a different surgeon who discovered that no, I did not have a strain of the long head biceps tendon. My biceps tendons were "the healthiest I've ever seen," said my surgeon after the operation. Instead, it was referred pain from my infraspinatus muscle. I don't blame Dr. Taylor too much for this misdiagnosis; the surgeon who operated on me made the same mistake. I apparently was a tough case. Get your second and third opinions before surgery!

Dr.Thomas Peatman,Hip Resurfacing Surgery.... I was in so much pain with my hip. I thought I would…read morelose my mind.. I was referred to Dr. Peterman by another orthopedic surgeon in the same building. She told me I needed a total hip replacement. I had been reading a magazine in the waiting room concerning knee resurfacing surgery.. I said too bad they don't do this for hip replacements. She said" There is hip replacement surgery. I just don't perform them, but Dr. Peatman is qualified to do hip resurfacing surgery". She called his office and I went straight to his office.. was the kindest doctor full of knowledge still very young at the time, he put me at ease and explained everything about the surgery. Having hip replacement surgery was the best decision I've ever made in my life. I've had absolutely no pain in the hip., the morning after my surgery, I hesitated to put weight on that leg for fear of the pain that would happen in my hip. The nurse encouraged me go ahead. It'll be OK,I put my weight on the leg, in total amazement,I had absolutely zero pain deep in my hip. I had forgotten what it felt like to have zero pain in my hip. It was and still is to this day, amazing to be without pain. I love my hip-still to this day love my hip resurfacing surgery. I am so thankful for Dr Thomas Peatman. It goes without saying Dr. Peatman has and always will have his own special place in my heart. His office staff were also wonderful to me. I will add I was his first Hip Replacement Surgery. Talented wonderful surgeon. Yes I know. I'm just a little prejudice,after all, he gave me back my life he gave me back movement dancing ,walking even setting pain-free.

I have been very fortunate over the last twenty years to have been treated by a family doctor who…read moreis connected to a network of fantastic specialists. This is the reason I travel almost 200 miles to be treated by Dr. Peatman. The Webster Orthopedic Group is a class act. Every person I have dealt with has been friendly, polite and professional. Calls are answered or returned promptly, waiting room time for appointments is almost non-existent, Dr. Peatman and his staff are efficient and respectful of my time. Often, they get me in early and out quickly due to my long drive. All my crazy requests are handled efficiently with 5 star customer service. I have never been made to feel I'm asking for too much or wasting the staffs time. Dr. Peatman is a confident but not cocky surgeon who always makes me feel he has my best interests at heart. He takes time to answer my questions and explain treatments and procedures so I fully understand. He never appears to be in a hurry. During my surgeries, I have noticed the operating room support staff seem to enjoy working with Dr. Peatman. I even had one nurse tell me he is the best surgeon she had worked with. I can't think of a better endorsement.

An excellent experience with Leo, who understood the issues I faced and whose experience and…read more"educated hands" helped me work through recoveries from cervical surgery and a knee replacement.

Leo has been my physical therapist for a right knee replacement and for left hip arthritis. He's…read morefabulous! Listens well, very skilled and knowledgeable, really excellent at judging what's needed and how much you can handle without overdoing it. (I'm the sort who tends to overdo, and he has really helped me listen to my body.) Plus the office staff and therapy assistants are also great, and very efficient. Really a terrific place all around.