Dr Thomas is a highly skilled and professional clinician. I have been a patient for over 12 years and his insight and skills have served me well. In particular he knows when to act and when to refer to others. I have also seen changes in the office and increases in patient time that have been huge improvements in both my understanding and comfort level. On a recent visit regarding my ailing knee he stopped and we had a good discussion about options in language that I understood and likely would put off surgery. To be fair if you want a warm and fuzzy experience more than a direct conversation with current medical facts you might feel more comfortable somewhere else. I prefer the best care I can get which is what you get from Dr Thomas. I highly recommend Dr Thomas. read more

Dr Thomas is an extraordinary Dr, and surgeon. He's done my knee, and one shoulder in the past. His skills, and expertise allowed me to be repaired, recovered, and back to work, which my own docs appreciated, that I worked for.Now, I am retired, had my other knee done yesterday,and feel so much better! His staff, and surgical staff, ASHTON, TIARA, were so kind, and attentive, thank you to all his staff I highly recommend this Dr, 200% read more

Doctor Thomas is a first class surgeon. I recently had surgery on both of my shoulders, back to back. And they were a complete success, with minimal pain. and I attribute that to Doctor Thomas's expert knowledge of the shoulder. And his experience in these procedures. From the first appointment I was and have been impressed with the entire staff, front to back office, nothing but professionalism. I highly recommend Doctor Thomas and his staff to anyone that needs surgery. read more

Steven C. Thomas, MD - Orthopedists Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

I had a knee scope with stem cells. Excellent Doctor (Dr. Thomas) and staff ( office, surgery center, and physical therapy)Convenient location. Many people I know also see Dr. Thomas. I hope he doesn't plan to retire yet. read more

He just repares my rotator cuff along with a few other issues. He is an amazing doctor. His practice is very well run and efficient. Everyone at the office and the surgical center is caring and professional. I felt that I was in excellent hands at all times. read more

I recently had Knee surgery with Dr. Steven Thomas on W. Charleston. Surgery went well. Now going to his therapy center. I have had therapy elsewhere for other injuries. Let me tell you, his therapy center is a joke. You hardly see a therapist. They DO NOT work with you at all. They drop off a stretchy band, a round pillow and an instruction sheet to do exercises. Then a therapist comes out, pucks up the surgery leg, moves it back and forth maybe 2x and gives me ice for 10 and done! This is not Physical Therapy. Anyone having surgery with Dr's Thomas or Bigler, do yourself a favor and go somewhere else. read more

It's really hard to leave a truly accurate review given my ire at the incredible wait times at this office. I'm now sitting here for my second appointment which was supposed to start 45 minutes ago and I'm told that there are still three patients ahead of me. This is pretty close to what happened to me last time I was here pre-MRI. I waited about 30 minutes in the lobby to see the doctor and was taken in, spoke to a rather rude physician assistant and told to wait. After waiting another almost 30 minutes the doctor finally came in to see me, did I a very cursory examination and told me to come back after the MRI. As noted above, I am now back after the MRI and anticipate over an hour wait past the start of my appointment to see this guy. I don't know how Dr. Thomas is a surgeon, but as a businessman and customer service person, he's absolutely terrible. read more

I had knee surgery there in April of '08, and I am still not better. On my initial appointment, the Doctor Thomas had not eluded to the length of time this surgery would heal, he did however tell me that he felt by November of '08 I'd be able to run and play sports like normal. I am 29 years old and have not been able to do any of these things. I had my surgery and I did what I was told, did the rehab- w/ Matt Smith- who was great! Since my surgery I have only heard from Dr. Thomas 2x. once later that day of my surgery and 2nd for the 1 followup that I had- in which I had a 7:30am appointment and didn't get in to see him until 9am. if you want some better personal care, I'd go somewhere else. My knee still hurts and needless to say it is frustrating as all not to be able to be active... and not know when. read more

I had my shoulder repaired in March and my knee in September. Dr Thomas did both. He was awesome and I can't say enough great things about his staff. Dr and staff go over what's happening and what to expect afterwards. Their concern for me is hands down the best. I have never met another Dr who calls you a few hours after surgery to make sure you are ok. Again awesome Dr and staff. Thanks Dr Thomas for everything. read more

