Best surgery's I ever received. Nobody was doing what he did for frozen shoulders and he saved my shoulders by doing surgery with a scope, removed the bone spur and cleaned up the joint. The other "famous" shoulder surgeon suggested knocking me out and cranking my arm. He would have destroyed my shoulder capsule. Dr. Schmidt also told me that I didn't need a surgery on another issue that did resolve itself. read more

I slipped in the bathroom and injured my left shoulder. My PCP ordered x-rays and an MRI on my shoulder. The radiologist at St. Josephs said I had a torn rotator cuff. I got a referral to see Dr. Eric Schmidt. He looked at my images. Then he took some of his own. He said I did not have a torn rotator cuff. He said it was a shoulder impingement and the radiologist was wrong. Turns out Dr. Schmidt was right. He was patient in explaining things including drawing a picture of what was going on with my shoulder. He gave me 3 options and recommended the 2nd one. I took his advice. He injected an anti-inflammatory into my shoulder and prescribed some additional anti-inflammatory pills along with physical therapy. My shoulder today is like new. No unnecessary rotator cuff surgery or other invasive surgery. I highly recommend Dr. Schmidt. read more

Dr. Schmidt is one of the most down to earth genuine MD that I have had the plesure of obtaining medical treatment from. He is funny and caring and takes time to explain treatments and proceedures without the fluff and medical jargan so you can understand. His assistant Gina is just as wonderful and his office staff are respectful, kind and organized. Thank you Dr. Schmidt read more

Dr Schmidt is quirky and an absolutely awesome surgeon. Staff was always friendly and attentive. Instead of doing extremely invasive surgery Dr Schmidt did what was best for me to keep my range of motion as I am an aircraft mechanic and work overhead constantly. Does his own X-ray and draws you a picture of what is going on. My recovery was seamless and follow up appointments a breeze read more

Dr Schmidt is the absolute best doctor that I personally have ever had a pleasure to meet. He took his own X-rays which I thought was cool, he offered his advice right there and treated my shoulder all within 30 minutes. Most doctors have very little personality but this guy had all that and much more, Thanks so much my friend and ---- ROCK ON read more

I had been given an appt on the phone by the desk clerk, for 7:30 am. She explained the location was in the rear of the surgery building. My husband took off work to drive me there as I was in so much pain. Upon signing in, after several minutes of the staff looking through their books & not finding my name, they stated" I didn't have an appointment." I stated, I did have an appointment, they squeezed me in for a 7:30 appt because I had been in excruciating shoulder pain for 3 weeks. How else would I know that you see some pts at 7:30am? Or have the address? They normally open at 8am but were squeezing me in. No one would admit they made an error. The staff became very angry, unprofessional, & my husband heard 1 staff say "call the police" after I asked to speak w/ the Dr. I am an RN, & was treated like a criminal. My husband heard me make the appt on the phone, as I use a speaker phone. I found out I had a very painful tear in my shoulder, had to wait several weeks to see another Dr. read more

I experienced 2 surgeries with Frozen shoulder complications with Dr. McDermott and had made no progress after 3 months of my shoulder Physical Therapy. By this time my entire right shoulder, arm and hand were not working due to pain and atrophy. I had to make a major change. I was able to get in to see Dr. Schmidt right away. First thing we talked about was my general health. He noticed my paperwork said I have hypothyroidism. He said it makes me a strong candidate for Frozen Shoulder. He also diagnosed me with it and that I had it for quite some time. Little did I know about this! My previous doctor never mentioned this. Within two weeks I was in the surgery room getting an extensive cleanup of my shoulder adhesions. They found and cleaned up some arthritis, and bone spurs the first doctor failed to locate. The doctor set me up with the correct doses of medications to take care of any of my pain needs for the following days and help me sleep nights. He sent me to a fabulous Physical Therapy office where they rapidly turned my atrophied shoulder to a functioning limb again. I have my life back! Dr. Eric Schmidt knows his stuff when it comes to what really works with shoulder issues. He has developed techniques that no other local doctor provides. His attention to detail exceeded my expectations. He is professional, personable and caring. I can't say enough about his expertise and care. His entire staff is attentive and more than competent. Even though I only saw him during my first visit, his Physician Assistants are communicative and knowledgeable of providing exactly what's needed. I am sorry I didn't find this doctor first. It would have saved me three months of pure misery! read more

Best shoulder Doctor there is! I've had 3 shoulder surgeries, and the ones Dr. Schmidt did had the least issues, at physical therapy, the therapists were blown away at how fast I progressed and said its typical for a Dr. Schmidt surgery. When the fires happened in Santa Rosa and Redwood Valley, He personally called me to see how I was doing, and to tell me he had to postpone my surgery, first time in my life, the doctor called me himself, great guy! The recovery is supposed to take 1 full year, its been 3 months and I have full range of motion, and almost no pain. read more

Oh boy. Want to have surgery? This MD has excellent reviews and is known well among the Physical Therapists, tho none that i met actually had surgery performed by him. (They may base their opinions of factors relating to patients ?) The MD was ready to operate and I wanted a second opinion prior to making a decision, and the situation was not horrific in terms of the problem or pain. When Dr. Schmidt heard about me wanting a second opinion he made the choice to call me at home, on a Saturday morning, and do more than "Inquire." He was angry. I've never received a telephone call from an MD relating to having a second opinion.... I thought second opinions were / are / a good idea for anyone looking at a surgical situation. It turned out that PT helped just fine. Time has passed... and I'm better. read more