It's hard to review a surgeon on Yelp. It seems like boiling it down to "did they fix my body or not?" is overly simplistic - every situation is different with different treatments and likelihoods of success, and the surgeon is doing the critical part of their work inside your body while you are asleep.
Ok, so with all that being said, I have had a great experience working with Dr. Kim and the staff here (and at Mills Health Center). After an unfortunate fall while skateboarding at the beginning of July, I went to urgent care (in San Carlos) on a whim and came away with a referral to Dr. Kim and a recommendation to have surgery. From the beginning he was attentive and friendly and walked me through what happened (part of my shoulder socket bone had broken off and was too far away from the rest of the bone to heal properly). I was scheduled to have surgery later that week.
On the day-of, I was well-taken care of at Mills Health Center (in San Mateo). I felt nervous but the nurses were amazing. The anesthesiologist performed a nerve block which was extremely effective. Dr. Kim was able to perform the surgery arthroscopically, leaving just a few incisions in my skin. Pain management in the next few days was very reasonable; Advil and Tylenol were enough to do the trick.
Eight weeks later I've had two check-ups and both X-Rays looked good and no longer have to wear a sling. I've started physical therapy (nearby in San Carlos, at Apex Physical Therapy). It will take a while to regain my range of motion, but there's no pain in my shoulder (unless I reach too far). I've noticed that they schedule a good number of patients at once on Dr. Kim's non-operating days so I've only seen him for a few minutes at these post-operation appointments, which I understand. He's been responsive to my messages in the Sutter Health phone app.
All-in-all it hasn't been a terrible time to have the surgery (no commute, no trips, no driving the kids around). Given all the circumstances, I had an excellent experience with Dr. Kim. Hopefully I won't need to have him operate on me again, but I'm grateful for his work. read more