I'm sure Dr Thomas did a good job on my knee . It's hard to say since it's only been one month since surgery. I've only seen him twice and both times I felt like he was in a rush to get me out of his office. He must be so busy with so many patients that I felt he had no time for me. It's my first time I had surgery and I had lots of questions but I felt like he didn't really care about me . I'm like a number . The nurses are also in a rush and they were too busy to take the time to help or explain anything to me . I do have one nice comment for the doctor . I thought it was nice of him to call me the next day after my surgery to see how I was doing . That was very nice and I really appreciated that call ! read more

I went to Dr. Thomas after an injury to my knee. I waited 3 months before going because as an RN, I felt it would just heal on its own. The staff was wonderful, my appointments were on time and I felt Dr. Thomas had my best interest in mind. By the time I went through insurance approval and waiting for my MRI my knee did feel better and I wish I would have gone with my gut. I went through the surgery and Dr. Thomas did call me to make sure I got home all right. He said I "would be up and around fine tomorrow". The pain was awful. I could barely get to the bathroom, WITH help. Physical therapy was a waste of money, the staff was nice but they were too busy talking about their football pools to pay attention to patients. PT was ordered twice a week but I only went once a week due to the fact that I could do it alone at home with the same results. When I transferred to their pilates for PT she seemed annoyed by having to tell me what to do next. At my 3 month follow up Dr. Thomas told me for the first time my surgery that I "only needed ONE day off from work" would take a year to heal! And I would need a custom brace whenever I was walking most of the day. I am a nurse! I walk ALL DAY! And the part that I most disappointed about is my initial knee brace. The insurance company was charged $1200, my insurance paid $600.00 and they still expected me to pay $134.00. You can buy the brace on-line for $100. I called and left two messages and wrote a letter asking for the amount due to be written off and 3 months later no response. I went ahead and paid just to get it over with. read more

Went to the Dr. Thomas for the 3rd time and still very unhappy. The front office is rude, but that is become a normal for all doctors. The worst par tis that I waited over an hour after my scheudled appt and then he spent 5 seconds with me and told me a bunch of BS. Was in and out so fast that I could not ask questions. He made me feel so unimportant, like why did I bother coming in. I am getting another opinion and I will NEVER be back to his office again. NEVER. I am so disappointed. read more

I cannot evaluate Dr. Thomas as a surgeon because I ended up not needing surgery. However, I can share the experience I had of our visits. The first visit I waited for an hour and 40 minutes before seeing him. He leaned on the examination table with his arms and legs crossed (closed posture) and cut me off every time I spoke, obviously in a hurry. I planned my next appointment early hoping to avoid the wait and see a less-hurried physician. I waited an hour and a half. He came in and quickly told me "our" plan of care. I didn't even try to interject. He was talking as he walked out the door, leaving no space for dialogue. Office personnel were friendly and efficient. They did apologize for the wait (Dr. Thomas did not mention it). I was referred to Physiotherapy next door and had amazing care!! read more

After seeing Dr. Thomas for my meniscal year, my right knee feels great! If I am ever in need of knee surgery or even shoulder surgery I would definitely go see him no matter what the wait time is! His office staff is great and very nice and professional. They made sure I had what I needed and made me feel welcomed. read more

Dr Thomas is the worst dr I have ever gone to. I actually give him no stars. My right knee started hurting so on a referral I went to Thomas Had a MRI after that I went in for the diagnosis. He told me it was a small tear in the meniscus and a very easy fix and I would be back to work in 2 or 3 days, I was out for 2 weeks. After surgery he told me it was so much worse then he said and he couldn't get it all. My knee hurts so bad two years later and because of the pain some nights I'm not able to sleep. All three appts I had with his office I waited at least 3hours and when he appeared in the office he literally had one hand on the door knob, he couldn't wait to get to his next victim. It is very obvious that making $$$$ is the ultimate goal. I will now need to have another surgery done by a actual surgeon. Guess I just donated to Thomas's practice. GO TO ANOTHER DR!!!!!!! read more

I came to Dr. Thomas on a referral from a friend. I needed a second opinion on my knee injury, I sustained from playing flag football. I bent and twisted my left knee pretty good, I thought it was nothing but went to quick care and they said it was a possible tear. Dr. Thomas confirmed a slight tear in my mcl. After some treatment I am now fine all thanks to Dr. Thomas' diligence and helpful staff. Running and feeling good again! read more

My appointment was at 9:45 am with Dr Bigler and at 10:45 am I was still waiting to see Dr Bigler. And it was only to go over what they seen in my xray. I like dr Bigler and they have done a lot for me. read more

