A superb doctor and a remarkable man. His peers agree--the head of the medical team for the US…read moreOlympic Team in Paris and yet it is apparent that his greatest pleasure is sitting down with you or me.

Wonderful physician. Twice with running-related meniscal tears, Steven recommended not doing…read moresurgery becasue most of these heal by themsolves, and both times I healed quickly and permanently. He is a true physician, thinking of the patient's best interests , is very easy to talk to, and is an exceptionally good doc. As a physician myself, I love to seee that there are doctors like him out there.

Everything went well Dr Stuffmann and staff were perfect machine for great outcome.read more

I was not completely happy with my experience with Dr. Stuffman relating to a shoulder injury and…read morediagnosed as a torn rotator cuff tear. Although he correctly diagnosed my problem and my need for physical therapy, he declined to refer me to a physical therapist office. Fortunately, my health plan has a good physical therapist office available for referral and Dr. Stuffman did provide a general order for the therapy. The therapist was very competent and requested that I obtain an ultrasound exam from Dr. Stuffman for aid in understanding my injury and providing the right physical therapy. This required another visit to Dr. Stuffman. For the purpose of thoroughness in making his diagno-sis, I think Dr. Stuffman should have performed the ultrasound (a 15 minute exam) in my initial visit with him. Dr. Stuffman also provided no prognosis for my injury, albeit the physical therapist recommended that I no longer do my upper body workouts with 5 lbs. weights or more for fear of aggravating the torn rotator cuff. On the plus side for Dr. Stuffman, he provided a online video for doing physical therapy and this video mentioned "easy" may be better in doing physical therapy weight lifting. This advise was very helpful because I tend to do too much sometimes

Elly Laroque is not only an experienced professional who I trust explicitly - she's a really kind,…read morecaring and likeable person. She's empathetic and she entertained all my questions and concerns without condescension. I always felt empowered with regard to my health care after meeting with her. Many thanks for excellent care!

I am writing this review 2 weeks after my rotator cuff surgery. The doctor went out of her way to…read moreshow care and concern for my condition before and after the surgery. While I am not qualified to comment on the quality of her work during surgery (and I was anesthetized while that was being done anyway) her reputation as a surgeon is tremendous. I will try to remember to revise this review when I get six months out from surgery but, so far, (knock wood) I could not be happier. I know some people have expressed difficulties with her staff. Like any Doctor who is considered to be at the top of their field, you are going to wait a while. Otherwise, I found the pre surgery process to be reasonably organized and far from onerous. I will try to remember to come back in six months an add to this review but, so far, I am very thankful that Doctor Laroque sas my surgeon.

My occupational therapist referred me to this practice. I was amazed how quickly they saw me. I…read morecalled late Thursday afternoon and received an early afternoon appointment on Monday. Initially, an assistant saw me and inquired on my complaint then a physician assistant, Diane examined, x-rayed then provided approaches. Since I have seeing a therapist for nine weeks, the logical step is having a cortisone injection on my trigger finger left thumb which I took. Hopefully this injection will address my issue and stay. A follow up appointment was scheduled in case this problem persist. All the staff were friendly, informative, knowledgeable and knew exactly what was needed. I'm glad I had this appointment and encourage anyone with arthritic hand issues to consult them.

Dr. Cardon was welcoming, thorough in his evaluation and explanation, and friendly. It's always…read morenice to have a medical professional who has that duality...Excellent at what they do and kind and welcoming. In addition, the assistant, Maddie, was great. Also welcoming and thorough. I also loved that he is not part of a corporate medical office like Sutter or Kaiser or anything like that. The office staff was friendly and helpful and it was the first time in a long time - after being part of Sutter Health for years - that I had a doctor who was not late to the appointment!

I have seen several excellent orthopedic doctors at Webster (now Golden State Ortho) over the past…read more15+ years including Dr. Schwartz, Dr. Peatman, Dr. Tseng & now Dr. Talarico. I had an injury to my right foot/ankle (tendon rupture partially) that I had been dealing with since last September & I was trying to avoid surgery but it wasn't healing so Dr. Talarico surgically repaired it in April, and he did an excellent job. A foot surgery is a very tough recovery but with Dr. Talarico's help & guidance I'm walking pain free again. Dr. Talarico & his staff took excellent care of me. His staff is also excellent & so caring kind & helpful. Veronica his office assistant is awesome & Yolanda his surgical scheduler was very helpful when I had to change my surgery date. If you have any orthopedic issues I highly recommend these excellent doctors.

