This is a follow-up to a review I posted in 2012 after a surgery Dr. Montgomery did for me following a major bike accident where I broke all 3 major bones in my shoulder. He did a second surgery a few months later to remove scar tissue. Now it is 2023, and I met with Dr. M. again. He told me that he has never seen such a bad shoulder break in his career! But I have recovered almost my entire range of motion, thanks to his amazing work plus physical therapy afterward. I am so happy I was referred to Dr. Montgomery. (PS. Who cares about sitting in a waiting room for a while when you can get life-changing surgery from an expert?) read more

Good Dr and assistants, but they never start appointments on time, and you end up waiting in the examination room for 20min, at least. I finally learned to leave 2hrs for an appointment so I don't stress out about what I have to do next, and bring a book. There is WiFi- Guest-SMMC, so you can poke your phone. read more

William H Montgomery, MD - Examination room - Sports Medicine Near Me - San Francisco, California

His a pretty good ortho, his assistant Dr. Allen is great alao. Most of the time you will see Dr. Allen. Everyone in this office are very helpful. St. Mary's are know for their surgeries and so I totally recommend them. read more

Dr. William Montgomery, Is a most excellent orthopedic surgeon !! He performed surgery on my shoulder for a "torn rotator cuff, torn bicep muscles,and a tendon !!" His Operating room demeanor is great, and his staff are all very professional and polite ! His five stars* are definitely deserved ! read more

Dr. Montgomery is the best doctor in San Francisco. I own him my life. He listens to you and always fines the perfect solution for the problem. I have known him for more than 5 years. He is very friendly and I love him. Sandra his assistance in the best nurse I had ever met. Besides been beautiful and amazing she always greets me with the most amazing smile and always makes me feel good. The surgery coordinator Brenda is the most amazing and friendly coordinator I have ever met. The only person in the office that is not friendly at all and is always treating people not very nice is Sharon. She works in the front desk. I've been coming to this office for years and she has always make me feel like I'm a less person and that's not good for the office. She should not be working there if she treats people without the respect they deserved. read more

Kudos to Dr. Montgomery and his clinical staff! I broke my ankle on a Wednesday, and was in to see him Thursday morning. I was really nervous about everything. Sondra, his MA, was so friendly and nice. Peter and Jaleesa did an amazing job splinting my leg and then casting it. Both the splint and cast were well made and comfortable. I saw both Dr. Montgomery, and his PA David. Both had smiles, encouragement and assured me I would indeed heal and walk again ; ) I felt very well taken care of from the clinical staff at the practice. I would recommend seeing Dr. Montgomery and his PA David. read more

Why did he do that? That's the question numerous other physicians have asked me. I don't know. He never explained it. He never apologized for his operation that permanently disabled me. Only after talking to my good neighbor, a lawyer, did I learn that I had been a victim of "medical battery." I presented to him in July, 2015 with a failed hamstring repair 4 months after the initial operation done by a different physician. I showed him arthroscopic pictures of ratty, mostly dead tendon and warned him that I would probably need donor tendon. He said no problem and he would have one ready. (I later learned that only a handful of experts in the world know how to do allograft hamstring repairs.) Three days post op, I asked him about the condition of the tendon and he said it was basically gone. I asked him about the tendon graft. He said he didn't use one. He just "pulled my muscle up and attached it to my bone." My heart sank. I knew this was a likely death sentence for my hamstring. Over the next several visits, he insisted I was fine. Numerous other physicians were telling me a different story. I had developed a bad limp and was suffering from muscle cramps that bugged me during the day and awoke me at night. After a year and a non response from a US expert, I threw a hail mary and called the best in Europe, Dr. Lempainen. He said "he didn't know what he could do, but he'd do his best." I flew out there pretty frightened, but it was clear to me that he knew what he was doing. He ended up lengthening my main muscle and reattaching a second one further down my leg. My pain is improved, but I'm still very weak. It was worth the trip. At least I can sleep now, but I still can't play with my kids well. My competitive road biking past seems like fiction at this point. No apology or explanation from him. A dictation that minimized the severity of my injury sits in my medical chart. He lied to me repeatedly alone, with a friend, and in front of my wife. I know I'm not getting better, so I have to learn with his grave medical error. This should never have happened. read more

