We've had an excellent experience with IBJI related to my daughter's treatment for a fractured…read moretibia. Dr Kramer is excellent. Personable, knowledgeable, caring. Performed surgery and was wonderful to work with. Medical Assistant Nav is so kind and caring. We just felt like we were in such good hands. We saw Dr Waxman in the Bannockburn office at walk-in OrthoAccess initially...he was efficient, empathetic and understanding and referred us to Dr Kramer who specializes in the injury my daughter sustained. The associates we have interacted with at check-in in Bannockburn, Highland Park and Morton Grove have all been excellent. Highly recommend.

10/09/25 - I've had an on & off again issue w/my left knee since last Nov 2024. I was in Bangkok &…read moregot a fabulous leg massage & was feeling great. When we left the massage parlor we had to get to the other side of a busy highway by going up the stairs, crossing an overhead walkway & down the stairs on the other side of the road. When I took the first step down my left knee popped & pain shot through my leg (so much for an awesome massage). Anyway my knee has been in an up and down cycle. Lately it has been bothering me & creating enough pain to want to go see an orthopedic doctor. I called up Illinois Bone & Joint Institute (IBJI) After talking to my nephew (who use to work for IBJI in Gurnee I called IBJI @ 9am. Amazing I had an appointment @ 10am. This IBJI is located @ 9000 Waukegan Road where ABT use to be located. I scheduled an appointment w/Dr Raab an orthopedic surgeon. Kelly his Nurse Practitioner came in and assessed the situation. They took me in to get an X-ray of my knee & brought me back to the exam room. After waiting for a while Dr Rabb came in examined my leg. After examining my leg he noticed swelling on the knee but and told me there was liquid on my knee joint. He then proceeded to extract the liquid & give me a shot of cortisone which greatly reduced the swelling & pain. I was told to get a knee compression sock which really helps to further stabilize my knee. Both Dr Raab & Kelly were very friendly & personable making the visit more enjoyable. The best part is Dr Raab didn't feel that I needed to have knee surgery yet.

Exceptional in every way! Dr. Gordon replace my hip with the anterior procedure and every step of…read morethe way was outstanding. His entire staff and everyone i encountered at Lutheran General Hospital went above and beyond to genuinely care for me and show the upmost kindness. Dr. Gordon is one of the top 5 surgeons in the state of Illinois for anterior hip replacement and rightfully so. You just don't find this quality of care anymore, what a pleasant surprise!

I am writing this review on behalf of my husband who recently had his surgery Brilliant surgeon…read more Very thorough. Inspires complete trust. Delightful bedside manner. Total Hip replacement Friday December 2016. Best surgery experience ever.

Very great! My daughter tore her meniscus and he was our surgeon and helped us a lot with recovery!…read moreThank you so much!

My doctor said that I needed to see an Orthopaedic Surgeon because of pain in my knee (I am a very…read moreathletic guy and the pain was getting in the way of my working out) and gave me a list of orthopedics... When I asked my doctor; "Who would you send your brother, father or wife to?," He said; "Bradley Dunlap at Evanston Hospital." Just a FYI, Dr Dunlap has relocated his main office to the new Ambulatory Building at Skokie Hospital. One more thing, I had previously had both my left and right knee worked on by other surgeons earlier in my life, so I have a benchmark and neither of these surgeons were worthy of a review, but Dr. Bradley Dunlap is much different both demeanor wise and option wise.... Long story short, after doing an MRI on my knee, Dr Dunlap informed me that, should I opt for surgery,based on my MRI, I would need a knee replacement... And, instead of "scheduling the surgery" Dr Dunlap gave me the option of a cortisone shot stating that it might relieve the pain temporarily or for an extended period of time, but it would be worth the try to put off surgery... As it turned out, the cortisone worked...on the left knee... Several years later, my right knee acted up just before my skiing vacation and I was back in Dr Dunlap's office... Dr Dunlap informed me that it was probably a meniscal tear which would require surgery... Again, long story short, rather than waste time, money and lose my skiing vacation, Dr. Dunlap offered me a cortisone shot in the right knee and told me that it would probably need surgery, sooner than later, and informed me that this was the last cortisone shot I could get in the right knee.... So, of course, I took the shot and had a fabulous skiing vacation... Well, as you can guess, I procrastinated a year till this last November (2013); and the pain came back, but this time; severe! When I told the doctor I had another skiing vacation planned, he agreed to give me one more cortisone shot with an agreement that I would get an MRI quickly to determine the issue...He advised me to limit my exercising to reduce my swelling before the ski outing and even provided some pain relief medication to tide me over... I wound up NOT missing my skiing vacation and had limited pain thereafter... I just recently had the knee surgery and that is why I am highly recommending Dr. Bradley Dunlap! If you read my other reviews, you would know that I only rate the best, I have no time to review losers or mediocre, that is why I have a limited amount of reviews posted on Yelp So, as I do in my other reviews, I highly recommend Dr Dunlap (as compared to two previous surgeon); and here's why: -I have never waited more than 10 minutes in the Skokie location waiting room for my appointments, most of the time, less than 5 minutes, even if I show up early! -After the MRI, when I asked the doctor why the pain occurs, he went out of the way to take out a knee model and show me exactly where the tear was and demonstrated the mechanics of how the pain was occurring which no surgeon ever took the time out to do in my two previous procedures! -I was VERY WELL INFORMED BEFORE SURGERY AS TO WHAT TO EXPECT and was much better prepared for pre and post operation preparation and follow-through! -Better yet, when I forgot half of what I was told the day before surgery, Dr. Dunlap's nurse, Sylvia, returned my call quickly, answered all my questions and treated me with the utmost of respect! -Check-in and recovery at the hospital was seamless! -7 days, post procedure, doctor showed me very clear images of my knee surgery showing me the initial damage, and then several stages of the tear removal, followed by the final result. Dr Dunlap also took the time to show me images of the other side of the same knee to reassure me that the health of the knee on that side was impressively pristine! I highly recommend you consider Dr Bradley Dunlap, I would recommend him to a close friend or relative; he is a superior doctor with excellent soft skills and his staff is exemplary!

