Southern California Orthopedic Institute

"Staff turnover is ridiculous here due to the incredibly unprofessional upper management. Send your child to a place where staff is happy to be there. This place is not it."

"I see several doctors at SCOI and all provide excellent care and treatment. The staff is also always professional and helpful. I highly recommend SCOI for all orthopedic treatment and care."

"I have always gotten very good care when I have broken a bone, but this last time to have to wait for over a week to come in with a broken leg is unacceptable due to they have cut back on staffing. I asked if I could go to another office, but apparently they have cut back on staffing everywhere. I'm in a wheelchair so won't know until next week if I truly broke my leg, and boy I will not be happy if I did. If I walked I would go to another place."

"I give the Doctor a 5star.because I felt that Dr.Simic really cares about his patients and wants to see them heal .He is also a very understanding it's because of this doctor that I was able to go back to work at my full duty thNk you so much for the healing and and the good care you give your patients as well as his staff"

"Unbelievable how scary it was to think I had to have both shoulders replaced. You have no idea how your going to turn out, or what your going to be able to do after they are done. My doctor was Dr. Michael Bahk. The first time I met with him I asked if he was any good at this. He smiled and talked me through the procedure, and what he expected of me after the surgery. There was really no choice in the matter because I couldn't even scratch my head it was so pain full. Confidence level up I went in for the first round on my right shoulder. It was amazing to wake up in just a cloth sling and no real pain. Dr. Bahk said just give me 30 days of don't lift anything heavy and then we will go from there. I asked what was heavy....he said a cup of coffee. with in 2 weeks I was doing things that I couldn't have done for the last several years. There was stiffness and discomfort but nothing that you cant endure. Its kind of like working out and the stiff and sore muscles when you first working out. It gets better quickly. I did about 8 weeks of therapy to strengthen the muscles around the shoulder and at 60 days went tuna fishing for the big boys. It had been an amazing and easy experience considering what they do to replace your joint with a new Titanium one. It was so good I asked to get the other one done ASAP. With that being said, I had the Left shoulder done with the same healing as the Right one. with in 2 months your back to doing things you haven't been able to do for years. I can lift both arms straight over my head again with no pain again. I even started swinging a Golf club again. I cant thank SCO.I. and Dr. Michael Bahk enough for what they have given me back. All I can say is if you have shoulder problems don't wait. Do yourself a favor. Go see the Doctor's at SCOI and get things fixed . The longer you wait, its just more suffering for you that you need not have to go through. Todays technology is beyond belief. Just get it done. Thank you Dr. Michael back for giving me my life back. Stan Vanderburg"