Don't go to him for a surgery. Please read the previous reviews about failed surgeries. I went to him and 2011 after having my other knee have a failed acl surgery in the past, using and alagraft. This time I harvested that Pateal attendant because it is a much stronger tendon. It is actually 1.5 times stronger than one zone ACL. A year after diligent PT, and putting no major strain on it, it became a parent that the surgery failed. Speaking with another highly respected orthopedic surgeon recently, he said the only reason those surgery should fail is from the surgery itself. I was informed that this Dr works very fast as the other review says and pushes as much money out of his operating room as possible in one day. When I ask them if they would at least look at the situation to confirm what happened, they wanted to charge me another few hundred for an office visit to look at their mistake. Enough said. read more

I can't believe I haven't written this sooner! I love everything about this clinic from the front desk women to the ENTIRE staff. Dr. "Monty" surgically repaired my right rotator cuff in Feb of 2014. My shoulder felt so good and was so mobile after six weeks I lifted ladders, through out a library of books, etc. OOPS. I couldn't move my arm more than 5". Had to have a re-repair in March which was jerry-rigged because the rotator cuff was totally destroyed. David Allen, Doc's thoughtful and capable associate, helped with continued follow up while I did PT. After being diligent for 6 months, the shoulder is perfect. I'm now back at the clinic to have a knee replaced Dec. 19 by Dr. Van Wormerdam, the go-to knee doc. Will review outcome after I'm back in working order. read more

Dr. Montgomery's NP David is wonderful, but the doctor himself seems always too busy to talk to you for more than 30 seconds. But I am okay with that since I'm happy with David. Inadequate front-office, that's what is really irritating about my experience there, thank goodness I'm no longer injured. read more

Two stars means "Meh. I've experienced better." Unfortunately, I've only experienced worse. Incompetence is rife. Dr Montgomery is not a sports med clinic; He is an orthopedic surgeon; apparently a specialist. David Allen is a fine salesman; sure he got me in to surgery. They misplaced the arthroscopic photographs, but apparently I ripped my ACL right off the bone! I had ACL surgery and meniscus cartilage repair. I'm 5 months out and I cannot kneel to sit on my heels. Knee crunches and grinds really bad. Don't know if I'll do jiu jitsu or parkour again and really disappointed about that. This clinic has more patients than they can see. They usually fail to call back, and when I have gotten through, the appointment is not guaranteed. I had appointments for my ankle sprain, but for each appointment for that, I got David Allen. My ankle isn't better and now the knee on that side (my other knee) has a problem. So now I have two bad knees and a bad ankle. 1 year ago, I was fine. Last appointment, I was just told to go home, after commuting 45 minutes and waiting for 15 minutes. I'm sure not perfect myself, either (especially not my knees and ankles!) and David did apologize for that. Oh well. I had various other complaints. No ice machine, infection, excessive swelling, bruising on foot from that (swelling), useless CPM. I could have gotten better advice on how to avoid that (don't consume anything that thins the blood [list] because doing so will increase internal bleeding). They gave me a list of PT but the PT did not help much. The least bad PT, Redhawk, does not return my calls and when I do get through, they will schedule an appointment once every three weeks. I now do all of the PT exercises on my own, as well as many others that I have invented. Still though, can't bend knee all the way. The people in the clinic always nice. I like them, but my knees and ankles don't care. Finally, I should add that all of this was covered 100% with 0 copays. I have gratitude for that, but only towards only my insurer. read more

Dr. Montgomery has repaired my joints several times, from a meniscectomy, two Rotator cuff repairs, biceps tenodesis, to my most resent uni-compartmental knee replacement. I want to thank the whole team, from the front desk, Sandra, David Allen, Peter and Dr Montgomery. After 3 months I am back to work and hitting the slopes hard. XOXO read more

