On 03-07-12, I went to see Dr Julia Kahan for shoulder tendinitis ). I had to wait for an hour. That was no coincidence, this pattern was the same for the next four appointments. The secretaries have been trained to book as many patients as possible every day. Their main concern is, how much money they will make every day, instead how good is the care that they will provide to their patients. I was expecting that I would see an intellectual lady, and instead, I met a soulless girl, with hair till her waist, that reminded me, of my high school years. I said, oh not again. I started wondering, how is this no-personality going to help me, and in hindsight I was right. I requested a cortisone injection, but she rejected my idea. Dr Kahan took an X-Ray and she recommended to go for physiotherapy. I was naive and I believed her. I thought she knows better than me, because (as she said) cortisone is not good for my body. At that time, I did not know the game she was playing with me and with other patients to make lots of money from my insurance and from me. She approved eight visits for physical therapy and she wanted to see me again after that, to report my progress. After I finished the eight treatments, I went back to see her on 03-23-12 and she was asking me, to tell her the percentage of my progress. I told her that I have improved about 40% and then she approved another eight visits. The same story again, after I finished the extra visits, I went back to see her again. I told her, that my improvement is very small, maybe 50% and the pain is still there. She approved more visits to physical therapy and when I went back to her on 05-11-12, I requested again a cortisone shot and this time she agreed, but when she gave the shot into my shoulder, I did not feel any pain. I started wondering if she put water instead of cortisone. When I told her that, I can not use my arm, she mentioned again her usual mantra. "You need more aggressive therapy. I will approve for you another eight visits" I went to see her again on 07-18-12 and on 08-29-12 between treatments and my answer again was that I have improved 60%. At one point I was ready to tell her, that in a few years I will have reached 100% and by then, you will be ready to buy the latest Mercedes model. It took me all these months to realize that she was manipulating me. I had total 5 visits with her and 30 visit with the physiotherapists and I was still in pain. I started thinking that if she is taking commissions from the physical therapy plus so much money from my insurance and all the co-payments from me, and she gives similar treatments to other patients, she must make a fortune every year. From what I read on yelp, I realized that I am not the only one that gets the run around. This doctor has the worst reviews ever. Everybody feels that she chose this profession to make big bucks, no matter what or how. Next year, my arm was getting worse. I was in so much pain that I could not sleep during the night, because of the burning sensation that I felt. On 03-07-13, I decided to go to see another orthopedic, Dr Dossick. He sent me for an X-Ray, and with the second visit, on 03-14-13, he gave me a cortisone shot. With this injection, I felt a strong pain in my shoulder area and he told me to rotate my arm ten times, for the medicine to spread all over. The next two-three days the pain went away and I could move my arm again. That was a wake up call for me. Why I did not go, direct to him? Why did I not search on Yelp about Dr Julia Kahan methods, before I went to her? Now let's compare the honest diagnosis, from Dr Dossick, (2 visits plus 1 X-Ray), with the sly methods of Dr Kahan, 35 visits total, for zero results. How much money did I spend? More than a thousand dollars. How much money did my insurance pay? They have my records and they know way better than me. Who is using who, Dr Kahan? Why should I pay so much money, to a doctor that has no bedside manners, zero personality and in my opinion, she is using underground methods to make money and basically she has nothing to offer, besides referrals to physical therapy? Who is going to compensate me, for all this mental anguish? How would I ever recover, all the lost time from work, all the co-payments, all the driving around and all those false hopes that I went through with her devious guidance? I guess for some doctors, the immoral lifestyle is the norm. At least I reported her to my insurance Now let her hire and pay "professional writers" to compile for her, five stars reviews to offset the one stars read more

I was an active hiker doing 12 mile hikes for fun and now I barely can make it around the block! Dr Kahan was referred to me by my primary doctor, so I sought the assistance of Dr Kahan for knee pain. Kahan has an awful bedside manner, but in the hopes she made up for it with knowledge, I continued to work with her in finding out why I had extreme knee pain without any injury. First thing to note, I cannot say for sure if Kahan is a good surgeon or not. What I can say with confidence if you don't know what is wrong, she is not skilled at diagnosis and go elsewhere. If you don't have something routine, she clearly doesn't think outside of the box. Even if you made the first appointment after lunch, she would have 3 people lined up. How rude is that! I always had to wait upwards of an hour regardless of the appt time set. Several doctors later they tested my blood for what they call ANA. My knee pain was from an auto-immune disorder, and that is why her surgery didn't find anything and only left me to find another surgeon to fix what she destroyed. 3 knee surgeries and I still can't hike. Kahan should go back to the medical books and be reminded that you don't always need a scalpel to fix pain. I wish I could ctrl-z the last few years and painful surgeries! read more

