I was referred to dr sacks by a non-surgical hip specialist who said that he may be able to assist me with the pain in both of my hips. Dr. Sacks sent me off for an MRI of my hip and along with x-rays in his office, he told me that arthroscopy would definitely help my condition. Immediately after surgery, in recovery, he was very happy with the results. And expected me to make a full recovery in 6 months to a year (the normal range of time for the surgery). At my 5 minute long post op appointment, 6 months later, Dr. Sacks said 3 times, "It's a good thing I'm a great surgeon". Each time he said it my wife and I would look at one another in disbelief with how shamelessly impressed he was with himself. However, at no time after surgery did my condition improve. A year later, I saw his assistant, Josh. I was shocked as he told me that the surgery was obviously not a success and that was due to the severe arthritis in my joint - something Dr. Sacks never mentioned to me before or after surgery. In fact, as I've been told by other doctors since, that my age and arthritis should have made me ineligible for hip arthroscopy, since that type of surgery has no chance of success. Instead, Dr. Sacks should have sent me along with a referral for hip replacement. After speaking with Dr. Sacks about it, he said that my hip is in such bad shape that there was nothing he could do surgically to repair the arthritic damage. If that was the case, why perform the surgery in the first place? Why not send me to someone who could actually help me rather than hurt me? Dr. Sacks set my recovery back by 3 years as I have been going dr to dr trying to figure out what was still wrong with my hips post op. Maybe Dr. Sacks is a decent surgeon with a god complex. Or maybe he's just so caught up in his day to day that he is incapable of a diagnosis any longer. Either way, I would NOT recommend him. He will gladly perform his surgery on anyone who walks into his door regardless of their individual condition. Knowing what I know now, I cannot recommend that you trust him with your care. read more

Right hip replacement for me and I can't imagine having anyone but Dr. Sacks! Kind, caring, patient with answering my million questions at the hospital and during my follow up visits. He explains each step in recovery in great detail and never makes me feel rushed. Anytime I had a question that I'd ask through sending a message on My Chart, he would respond within hours, same day. Was basically unable to walk (osteoarthritis) when I finally went to him, he said in a perfect world 15 yrs ago would have saved me a lot of pain, but here we are and so let's make it work and he did! He didn't seem arrogant or full of himself as many doctors are, making you feel as if they're gracing you with their presence. Really liked him and that was the most important part for me. read more

A friend referred me to Dr. Sacks, and I'm so glad he did! I had some pretty significant tears in my rotator cuff, along with a dislocated and partially torn biceps tendon. He did the surgery (arthroscopic and open) and I already feel almost like new again (it's been right at 3 weeks). I'd heard so many bad stories about this surgery, but he really took care of me. I highly recommend him. He's with the Resurgens group and has several offices. read more