William H Montgomery, MD - Sports Medicine Near Me - San Francisco, California

My left shoulder has been in pain for the last two weeks. Saw my primary doctor and he gave me meds' but they weren't working. He said me an email and did a referral to Dr. Montgomery's office. I called on a Friday and they said they were busy - said I could not wait until May. They left a voice message in the late afternoon and I called them on Monday to set up an appointment for today. Went in at 935 and was taken into a room and met Dr. Allan - he did the assessment and had me take x-rays. After the x-rays were done - Dr. Montgomery came in and said from the x-rays - they do not see anything broken. He said he will do an ultrasound - I asked do I need to see another doctor...he said he can do it in the room. Did the ultrasound and found out that I had fracture my shoulder. Said he could give me a nice big painful shot and I should feel better...also recommended 6 weeks of PT 2 x times a week. He said to stop taking my meds - and no heavy lifting. By this evening my shoulder and left upper arm is feeling much better. I would recommend this office as they were professional and I left his office by 1130. He has a very large office was pretty impressed with my first experience. Here's to the healing process. read more

Awesome. Great doctor. Great surgeon. Great person. Its hard to find a good combination but Dr. Montgomery is it. read more

I had two surgeries performed by Dr. Montgomery - one for a fractured femur (femoral neck / hip) in August of 2011, and another for hardware removal (three screws) in August of 2012. I have had several surgeons over the years and he is by far the most personable, compassionate, and dedicated that I have ever dealt with. From setting reasonable expectations about returning to athletic activities, to referrals to other great doctors for pain management, and finally the fact that you can actually e-mail him and he'll respond the same day, he is truly the best. If you are reading this, I hope you don't break anything and have to see Dr. Montgomery, but if you live in the bay area and you do hurt yourself, have the ambulance take you to St. Mary's and request to get a consultation from him. I'm an accident prone guy and if I ever break anything again I know where I'm going. read more

I've been using yelp for a couple of years now, I think. And have lived in SF for 9 years. My visit just this morning with Dr. Montgomery compelled me to create yet another online profile. I was referrered to Dr. M by my PT and wished I'd gone sooner - maybe my dislocated shoulder would've healed faster. I'm generally not a fan of doctors either, but every doc should learn to be more like Dr. M. He not only gets the diagnosis & treatment down fast, but is friendly (smiles and talks with, not at, you), patient (explains everything), funny (pointed out my yoga post when he first walked in)...and yeah, his good looks helps, but is not necessary. Maybe that's why he seems to be in such a good mood? He's got it all! read more

I broke my ankle at the end of April, and went to Dr. Montgomery's office since I know his colleague Dr. McGann. When I broke my ankle, the ER doctor thought it was a simple break and referred me to an ortho surgeon in Daly City for a cast. This guy found a second break and scheduled me for surgery. I went for a 2nd opinion to Dr. Montgomery (on the insistence of my MIL)and am so glad I did! His PA found a THIRD break, and I decided to go with the team who found them all. I had surgery on May 8, and so far my recovery has been really amazing. I give credit where credit is due... Dr. Montgomery is a great surgeon, and on top of that he's just really kind. His staff is great, Angela is such a sweetheart... to say nothing of Peter (he's the cast expert du jour) and his unending good humor. I've never broken anything before, and hopefully won't ever again. But I thank my lucky stars my MIL is friends with Bill McGann... otherwise I may have never found Dr. Montgomery. read more

Sitting at the office waiting to be seen. Third time they are late to see me. One time I was ten minutes late and they told me to reschedule, I could not be seen. But when they are late it's apparently fine. And no apologies. This is very annoying. Doctor Montgomery and David his assistant seem very knowledgable and so far I'm recovering pretty good after surgery and it seemed to be very successful. No complains about the quality. Very very happy with that. What I am pissed about is that front office when I asked how much longer I have to wait didn't even apologize. Just told me "oh he is half an hour behind" and that's it. Updating. Another appointment, another 45 minute wait. So far read more

I injured my shoulder in a high impact martial arts school and was referred to UCSF (Dr. Luke / Dr. Ma) where I was treated with disrespect and long wait times. After 7 months of run around I self referred to Dr. Montgomery on a friendly referral. I have never been so happy with a Dr. in my whole life. He spent at least a 1/2 hour with me each time I was in his office and explained everything to me before the surgery. The day of surgery he met with my family and me post-op and was funny, compassionate, and professional. Subsequent followups were informative and compassionate. I could not recommend this Dr. with more confidence. Best part is....everywhere I go and mention him to other health care professionals, they all say the same thing "Oh yea, he's a great Dr." Also he has the best physician's assistant EVER!! Dr. Lynn Beaudry. She busts her ass to get back to you right away, she even gave my mother and partner her personal cell number the day of my surgery in case they needed anything. I have never met a group f Dr's more dedicated to the whole precess not just the slicing then this group. I have switched to PPO insurance just so I can deal only with them. read more