I like Dr. Julia Kahan for her knowledge, experience, and professionalism. I agree with the statement from another reviewer that mentions that most of the visits imply having to wait for a few minutes before the doctor sees you, but that's a small price to pay for the correct medical decisions being made. Personally, I've never been to a doctor who received me and saw me on time. She performed foot and ankle surgery on my right foot and I am very happy with the results. She always managed my expectations correctly, she was frank in her feedback, and I am able to walk again without a problem. read more

Never went to actually see Dr Julia Kahan, BUT i talked to their receptionist, Linda. She hung up on me and sounded short and curt.. This low rating is solely due to the receptionist. read more

should have reviewed Yelp rating before I visited her office. I do not recommend this doctor. she literally spent 5min with me after 30min waiting. I explained to her what my problem was, but it does not look like she understood my problem (or even tried to understand my issue). She just sent me to a physical therapist, who does not even take my insurance, and who does not have an opening for next 2 weeks. Well, my wife told me to visit physical therapist a month ago, and now I heard the same treatment from a doctor. the difference is I had to pay for the later. useless and unwilling to help. only reason I give 2 star for this doctor is I was able to make the same day appointment, which is pretty unusual, but now I understand why I could get the same day appointment. read more

I have been to dr Julia Kahan for 2 knee surgeries and hand surgery after getting hit by a a car. Julia did a amazing job. I now can walk normal and even wakeboard. Other doctors told me they could not even do the surgery because it was so badly damaged. I have experience nothing but professional care from her and her staff. So I don't know how all the negative comment could be true. When she helped me to walk again. read more

Dr Kahan did bi-lateral chevron and aiken osteotomies, left foot 3/22/18, right foot 6/28/18. Right foot is usable, but right foot is a whole different story. I'll spare the gory details. In a nutshell, I now walk on the 4 small toes of my right foot. The compression staple on the aiken osteotomy failed and my big toe is still bent as it was originally- only now it's much closer to the other toes. I saw 2 podiatrist after I knew something was wrong, but they told me nothing. 1/30/2020 last resort I had Dr Kahan order custom orthotics. During fitting tech had my stand with she behind me and said I was walking on the 4 small toes. I live in foot-pain HELL! Worse pain than my bunion ever caused. If you can shop around for your doctor. And do anything and everything to avoid surgeries of any type. Update 11/10/2020 return to Dr Kahan to give her opportunity to correct her error but she refused to take me as a patient bc I filed medical complaint on her. Doctors are people too so obviously my expectation of acting like adults was too high. read more

Kahan Julia S, MD - Orthopedists Near Me - Los Gatos, California

Qualified, caring and a radiologist/ X-ray on site. Everything an accident prone human needs

What kind of professional doctor are you? Dr. Julia Kahan gave my mother the worst attitude and treatment after making her drive all the way to Los Gatos and spend less than 5 minutes discussing her surgery. There was no professionalism nor basic decency, shame on you Dr. Julia kahan. It's one thing to deny a surgery understandably, but to tell her 'you're done' and storm out of the room is the most childish act I've ever heard. We will not be coming back and I hope others take this experience with them. read more

My mother went to Dr Kahan over a year ago with problems with her right foot and heal. Dr. Karan barreled in and didn't even say hello. My mother is old fashioned and very polite and was taken back with Dr. Kahan's rudeness. Dr. took ex rays and gave her pain medicine and told her to take it easy. Over a years time of being treated or really mistreated the pain worsened and Dr. Kahan never came up with trying to find out why she wasn't healing. The Dr. Then Accused my mother of just wanting pain pills and when our mother said the pain is worse she accused our mother who is on her late 70 s of being and addict. My brother who was with my mother was floored but stayed calm and suggested and MRI. Dr. Kahan said that was and excellent idea and left without saying goodbye. You would think instead of making and accusation that our mother was complaining of to just get medication, maybe she might try to find out why she was still hurting. We went back later after the MRI and the once again Dr Kahan barreled in without another hello and said I have very bad news for you. You have torn you Achilles' tendon and need surgery. This only took a year for Dr. Kahan to diagnose and the best news of all is we have sought the help of another surgeon. If you don't mined being treated poorly and when your doctor can't think enough to get and MRI after a year and on top of that, accused you of being and addict becuase she cant find your diagnoses then Dr. Kahan is the Dr. For you. We highly suggest that you look for another doctor before seeking the assistance of Dr. Kahan. One very unhappy family! read more

