I had my procedure with Dr. Kasimian on October 1st, 2014. I never considered writing a review…read morebefore but decided to write one today after reading a one star review because the patient "had to wait an hour," or the "staff was incompetent with scheduling" etc... Bottom line, Dr.Stepan Kasimian is BUSY because of the same reason your favorite restaurant only accepts reservations and there still is a wait, because they are EXCELLENT ! I want to give my story, as detailed as possible, without boring you the reader. Around September 2008, I hurt my lower back doing very heavy T-Bar rows at the gym. Back then in my naive youth years, I never properly stretched or warmed up, just hit the iron. Why not ? I'm invincible and I'm special. Nothing will EVER happen to me. Guess what ?? After 20 years of abusing my body, on September 2008, I found out the hard way that I wasn't so special, and I definitely was "breakable." The day after that memorable T-bar back workout, I felt this intense heat on my lower back. Something that I had never experienced before, and hopefully never will. After 1 or 2 hours of this heat, I started to feel this sharp pain, which became a dull pain off and on. The next morning, with zero exaggeration, I couldn't move out of bed. I took maybe 5 Tylenol's that day and didn't really think about it, hoping that it would pass. Fast forward 2 years later on 2010. My right thigh always was in pain when I stood up, accompanied with numbing in my big right toe. From 2010-2014, I literally had about 6 MRI's from 4 different doctors. Unfortunately, they all looked at me at gave me prescriptions for physical therapy and some prescribed me pills which I refused. I went back to these same doctors, 2 who were the "best" at Cedars and told them "it's been 4 years of leg pain, numb toes, and now my left leg if hurting when my right leg isn't." He told me to "hang on" it will get better because the MRI shows a small bulging disc(approximately 3-4 cm,) nothing in his opinion that would warrant an operation because I was "still walking" and I looked strong in his opinion. Around the summer of 2014, I met Dr. Kasimian, and yes, he was busy and there was a big wait. HE ACTUALLY LISTENED TO ME. I WILL REPEAT AGAIN, DR. KASIMIAN ACTUALLY LISTENED TO ME ! Compared to other doctors who you see for 5 minutes maximum in the office while charging your insurance company $1000. Dr. Kasimian after 20 minutes recommended I receive a brand new MRI because he wanted the most up to date information. 2-3 weeks later after the MRI Dr. Kasimian recommended a micro decompression on my L4/L5 and L5/S1. I had the procedure on October 1st of that year and was surprised to find out that I had a bone spur on my L5 vertebrae pushing down on a nerve which WAS NOT evident or visible on the MRI. THE SURGERY WAS A SUCCESS AND I TOLD DR. KASIMIAN THAT HE "Saved My Life !" I said that because he did. 6 years of sciatica isn't a joke, not including the mentall trauma I endured because of the chronic pain. Thumbs Down to Cedars Sinai Orthopedics who really didn't care because they believed if I was walking, surgery wasn't needed. THUMBS UP to Dr. Kasimian who really cared and took time to see what options were available to help me.

Despite the bad reviews prior to coming in, I still gave this place a chance but I wish I never…read morehad. I had a very disappointing experience at this orthopedic office with Dr.Bastian, and would not recommend it based on my visit. From the start, the interaction felt unprofessional. The physician greeted me in an overly casual manner ("bro/dude"), which immediately set an uncomfortable tone for a first-time patient encounter. Throughout the visit, he appeared rushed, spoke very quickly, and did not create space for me to explain my symptoms. I came in for evaluation of a painful cyst in my thumb and ongoing shoulder tendinosis. Instead of asking questions or performing a thorough assessment, he stated that he had reviewed my imaging and that "everything is fine" because I am young and healthy. My concerns about pain were dismissed without meaningful discussion or examination. What was most concerning, however, was the commentary about my insurance. When I mentioned my plan, it was referred to as cheap or something which felt highly inappropriate and unprofessional. Regardless of insurance type, patients deserve to be treated with respect and receive proper medical attention. Overall, I left feeling dismissed, unheard, and angry. I hope this feedback encourages the practice to improve patient communication, professionalism, and respect.

I can't say enough good things about Dr. Abdulian and his amazing team. I only wish we had found…read morehim five years ago so my mom wouldn't have had to live with so much pain for so long. Her hip replacement surgery was a complete success. Just two weeks after surgery, she was already walking without a walker. Even more incredible, the pain in her knee and back is gone as well. Seeing her smile again and enjoy walking without pain has been life-changing for our family. Dr. Abdulian is an exceptional surgeon who truly cares about his patients. His entire staff is professional, compassionate, and supportive throughout the whole process. We are beyond grateful for the outstanding care they provided. Thank you for giving my mom her life back. We highly recommend Dr. Abdulian to anyone considering hip replacement surgery.

