I had shoulder surgery on 06/29/2021. Dr.Ahluwalia repaired my torn labrum. Interior and exterior. My injury happened 6+ years ago and I'm positive it got worst over the years. This is the first surgery Iv ever had in my life. Today is 8/18/2021 and this is the most confidence Iv had in my shoulder in 6 years!! I WAS SCARED TO MOVE IT IN MULTIPLE POSITIONS BECAUSE IT WOULD COME OUT OF PLACE. But here I am less than 2 months after surgery , I can move around with confidence. THANK YOU! I have not gained all my strength back because I still have more therapy sessions to go to and I am requesting more if possible because I see how effective it has been for me. Michelle & Jocelyn, THANK YOU!! I appreciate everything you've done for me from day one of starting this process. Thank you to the entire team at Dr. Ahluwalia's office for a smooth first time experience with surgery. Communication was on point. I noticed it's best to communicate through email. read more

Regarding Dr. Ahluwalia. His staff is spot on, professional, friendly and more than efficient. Due to my left shoulder I was experiencing great pain and even more frightening, the use of my left arm was declining rapidly. There were numerous problems at work and a complex surgery was required. After studying the MRI's, Dr. Alawalia made it clear that surgery was absolutely necessary. Two days prior to the surgery I met with him, and he explained that the tissue was so diseased that he feared it would not hold sutchers. Preparing me for the real possibility that it may not be a successful surgery. Beyond that; bone needed to be shaved, bone spurs removed, there was vicious arthritis at work and more. Many hours in surgery, when I came around, Dr. Alawalia shared that it went extremely well, he was pleased. He prepared me for a painful and long recovery and connected me to physical therapy at Back to Health under the care of Dr. Ian Navatny. Over six months of therapy - two days a week, I had a left shoulder and arm that were 100% and still are. Dr. Alawaalia is a gifted Doctor, a true healer and a brilliant surgeon. It's always reassuring when another Dr. shares that I have an excellent surgeon. I have two problems at the moment and I'm confident we will find the answer: I'm in the hands of Dr. Alawalia. Most sincerely, Brendan Burns read more

i went to dr Raj the first time in2015 and he did my surgery for my shoulder he did just a great job ,I went back to him and he did 6 of my surgery for me for my knees and my shoulders does a great job ,and his staff are the best especially Michelle who works at the van nuys office know her for. Very long time she is the best and the other Staff but Michelle I've k ow her for almost 10 years. They are great read more

I can not praise Dr. Ahluwalia and his staff enough! Dr. Ahluwalia did a very delicate knee surgery on my daughter and it was a great success. We're so glad that we chose him after considering many other surgeons. His staff, especially his office manager, Michelle is amazing. She's incredibly caring, efficient and knowledgeable and was able to expedite my daughter's surgery so she can get treated quickly. Kudos to everyone at that office! read more

Dr. Ahluwalia performed my right knee arthroscopy. Partial medial meniscectomy. I had a complex tear of my meniscus from Argentine tango practice or possibly tennis. My symptoms were an occasional burning felt first thing in the morning. The MRI revealed the extent of my injury. Dr. Ahluwalia answered my questions and explained my options. We had also discussed some discomfort from hip osteoarthritis earlier. I sent the MRI to my brother, a retired orthopedist who texted "you need arthroscopic surgery". My second opinion. So that was that. My surgery was at Providence Holy Cross Hospital. The evening after my morning surgery a tennis friend MD visited me at my hotel and was blown away by how mobile I was so soon. I was using crutches and only 15% weight on my leg as I was instructed. I only took Extra-Strength Tylenol once for mild pain about midnight instead of my prescribed pain killer. Nothing else needed since then. I went to my first physical therapy session yesterday, 6 days after my surgery. Dr. Ahluwalia said a full recovery in a month and I'm following all instructions to the letter. His staff was always friendly and professional. Dr. Ahluwalia is very well-credentialed. I highly recommend him. read more

Raj Ahluwalia, MD - Ready for surgery! - Orthopedists Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Dr Ahluwalia performed my full knee replacement surgery in Oct 2020 and I am ready to start returning to normal activity , I am also PAIN FREE after 4 years of constant knee pain. To say my life has improved is an under-statement, my life is amazing now with normal mobility and no pain. Dr Ahluwalia is a "straight shooter" no rush to surgery we exhausted all our other options. I am extremely satisfied, with full range of motion and full weight support at 4 months post op and looking forward to playing golf again. Office staff is amazing and extremely helpful post op! Thank you all, I highly recommend Dr Ahluwalia! Michael Stiles read more