Dr. Montgomery is a competent Orthopaedic surgeon who has shown me the kind of patience and kindness everyone in need of medical help deserves. I went to Dr. Montgomery after a botched bicep proximal tendon rupture surgery performed by Dr. John Belzer at the California Pacific Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine. Dr. Montgomery offered me a second surgery to repair what was done but didn't pressure me into it. I really appreciate the thorough explanation he offered me and the non-sales approach. I would totally recommend him to someone I know... p.s. And, he is easy on the eyes. LoL. read more

I tore my left ACL playing college lacrosse and was not excited about having reconstruction on my right knee as well. Dr. Montgomery understood the weight of such decisions and did not rush me into the surgery. It turned out that my knee formed scar tissue to essentially re-form the ACL - good enough for a woman my age who is active but can live without doing extreme training. Dr. Montgomery has such extensive experience that he knows about such edge cases and therefore I got away with relatively minor arthroscopic clean-up surgery. My only complaints are that sometimes you have a wait a while in the office, and once he sent an assistant to see me instead of himself, but otherwise the office is very professional. read more

My initial appointment with Dr. Montgomery was distinctive for its brevity and its coldness. After spending 3 minutes attempting to schedule surgery I did not need, he saw no reason to continue the consultation and left abruptly. He was aloof, manipulative, and unconcerned with my medical issues or my personal circumstances. I had no desire for additional dealings with him, but for accomplishing nothing he billed my insurance $1,000 and $130 to me personally for a knee brace that arrived in the mail weeks later without any explanation or instructions. This costly "get acquainted" appointment was, unquestionably, the worst experience I have had with a physician Caveat emptor--literally! read more

This whole office has been wonderful. I've had a complicated knee replacement through no fault of theirs. Respectful, honest, caring and most professional. Highly recommend read more

While I am a huge fan of Dr. Montgomery, I'm not a huge fan of the office support. I was there on a Tues with an order for an MRI, I was told the order would be faxed to St. Marys and they would contact me in 3 days. Well, on day 3 the order still had not left Dr. Montgomery's office and the medical assistants voice mail was full! How unbelievably frustrating for the patient to be waiting now 4 business days to get the ball rolling, anxiously awaiting to get the MRI done. So I sit waiting until Monday, making a note to call AGAIN only to hope the order gets rolling. Dr. Montgomery is spot on, hugely talented; i wish his support team was. read more

I was refered to Dr Montgomery's office by my neurologist. The waiting room had 7 patients waiting...grumpy and unhappy.. After a fairly lenghty wait..I was shown to an examination room. A docotor and a student quickly appeared. No introductions. The doctor completed an impressive exam...and sent me to another for x-rays. The x-ray tech was quite causal and not very professional. I then returned to the examination room where one x-ray was on the monitor screen. VERY IMPRESSIVE. Shortly Dr. Montgomery appeared and said they would fit me for a knee brace. Another man quickly appeared and fit the brace. and then left. No one gave instructions or went over the x-rays. My time with Dr. Montgomery was less than 2 mins. The totally lack of feedback and instruction is UNACCEPTABLE. DO NOT waste you time and money here!!!! read more

First off, let me tell you a little about me. I am in my 30's and I still have delusions of my being my younger self, and have a nasty habit of damaging myself doing things that probably wouldn't hurt a person who was about 10 years younger and 20 pounds lighter. That said, I have had 4 arthroscopic surgeries in the past 6 years, all of which have been done by Monty. I just recently had my left ACL replaced for the second time. In his defense, the first time it was done my knee actually felt better and more stable than my right, so I don't fault him for the fact that I snapped it a second time. For all the reconstructive work he has done I have been very happy with the results. I had a broken talus bone (ankle) that he fixed and he did an amazing job of reattaching two torn ligaments in my shoulder. Hopefully I will not require any more repairs any time soon, but if I do, I take comfort knowing that I have the best doctor I can get to work on me. Monty is my man and he has my complete trust and confidence. I will also mention that he has a great supporting staff at San Francisco Orthopedic Surgeons. In particular, Peter and Dave are terrific, extremely knowledgeable and easy going. Monty may be an exceptional surgeon, but he is backed up by great people who I also know and trust to take care of me. read more