Why would you recommend an office so poorly run it takes at least an hour to be seen…read more Why recommend a practice that does not have an on call doc who actually calls back.

Dr.Strudwick is the best Ortho doc in the area! Quality care! Professional, knowledge with an…read moreexcellent staff! Highly recommend.

One could not get a better doctor for orthopedic care. My god, just look at his credentials having…read morebeen the team doctor for both the Raiders and the Athletics when they were both here. I cannot say enough good things about the quality of his care and professionalism of his staff. Paul Cummins

This review is since they were purchased by Sutter. I was told a series of injections would be no…read morecost to me. I'm a medical biller so I asked all the correct questions and was assured there would be no cost to me. I have received bills for over $400 per visit, three visits, that's over $1,200. They also hiked the price on cash pricing for other procedures. It's a shame because the doctors are great, but I'll not be giving Sutter another penny out of me after I pay this bill. You cannot call the office directly anymore either. You get routed to the Sutter operators.

Dr Honsik was the most compassionate doctor. He did not make me feel like he was in a rush to get…read moreme out of there, explained all my options to treat the arthritis pain in my knee.

Dr Eppley may be a fine doctor, but the office set up is more than disappointing. It's very hard to…read moreget an appt with any doctor, b/c they are busy. I get that. But in this case, I was given an appt a month ago and I grabbed the only slot that was available. Weeks later, his office called and said he is limiting new patients. Why did they set up an appointment in the first place? The appt was in 3 weeks. Now, I must find another doctor, and the wait will also be quite long. This is a lousy way to treat potential patients, but more important, it's a lousy way to treat people who are in pain. Make the appt or don't, but don't back out at the last minute.

Dr. Robert Eppley is an excellent orthopedic surgeon. I had a severe tear of the supraspinatus…read moretendon and had rotator cuff surgery in my predominant right shoulder 4 years ago. The surgery center was efficient in scheduling and the results from the surgery today are excellent. He even provided me with 4 short videos of my surgery during the procedure where he commented on his findings. Earlier this year when I started having similar problems in my left shoulder I revisited him after an MRI and sure enough I had a similar tear; must have been those years of racing sailboats on the San Francisco Bay and some bad genetics. Anyway 6 weeks ago I had a similar surgery on my left rotator cuff, and all is going well with the recovery. Now it's up to me to do the PT required to get the arm fully functional again. I can't say enough good things about Dr. Eppley, an excellent surgeon who is also extremely personable, shares photos of his lovely dog and his recent vacations. While it's true that now he's under Sutter Health he's more difficult to get ahold of, he's worth the frustration and once you visit his office you can email them much more easily.

Leo is a fantastic physical therapist, very knowledgeable and personable. He greatly helped with my…read morefrozen shoulder. I highly recommend him. The assistants and office staff are also good too.

The physical therapy for strenght, balance to prevent falls, foot, shoulder, hip, and back pain…read moreduring the last few months has been a transformative experience. I again have painless movement to enjoy gardening, walking, and my normal every day activities. The biggest improvement has been the foot work which changed how I walk and the shape of my foot through strenghtening and zero drop sole and wide toe box shoes. I complete my daily home exercise program and am grateful to the entire excellent staff, especially Gianna, David, John and Devon for their caring, professional and personable care. Calls and emails were returned within a short time. I highly recommened this business.

The Dr was very nice. Welcoming…read moreHelpful in my situation Clear I was going to use/choose him but I Called his office twice, after my visit...spoke to a person , asked to speak to The Scheduler, was told they'd call me back twice, no one ever returned my call. "Moments of Decision, choose themselves" I chose a different surgeon. My opinion of the Dr. remains the same., but office stafff...?

Dr. Chen performed a total right hip replacement for me ten years ago and I have been pain free…read morewithout any complications ever since. Top notch in every way. And his anesthesiologist was cool, too. Excellent bedside manner, explained everything thoroughly, no pressure. Will return to him in a heartbeat if my other hip (or other joint) needs attention. First rate. Fortunate to have him in San Francisco.