Weiss Orthopaedics

First, I believe Dr. Weiss does excellent work. Everyone I talk to highly recommends him as a top orthopedist. My experience is more around the way they approached my issue and the billing for it. The problem I had, Dr. Weiss explained clearly why it would be a difficult repair and what he needed to do. What he didn't tell me, until the work was done, is that it has a 50/50 chance of failing.

I spent a great deal of time, money, and pain to get half the result that I expected. I regret that I didn't seek a second opinion. The surgery went well. It was a first for me, and they gave me no information on how to care for the work they did and I wound up having a couple of bad infections that I could have easily avoided with some basic info on the process.

Without those infections, I would have been able to do a lot more therapy during the process. They billed me nearly $1000 for a procedure that really wasn't a procedure and added no time to the office visit. It took less than 5 seconds, involved no prep and nothing more than a pair of pliers. I compare it to a dental visit: would they scrape off a bit of hard plaque from a tooh and charge for a crown?

I brought this up to their billing department several times and I've just been ignored. In summary: Ask a *lot* of questions. Don't expect to get information that you don't ask for. Seek a second opinion. If you have a high deductible/HSA, expect to get high charges for things that really should have been part of the appointment.

Dr Weiss and Team are extraordinarily competent and extremely patient-friendly. Somehow, they make going to the Ortho Doctor's office a relaxing and pleasant experience. Certainly Dr. Weiss is amazing, but also Jennifer Lo, as well as the front office team are great. I strongly recommend them, and my not-so-good knees also thank them!

It's excellent services all the staff are very kind and patient Dr, Weiss has every good experience, my thumb had a fractured. I went to another orthopedic for six weeks It didn't help. My thumb still very stiff and swelling. Dr, Weiss did the knee replacement for my husband last year was very good. I called his office to make appointment, yesterday I went to visit him he did a little surgery for my thumb. After the surgery my thumb can bend and he recommends to do the physical therapy. Thank you very much Dr, Weiss!

Had a fantastic experience for my almost 2 year old. Dr. Weiss and staff did great with a kiddo with a broken leg. Very knowledgeable and all made us feel comfortable and well taken care of. Thanks for great care.

About 4 months since my left shoulder replacement. The pain was very minimal and now I'm 3 months in to therapy. The recovery is going well. It can take up to a year and its true. I can't get over how weak my arm had become. The range of motion is still coming along but I can tell its much better than before surgery. Dr. Weiss was great. I'd highly recommend him and his Assistant, Jennifer. IF I have to do the other shoulder, I'll be back to them! The Sonoma Valley Hospital was another great experience too.

Dr Wiess was quick to find the problem in my knee after several doctors missed it. His procedure helped me immensely and recovery was quick. Post surgery care was excellent. His nurses and office staff are professional and courteous! Really happy with his services.

Dr. Weiss and his staff have been excellent to deal with in getting my shoulder repaired. I am so fortunate to have found an excellent surgeon to deal with my unfortunate circumstances and get me back to a healthy state to return back to work in a timely fashion. Thanks again Dr. Weiss and your excellent staff.

Dr. Weiss was very kind and professional and spent quality time reviewing my history and injury. I appreciated his candid explanation and honest opinion of what he felt my future treatment should be. I left feeling heard and hopeful and look forward to continuing treatment with Dr. Weiss and his team.

I was greeted at the desk by a friendly and lovely lady that gets an A+ in customer service skills. I barely had to wait, another friendly person who was a medical assistant escorted me to my room. I only waited five minutes and the doctor arrived. He was also friendly and professional and thorough in his explanations. The lady who took my X-rays was fantastic!

I then returned to meet with the doctor again. This is a very well oiled machine. Nobody wants to spend 4 hours at a 15 minute appointment! Excellence all the way! The only improvement would be getting the rest of the staff to introduce themselves as the doctor did. I really even hate to mention that as their practice is run so smoothly they could be helping other offices to run this way. Seriously, I wouldn't mind going to the doctor or dentist if they modeled their practices after this one.

Very professional staff. Office very clean and efficiently set up. Dr Weiss was very informative, easy to talk to and he spent a lot of time explaining the minor surgical procedure he was going to perform on me, ending his explanation with questioning me if I had any questions or concerns. Being a retired dentist, 76 yrs old, I can highly recommend Dr Weiss and his staff. Dr Paul Hoyt

I saw Dr. Weiss for an 8 month old hand injury, after he was enthusiastically recommended by several people. He was able to diagnose a torn ligament in about five minutes, skillfully using a fluoroscope and ultrasound. He thoroughly explained the injury, including the fact that it will require surgery to get any better, which I plan to go ahead with once I can carve out the recovery time. After meeting Dr. Weiss I understand the enthusiastic recommendations - he is personable and warm, and clearly cares about educating patients in detail.