Dr. Thomas has performed a rotator cuff repair on one shoulder and a labral repair on the other. I thought my years of wrestling and surfing had finally slowed me down, but I've had excellent results from both surgeries. He fully explains the procedures, offers non-surgical options, and is helpful in the post-operative period. I refer all friends and family to him. read more

Came in to get an evaluation on my wrist. I thought I might of broke it falling off a Vespa. In fact their is a small bone broken. Dr. Thomas was very nice and attentive. I really liked the facility there! It was very clean and professional.... read more

Most of my visit went extremely well, Everyone in the office, and the Doctor was amazing. I would have given 5 stars, but the work note that was given to me was not sufficient, and when I had asked for a more detailed note one would not be provided. So my employee sent me back to work I almost fell twice, I was unable to perform the work required. Seeing that this was a workmen's comp case, they have now stopped paying me, and I have to use my own time off to get payed. read more

Dr Thomas has rebuilt (ACL tear + meniscus damage) my left knee and repaired (slightly torn rotator cuff + debridement) my left shoulder. The knee surgery was a few years ago and I was back playing ice hockey 10 months later. And still no issues 2+ years later. The shoulder repair was relatively minor in comparison and only missed about 5 weeks of hockey. Now I will say this, doing your physical therapy after surgery is an absolute must. I've met many people over the years that complain that they never got better after whatever surgery they had from whatever doctor they went to and almost every time, they will admit to not being committed to their therapy. I was in PT 18 hours after the knee surgery and continued with my stretches/exercises EVERY SINGLE DAY for over a year and same with the shoulder. Dr Thomas is a phenomenal physician, but if you don't put in the post-op effort, you'll probably be disappointed with no one but yourself to blame. read more

This an honest review of the Thomas & Bigler knee & shoulder inst. I very recently had shoulder surgery with Dr. Thomas (early feb) Dr Thomas himself is a very nice person & genuinely cares about the patient. The reason for the one star rating is that with the exception of the Dr EVERYONE else in this office is incredibly rude & acts as though they are doing you a favor when you have questions, making appts etc.i had my surgery @ the surgical arts center which is located in the building they were fantastic!!! Follow up PT across the hall is fantastic, however the Dr office staff is the worst I have ever encountered in Las Vegas & that's the truth & it's a shame that they get away with such terrible customer service, it's because of Dr Thomas' staff that I'm giving a one star rating & unfortunately having my post op care & future procedures done by a different OS. read more

Paid to have a knee operation. Did the pre-operation paperwork, paid the $700. Was told it was VITAL that I be there at 11am for a 4 hour operation and to make sure I had someone wait for me. Then the night before I get a phone call telling me that the doctor wanted to do a shoulder surgery at 11am instead and demanded that I come in at 3pm. Rescheduling a 4 hour surgery 17 hours before he demanded that I be there with a ride home ? I requested a refund and was told no because *I* was the one that was canceling !?!? Really ? I couldn't get a ride at 3pm with just 17 hours notice. Very unprofessional. I've filed a complaint with the Nevada Medical Board and trying to get my money back in small claims court. read more

The doctor was highly recommended. He performed surgery on my shoulder and I continued to have issues with the pain. He refused to examine my shoulder and decided it must be my neck. I had to have surgery again by another doctor and learned Thomas did absolutely nothing. He made no repairs. I was charged for this service and got nothing in return. The doctor that repaired my rotator cuff stated the tear has been there for a long time and did not understand how or why Thomas did absolutely nothing in any kind of repairs. I think he should pay my medical expenses. read more

Dr. Thomas came highly recommended. My husband was just about a year out of total knee replacement, and was not healing. He truly needed help. Dr. Thomas on the first visit knew he could not help him, but advised my husband to stop his exercising and if that don't help, come back inn 30days, and the wonderful DR. THOMAS would do orthoscopic surgery on him to see what the trouble is. After all, this is HIS SPECIALY. 30 precious work days later, my husband went back after a 2 hour office WAIT, he came in said "I cannot help you, you need to go to a knee replacement doctor!" HELLO why didn't you tell us this 30days AGO??? How sad that you did not CARE ENOUGH about your patient to let us know that then. TO ad more insult to injury, your billing of that last visit was all messed up, and to reach your billing department was difficult due to a voice mail that said "I am on maternity leave"! THE WHOLE BILLING DEPARTMENT IS ON MATERNITY LEAVE??? MOVE ON TO A DIFFERENT DOCTOR!!!.. P.S.. Dr. Cravetti is AMAZING!!!!! Check him out... read more