My mother had total reverse shoulder replacement surgery with…read more Dr. Abdulian almost one month ago and the result has been very good. Dr. Abdulian has a great bedside manner and was very reassuring about being able to help my mother to regain the function of her right shoulder. The surgical result so far has been impressive and my mother is starting to resume normal function of her shoulder. She's been really pleased with her surgical result. We can't recommend Dr. Abdulian highly enough and his office staff is very nice and helpful as well. If a gifted orthopedic surgeon is needed, you can't go wrong with Dr. Abdulian. Cinthia G.

If I could of given a 0 I would. My mom had a knee replacement surgery on both legs last year…read moreSeptember 2022. She has suffered a lot because he changes half of the knee that's the way he likes to change half. He is doing this so he can have the patients come back and re do it after 3 years. We went to many consultations with different doctors and were told at her age which she is 68. She is suppose to had a full knee replacement not half. Spoke to a lot of nurses apparently he is the cow for Adventist hospital and they force him to change half surgery so couple of years like up to 3 years later they can have the customer come back for full it's very expensive to do this surgery. Because of his choices made my mom suffer a lot over a year now and we are going to someone different to have knee revision surgery. Horrible stay away. The staff is horrible and rude as well. The doctor doesn't know what his doing at all. The care my mom recieved was horrible at Adventist hospital as well. I will be sure to tell everyone about this medical malpractice that's going on. I hope you guys get what you deserve for making my mother suffer more than a year and now having to go through this process again. And I hope this doctor gets his licensed revoked for making fake promises to take care of the patience sincerely.

Dr. Merritt, Is an excellent doctor, kind, and gentle, listens to you, He tells you whats wrong…read moreand explains it to you. Excellent doctor, I would recommend him. He did my hip replacement. Great Job, and thank you so much Dr. Merritt. Debbie K lancaster CA

Full knee replacement on 12/20/24. I was scared enough to avoid this for 25 years. This referral…read morewas from a friend at Weight Watchers whose wife had a difficult history. His time and listening, highest quality team, follow up care , planning, establishing a raport with the entire team was of the highest caliber, and establishing PT immediately. All went smoothly. On the other hand I would recommend staying away from Dr. Owens who treated my best friend. No bedside manner, no listening skills, lots of pain, no accomodations.

My husband died almost 10 years at age 85. in 2002 my husband had hip pain. He saw an orthopedic…read moresurgeon in our medical clinic. He said my husband was not a candidate for surgery since he could everything he always did. I asked the Dr. about hip surgery so I would know what to expect when the time came. He said he would be in the hospital for 7 days and then discharged for outpatient pt. I knew my husband would not like being in the hospital that long. At the beginning of the year my husband had heart by pass surgery and was in the hospital for only 2 days and hated it. He said someone would come during the night to do things to him so he could not get a good nights sleep. He did so well after surgery he went straight back to his room. He had no pain and wanted to go home. He had pt an hour after surgery. He was able to have it 2 times that day. I asked his Dr. that evening if he could go home. He said tomorrow if everything is fine. I found a wonderful top rated heart Dr. through a newspaper article. I saw an article in a paper about Dr. Dorn and his Associate Dr. Gilbert. One day my husband fell and could not get up. I knew his hip had given out. I immediately called Dr. Dorns office. The lady said he was booked up for 1 month. Would you like to see his associate Dr. Gilbert. Never mind we already have an appt. with him. This was on a Tuesday. The next morning he had hip surgery and went home the same day 8 hours later pain free. Lucky the nerve block did not wear off for 4 hours. I called several other orthopedic Drs. No other Drs. discharged in one day or used a nerve block for pain Dr. Dorn and his associates were years ahead very advanced in the medical field. My husband had his hips and knees replaced by Dr. Gilbert. One day hospital stay every time. In one month he was back to normal. No walker or cane. I do not understand the negative reviews about the Dr. Some staff members yes but not the Dr. Our friend of many years from church saw Dr. Gilbert for knee surgery. I asked her how she found him. She said her neighbor is a nurse at the hospital he works at. She told her neighbor find me the best Orthopedic surgeon there. She recommended Dr. Gilbert. My neighbors mother was over 80 and her Dr. would not operate on her knee. She was in so much pain she fell may times. Dr. Gilbert told us once I will still do surgery on you if you are over 80. Thank God for that. At age 83 my husband had his last surgery knee. If the DR. did not do the surgery my husband would have spent the next 2 years in a wheelchair in pain before he died. Thank You, Mary Love