Where shall I begin? This was the worst experience I have ever had with a doctor in my life. He spent more time lecturing me on my vaccine status than he did about my injury. He was rude, asking if I was a conspiracy "nut job" and told me that I would get covid, die and kill others in the process. Extremely unprofessional. As another review mentioned, he was aloof and pompous.

When I spoke about it with my coworkers, I found that several of them had similar experiences but had gone through with their surgeries. Each expressed that they wished they had chosen a different surgeon. Several stated they felt no improvement after their surgeries and he gave them extremely low WC ratings or 0%. I was told yesterday that he actually refused to treat a friend because they are not vaccinated.

There are too many good, professional doctors in the area to choose from, do yourself a favor and steer clear of him. *** And just as I expected, he immediately responded with another covid lecture. That's all you need to know about his bedside manner and how he treats patients.

I don't do a lot of reviews and am super busy at the moment. However I do think that Dr Weiss Ortho is one of the best offices and surgeons on the West Coast. I've had a lot of injuries and my interactions with this office has been worth a 5 Star review. I've had both surgeries and injections and X-rays there and all of my outcomes have been perfect.

The front desk, the P.A. And Dr Weiss are 110% professional and exceptional at what they do. I really, really just don't get the people complaining about how busy his office is. of course it's busy, they are one of the best. I've NEVER had to wait more than 15 minutes and my surgery and injection outcomes are terrific. You can't go wrong with Dr Weiss and staff.

My doctor referred me to Dr Weiss for some serious elbow pain. Dr Weiss gave me an appointment for less than a week after I called which was great. During my visit he quickly figured out I had a pretty big bone spur and torn tendons as a result. This is during Covid times when things are a little more spaced out for procedures and within a month I had a surgery date.

Surgery day went off on time and planned. Dr Weiss gave me an amount of time it should take to heal and after that amount of time I was back to riding my motorcycle ready to abuse myself again with absolutely no pain. Thank you sir for a great experience

Great experience. Set up an appointment with dr. Weiss for a broken thumb. Professional, explained in detail and would not hesitate seeing him Again for any other orthopedic issue. Highly recommended

AS A SURGEON - THE ABSOLUTE BEST. That is what I needed, what I was looking for AND what I got with Dr Weiss. I had two severed tendons and a complex rotator cuff injury that I had waited a bit too long in addressing. After 1 year (post surgery), I now have 100% strength and 99% mobility back. His office was recommended to me by a close friend with a highly complex foot injury!

If you are looking for skillful and direct medical analysis, and possibly the very best surgical option, this is a GREAT choice. You will need to follow through with Dr Weiss' physical therapy recommendations. and that requires patience, some hard work and perseverance. Part of the recovery will be up to you! From an interpersonal standpoint, I found the office, including Dr Weiss to be highly professional, welcoming, personable and direct in dealing with me and my medical options.

This is a business, just like any other doctors office, but I always felt valued and well cared for. I am shocked by the few negative reviews. On the other hand, no outcome is ever guaranteed and I do prefer direct and technical medical advice. And, as I mentioned, am willing to do my part in the recovery process. My suggestion. start with the best trained and experienced doctor/surgeon for your particular injury. For me. that is Dr Weiss (and his staff). Good luck!

My wife survived a massive stroke and we came here seeking help for her shoulder atrophy and ensuing pain. We discovered on arriving that they don't accept our particular blue shield insurance. Then we experienced a rather pompous and impersonal doctor who lacked the basic empathy you'd expect from a professional who owns and runs the practice.

No doubt he is a good surgeon, however we don't plan to find out. The doctor was unsympathetic and painted a dark gloomy picture, offering no optimism and zero comfort. He was also annoyingly cool, like he'd much rather be somewhere else. Of course what makes a good surgeon is not fluff it's quality of surgery, but this stuff does matter when the patient is recovering from a near fatal injury and is holding on to hope of a decent quality of life. We're not coming back.

I just had my ankle surgery today 2/4/2020. Dr. Weiss was so amazing, very thorough. And I am home recuperating With no Major pain. I was being treated with another podiatrist in Sonoma and I decided to get a second opinion. After doing a lot of research. I chose. Dr. Weiss It was the best decision I ever made.