Dr. Julia Kahan is an immoral, dishonest, and fraudulent doctor. I was referred to her by another untrusted doctor who is her husband Dr. Norman Kahan. I hired them for a workman compensation injury. They both are on the list of doctors for these injuries. I wish I never met them. They both have a dishonest business who say they take workman compensation insurance. FRAUD. They billed my personal insurance and then reported me to the credit bureaus for three hundred dollars. By law they were supposed to put a liens against the workers compensation insurance company with the State of California. They are now being investigated for Insurance Fraud and Medical Malpractice. Beware if these two medical practice I'm sure they will both lose their rights to practice medical soon. Beware read more

Wow - Amazingly poor service and total indifference from the surgeon and staff. I scheduled an elective surgery 6 weeks in advance and had the time changed 3 days prior to the appointment to late in the afternoon. No notification or concern. Just not convenient for the surgeon. Was unable to make the rescheduled appt so I requested my files and MRI so I could find another surgeon. Upon arriving at the office to get the files was provided with incomplete information. The receptionist then asked if I wanted copies of the ankle MRI too. I asked her what she was talking about as I had not had an MRI on my ankle. She insisted that I had an MRI performed several months ago. When I dissagreed and told her it must be another patient she handed me the files and said - here see for yourself. Sure enough she had given me another patient's file and waked away. The rude receptionist is obviously unaware of HIPPA regulations prohibiting sharing information without patient consent. Needless to say I recomment against this surgeon. No confidentiality of patient information and poor poor service. Good thing we have choices and don't have to put up with such nonsense. read more

I tend to agree with the previous reviewer JW. Dr. Kahan's office staff is not the most skilled. They claim to not have received films when the films are clearly there - just misplaced but found the next day. Also, Dr. Kahan is always running late with her appts. I had 5 appts with her, and for each one I was waiting about 45 mins to an hour. I was hesitant to switch doctors because she had already ordered tests and such, but in the end, my ortho problem is still around. I would give one star, except Dr. Kahan is a personable doctor, so an extra star for that. read more

Terrible service. No consideration of your time not exactly sure what an appointment is needed for. 45 mins behind.

I was referred to Dr. Kahan for ankle/foot and knee injuries. I had a fall and had been in pain for a little over a month. I am 28 and in good shape, so I felt I should have been healed by then. I brought in X-Rays taken from the hospital of my foot which showed no break (I already knew this). Rather than refer me to get an MRI to see what else could be wrong, she said that the pain was in my head, and that I will need to be treated for a nerve pain disorder. What?! Don't you see the swelling and bruising?! She said to use a brace I could buy from her. She said she would check on it, left the room, and never came back. I bought the brace and canceled the followup appointment I made with her. I went to see a different orthopedic surgeon who did order an MRI. Turns out that I crushed all the tiny bones in my foot too small to show up on an X-Ray. I also sprained 4 different ligaments in my ankle and have severe bone bruising throughout my foot, but yea, it is all in my head. Avoid this doctor like the plague. It is not just that she breaks HIPPA laws by dictating her patient notes in the middle of the lobby. It is not just that she has awful bedside manor and doesn't let you finish a sentence. It is not just that she won't let you ask a question during what is supposed to be YOUR appointment. It is that she makes you feel stupid. I left her office thinking that I had been making this whole thing up in my mind and not knowing what was wrong with me. If I had continued to see her, I might never have realized how truly damaged my foot is, and I would not have received the proper treatment. Do yourself a favor. See a real doctor. Oh. In case that wasn't bad enough. I also had gone in for my knee which had swelling that had not gone down in over a month. She said it was fine and would go away on its own. Cut to now when I'm in physical therapy twice a week with what turned out to be a torn ligament and a knee that keeps locking up on me. Thanks again, Dr. Kahan. I could have started recovery a month earlier had you given me a real test rather than assume everything was fine. read more

Dr. Julia Kahan is an amazing doctor/surgeon. I have had 2 surgeries done by her (torn acl and torn labrum/shoulder fracture) and i definitely trust her. she truly cares about her patients and i am truly blessed to have her as my orthopedic surgeon. i definitely recommended her:) read more

