Top notch surgeon right here. Had both shoulders replaced and they're better than the originals! Thank Dr. Ninh and staff. read more

I have had both knees corrected and internally cleaned allowing me to continue running. In addition I have had my right shoulder surgically repaired from a major fall. All done by Dr Ninh. I have deliberately avoided coverage benefits from Kaiser so I can continue Dr Ninh's services as may be needed. If I could give him and his office 10 STARS I would !!! Thank you Chris !!! Signed Frank C Noble read more

Not sure where this Doctor paying money to get his degree. This guy can't even read X-ray correctly. Do not go to this doctor unless you want to be Guinee pig. This doctor all about rip-off as much money from your insurance first and surgery is his first resource. This guy needed to get his license audit from Board of Medical. read more

Don't even bother trying to make an appointment here. The staff have nasty attitudes. I won't allow myself to be treated with this level of respect and you shouldn't either. read more

I'm a professional contemporary modern dancer and I've been dancing my whole life. I've had a torn meniscus that's been bothering me for at least two years. Dr. Ninh cleaned up my knee and I have to thank him for the incredible job he did. The incision marks are small and clean and I don't anticipate any issues with them. But most importantly, I'm able to do the simple things with my knee that I haven't been able to do for years. I'm filled with gratitude for him taking such great care of me and allowing me to continue my life of dance. Thank you from the bottom of my heart read more

Ninh C Christopher, MD - Please excuse all the other bumps and scars. Totally not related! Dance is no joke on the body - Sports Medicine Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

The most terrible, awful, worst doctor I have ever met in all my 50 years of life. I went in to repair a knee replacement and he ask about varicose veins?! He is absolutely worthless if you need help with ur knees but apparently varicose veins is his bag. What a joke. I wasted an afternoon off work a couple-pay on this nonsense. read more

He is not a Doctor at all and the Staff of his office is a bunch of impolite and nonprofessional people they just need your insurance approval and money that's it, avoid avoid real scammers !!! read more

I read most of the other reviews before posting mine, and I must say, I had a very great experience here. The biggest downfall this office has is the wait time, but compared to another orthopedic office I went too (which was awful, by the way), the wait time seemed pretty aligned with how many patients go to see an orthopedic doctor. Mind you, some people can have very in-depth issues and I appreciate that they took the time to explain things to me and communicate and made me feel like a person and not just a number in line. You'll most likely only see the doctor/surgeon for your first appointment and surgery as he splits his time between two offices, as well as days performing surgeries. Thai was the PA I worked with and he is very kind and has a positive personality. I really like the front office staff, they are polite and also communicative, respectful and helpful. Doctor Ninh performed a carpal tunnel release on me as an outpatient surgery and I've been healing great and thus far, have minimal scarring. I'll be retuning to this office in the future for my other hand and any other needs I may have for orthopedics. Highly like and recommend! read more

Ninh C Christopher, MD - Hand post-op / 2 weeks after Carpal tunnel release - Sports Medicine Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

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omg....i love dr ninh he is the man when it comes to knee surgery even thou he doesnt take my medical anymore ill pay out of my own pocket to see him..kathy mitchell... read more

My mother was helping by Dr Christopher Ninh and his PA Vincent and the lady work on my mom insurance approval name Jasmine and all the guy did my mom ultrasound also a couple other staffs were very polite nice. Today I had a change talk to Linda for my mother about the office manager we got done miss understanding cleared and she was very healthful. The office I want to complain on my mom behave is the office of Dr Son Duong same building an office manager name "Camelia" was a very hostile most horrible office manager I have ever been experience in my lifeThe Doctor himself I am sure is nice as my mom have her surgery back in 2020 with another Dr in Son Duong office and it was nice. My mom is a diabetic patient and also a cancer patient with knees and vein problem and we are a medical family so we know how to treat people with respect! I am writing this due to my mom English is not perfect. The bad review is not for Dr Christopher Ninh office or himself!!!! I am sure Dr Son Duong and all the doctors are nice EXCEPT CAMELIA she will bring Dr Duong business down. read more

This is reviewed for Dr. Ninh and medical assistant/Tinh. Dr. Ninh wonderful surgery for my mom total knee replacement. Shout out to Medical Assistant Tinh for awesome services and very professional. read more

Dr. Ninh and his staff are the best. if I could give them more stars I would. He cleaned out my knees and they feel great. Only one problem is their use of automated appointment call ahead services which are just bad. I don't understand why they use this service. It is very bad and hard to understand what it is saying. I wish they would get rid of this awful service and stop using it. Other than that Dr. Ninh's team is fantastic. I highly recommend this doctor and his team. read more