I had my shoulder done quite a few years ago, as a minor. I don't, quite, know what was done. Apparently medical records for minors only need to be kept until 18-I had roughly 7 months to collect, before they were discarded (according to PMs with Dr Weiss). I found my experience to be on the more disappointing side. Not the most aware/warmest of personalities, and fairly unfriendly.

I didn't find his services (surgery) to be helpful, at all. He suggested surgery on both shoulders (natural subluxation), I only had one done-thankfully. This post has been updated-again

I had minor injury to my hand and finger which caused trigger finger. I went to Dr. Weiss for x-rays and treatment. My first impression of Dr. Weiss was that he seemed disorganized and his staff was impersonal and unfriendly. I just assumed it was a busy day for them and chose to ignore the cold atmosphere. When I returned for treatment on another day, the atmosphere was the same.

He performed his treatment, percutaneous release surgery (digging a needle deeply into the hand to scratch the tendon sheath until it breaks) which he did multiple times during that visit because he had difficulty cutting the sheath. In spite of a local anesthesia, during those multiple attempts I could feel excruciating pain travel up to my elbow and shoulder. (Although I have had general surgeries in the past, I have never felt that kind of pain.) Unfortunately, Dr. Weiss' treatment caused temporary nerve damage that took weeks to heal and left me with a permanent, pea sized, hard painful lump on the palm of my hand, below my finger joint.

When I mentioned this to Dr. Weiss, he seemed unconcerned and acted as though it was normal. I did not feel that Dr. Weiss or his staff cared about my well being. I would not recommend Dr. Weiss to do this type of procedure to treat trigger finger.

My husband hurt his finger so badly that he can't move the tip anymore. It was a work accident and was approved for workman's comp. Getting an appointment with Dr. Weiss is near to impossible, because the only appointment taker works very limited hours. At the beginning, we were told to leave a message and he'd get an appointment. However, the second they found out it was a workman's comp claim, they said they are not accepting new patients.

I cannot believe this. I thought doctors were supposed to be unbiased healers. What I'm seeing is that Dr. Weiss is only concerned with money. Very sad state of medicine today. I will never call his office again.

Just had surgery #4 with Dr. Weiss and PA Jen Lo. I originally broke both arms on vacation - had the first repair in Central America then came home to have it "dutifully checked." 2 months later my wrist and elbow were not healing properly and I was in constant pain. My original orthopedist referred me to Dr. Weiss as he was the wrist/hand specialist.

Night and Day! He was clear, concise and listed in order the necessity of repairs (5 to my wrist) with great pictures on his exam room's whiteboard walls. I saw him on a Wednesday, had my MRI on a Friday and was in the surgery center the following Friday. Two weeks later I had my elbow repaired. (rebroken and set with pins) I was out of work for almost 9 months, yet diligently followed my PT program.

One year later, I ruptured my ACL camping (dancing and piggy backs don't mix well.) This activity earned me one cadaver ligament and two shiny titanium buttons. This summer I tore my meniscus during SUP Yoga. Dr Weiss repaired my other knee and this was the easiest surgery so far. Each time I have been to his office, the staff have been pleasant, helpful (when I couldn't write they'd transcribe) and apologetic if running late.

Even though I feel like a broken down car, I have been given excellent care from Dr Weiss (and his google glasses) Jen Lo, his PA, the rotating medical assistants and Laurie the surgery scheduler. I also have complimentary therapies to ease/speed the recovery and have been lauded for my advocacy. As I also work in the medical field, I appreciate the attention to detail for my care.

One cause for change - it would be helpful and convenient if a patient could contact the office via email - or a secure patient log-in to view x-ray, MRI and lab findings, operative results, as well as ask questions when the office is closed.

Dr. Weiss and his staff are 5 star. Just had my last follow check up to a ulnar oestiotmy and repair of my dominant wrist tfcc ligament. Back at work full time as an auto/heavy duty mechanic months early. Dr. Weiss was spot on on diagnosis, options and treatment. Staff is stellar. He came highly recommended and there was no set backs or disappointment. Therapist Christina at Sport and Spine is a excellent compliment to my healing process. I've read one of the negative replies and can't comprehend Weiss' office acting in that manner. Can't please everyone. I'm overjoyed at my reaults.

Dr Weiss et al took excellent care of me and my shoulders. Jan 2016 & Aug. 2016. Was referred to Dr Weiss by my present Orthopedists so you know that is a high recommendation. Starting with Darlene at the desk, through Jen the Doc Assist. I felt more like a friend than a patient. Oh sure they did their professional stuff with me and believe me I was scared as I am NOT a good patient.