Had knee surgery and I feel like this place is all about billing insurance for nickel and dime things. Doctors include the price of post-op appointments in their charges, but this facility has discovered that if you send the patient to physical therapy instead, you can bill the insurance for a $250 appointment . Very unethical. The PT and surgical center is owned by the doctor and so they charge everything separately. Nurses have no interest in being helpful. Physical therapy consists of a piece of paper with exercises you do yourself...and they charge you $90 for 6 modalities...aka moving your knee six different ways on your own. The people are nice enough here, but it is DEFINITELY a surgical factory. My history and physical appointment with the doctor lasted literally 14 seconds and my insurance was billed $220. I even mentioned it to the doctor, saying " I waited 90 minutes for my scheduled appointment and you spent 14 seconds with me???" His response, "I have other people do the work...I just listen to your heart." This was the first surgery I have ever had with no blood work (guess he doesn't own the lab) and no chest xray or cardiac clearance. My knee had a horrific reaction to the mastisol adhesive, I had 3.5" circular blisters on my three incisions, and when I stopped by to have them look at it the nurse told me to go see my family doctor for a prescription...I asked why my orthopedist wouldn't order it since it was surgery related, and she said "it isn't really." Amazing. I hope future doctors go to med school for reasons other than making money read more

Dr Thomas saw me for a shoulder injury. I thought it was a career ending injury because I was in so much pain. He was so kind and so skilled and knew exactly what was needed to get me back to work again. I would refer anyone to him! I'm a 100% now and back to work! Loved his staff as well. Thank you Dr Thomas! read more

I was in a bicycle accident and injured my shoulder. I saw Dr. Thomas and he said that I had a rotator cuff tear. He sent me for an MRI. His paperwork recommended that I go to Mirror Imaging which is his facility. I was told in the paperwork that they have state of the art equipment and that because it is their facility they have control over the quality and therefore the usefulness of the scan. In fact their MRI machine is a model that was first sold in 2002. So much for state of the art. In addition it is an open MRI and is a 0.8 Tesla machine. An open MIR is generally not as good as a closed bore 1.5 Tesla machine which is the machine in general use. The open MRI is generally used for people who are claustrophobic or are too large to fit into a closed bore machine. The report from the radiologist was that there was "no focal tear". Dr. Thomas assured me that based on my symptoms there was a tear and that when he did surgery he would do a complete examination of my shoulder, identify any problems and repair them. I had the surgery but I continued to have problems with the shoulder. At my three month recall he told me that it could take six months to a year to completely heal and become asymptomatic. He treated me as if he believed that I had unreasonable expectations. I went back to physical therapy hoping to improve the situation. After a few more months I asked the physical therapist for a referral to another orthopedic surgeon for a consultation. To make a long story short, another high quality MRI (3.0 Tesla) was taken and the radiologists report indicated a 6 mm rim rent tear of the anterior portion of the supraspinatus tendon. The surgeon showed me the tear on the MRI. It looked familiar so I went home and booted up the disc from Dr. Thomas' MRI. The tear was there as plain as day. Not being a radiologist I took the disc from Thomas to Pueblo Medical Imaging and asked that the radiologist compare the old MRI from before surgery to the new MRI after the surgery. He found that there was no change in the tear. The new surgeon indicated that there was clearly no attempt to repair it. I obtained Dr. Thomas' operative notes and there was no mention of this tear or of any attempted repair. The only tear that he noted was a small tear running parallel to the direction of the tendon which he repaired with a stitch. It has now been over a year and a half that I have been dealing with this problem. I was unable to have surgery to correct the problem sooner because I had open heart surgery and recovery in the meantime. I am currently in the process of scheduling to have another surgery to repair the shoulder. read more

I was referred to Dr. Thomas by a friend. Dr. Thomas is very professional and knowledgable, and he is a skilled surgeon. The actual surgery for a torn rotator cuff took much less time than I anticipated. However, my recuperation lasted much longer than I had anticipated. Dr. Thomas listened to my concerns and reassured me that my healing was going fine. That was reassuring to me. His physical therapists are also very good and very encouraging. I would recommend Dr. Thomas to anyone considering shoulder or knee surgery. read more