I had both knees replaced 7 weeks apart and both were a huge success. From Dr Sima, his staff and…read morethe Posada Surgery Center all were extremely approachable, informative and caring to no end. All the support scheduled by Dr Sima at home and external PT helped recovery and supported my every need. Many many thanks to all.

I was back again to get the results of my SI joint pain pelvic Xrays, and to have a cortisone shot…read morein right hip Bersa for hip pain while walking. Dr Sima is the best! He is right to the point and tells you the facts, but in a friendly way. He made me a referral to a pain specialist for the SI joint pain as there is nothing he can do for that. My Xrays show arthritis there. I had a cortisone shot in the hip which was done quickly and nearly pain free. I have had 3 surgeries with Dr. Sima, carpal tunnel, and both shoulders. I will keep coming back for quality care.

I have recently started seeing Dr. Forsythe. I am very happy with what I saw and the upbeat…read moreattitude about dealing with my issues. I was also introduced to his wife Dr. Sara who assists him and enjoyed talking with her on nutritional issues. I have spoke to many of His patients and they all had glowing reviews! I have a pacemaker which had me very worried he confidently assured me he can handle all that will be needed to complete my Knee replacement. Although I am not looking forward to it I honestly believe I am in good hands with him.

Was so helpful the first time I saw this MD. Upon my next visit he didn't seem to be inter ested…read morein helping me. Wish I could give better review.

Front desk staff is horrible. Zero accountability for their mistakes and zero compassion. When I…read morecalled to schedule my appointment for shoulder surgery consultation they told me my appt was at 10:30 and to come in at 10. I got there even earlier at 9:50 and checked in. I drove over an hour to get here. They gave me an iPad to update my info and to sign forms. While I was finishing up at 10:20, they told me they have to reschedule my appt that I should've been there at 9:30 to fill out forms. I told them, no when I scheduled the appt I was told to come in at 10am and my appt would be at 10:30. The front desk staff didn't care and tried to argue with me about it. This is very frustrating and angers me because I was very adamant on the phone when I scheduled that I can't come in before 10am because I'm disabled and have a lot of health issues and live far away so there was no way I'd be able to get there before then. Me and the lady on the phone literally had a whole conversation about it! The front desk staff didn't care. They took zero responsibility for their mistakes. Which sucks for them because they would've made a lot of money doing my shoulder surgery. I will be taking my business elsewhere! I can't express enough, do not go there! After my dealings with them today I am seriously considering finding a lawyer for medical malpractice because of how much they screwed up my ankle I had surgery on with their Santa Maria office previously. I now have CRPS in my ankle and still not able to walk on it almost two years later because the PA didn't believe my X-rays or listen to how much pain I was in. I tore 6 ligaments and separated my leg bones. I shouldn't have been walking and should've had surgery right away! But instead they sent me to physical therapy for 16 weeks which was pure torture. The physical therapy literally had to go to them to tell them they need to order an mri because this isn't ethical. Right after MRI they realized their screw up and I had surgery right away. But because they screwed up and waited so long I now have nerve damage and CRPS in my ankle and am in constant pain 24/7. So please whatever you do, do not go here! They are so horrible. They don't care about patients at all!

As other users have posted. The docs are decent but the front office staff are very rude and…read moreunresponsive. Like other patients, I also tried to call for appointment cancellation, 3 times and had to hold for nearly 20 minutes. Opted to leave a message (their voice mail states they will call back). No call back, left two more messages requesting to cancel. On the day of my appointment, I get a call asking me where I am. WTH?? Then they have the audacity to try to charge me for a now show. The font office staff in San Luis Obispo is super lazy and seemingly cannot be bothered to do anything. Hight disappointing.

I DEEPLY regret having a partial menisectomy that Dr. Renee Smith recommended and several times…read more(including when I complained in follow-up appointments that it was worse post surgery) that it "should have been a life upgrade". Well it's been almost 3 years and my knee is way worse than it was before the surgery. I deeply, deeply regret letting Dr. Renee Smith talk me into having the surgery. It was a horrible idea and it actually has completely ruined my body. I have had subsequent other injuries because of the continued inflammation and instability of the knee that was pretty much okay before but had just bothered me a little bit off and on for a long time and she gave me the impression that this would help me. In fact she even said when I complained afterwards that it seemed worse that she figured "It was worth it if there was an 85% Improvement in my quality of life". There has FOR SURE been an 85% DECREASE in my quality of life since the surgery. I am enormously regretful. It did permanent damage to my body and has caused other injuries. HORRIBLE. I've actually talked to a lot of people who rub their fingers together and say yeah it's very lucrative for them to suggest the surgery it's quick and easy for them but it's thousands of dollars in their pocket and have talked to a bunch of people who have had the same surgery and regret it and say they are worse off now. This is a horrible disservice to do to people and I'm hearing this story again and again. Oh, and I've been told by other more competent doctors after she slaughtered me that you are 60% more likely to have arthritis in a knee after having even an arthroscopic surgery. I can tell it's already happening and I'm not that old. She is lucky that I am not litigious because I probably have a viable claim to a medical malpractice lawsuit case.