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I went back to Dr. Ahluwalia's office today for a follow-up. I must say, it was another great experience for me at this office. Thank you very much for your excellent care and exceptional professional abilities read more

First informal I want to say thanks to all the front desk workers for always being on top of schedules And there work ethic. As soon as I walked in I saw how fast they were and it's always the same every time I go. I also want to thank Dr. Raj Ahluwalia for the amazing job he has done with my meniscus repair. I would recommend this place 100%. read more

Doctor Raj is the best of the best!! He is kind, professional and extremely skilled at what he does, I can't thank him enough for my ankle surgery today. His staff are very helpful and caring, thanks to you Michelle and Jocelyn as well for your help and professionalism. I really can't thank him enough, words can not describe my appreciation and gratitude, God bless you! read more

This rating is regarding the Dr's ethics only since we didn't get to see him after waiting for him for 10 hours in the emergency room. He did not even have the decency to answer or even call back the emergency doctor for 10 straight hours. I had a fracture when I got to the hospital and left completely sick for waiting on his call (He was supposedly on call). People like that should not be allowed to practice medicine. Medicine is all about ethics not money. read more

Sorry to say, my experience with Dr Ahluwalia was way less than satisfying. I don't really have a problem with the doctor, but his support staff is incompetent and rude. That's a problem that rubs off on the doctor. I'm sorry I got involved over there. If you have a choice, go someplace else. read more

I was referred to Dr. Ahluwalia from my health clinic, to receive cortisone shots for my carpal tunnel syndrome. I had to wait over 3 weeks to get an appointment, and was anxious to get this taken care of. I arrived at 10:30 am, and after an hour, was brought into an exam room. I waited another 20 minutes for him to come in. I told him why I was there. He had me hold my wrists up, then tapped on them a couple of times. I didn't react, and he acted like he didn't believe I actually had carpal tunnel. I explained that I had received 3 previous shots, 5 years apart from a hand specialist. The specialist had said I was a candidate for surgery, but I opted to get the shots. Dr. Ahluwalia suggested I get the surgery. I said I'd rather get the shots, and would he please do that. He refused, and wrote a referral for me to get neural testing elsewhere. I said I had neural testing done by the specialist, which is why I had previously been getting the cortisone shots. It didn't matter. So after a whopping 5 minutes with him, I left the office in tears, knowing I was going to continue dealing with severe pain. Later that day, I tried the wrist tapping thing he did, on myself. I jumped several feet. Too bad he didn't do the test more thoroughly and correctly. I would have loved to go back to the original specialist who treated me, but I had private insurance at the time and no longer do. I'm now on Medicare, which is why I was sent to this substandard medicare provider. Last night, as usual, I was woken up in severe pain several times. Thanks for nothing, doc. read more

I chose Dr. Ahluwhalia because of all of the good reviews. I am 18 and have had two knee surgeries from another doctor, I moved to california recently so I wanted to find a knee doctor here who was knowledgable of my past surgeries and who was very smart, kind and compassionate and reassuring like my last doctor. My first impression of the office was not great, it seems like a very old building and the equipment was extremely outdated. I had x-rays before my appointment and he did not show them to me or even really address them. He was very passive when coming into the room, he told me what surgery I need but did not describe it very well. He was't very compassionate about my circumstances and ended up telling me he doesn't do the surgery that I need. It took me months to get an appointment and he probably spent 3 minutes with me. I didn't get the answers or care that I needed. He gave me a referral for physical therapy but the office and staff there was horrible. He also said he would refer me to a doctor who could do the surgery but I never heard anything back. I don't usually write bad reviews but my experience was not good. If you have a complicated condition or medical history I would not recommend going here. read more

Great clinic! Had a lot of injuries from playing basketball and dr decided it was time for a surgery. Thankful to have found the right person for the job read more

Had a fractured hip. I had to go to urgent care for the referral to Dr. A. The staff was so wonderful in rearranging other nonemergency appointments to fit me in the next day. They did and and being so busy the wait was minimal. The doctor is young and handsome. I can't even pronounce his name so I was kind of nervous about accent and bedside manner. But all around great news. Doctor is great. Staff is great. And no fractured hip. Highly recommend. read more

Honestly such professional staff, Michelle really has patients in mind , we needed to get referred our to another specialist but Michelle and Eduardo took care of everything and in a urgently matter. I appreciate everything you guys have done for us. The Dr was very honest with my husbands fracture and we sincerely appreciated that, sometimes drs like to give patients the run around NOT at this office. Thanks guys for everything. read more