Julia is an amazing doctor! I came to her because I had dislocated my knee and it didn't heal correctly. She did an MRI and gave me a lot of different options other than surgery. We tried different braces and physical therapy but unfortunately needed surgery. She was very thorough on what was wrong and what she would be doing to my knee. She knew exactly what she was talking about and was very good at explaining everything. The evening after my surgery she came back to the hospital to see how I was doing and to explain how the surgery went. She definitely cares about her patients and want to help them. My knee is fabulous now! :) The staff is also wonderful, they really get to know you at a personal level which I really like. Linda is kind and caring. Only con is that there is a wait. This isn't a doctors office you will be in and out of. I would usually wait at least 15 minutes. Overall though I highly recommend dr Kahan! read more

I see many reviews depicting a bad experience with Dr. Julia Kahan, but my experience was excellent and I thought I would share it with other Yelpers, as to my perspective. The lady who did the scheduling was able to get me in with very short notice since I explained I could barely walk. When I arrived and completed the paperwork of a new patient, I don't think I was sitting for more than 2 minutes when taken to an examining room. A Dr. Blatz came in within a couple minutes and said he was working with Dr. Kahan that day (I suspect a Physician Assistant). He examined me, asked many questions then said he was going to give my info to Dr. Kahan. They come in, she asks more questions and orders x-rays, those are done within a short walking distance right there in their offices. The x-rays are ready and they come back in with an explanation of what is seen in x-rays and treatment diagnosis. She was very thorough, patient, answered all my questions, asked if I had more questions, and was VERY personable. She also immediately belayed my fears of Achilles harm and told me that what I had was very treatable which put me at ease quickly. She prescribed a multi-approach treatment process and said she wanted to see me again in 6 weeks. Will I see her again in 6 weeks? YES!! I must admit that I was VERY reluctant to see her after reading the Yelp reviews - but I am REALLY REALLY happy I saw her. My perspective. read more

Very happy how Dr. Kahan was with my teenage son. She has good bedside manner and the longest wait we experienced was 15 min. I work in a hospital so I was very impressed with her staff and how prompt she was with us. He had a minor procedure and she was very accommodating and listened to my son's concerns. She is experienced and seems very knowledgeable to me. read more

I rarely write Yelp reviews but wanted to let everyone know about my experience with Dr. Julia Kahan and her wonderful staff. I had shoulder surgery six weeks ago that included rotator cuff and labrum repair in addition to some bone shaving of my shoulder socket. I have been going to physical therapy for 2 weeks and feel like I should be back to normal within a few months. I read that shoulder surgery was one of the most painful surgeries, however, I only needed to take pain medication for two days and then it was manageable with over the counter meds. Dr. Kahan is extremely professional and caring. I highly recommend her. read more

My 15 year old daughter had Arthroscopic shoulder surgery for a torn labrum by Dr. Kahan and after many many visits we were confident we made right decision to have Her do the surgery . Dr Julia Kahan was thorough when explaining our options and to try Physical therapy first and was very patient with our in decisiveness and many many questions . She never pushed to perform the surgery but gave us all the information needed to make the best decision for our daughter ..My daughter was at ease about her surgery and Dr. Kahan was excellent with our daughter in and out of the surgery room . Very thanfuk for the professional and great care she took of our daughter AND her office staff is excellent and made the whole stressful process much easier with their professionalism and helpful ways ..Excellent !!!! read more

If I could give a negative star I would....!!! I just wanted to share my horrible experience with Dr Julia Kahan. I was unfortunately referred to Dr Julia Kahan during the first week of Jan from my regular doctor for a knee injury. I specifically told Dr Julie Kahan my concerns about work travel coming up in April. Dr Kahan said I tore my ACL and needed surgery asap. Long story short, I had a 5 hour surgery because Dr kahan jammed a screw in my knee bone, so she had to call another doctor for help that was sitting in my surgery to pull out the jammed screw. So weeks passed I was not improving. After 3 months have passed I look to Dr Kahan and tell her what are we going to do? I have no feeling in my thigh area that supports my knee. She specifically told me she will consult other doctors to come up with a plan. After those words came out, I started asking friends and family for the best knee surgeon. I came across Dr Little John who was amazing. I saw him one week later and he told me that I had severe scare tissue in my knee and he thinks I have nerve damage from my previous surgery in my thigh area. He was right......I had to have a second surgery with Dr Little John and he cleaned out my scare tissue....I went to Stanford to check out my nerve damage. This happened 1.5 years ago... I still can't sprint because of my nerve damage in my thigh and my life has changed because of this. DO NOT GO TO DR JULIA KAHAN FOR ACL OR ANYTHING TO DO WITH KNEE. After researching and talking to friends Dr Julia Kahan is a good foot surgeon not knee....... My knee/nerve is still messed up 1.5 years later... DO NOT GO TO DR JULIA KAHAN FOR ACL OR ANYTHING TO DO WITH KNEE read more