So grateful to have stumbled on Dr Bastian! I have a rare-ish connective tissue disorder called…read moreEhlers Danlos Syndrome. This condition makes me more prone to orthopedic injuries, but having this condition also comes with a much higher risk of complications with any surgeries, which I have experienced in the past. I recently injured my shoulder and wanted to make sure it wasn't something that required treatment. I always get anxious when I see any type of surgeon as most aren't knowledgeable about EDS and can't properly take it into consideration when discussing next steps. I was so relieved to find that not only was Dr Bastian very knowledgeable about EDS, but prioritized it as a factor when recommending next steps. He did a thorough exam and outlined a detailed recovery plan, then even took the time to give lifestyle tips in general with my condition. He was such a pleasure to chat with and a rare case of a surgeon without a surgeon's ego. It was also easy to get in with him and everyone at the office was wonderful. Very highly recommend!

My husband and I went to see Dr. Bastian and could not have been more impressed with his clinical…read moreknowledge and demeanor as a healthcare provider. He listened, answered questions and attended to us both, though there had been a scheduling issue. Seriously, he is making his parents proud, that's all I can say. What an upstanding human being. Orthopedist.

He is an excellent Doctor and an AMAZING SURGEON. I had spine surgery with him, and the results…read morehave been incredible. I feel wonderful and am finally pain-free. He was professional, caring, and made me feel confident throughout the entire process. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for an outstanding spine surgeon!!!!

Amazing doctor and staff. He helped treat my knee injury and made me feel comfortable. I highly…read morerecommend consulting with him. He focuses on healing and regenerative care rather than just opting for steroid shots.

I tore my ACL on a Sunday and was able to get an appointment with Dr. Weber on Monday and an MRI…read morethe next morning after and we were able to schedule another appointment and go over what happens during surgery and physical therapy and everything. He was so amazing and explained everything so clearly and his PA Stephanie is such a wonderful knowledge of wealth and during the day of my surgery, they both came up to me beforehand to explain everything and ask if I had any questions and they performed everything perfectly and I am day, one out of surgery and actually able to stand on both feet and almost able to walk already with the help of Physical therapy! The staff and Clarissa, who was the logistics behind everything was also amazing and communicative. I would definitely come here again hopefully not because I don't wanna break anything else, but I would recommend them very much. Thank you so much

My Physical Therapist, Dr. Rajat Bhardwaj, PT, DPT., at MOTI physical therapy, recommended I see…read moreDr. Weber. He text him, on the spot, and I had an appointment in less than a week. Dr Weber is AMAZING - an all around great guy, but also well versed and passionate, not only about his field, but also his patients. He immediately gave me viable, solid options and discussed a game plan to help me restore full activity to my knee. If you are looking for a for a doctor that cares and will help you on your way, the guy. He even gave me his personal cell phone number and told me he is there for me anytime. I spend a lot of time trying to find doctors that are talented, have a great bedside manner and are truly dedicated to their patients - I am so grateful to Rajat for the recommendation - I am sure you will feel same - 5 star!

I received Dr. Yacoubian's name from my parents who were working with one of the top neurosurgeons…read morein California. I was reluctant to get a hip replacement surgery. But, after meeting with the doctor, I felt confident that this was the right decision. He was kind and took the time to explain why the surgery was needed as well as what I could expect afterwards. Scheduling the surgery and getting the necessary home care and physical therapy outside of the home as well as all follow ups have been incredibly smooth. I was even given the doctor's cell phone in case cases of emergency. I'm very happy with the results. I'm about six weeks out post-surgery and I've been very happy with the results. Thank you, Dr. Yacoubian.

In 2019 I met this doctor for three minutes, I had questions but he put me off and moved on to the…read morenext patient. My left knee is much larger than my right knee, but in addition I needed a little bit of length given to my left knee due to my right hip being higher than the left. After that first meeting, I never saw him again. I not recommend him. I not think he's professional. His bedside manner sucks. Please check out orthopedic surgery. Do not go to this surgeon ever. Apparently, my review will not be uploaded for some reason