Our experience at this office has been nothing short of exceptional. My close relative, a 90-year- old man, had been having a lot of pain both in his knees due to a car accident. He had been treated at another doctor's office for almost a year, but the conditions had not improved much. My relative could barely walk. We then did a research and decided to go to Dr. Ninh for help, and this turned out to be the right decision. After receiving some treatments and completing physical therapy sessions at this office for several weeks, his pains are now completely gone. My relative can happily take a long walk now. Thank You Dr. and especially Linda, Thai, and Vicki for taking care of your patients, especially my relative, so delicately. You are a perfect combination of responsibility and care. read more

Had my knee replaced by Dr. Ninh 10 years ago now. My partner just had hers replaced by Dr. Ninh. Excellent care and concern for his patients, impeccable work ethic, can't say enough about the the experience he and his staff bring to a rough surgery. I have referred several of my friends and he has done excellent work for them also! I run, jump, ride bikes, play some Pickleball and stay active thanks to Dr. Ninh read more

This is by far the worst office I have ever visited. Especially the staff. They are SO beyond rude. I called for a question about my appointment and was accused of being sick and was asked "what's wrong with your voice" multiple times. Guess what? IM IN PAIN I HAVE A BROKEN BONE. I paid hundreds of dollars out of pocket to get treated here and was treated like complete crap. The receptionists and billers attitudes are disgusting. The "care" I received was a complete joke. If you care about the quality of care you or someone you love receives, do not EVER come here. I'm so disgusting I wasted my hard earned money on this dump when I am out of work! Shame on you!!! You are a horrible HORRIBLE PLACE. DO NOT COME HERE!! read more

Dr. Ninh is fine but his office staff is incredibly rude! When you call into the office, the first impression is his phone office staff. I have had a few phone calls and every single time they are just rude and can't be bothered with helping you. Frustrated with their attitudes! read more

Staffs here suck!! Leaving messages they never returned your calls!! Then my appointment was pushed back for a whole week, kept calling to see if my injections were in , they fiNally got in then thought I was going to get shot , they let me wait for 45 minutes and finally said that the injection is not ready!! Asked me to reschedule for another week!! read more

Was playing basketball in a Sunday league when all of a sudden I heard a pop in my right foot. Immediately, I thought...Achilles. I was probably hurt more thinking that I wouldn't play basketball again more so than the pain itself. Anyway, got referred to Dr. Ninh from a buddy who had his knee surgery there. I know how doctor offices can be so when I called the office, I asked for a day/time of the week when it was the least busiest. Got into the office and was greeted by the girls there. Very friendly and explained all the insurance coverages. Was able to get in and didn't wait too long to get an X-ray done. After that, they moved me to one of the rooms. Dr. Ninh came in a few minutes later and reviewed the X-ray. At that point he determined that an MRI was required. He explained the situation and the options I had. Answered all my questions. He tends to speak 90mph, so you'll have to ask him to repeat something if you missed it. The girls in the front set me up for my MRI. After getting the MRI, did the follow up at which that time I had a partially torn muscle under my foot. Dr. Ninh explained everything I needed and the office equiped me with a boot and even set me up for PT next door. Overall, the experience was personal, the staff and Dr. seemed to know what they were doing. It was good being able to have one office handle everything from start to finish. While the busy can get office, plan strategically to find appointments that are on off hours. read more

This is the worst I have been treated by an office in my entire life. I wish I had checked the reviews before going there. I had a knee problem and I was in pain and I could not walk. The offfice did not follow up on my RMI refferal, I had to call back and ask them to send my file for days. Than after I had the MRI done , they lied in my face twice: they said they don't have any openings before 2 weeks and all the openings on ZocDoc are for new patients only! Also, they first told me that the Imaging Center will take 1-2 weeks to send them back the report when it onlly takes them 24-48hs at the latest. Could not say much about the doctor since he did not even talk to me for that long. Overall these poeple don't seem to care that I was in a lot of pain and they think it's ok just to let pacients waiting for weeks before getting any kind of care. read more

Dr Ninh and his specialists are FANTASTIC, professional, kind hearted, and overall amazing!! I fell off my motorcycle in April 2020 and destroyed my shoulder (rotator/labrum) in every single way a shoulder can be, aside from it being severed. The following month Dr Ninh performed surgery on me. Within 6 weeks I was able to swing my arms this way and that, up and down, i was swimming, holding my toddler son, stand up paddling and getting stronger each week with the necessary PT. His front desk MA's Mindy, Linda and Sylvia are always absolute dolls, very helpful and overall someone you can always look forward to greeting you at your every appointment. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Dr Ninh to anyone needing operation work that has a personal passion and need for active sports and activity in their immediate life. And by the way. Today i have FULL RECOVERY AND STRENGTH. Push-ups, pull ups, football throwing, motorcycle riding, SURFING, ALL OF IT!!! Thank you Christopher Ninh and Pacific Coast Orthopedic Institute!!! read more