Every orthopedist was quick to recommend surgery for my chronic Achilles tendonitis, especially the foot specialist I saw at PAMF in Palo Alto. I wanted a 2nd opinion and Dr Kahan was referred to me by a world class Stanford orthopedist that could not fit me in. Dr Kahan worked we me on a long term rehab plan. It took a long time but my Achilles is now better. I don't know about some of these other reviewers but her bed side manner is awesome and she cares about patients, and not just doing as many surgeries as possible. I would refer her to anybody in a second for similar foot and ankle problems. read more

Dr. Kahan successfully rebuilt the ankle of my 84-year old mother, first in correctly diagnosing the problem others had missed, then in re-aligning her joint and implanting the STAR (Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement) ankle. It was a complete cure, on schedule, without any complications. My mother, as you might expect, is ecstatic. Having been able to review the before and after x-rays of Kahan's work, and having been able to witness her post-operative care during the following weeks, I have nothing but rave reviews for her surgical skills and bedside manner. Look past the negative reviews here. This is a highly-trained, highly-skilled surgeon. You'll be in good hands. read more

Dr Kahan did a stellar job repairing a meniscus tear! It's been a year and all her projections on a timely full recovery are right on!! Great supportive MD!!! read more

I can not put into words how much I appreciate Dr.Kahan and her knowledge. I have severe arthritis in my ankle. I was at the point where I couldn't walk. The next step was a fusion, which is something no one wants done. Dr. Kahan had some ideas of things we could try before I made the life changing decision to never be able to move my ankle again. She did a PRP which not many doctors know how and are willing to do. That made the difference of me being able to walk again. She could have easily talked me into the fusion where she would have made a lot more money from my insurance. She choose to do what was best for me, not do what was best for her. I have seen others doctors and they all told me my only option was to fuse it. I will forever be grateful for her. read more

I suffered a 5th metatarsal shaft fracture in two places while on vacation. A podiatrist stated I needed surgery complete with plate, screws and 3-4 months recovery and rehab. Dr. Kahan was referred to me by my internist. Her recommendation was a soft boot cast for 2 months, no surgery needed. It has been 3 months since I started treatment, boot came off last month and started PT a week afterward. I am almost back to normal at 3 months. I was a little concern with two such different opinions but Dr. Kahan explained why surgery wasn't necessary and answered many questions I had. Her experience and background saved me months of pain and rehab in walker and crutches. Dr. Kahan is an excellent, knowledgeable and professional orthopedic surgeon. I'm glad I trusted her professional advice. read more

I have been utilizing Dr. JULIA Kahan's services for different matters since 2008. I just want to drop a line and say that her staff in the office is AWESOME. Dr. JULIA Kahan and her Crew run a very tight ship and I have never had to wait more than a few minutes to get excellent service. Her Assistant, sorry I cant remember her name but you will know her by her beautiful bright smile, has always been very pleasant and helpful. Anyway so far so good with my surgeries I just thought it would be a chance to share a much appreciated thank you to her office. Note: If you did not know there are two different Doctors operating out of the same office. If your there to see Julia focus on her staff and you wont be disappointed. I don't know the others ones well enough to give an opinion just yet. read more

come here if you want to wait an hour to be seen and get no guidance and be asked to come to a million appts because they want to bill your insurance company and that are a complete waste of your time. The physician YAWNS while you explain to her what is going on. The staff is incredibly rude. Avoid at all cost. Find another Ortho who actually know something and has decent bedside manners. read more