I have been a patient of Dr. Smith for years. She was always kind, caring, and very knowledgeable…read moreand professional. She wanted her patients to get better. She was honest, not recommending something I didn't need. She listened to my concerns and did her best. I am saddened to learn that she is no longer at her office. There is no way to reach her to say thank you very much to her for looking after my health for so many years! I hope she is okay. She will be very missed, Dr. Smith! I hope she can open her own practice again

I've had two shoulder surgeries performed by Dr. Orlando. Both were due to really bad bursitis and…read moreI have had amazing results from both. I am currently recovering from my second surgery completed in early February. I find Dr. Orlando to be knowledgable, courteous and empathetic. My initial surgery took place in December 2022 and I have made a full recovery with full ROM in the shoulder. I am so thankful for this surgeon who finally found the cause and relief from the extreme pain I had been experiencing for more than four years. The staff in his office are super helpful and made everything easy for me. I cannot thank Dr. Orlando and his staff enough. I would and do recommend him whenever I have the opportunity. My quality of life is much improved from five years ago! Thanks again Dr. Orlando and staff!!!

Dr. Sima's office drug their feet for one year before confirming that I needed surgery but his…read morepartner Dr. Orlando was the specialist in that area. You might want to read my review on Dr. Sima. When I met with Dr. Orlando he simply confirmed, chronic bursitis, tear, bone spurs, arthritis. Appointment was set for surgery. I am 63 years old. As a toddler I had had a bad spinal tap which temporary paralyzed from the waist down. I have always had what I call a weak back in that area. But I have never gone to a doctor for it. He said he was concerned that a lot of my pain was coming from that area and he ordered an MRI. The MRI showed there is stenosis which is a narrowing there is mild to moderate degenerative disc. And so it is something that I probably should see a specialist, an orthopedic specialist or a Nuro specialist and have a valuated. But it has nothing to do with what is going on with the hip. All of that was verified by Sima. At the preop appt Orlando said he was just going to fix the tear and leave the rest alone. 20 years ago I had surgery on my spine in the neck area where they had to go back later and do repairs for bone spurs. So at this appointment I said please, while you're in there please look at everything and do as much as you can so that I won't have to come back for more surgery later. I said it very pleasantly very calmly but I saw a shift in him. He kind of froze and blinked a couple of times and he seem to backtrack a little bit. And started saying that he didn't even know if I had a tear. Excuse me I've read the MRI I've heard the report from Dr. Sima. And you Dr. Orlando have stated there is a tear. But he just continue to act very nervous and talking faster and faster and so when I said well what does the MRI say? He froze again, said I don't know that they've even sent it over here. I said well I know they have because I verified that they sent it to you. So he asked his nurse to pull up my report. He turned to the monitor for literally two seconds spun back around and said yes it was as he suspected, all of my pain and troubles was coming from my spine. I was stunned. He basically flew out of the office. And that was that. Everything was still on but he absolve himself of any results from the surgery. That night I woke up in so much pain that I had to call 911. I literally could not even shift my body. It felt like my right hip had been stung by a horde of hornets While I was in the middle of a massive muscle spasm. Hot searing pain and convulsing muscles. They shot me full of Cortizone and lidocaine and pain meds. And sent me home. because I was already under a doctors care and was scheduled for surgery. When I called his office thinking that they were going to speed the surgery up maybe he completely backed out. I believe he had been in a situation where there were other complications and those complications were blamed on his surgery. Because there was so much fear in his voice. So much emotional fear in his voice. Speaking rapidly and so on. He even said you cannot force me into the surgery! I calmly assured him even though I was in a bit of shock that I had no intention of trying to force anyone into anything. I said the last thing I need is a doctor operating on me who does not wish to operate. I just want to know what you suggest I do from this point on. Did he use the words you need to find an orthopedic surgeon and here is a recommendation? Or a neurosurgeon, here as a recommendation? No. He might as well have been a bricklayer. He just kept saying you need to find a back doctor. I can't read the MRIs of your back I don't understand them that's not my specialty. I am a hip specialist. find a back doctor. Well that's about it. I wish you luck in your search for a good doctor. That is my experience with him. Yes I do have an appointment with orthopedic surgeon Dr. Carr. Head doctor Sima's office suggested an orthopedic surgeon back on August 29 or Orlando's on September 7. I would not be sitting here homebound since September 28 when I wound up in the ER. And to give you an idea of time wasted. My first appointment with Dr. Sima was supposed to be last November. Somewhere along the line they called me and said they were going to have to reschedule for January 11. From the beginning I thought I was seeing Dr. Sima. But I would see his nurse. She would send me to physical therapy. The next month she would do a Cortizone shot. The next month they would order the MRI with dye contrast. Then they lost that nurse. And they moved my appointment back another month. They did the wrong hip. The next month it would be the correct hip. And so on and so on until here I sit walking around my house as very little as possible using to canes when I do walk or my little tricycle.