Ninh C Christopher, MD - Kicking butt again!! Thx to Dr Ninh and his wonderful team!! - Sports Medicine Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

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He requires that you sign a binding arbitration agreement surrendering any rights to a civil trial in the event of malpractice. Basically, if he screws you up, you have no recourse. You have to give up your LEGAL right to sue to even see this Dr. How comfortable are you with that? read more

I am beyond frustrated with their office right now. I saw the PA for a medication refill and some injections into my knee! The PA was awesome and super nice. She told me they don't refill narcotics unless you've had surgery so I said OK and she put in a referral for a pain management dr. The front desk girl said they will submit my AUTH and it will be approved soon, which was fine. Only thing I was out of my medication waiting to hear about my AUTH so I could make an appt. I called them last Friday at 1. Which was 18 days after my 'AUTH' was put in. They call me this morning (Monday) Melissa says 'I don't see any auth in your file what was it for?' I told her she says 'oh sorry it was never put in' ITS BEEN THREE WEEKS! they left me high and dry on my medication. I told her 'you need to put it in STAT' she says 'I'll ask the girl' I said NO you're putting it in stat. This office honestly doesn't give two shits about you, all they want is money. Seriously I wish I never went there. read more

I'm so tired and frustrated after more than a month trying to call this office to make a simple appoitment, i was refered to Dr. Ninh by my primary Dr. I dont know what is the point of having an office phone when i been calling since Feb. & it seems like no one ever pick up the phone. I left them over 5 voicemails but they never call me back. I even mentioned on the voicemail that my approval paper is gonna expire in April & would like to have them call me back ASAP. Finally, today i called early morning & left another long voicemail telling them to call me back for appt. They finally returned my call around 3pm. I was asked rudely by Ms. Andrea or Sandra "whos this?" She didnt even introduce me her name or where she calling from. I quickly replied in case they hang up on me "yes, my name is..." She raised her voice "what !?? Who r u !??" I said i need to make an appt. She didnt even let me finish my sentence yet, she transfered me to the automatic system without notice me, i called back right away & just like many times before no one pick up the phone. I'm now request my primary Dr. To refer me to another Orthopedist. If Dr. Ninh still keep these receptionists, i'm sure he will close his business soon since no one can ever make appt through these careless, uneducated & unprofessional receptionists. read more

Everything goes wrong with this office. The orders are wrong or never sent, information given are full of mistakes, and wait time is incredible. I have wasted days, weeks, and months for their ignorance and mal-information. If you can choose, go somewhere else. read more

I had my first hip surgery full replacement -It went so well that I decided to get the second one done and scheduled the appointment three weeks after my first hip replacement. Dr Ninh explained everything so thorough to me and made me aware of absolutely everything going on. His staff has been wonderful all the way through. Before I went into surgery I could only walk half of a block and now I'm able to walk normal. It feels like a miracle that took place that I'm able to walk normal now and without any pain. I've been in pain over 10 years and I am so grateful to have had these surgeries and happy that it all went well!! read more

I tried to make an appt for my daughter and made it thru Zocdoc.. big mistake , this site is horrible ... then the front desk girl calls me and said I entered the wrong insurance.. no I did not . Then gives me attitude and makes me repeat everything again then interrupts me in all my sentences. This place had such bad customer service that I just hung up on her . She wasted too much of my time already, if you are not happy at a job please quit and let someone that is good with ppl take your place. Got an appt with another doctor and with a nice staff . read more

I had the worst experience with this office, the girl supposed to arrange my referral, never answered her phone nor respond to my repeated messages. Contacted the office manager, she refused to be accountable for their actions which caused critical delays to receiving treatment. Ultimately, it was necessary to see another orthopedic read more

Basically the doctor's assistant told me my knee was never going to be healed after surgery. Only met Dr. Ninh once (during surgery). He never checked in on me again. Also, medical staff is friendly but has no idea what they are doing. I had to request my medical records 4 TIMES!!!!!!! read more

I have been here twice and each time I've had to wait 45 minutes past my schedule appointment. Then I'm brought into the room to be seen by the doctor and then I have to wait another 15 minutes in the medical room. So in total I'm waiting an hour past my scheduled appointment that was made weeks in advance. read more

