Dr. Spencer Coray, Morgan and Alex make a formidable team! Each address specific aspects of patient care...and they do a beautiful job, individually and as a team. I've been in their care for the better part of a year. Knee issues, requiring steroid injections and finally the need for a full knee replacement. It is now three weeks post-surgery and, according to my team and my Physical Therapist, I am making excellent progress. The surgical scar is impressively short, straight and healing nicely. I can now bend my knee to 90 degrees, with plans to go well beyond that in the coming weeks. I went into this with the expectation that I would be up and about the day of surgery, that I would tackle PT with specific weekly goals in mind and, with the help of my team, would manage the inevitable pain and any unforeseen setbacks. Together, we've done just that. Alex is wonderfully efficient. She, as my main point of contact, ensures that any issues I have are communicated to the right people, appointments are scheduled and prescriptions are refilled in a timely manner. Morgan, Dr. Coray's PA, has been my main point of medical contact post-surgery (so far). She was in attendance during surgery, so she "knows" my knee. Morgan carefully examined the surgical site during my initial follow-up appointment and is happy with progress. Dr. Coray has the quiet demeanor of a skilled, competent surgeon - one who has done this for many years. I liked him immediately. We went over my tests and x-rays, the various alternatives to treatment, and jointly arrived at a plan going forward. No rush, no pressure - he listened carefully and answered all my questions. Bottom line: I highly recommend Dr. Coray and his team. In fact, my left knee will likely require the same surgery in the coming months, and there's no question who will be doing it. read more

Dr. Coray, and his team Alex and Morgan, have provided exceptional care to me. I had a total knee replacement. Maneuvering through the process has been easy due to their attentiveness and great communication. They all have made me feel very taken care of during my recovery journey. :-) Thank you to this wonderful team...keep up the great work! read more

Update, I had given him two stars , but after seeing my physical therapist, and them determining that I 100%, do NOT have frozen shoulder, as Dr Spencer Coray said, after relatively no conversation or examination, WRONG DIAGNOSIS DR CORAY. I have a rotator cuff injury, from a gym injury- NOT frozen shoulder. The symptoms come on much differently, if a physical therapist can tell me this, a surgeon who gave a damn should be able to figure this out. I would be terrified to have this man perform surgery on me. Maybe it won't be necessary, but it wouldn't be him under any circumstances. I would drive to Seattle and go to Swedish,or Virginia Mason, where I could see a Dr who went to a "great medical school", and, was at "the top of their class". This is upon the advice of another Doctor. Who will only be seen at one of those two hospitals. Spencer,works in Lakewood,that says it all. His office was capable of xrays. Going to follow up with a cancellation I won't spend anymore time, or money, with this Dr who can't tell the difference between frozen shoulder, and a torn rotator cuff. Thanks for wasting my time Dr Spencer Coray, with an incorrect diagnosis. Previous review: This should have been a simple diagnosis for Do I review him with a 1 or a 2 star? His office staff and xray tech were great. Dr Coray himself, lacked a lot, his personality is subpar at best. Prior to my appointment I reviewed the Puget Sound Orthopedics site, I took the time to watch all the Dr's video bio's. I wish now that I had picked someone else other, than Spencer Coray. Dr Coray was monotone, with a dry personality, he doesn't project any caring, or warm friendliness. What you see is what you get, he is exactly the same dry person. I wouldn't say he's exactly rude, but I sure wouldn't describe him as concerned at all, or remotely relatable. He misses out on the opportunity to say Hello, or even introduce himself. Had I not recognized him from his video, I wouldn't have know who he was. No wonder I was able to get in so quickly to see him, I get it now. Not having a clear grasp of what was going on with my shoulder, I had to just ask him to explain to me what was wrong with me before I left. Otherwise I wouldn't have known. He used medical terms in a nonchalant manner, I wanted to understand and he didn't care that I didn't. This was about 5 minutes of his time, it felt he wanted to be somewhere else, on to the next room, out golfing, lunch, anywhere but explaining to me in two minutes what was wrong. I was not monopolizing his time. He was also late for our appointment, fyi. After I said, I want to understand what's wrong he then began to use non medical terms. I had a frozen shoulder. He couldn't speak to my rotator cuff at this time, He provided me with "minimal explanation", frozen shoulder. He told me I could "google it" and read about the injury. I have never had a Dr tell me to, "GOOGLE" it. I felt that in this instance Dr Spencer Coray was very unprofessional, and had less than a bedside manner. I suggest you go to any other Dr. He provided referral to a physical therapist, he couldn't remember the exact names, but gave me "landmarks" told me, I could GOOGLE that too. I found my own physical therapist, as he provided me with the wrong name. He suggested Elite in Fircrest. Elite is a weight training gym in Fircrest, WTH! I had a follow up appointment in a few weeks, I've since cancelled. I all fairness I should mention that everyone else I had interaction with was super friendly, and presented great personalities, (receptionists, x ray tech, scheduling person) they made all patients feel welcome. The only person who wasn't friendly, was Dr. Spencer Coray. More so it seemed he was about 50, and either was burned out, or just maybe never had any bedside manner? Perhaps he's a fine surgeon, but the personality, and level of compassion, or concern is lacking. Based solely on my experience I wouldn't recommend Dr Coray to anyone. read more