Everyone, from the registrars, prep nurses, surgery nurses and surgeons were wonderful to me and my…read morewife. This is our fourth experience having surgery here and each time we are treated with warmth, care and professionalism. I highly recommend!

I had trigger finger sheath release surgery done at this facility. Though my surgery was…read morerelatively minor, they can also perform more complex surgeries here like hip and knee replacements, as well as some spinal surgeries. Dr. Ryan Harold was my surgeon and I was very happy with his work as well as his general demeanor, manners, and professionalism. He even let me have my music of choice from their Pandora app in the operating room, and he did the surgery to ACDC, yeah! The receptionist and all of the physician assistants and nurses I encountered were friendly, competent, and professional. It might not appear so from the exterior of their big building, but the operating area of this practice is pretty much a hospital setting, and it's a large and busy one. Before the surgery, all of the required forms and health surveys were sent out on a timely and clear basis via both text messaging and email. I was also notified before the surgery date of my expected post insurance bill. I was impressed and pleased with my experience here, and thank you!

Dr Jimenez denied my California patient care. He isn't a spine surgeon, yet his opinion, based on…read morereading reports, stops my patient from getting care. You would think that if you had to make a decision about someone's surgery, you should talk to the patient, examine the patient, and look at the imaging. And unfortunately the patient will have to wait for surgery. And suffer with a spinal cord problem. I think if she gets worse, Jimenez should be responsible. Boycott this doctor. He is what is wrong with medicine

Morton Grove Exactly as all negative reviews say.  Barged in…read morefurious that we are talking about major injury so obviously don't need his opinion. I said I was talking to husband you weren't even here.  He said exactly why are you here if you have all the answers.  He left would come back if didn't talk.  Claims he doesn't have to answer questions, only he needs to know as he's best in world.  If we said one word to each other he shouted & left again saying he'll come back when we done talking as we must feel the husband has the answers. A childish  display everyone is treated to.  I told him off in front of group of interns that he was arrogant and if he knew what he was doing he would not be afraid to explain.  He continued pompous braying in loud voice & left again never came back.  This is why he's so far behind in appointments doing everything to fake his importance intimidating his paying customers.   He claimed nothing wrong with shoulder just needs sling at his age, refused to look at ER x-rays as useless, showing break.  Next day we cancelled appointment assistant made & were begged not to cancel as he would be sooo mad.  HA what an a**. Went to new North Shore Orthopedics division of IBJI.  Were told Dr so bad he was not invited to transfer to new place with rest.  Found arm broken at shoulder & bone slid up alongside into shoulder bones.  Husband in severe pain over a month, needed large plate.  Why has this fool not been suspended instead of ignored. Told his interns never to act like him no one else has ever done that.  They readily agreed. The famous tortured woman documentary told later how he wanted to remove both her arms & legs! Another specialist said no not at all.  So he removed her toes & part feet.  Had she seen another surgeon like ours, probably would have kept toes.  Why would he be allowed near her life threatening injuries.

On time, in my experience, very friendly, knowledgeable, actually looks at your face while talking…read moreand pays attention! Saw for "frozen shoulder" and :fingers crossed: have seen improvement; no meds, no surgery...Will go again for next arm/shoulder injury because there will be one eventually.