Dr. Ninh has got to be one of the best. I was in a car accident last year and shattered my knee cap so bad that he said it was basically like powder. Somehow without replacing my knee he put it back together and cosmetically it looks great. He is also one of the nicest doctors I've ever met. I would strongly recommend him for all your orthopedic needs! read more

Dr Ninh was one of the most caring doctors I have seen. He took his time with me to assess my injuries. I broke my arm twice this year. So much better than some other orthos like dr dao (who's awful). I'm so lucky my insurance works at Dr Ning's office. read more

Had shoulder pain do to old sports injury..went in for help..staff was very friendly and helpful answered all my questions.. i would recommend to anyone..i ultimately received a cortison shot that helped with the pain..thanks read more

Dr. Ninh has been amazing thought out the entire process. He is incredibly thorough with his visits and is overall just a pleasant person! He is great at what he does and I would recommend 100%. The only down side is the office is incredibly hard to reach but it is made up when you get one on one time with the Doctor. read more

Pros: I like their automated appointment reminders. Makes sure that you don't forget your appointments. Therapy is right next door. X-rays and scan are downstairs. Cons: On certain days, all you get is voicemail when you call the doctor's office. The receptionist are terrible in returning the calls. Doctor is always in a rush to get you out of his office. Also he doesn't like you asking questions and doesn't like to hear your opinions. I get that we don't have a medical degree; however, it is our body and we sometimes know our body better than the doctor. Let us finish what we have to say instead of cutting off our sentence to tell us a textbook answer. Be more compassionate and even if you don't care, pretend to. read more

Dr. Nin is a fantastic doctor, and his office personnel were very efficient. I could only hope to have him available should I need a Orthopedic surgon in the future! read more

Dr. Ninh is one of my favorite doctors. He has performed multiple surgeries on my husband and I. We have been seeing him for six years. He replaced my knees and the incision is by far the smallest and nicest I've ever seen. I really appreciate that he didn't use staples as it made for nicer scars. He is very knowledgeable when it comes to my other difficult health issues as well. He also replaced my husband's hip and it went so much better than we expected. I would give him more than five stars. I'm really disappointed to see bad reviews regarding his staff as I've always had the best experience with each of them. They have helped us with insurance issues and always are polite and friendly. They are people just like everyone else and we all have bad days, but I've never seen it interfere with the quality of their work. They are wonderful to work with. read more

I had a knee surgery in August, 2017 for meniscus tear. Dr. Ninh said it would take 6 months at most for full recovery. However in April 2018 I still have pain and a lot of swelling. When I saw him today for a follow-up, he said I have to have another surgery to remove the remaining tear. WHAT??? Every time I complained about much pain and swelling which significantly limited my mobility, he commented as if I was exaggerating, by saying that everything was normal and looking good. He did not listen to the patient and ignore as much as possible what she was experiencing. Now, after 8 months from the surgery, he says I need another surgery. What kind of doctor is he??? read more

He is so cool, Thai is super easy going, very friendly office. Clean, not too bad of a wait, and everyone is very helpful and flexible. Highly recommend Dr. Ninh and his staff!! read more

Just an awful and frustrating experience! Due to the fact that my husband has cancer and a heart issue, I am very use to dealing with specialists so I have many points of comparison. It was very difficult to make an appointment and be seen. They often do not answer the phone and it does not go to message. If you do get a person and leave a message, there is no return call. I decided to see the Physician's Assistant just so that I could get in sooner but it still took a while. I was not impressed with her depth or breath of knowledge although she was nice. She asked me questions, but there was not manipulation of my hip to help determine issues, which I expected. Authorizations take a long time as they do not send them out immediately unlike my primary doctor. In the meantime, I am in a lot of pain as I assume all his patients are. I had the recommended MRI, but don't expect a call stating that the results are in. You must follow up. Upon my return visit, I specifically, ask to see the Doctor but it was the PA who walked into the room. Her review of my MRI report was brief. Luckily, I had a copy of it so I could ask questions. The report referenced possible vascular disease and a need for an ultra sound so I brought it up. Seems important, right? She said I needed to talk to my primary doctor. I immediately contacted my primary doctor. When my primary doctor's office called Dr Nihn's office, the office assistant said there was nothing in the PAs notes about it. Just sloppy. I am sure they are nice people. They are accepting more patients than they can handle and the office can not keep up with the volume. A 2 two and a half hour wait in two separate waiting rooms plus the little examining room is just crazy. I am NOT happy and I will be letting my primary physician know that he should not refer to this office! read more

Dr. Ninh has staff that do not worry about his patients. I tried contacting the doctor and they would always respond that they were busy. They had me waiting for about 25 minutes in the lobbing waiting for a medication subscription. Just a terrible experience. read more