The staff at this office is terrible!! All of them at their phones or with their headphones!!! No one welcome the patients and they are rude. They had us on hold on the phone for more than 45 min!!! First time 15 min we hang out then called again and they had us on hold for another 35 min. Once at the office we complained about still being on hold!! We showed the phone still on hold. They did not care. Did not apologize either. Such a terrible service with patients that are on disability!! Finally, If you are coming to this office be ready to sit and wait for at least 1 H before being seeing by the doctor!! read more

Dr raj ahluwalia is the best.ju e 9th he did my left knee.sept 29 my right knee.thanx dor raj ahluwalia read more

Raj Ahluwalia, MD - Knee replacement - Orthopedists Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Was referred here for my left shoulder. I was diagnosed with tendinitis and osteoarthritis by my regular MD. Took about 3 weeks to get an appointment. They told me to be here 20 minutes early for a 9 Am appointment time. I arrived at 8:30, but no one opened the doors until 9. Not off to a very good start. Filled out some paperwork, and then a lady came in to the waiting room to tell us Dr was running late from surgery. Was called into a room, then waited another 20 minutes for the Dr to come in. He did a few tests with my arm, read my MRI report then decided to give me a steroid shot. The good news is I do not need surgery. He said the shot should help, then I can get back into physical therapy. Dr is very straight to the point, and spent about 5 minutes with me. Office staff is nice, basic waiting room. No validation for parking. read more

My visit was brief and unsatisfactory. He didn't really seem to care about my issue and sent me to two different specialties and one of them was for recreating false limbs, I had tennis elbow. The specialist was dumbfounded as to why I was even there. His office in Culver City looks like the entrance to a haunted house and then they couldn't print a receipt for my visit, so I had to wait 20min, literally, for them to create a hand written receipt which has now come in handy as they tried charging me again by sending me a bill that didn't include what I had already paid. This whole outfit is a joke and wouldn't recommend it to anyone. read more

I really appreciate the fine work of Dr Raj. I came to him with a torn ACL and meniscus. Didn't take the Dr long to figure it out and had me in surgery within 10 days of our visit. Thank you Dr for giving me back a higher quality of living. I highly recommend him and his excellent staff. Eduardo has been a big hep as well. Very mindful and respectful. read more

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I am a top level guitarist who needed top level care and surgery on my right wrist injury. I called in and got an appointment right away. I asked for surgery as soon as he could because my radius was broken and needed immediate surgery. Well Dr. Ahluwalia and his crew pulled strings to schedule me the very next day which was such a relief. Surgery went smooth, it has been a week and the Xrays look good. The way my fingers and wrist are moving already I should be able to start playing guitar again within a few weeks. Thanks guys read more

Well my surgery was pretty tricky. I fractured my ankle in Arizona while I was on vacation with my adult daughter. We enjoy the Colorado River in Parker AZ. We were there to jetski and visit friends. I fractured my ankle on the river. Local hospital could help me. I got home and saw Dr. Raj and his amazing crew. The very next day I received surgery on my leg. I was blown away by the experience I had with the office and employees. They helped with every bit of medical and emotional needs. I and my family are truly grateful for are experience with Dr. Raj. Thank you to the whole crew!!!! read more

dr raj and his staff are wonderful.. and i would highly recommend them.. dr raj is very gentle and really knows his stuff.. i feel like a new woman and I'm not in pain any more! read more

If you have modest expectations for very average Orthopaedic doctor visit in a hectic, dirty, dated office , you May be ok in at least seeing Dr. If you've had care And surgery in a modern, top notch facility, with A list doctors, you will rate them no more than 2 out of 5 stars, and notice the downgrade. read more

I am a patient who had a torn rotator cuff and was sent to therapy and I didn't need surgery. Dr. Ahluwalia made a great decision by sending me to therapy instead of surgery. However, I had a severe case of osteoarthritis in my right knee. Bone on bone extremely painful. Dr. Ahluwalia performed a total knee replacement surgery. I love the way my knee looks the scarring is minimal. His stitch job is excellent. My opinion is he is an great surgeon. Wonderful hands , great decision maker and wonderful bedside manners. He's human and cares about his patients. The work he did on my knee speaks for itself. I can wear skirts slightly above the knee without a complex. His staff tops the cake. Thank you all for taking excellent care of me. Forever indeathed. B. Marie Bijou.... I highly recommend this office all staff from doctor to nursing staff. read more