I don't take doctors orders well (leave at that), Dr. Weiss warned me I would have a long recovery which is great for my brain as I need to plan. I/We did so well that I returned within 7 months for the second shoulder. Second one was even easier both surgically and recovery. Doctor Weiss encouraged my insistence on PT with 9 corners (Chiro and PT.) And here I am Two shoulders reconstructed with-in a years time; I am doing GREAT - Thanks to my team at Weiss Orthopaedics!

Being a college student who seldom goes to a specialized doctor, Dr. Weiss and his staff welcomed me and made me feel very comfortable. I have recently begun feeling painful foot cramps and with the advice of my good friend she recommended me to Dr. Weiss. I showed up a half hour before my doctor's appointment and was in the waiting area for only about 10-15 minutes.

I was seen pretty swiftly. The assistant was very courteous asking me many questions about my medical history which made me feel more at ease. Honestly, I just played games on my phone for a few minutes and before I knew it Dr. Weiss was ready to see me. He spent a long time asking me about my recent physical activity, and explaining what exercises and care I should seek. I'm really glad that I went in to check even though it was a false alarm, I feel that Dr. Weiss was extremely knowledgeable and knew his stuff.

I would definitely recommend him to all my friends. He's clear and concise and doesn't freak me out with huge terminology. P.S. I'm pretty jealous that Dr. Weiss has Google glasses. I mean, come on.

I received a referral to Dr. Weiss from my GP for an injured wrist. I was initially impressed, as his staff is very nice and his office is quite high tech. Dr. Weiss' diagnosis was a ganglion cyst. After it was clear that cortisone shots weren't working, he recommended surgery to remove the cyst. I went into surgery expecting a three to four day recovery.

I woke up with a torn ligament repair and faced six weeks in a FULL arm cast. And with that lovely surprise, Dr. Weiss didn't even stick around to tell my husband the outcome of the surgery. From the outset, I had problem after problem with my 'repair.' I had tremendous pain immediately following the surgery. When I called the office, I was ignored or passed off to the PA. Often, my calls were not promptly (or never) returned.

My physical therapist, who was concerned about my pain level and lack of healing, attempted to reach out on my behalf and was also brushed off by the practice. When I rarely did see Dr. Weiss, I was told the pain was in my head (and not an actual nerve issue). I ended up going to Dr. William Green - who is amazing. Dr. Green did a second surgery to repair the (very real) nerve compression.

I will eventually have to have the wrist ligament "repair" redone, as three years later I'm still having problems. DO NOT under any circumstances go to Dr. Weiss. Save money (that high tech stuff isn't cheap) and most importantly save yourself pain and frustration.

I would not recommend Dr Weiss. I am also a doctor, and at the time I scheduled my appointment, I made it clear that I was coming from my office, taking time away from my own patients, and specifically asked how long I should expect to be there so that I wouldn't be keeping my patients waiting by being late back to my practice. I was informed the visit would be about 15 minutes.

To be cautious, I allotted 1 hour for the appointment. I arrived a few minutes before my mid afternoon appointment as they had asked me to, and then sat in his waiting area for 30 minutes past my appointment time. An assistant then brought me into the exam room, were I sat for another 20 minutes. At that point I told one of his assistants that it was 50 minutes past my appointment time, and that I had to leave.

She hurried out saying she would quickly grab Dr Weiss to see me right away. Dr Weiss saw me 55 minutes after my appointed time. He spent approximately 2 minutes with me, couldn't diagnose my problem, and referred me for other testing. He spent no time reviewing my medical history or inquiring into how my injury may have occurred or explaining the prognosis. and I probably would have been sitting there another hour if I hadn't threatened to leave. I would not want to return to his care, and will find another hand specialist.

So I had hand surgery from him back in 1998. I didn't have insurance so he did me a favor and did the surgery for a lower price that excluded anesthisia. And afterwards he called me a baby for crying. Unfortunately I couldn't use the pain killers and had to endure weeks of pain. After that story my beau still had shoulder surgery last fall from him.

No mention that it took 3 months after a motorcycle accident to get an appointment. It's now 7 months from the surgery and after rehab he has 40% movement. Not good. I won't mention that he didn''t check how his pain killers mixed with his current meds. It was 4 days of his life he won't ever remember- but we will. And Dr. Weiss just prolongs making a decision of what next to do. If I were you- continue to look elsewhere outside of Sonoma for a doctor.