Hopefully you'll never need an orthopedic surgeon, but if you ever do, check out Dr. Giannoulias!…read more He is one of the best! I have been seeing Dr. G for a few years for reoccurring knee issues. I was sad in 2012 when I had to switch him out because I had to be seen quickly and I didn't want to fit him in. His back up doc was a great replacement but Dr. G has the best bedside manner and has been painfully truthfully with my diagnosis and how I can get better. Now I insist to only see him. He'll fit me in therefore I should be able to fit him into my schedule as well. I've seen him a few times already in 2013 and honestly feel so much better knowing that I'm getting the best possible care. He's honest and kind and speaks to me as if we're on the same level, as if! He's the best. If you need anyone to care for your ortho needs, Dr. G is the way to go.

Dr. Beigler is exceptional surgeon! The office is very welcoming with great knowledge employees.read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-jP41M0ztk&ab_channel=MusicBizMarty. Take a look at all of these…read morevideos on Youtube created by his "son" Nicholas Beigler (MUSIC BIZ MARTY). This will give you a good idea as to the type of people this family is. I understand that the actions of Nicholas shouldn't reflect on the good doctor, however I disagree. Nicholas has spent years harassing people on the internet and engaging in copious amounts of illicit substances and illegal behavior, and since Nicholas in unemployed it implies that his father supplies him with the means to continue his depraved and disgusting activities. Should you trust this man to look after your health if he is enabling his "son" to obsessively stalk and harass people to the point of harm?.... I don't.

I've had 3 experiences in the past with Dr. Michael Lewis. He did two carpal tunnel releases, one…read moreof which resulted in nerve damage due to having my bandage wrapped too tight. The second carpal tunnel release, I requested a local block, so I could stay awake and make sure that didn't happen again. Years later, I saw him for a knee injury at IBJI in Morton Grove. He was not interested in hearing my description of my injury, and was interrupted by what sounded like a personal call from some financial advisor (his broker? his bookie?) He left the room to take the call and 45 minutes later, I looked out of the exam room to see him in with another patient. I asked the nurse to get him to return and when he did, he never even examined my knee, but was quick to offer a artificial synovial fluid injection as the solution to my pain and unstable patella. I don't know how this person stays employed. Avoid, avoid, avoid!

I highly recommend that Dr Michael Lewis at IBJI in Morton Grove be avoided at all cost for any…read moreorthopedic work and certainly any orthopedic surgery. I've known Mike Lewis a long time, he worked on my in-laws before becoming my orthopedic guy. In 2008, he attempted to repair my rotator cuff injury (now, a Grade 4- Global tear, no cuff left) ... and bicep tendon tear. My rotator tendon re-tore in 2021. My current surgeon was stunned after reviewing Lewis' notes and the MRI images that could be discerned. Dr. Lewis BARELY did any work. He neglected my bicep tendon until it currently was no longer reparable. Repairs stated as accomplished by Lewis, were in fact, never attempted. My current doctor shook his head at the notes and images. WORK NEVER DONE! I believe Dr. Lewis is retired, but I'm now informed, and on record, believing Lewis' work on me in 2008 ... was at best sub par, misrepresenting work he'd done and leaving me to lift weights with a still unrepaired rotator cuff tear, and did ZERO work on my torn bicep tendon. Many of his stories about sport affiliations are questionable. Unfortunately, I consider him a loose cannon. Illinois Bone and Joint should prepare fr work he's down to return to IBJI in the worst possible manner.

Type of care, quality of care, office experience - all great. Thanks doctor! Appreciate the service!read more

I was skeptical about some of these reviews I read before going in to see Dr Visotsky but, I was…read morehighly impressed with his bed side manners and his extremely high knowledge towards my shoulder injury. His staff was A+ and made me very comfortable I did not wait so long to see him and even though he has a fast pace way he gave me plenty of time to discuss and diagnose my injury. He was very honest and went over a game plan to get me better. He showed compassion towards my injury and made me feel a lot better. I am glad I ignored some of the negative reviews and went to see him. Thank you very much Dr for your help with my frozen shoulder. Sam R / Age 44 / Realtor/ Tennis, Golf and Basketball player

Was having a round of vertigo and my ENT wrote me a referral for 2 physical therapy sessions. I saw…read moreCurtis and he was amazing!! Sent me home with a print out of eye exercises to do and I can say it worked!! Never would have thought to go for physical therapy for vertigo but I am so glad I did. Not all physical therapist work on vertigo, finding someone that not only handles vertigo cases but actually likes the work was such a blessing.

An acute flare-up from lumbar stenosis landed me in the ER with excruciating pain in both legs. My…read morespine doctor recommended physical therapy and I picked this Athletico location because it's close to home and gets positive reviews. Therapist Tom was knowledgeable about my condition and very personable. Encouraged by positive results from the very first session, I was motivated to continue the exercise regimen at home. After just 4 sessions (and doing all of the prescribed exercises in between visits), I was able to walk 1+ miles or stand for several hours with a minimum of discomfort. The outcome for each patient is different, but for me the therapy at Athletico greatly improved my mobility and I would recommend their services to anyone.