I've been seeing Dr. Raj Ahluwalia for knee pain at his Van Nuys office since 2017. Suffering from painful degeneration (chondromalacia patella). Dr. Ahluwalia is a professional and listens to your concerns to figure out the best course of action to take. For me it was knee lubrication injections...very difficult to get authorized, but got it done with the help of his proficient and friendly staff. Michelle, the office manager is quite diligent and really goes out of her way to make sure you get the best service possible. Wish all doctors offices were as efficient as these folks. read more

Just had my left shoulder rotator cuff done by Dr. Raj Ahluwalia, I am extremely happy with the results, I highly recommend Dr Ahluwalia, him and his staff are very professional and very helpful with all your post op questions and concerns... read more

I was given rapid response to my needs due to my urgent situation. Great front desk and office staff helping me. Michelle was my key contact and was excellent. Dr. Raj was an excellent surgeon who skillfully corrected my injury and also provided an effective post op plan of care. He provided adequate pain management. I was sent to him by my health plan and I would recommend him to anyone who needs a fine Orthopedist. read more

First time taking a family member to this doctor office. Appointment was at 3pm and as requested we arrived 15 mins before to complete the paper work, we didn't get to a room until 4pm and didn't get to see the doctor until after 4.45pm. When I approached the staff for the delay, they stated that they do not know how long the doctor takes with each patient so it's hard to tell exactly when he will see next patient. WHY BOOK SO MANY PATIENTS IF THE DOCTOR TAKES SO LONG WITH EACH PATIENT. very annoyed and frustrated ... read more

I went to Dr Ahluwalia for a consultation regarding my knee and was very impressed with the options I was given. His staff was very helpful and I have to say that the submission of my authorization was done quickly and efficiently. I would recommend Dr Ahluwalia as an orthopedic surgeon if you're looking for someone who knows what they're doing. read more

Dr. Raj Ahluwalia saved my mother in law from so much pain. She had been having excruciating pain on her shoulder for months and after her surgery, she was a brand new person; No longer with pain and was able to sleep through the night. Dr. Ahluwalia is very knowledgeable and kind. He gave her an appointment right away and really took good care of her. He is very experienced and made her feel safe and assured that everything will be fine. We highly recommend him as an excellent doctor and surgeon! Thank you Dr. Ahluwalia! read more

After having a horrible experience with another doctor and in a course of 2months of severe pain it was such a pleasure going to this office. I called and talked to Edwardo and then to Maritza, both very professional and understood my pain and they squeezed me in immediately to go see the doctor. Very professional and the doctor very pleasant and very caring. It was a very nice experience, I highly recommend this office and their service. Thanks so much. read more

Dr. Raj Ahluwalia and his entire medical staff are among the very best medical professionals I have ever worked with. My son David had a very bad dislocated shoulder from a hiking accident. Dr. Ahluwalia's surgery was first class, and his bed side manner was very professional. My son's injury is now completely healed and he has full use of his shoulder. Further, his staff worked to get the paper work processed to help him enter the U.S. military. They are friendly and will not stop until you are happy. Five stars +! read more

I called the office this morning and it seems there was in issue with my authorization through my insurance I needed to square that away first, but I way confused because they send me to get X-ray which I did that first ! I spoke to the Office manager MICHELLE which I told her I was confused if they were going to see me or I needed to reschedule my appointment and she went off saying that I needed my appointment to be approved first and that she couldn't help me she was very rude and angry!!! I asked to speak to the manager and she said I am the manager then I said well let me speak to your boss she said I am the boss in which she stated she was the owner!!! She is very unprofessional and she thinks she is entitled to speak to patients and a rude and very aggressive unprofessional way!!! Unfortunately after all this chaos I never had a chance to see the Dr in which he came highly recommended!!! I cancelled my appointment if they treat me this way over the phone what can I expect the treatment I will receive in the office !! read more

I went to Dr. Ahluwalia in 2014 with shoulder pain. He is a great doctor and his staff are awesome. He did surgery on my shoulders and continued to treat me up until a month ago. I will miss him and his wonderful staff. read more

Dr. Ahluwalia is great when in with alot of knee pain turns out I had a tear and a cyst after my surgery I have no more problems with my knee he was very professional and I definitely recommend him. read more

Never had the pleasure of meeting with the doctor because I called numerous times, could never get a human being, left multiple messages, and never got a call back. Horrible way to treat people! read more