Dr. Montgomery performed a slap repair on my shoulder in May. My recovery has been smooth, three small scars from the scopes, good initial range of motion when I got out of the sling and started rehabbing, and a fairly smooth 3 month (so far) rehab process. I am now back in the water surfing, and will be testing it out next month in sailboat racing. My shoulder is not 100% yet but with more work I think it will be soon. This has been the only surgery I've had, but my recovery has so far been fast and straightforward. I'm told this is evidence of a very good surgeon. read more

I'm sure Dr. Montgomery is a really great doctor but his office staff is horrible. If you have any injury relating to a car accident, save yourself the time and frustration and go somewhere else! I took a half day off work to make my 10:30 am appointment that had been scheduled for weeks. I arrived 15 minutes early and filled out all 4 pages of paperwork. I even paid the co-pay before I saw the doctor to save time (BAD idea). After waiting an HOUR I was finally brought into an exam room and was promised the Dr. would be in shortly. I wait another 10 minutes and the same woman comes in to tell me that because my injury is car accident related, they cannot see me. (For the record, I was using my regular health insurance, not my auto insurance). All this is fine, but don't WASTE MY ENTIRE DAY to tell me something that slipped past my recommending doctor, every employee at the desk AND the doctor/nurse who showed me my room. read more

I was referred to Dr Montgomery by my primary care doc. I saw David Allan when I first arrived. He assessed my shoulder problem before Dr Montgomery came in. I found both of them to be extremely competent, knowledgeable and detailed in their care of me. Ultimately I needed rotator cuff and bicep tendon repair surgery. I am doing well post op and could not be more satisfied with the care I've received. Occasionally the wait is a little long but when you are being seen, you get 100% of their attention. They do not rush you out. I would not hesitate to refer anyone to their practice. Theresa M. read more

I've been to my share of doctors (I'm a soccer player, who seems to be very injury-prone), but I really liked Dr. Montgomery. He took the time to listen and explained his diagnosis. I never felt like he was in a rush to get on to his next appointment. Not only did he diagnose the problem, but he also performed the surgery (on my shoulder, and my husband's knee). I can't say I loved his assistant Pete as much, but it was mostly because he just didn't seem nearly as knowledgable as Dr. Montgomery. read more

Funny giving 5 stars for knee surgery, but after having this process done once before with Dr. Wolf. I can honestly say this experience was far better. Dr. Montgomery said no a to knee replacement, which was the prognosis... Yay......St. Mary's was great and Dr. Montgomery staff has been very attentive. I am only 2 weeks into a 6 week healing process before I get to rehab, but the Dr informs me I will be running by the end of the year..woo-hoo read more

Excellent surgeon and the best, by far, for any orthopedic ailments in San Francisco. I have had three surgeries on my left knee, and each time he has been thorough, patient with my crying in his office, and explained everything I should expect and need to for the surgery. His staff is also fabulous, and they make every effort to see that you are attended to. His office wait time can be a bit long, to just get an appointment, but it is definitely worth it if you want the best care in the city. read more

Personable, quick and to the point with options, both upsides and downsides. Very busy but didn't feel rushed at all. Appointment was on time, very little waiting which I feel good today when the doctor is timely. Thank you Dr. Montgomery and staff. read more