I highly recommend you think twice about seeking medical assistance from Dr. Kahan and steer away from their office. For one thing, it took nearly 25 minutes before she actually walked in to see me. She did not apologize for the wait, barely said hello and her overall bedside manner left something to be desired. She was very short in giving answers to my questions, and at one point appeared to be getting agitated why I even had questions about my diagnosis and treatment plan. She walked off as I was still in the middle of asking questions supposedly to get me a firm sole shoe. She had no intention to come back and never said goodbye. Instead she went off to the next room to see another patient. After few minutes her assistant walks in the room asks me what size shoe i wear and I told her I wear small size. She comes back with large size and when I mentioned it was too big , she got pissed off and was rude to me as she went to get a smaller size. When I asked when the doctor would come back, they told me my appointment was over. Dr. Kahan did not make a point of saying goodbye neither did she say we were done. When I insisted to see the doctor, I had to wait another 20 minutes before she came back in the room and instead of answering my questions, just said come back and see me in two weeks. This office is more concerned about how many patients they can fit in and how much money they make versus giving adequate time to the patients and properly discussing their health concerns. For all the money they charge for their medical expertise, it felt more like being at a factory assembly line instead of a doctors office. My husband and I were shocked at how rude and unprofessional the doctor and their staff were. We will never go back to this doctor again and would not recommend you do either. We are giving this practice a one star rating but that is highly generous to say the least ! read more

I was referred to this Dr. by a coworker. I normally look on yelp first, but she was so highly recommended, I just made an apt. Bad idea. This lady has no bed side manner at all. She seemed super caring at first, and threw it away with her rude attitude and lack of knowledge. I've been battling with pain in my foot for a year and doctors keep referring me out B/C they're unsure of how to help me. The last Doc told me I needed surgery so I wanted another opinion, since surgery is huge. She insulted me and told me she thinks I should stop getting opinions B/C I'm only getting them B/C I don't like what I'm hearing. When really I'm trying to figure out how to manage my pain. She said she wasn't sure about the diagnosis she gave me, and "maybe I could refer you out to another doctor for another opinion". I don't care what kind of day you're having or what your opinion of me and my situation is; if you're a professional and you are helping someone, the comments she made were completely inappropriate and the opposite of helpful. I basically paid for her to tell me she thinks I have this, but doesn't understand what that is so she can't help me. Definitely would NOT recommend her. I'm suprised she's a doctor. The best part is, I was talking with another coworker about this, and she asked what the name of the doctor was. When I told her she flipped a lid. This same doctor had done surgery on her 6 months ago, and my coworker had been complaining it still hurt and she thought maybe the surgeon messed up before I told her my experience with her and her name! read more

My boyfriend hurt his hand over the weekend and thought to put some ice on it to see if it helped the swelling. When Monday rolled around it was obvious and clear he must've broke his hand. The swelling and pain didn't get any better so I googled an orthopedic surgeon. I was happy to hear that my bf could be seen that same day. I even made it more clear to her that it was a hand injury and if the "orthopedic doctor" can treat this part of body. I was told she can very much help him. When we had seen the doctor, she took X-rays and told us his hand was broken (obviously) and that we needed to see a surgeon that specializes in the hand. I wasn't upset at that point, but to notice how she handle the situation made us irritable and felt brushed off. She didn't explain when I asked why a surgeon would be best to see other than just stating possible surgery. She seemed like she dreaded to put on the half cast for his hand. It was a mess and she didn't seem to put care in her work. I already felt frustrated at the fact I called to make sure she can deal with the specific part of body and found she couldn't...she could've at least put some care into the rest of the job. Oh well found a surgeon next day and doctor fixed it right away with a proper neat cast and no surgery! read more

If you want an inhouse x-ray, where they benefit or If you want a knee or achilles tendon brace or any other gadget or maybe a cortisone shot. This is your place, of course you pay for those items you won't use. I've been going to see Dr K for a while and received all the above. Then one day, my knee blew out and i couldn't walk so i decided to go see another Otho specialist. He said he would not move forward without an MRI. We'll the knee, which supposely had nothing, had a torn medial and lateral meniscus, which required surgery. I can now walk without pain. So i asked my new dr to looks at my shoulder, which according to Dr K was a frozen shoulder. He again requested an MRI. We'll guess what, i have a torn rotator cuff. After all this, I received a bill from Dr. K's office for the cortisone shot to my shoulder. I called the billing department and explained why i didn't want to pay the bill, even though it was for a small amount. Well to my surprise, she was rude and raised her voice and didn't want to hear a word I said. I then asked her to speak to Dr. K, because i wanted her to be aware of the situation. I never here back from her nor dr. K but i did get another bill. So I decided to pay the bill and share my expereince with all the yelpers. read more

horrible bed side manner and expect 45min delays when coming to an appt. I brought my daughter in with knee pain. She barely spent 15mins with me. While it appeared she listened, her question to me was "what do you want from me" - what kind of a doctor asks that?? I need her expert opinion in sports medicine to diagnose the issue, make some value added suggestions and make the pain go away. A 14yr old should not be experiencing pain. Dr Kahan had no clue and it was very clear. - despite the wall of Stanford and UCLA "certifications" in each room. I will not recommend her to anyone. The "take 2 aspirins" approach does not work in today's modern age. We have choices....and you are not it. read more