Dr. Delagrammiticus is a highly respected orthopedist. He performs Anterior Total Hip replacements…read moreand his skills are quite noteworthy. He was a mechanical engineer student at Csl Poly before going to Medical School, and he is kind, highly experienced, and respected in the community. I am a Physical Therapist,, had my Right Hip done by him. I have worked with Orthopedists from Paso to Santa Maria, and he is the one I chose . His staff are also excellent- from the P.A.'s to the office staff.

Im sad to say This offices care has left me feeling slightly neglected...MY first surgery couldn't…read morehave gone worse post op wise. Not only was my medication for post surgery not priorly authorized in time, which led me to not getting my prescriptions sent to the pharmacy prior to my surgery. But There I was, 5 hrs post op in extreme pain and waiting at the pharmacy to get my post op prescription finally. After waiting an hour for the pharmacy to fill the prescriptions that were FINALLY sent in, I was shortly after notified by the pharmacy tech that there was major concern with the combo of medications and the improper dosage and instructions. Therefor left me more time waiting on a response from my surgeon to correct instructions. In the end , no response from my surgeon.... which led the pharmacy to giving me a partial prescription due to feeling bad for me being post op and in so much pain but with a corrected dosage instructions to the proper California code. BUT ALSO highly encouraged my husband to purchase narcan due to the norco, and benzo combo with my other medications for my mental health being an exceptionally high amount of downers. I am now 24 hours post op and the medications have not been working well for me , so im still in extreme pain and surviving on little to NO sleep since i left the surgery center. This experience has left me disappointed and sad to have this be the care of my very first back surgery...

Dr. Herron is a Great Doctor. I had a spine fusion of L 4-5 in 1984. I am now 72, and in the last…read morefew years, my back is weak in that area. He told me in 84, that it would last about 20 yrs., and the relief I received from this surgery has lasted a lot longer than that. I do have Arthritis through most of my body, so I'm sure that is a contributing factor.. I had moved out of the area and traveled back for my surgery, because he had done a spine fusion on my Daughter because of Scoliosis. He is wonderful, and gives great care. His Nurse at the time was Pam Weiner, and she also was a caring, valuable asset. Thank you Dr. Herron!

I'm not sure what all the negative reviews are about. Dr. Herron was able to see me within a week…read moreof being referred, was professional during the visit, explained things clearly, answered my questions, and referred me quickly to a surgeon. Had to do some brief physical tests that were painful, and he apologized and noted that unfortunately they're necessary. Great visit.

The secretary was very rude. Made an appointment with Dr. Moelleken and explained what we were…read morelooking for and even told them it would be out of our personal pocket. No insurance. They had agreed to the appointment and then 2 weeks later, the day before the appointment they canceled. We called to ask why and they were being very shady. Making excuses. It was almost as if they were scared of something. I've heard plenty of rumors that certain doctors talk to each other and I feel like this was one of those situations. I'm guessing Dr. Moelleken didn't want to "step on anybody's toes." Don't waste your time with them.

A few years back, I wrote a deserved glowing review of the Santa Maria office of the Spine &…read moreOrthopedic Center. (My doctor himself is good in many ways!) But I can't give them such a good rating now! Their service has really gone downhill from the standpoint of dependability on follow through. This also applies at least in part to the Santa Barbara surgery center. Their attentiveness and attention to details now leaves a good deal to be desired as compared with years past. Not exactly what I term very "Professional." It's like their plate is overly full. I'm in hopes something will be done to raise their standards back to what it previously was!! It's needed!

Very helpful, kind, knowledgeable, they pay attention to your needs, I recommend them to all who…read moreneeds physical therapy...

Eat ham and team are amazing. They have a solid program and helped me tremendously after knee…read morereplacement and shoulder work. Great facility.

Office staff is on top of everything. The wait to see the doctor was not that long and he was…read moreextremely personable and explained everything in great detail. Love the fact that he had a sports background as I was there due to a sports injury.

I was in constant pain from my hips due to osteoarthritis for the last 5 yeats and wasn't able to…read moredo daily tasks or walking for long periods. I was recommended to Dr Weise by a good friend of mine. I had my left hip replaced in 5/2024 and my right hip done this year 4/2025. Dr Weise did an amazing job both times and I will forever be grateful to him. He was always there to help me through it and always answered my questions and concerns. His office staff is top notch and I recommend him to anyone in need of an orthopedic surgeon. I am almost pain free and can get on with my life and play with my grandchildren. Thank you Dr Weise.