I tore my left ACL April of 2010 playing softball. After intitially seeing Dr. Montgomery with MRI results in hand 4 weeks later, it was determined surgery was needed if i wanted to be active and do the things i like to do. I'm in my late 40's and a cadaver was used for my ACL replacement, instead of my own tissue, which Dr. Montgomery recommended. Dr. Montgomery is very cool and goes about saying were going to do this...this...and this...and i felt confident i made the right choice. As 2 of my co-workers had crossed paths with him, and had similiar positive results. Dr. Montgomery was recommended by my Primary doctor and another orthepedic surgeon who has been in the buissness for many years. So what if I have to wait in the office sometimes a few extra minutes for my appointments. And during my routine visits after the surgery, i would mostly see the PA David Allen, who is very knowledeable and i felt comfortable with his asessments during my follow up visits. Its been 10 months since the surgery last June, and i just started playing softball last week again with a supportive brace the doctors recommended i wear when playing sports, until the knee heals 100%. The brace provides support and is comfortable. And the doctors told me if i had problems with my insurance regarding the brace, to contact them and we will work something out. Fortunately it was all handled by my insurance. My knee feels stronger and getting better and stronger everyday. I never really had any pain after the ACL surgery, or during my rehabilitation. It is a busy office and i'm sure there are other competent surgeons out there, but i couldn't imagine getting better results with my ACL surgery then what i got with Dr. Montgomery and Dr. Allen. read more

After beng under the care of Dr. Montgomery and David Allen for many months, they've been great to me! They're always available via phone, which is quite reassuring. Every time I leave a message, I'm confident that I'll get a personal callback at the end of the day from someone who can, and always does, address my concerns. In office, they're complete in their assessment and their advice is helpful and straightforward. Worth noting, I saw multiple orthopedic docs for my initial problem and multiple docs wrote it off to the most obvious cause. Dr. Montgomery's team was the first team, of all the docs I saw, to do the thorough investigation that actually revealed the *root* cause of my problems. Then they successfully fixed it. My only suggestions would be that they occasionally feel overbooked. Perhaps they could use another person on staff? Also, their usual appointment format for me is to see David Allen PA for the appointment, where most of my issues are examined and are addressed. He does the crux of the work, in office. Then, Dr. Montgomery kinda rushes in, gives a recap of what David Allen told me, asks if I have any questions, then rushes out. David Allen is a vastly, vastly knowledgable guy, who knows his stuff and has provided me top notch care. But I wish I had just a little more facetime with the good doc, himself. At the end of the day, these guys are top notch caretakers, have fixed my broken biology well, and will remain my goto for any orthopedic problems. Go see them. read more

Great doctor and great staff altogether. I had a shoulder injury and he performed surgery on it. So far so good. I def recommend Dr. Montgomery. He is very knowledgeable and the office is nice. Good experience overall. read more

It's been three months since I had surgery for a torn ACL and meniscus by Doctor Montgomery. Everything is going great so far (knock on wood). Ask around (esp. physical therapists, who have the insider knowledge on who is a good surgeon) and they'll all tell you Montgomery is one of the best in the area. Montgomery and his physicians assistant David Allen, are great. They do a really good job of explaining what's going to happen, without freaking you out or being pedantic. I've never had any issues with scheduling or waiting. Also Montgomery has undergone ACL surgery twice -- so he knows what you're going through. read more

After seeing a surgeon for my knee who told me I must have surgery or I would be a gimp the rest of my life I went to see Dr. Montgomery for a second opinion. He gave me some sensible advice citing several studies (isn't that the way it should be? Surgery based on evidence?) and the pros and cons of my situation. Bottom line is it won't hurt me to wait. Dr. M is ethical and will give you the real scoop. Highly recommend. read more

Dr. Montgomery treated my knee after a skiing accident, in which I tore my meniscus and MCL. Six months after a surgery necessary to clean up the damage to my meniscus, my knee feels strong. I have also regained complete flexibility and am able to exercise with a full range of movement. The evaluation I received before and after surgery was thorough and to-the-point. Visits to the doctor's office felt productive. I am very satisfied with the results and would highly recommend Dr. Montgomery. read more

Dr Montgomery is an excellent surgeon. I got three opinions from doctors about repairing my torn ACL and I chose Dr. Montgomery because of his knowledge, his fine reputation and his willingness to not rush me into surgery. He was open to see if I could heal on my own with physical therapy where as most doctors believe in surgery after the swelling goes down. Believe it or not my ACL did heal 75% and it was Dr. Montgomery who took the conservative choice as to how to heal the other 25% which I was thrilled about since he couldn't consult me during surgery. He also repaired the minicus (sp?) which I feel confident will make full recovery. I had a close friend, Lilli, who had surgery with him for her knee and she highly recommended him for my surgery because of her success. There are so many doctors to choose from in San Francisco and I am thrilled I made the right choice. Marcia K read more