Update: Just had my third surgery with Dr. Kahan in July, 2016 and just cannot say enough good things about her. She continues to be as thorough as with my two prior surgeries. She is conservative (which I truly appreciate). I highly recommend Dr. Kahan. 8/8/2016 I have had the fortunate experience to be treated by Dr. Kahan. I had a neuroma removed from my left foot 9 or so years ago, and then bunion surgery on the same foot two years ago. Prior to the first surgery, I saw a couple of different podiatrists who prolonged my discomfort through monthly alcohol injections into my foot, which did nothing to fix the problem. Because I do a lot of half-marathons, Dr. Kahan recommended surgery, which was quick, easy, and fairly low pain-wise. My bunion surgery was much more complicated, but she requires weekly visits for several weeks to make sure everything is progressing. She is extremely thorough, knowledgeable and a great surgeon. I can also say that her staff, particularly Linda, made my experiences pleasant as well. I never waited more than 10 minutes to see the doctor, which I really appreciate, especially in light of how frequently you need to be seen post-surgery. Unfortunately, I now have a neuroma in my right foot, and will not hesitate to have her do surgery on it. I've requested a referral from my PCP, so hope to get in to see her soon. I highly recommend Dr. Kahan. read more

Yeah. I'm sure there's better Orthos in this area but she came highly recommended as the best. Um... So my husband is healing from achilles surgery done a year and a half ago and he went to Dr Kahan to talk about a pain in the area that wouldn't go away. She suggested a cortisone shot. He got the shot and the pain hasn't returned but now the area where the shot was administered turned white, he can now see his veins running through the area. When he went to his follow up appointment, she told him that there wasn't anything wrong with the area and that she didn't know why it turned white and that she could recommend him to a dermatologist. I (his spouse) had already Googled the issue. Alot of information popped up about the skin-bleaching side effect of cortisone injections. When he told her she suggested a follow up with a dermatologist again. The co-pay was collected and he was sent on his way. Such a simple thing but she couldn't be bother to even pretend to care enough to look into the problem. When the non-medical degree wife can easily find answers that the doctor can't something is very wrong. Everyone deserve more than mediocre. read more

Dr Kahan is an awesome surgeon. I am always amazed when people give bad reviews of an great surgeon because the wait time in the waiting room can run a bit long or even bed side manner (which I have never experienced with Dr Kahan). How is that more important than the actual surgery she performed? But whatever. Dr Kahan has fixed my ankle and shoulder and both were exceptional surgery's. I can now do a whole lot more than I used to be able to now that they are both fixed. If(when) I need another ortho surgery she will be the first one I turn to. And after many visits to the office I have never had any problems with her staff or her bed side manners. Personally, I would rather have an exceptional Surgeon with not so good bed side manners than a mediocre surgeon that is supper friendly. But lucky for me she was both awesome and friendly. read more

She is a nightmare and layer. I had my ACL done with her and later found out it was done open surgery and wrong method of surgery she said was going to do arthroscopy but end up with open surgery. After long time I was not able to walk I had pain and my leg start to shrink 2 inches around the upper mussel read more

If you are looking for a doctor who is highly qualified, smart and honest then Dr Kahan is for you. She is direct and gives you her expert opinion and information even if it isn't what you want to hear. Sometimes the diagnosis or treatment isn't what we had in mind (that was our case)! If you are looking for warm fuzzy and someone who will bend to your wishes then you should look elsewhere. For excellent medical care I highly recommended Dr Kahan. read more

I fell in February 2015 and had complete tears in two muscles of my right shoulder. I was referred to Dr. Julia Kahan by my primary Doctor. I cannot say enough about what a fabulously wonderful experience I have had. Dr. Kahan performed rotator cuff repair on my shoulder in May 2015. I am now 4 months post surgery and have complete range of motion in my right shoulder and a lot of my strength back. Thank you Dr. Kahan. I would recommend anyone with orthopedic issues to her without hesitation read more