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Originally Posted by NJblue
My wife needs to have knee replacement surgeries as a result of a workplace accident. Her lawyer wants a list of good orthopedic surgeons and also a list of ones to avoid so that in his discussions with the insurance company he can hopefully avoid the bad ones and get a good one (unfortunately, the insurance company is essentially calling the shots on this.) I have perused back threads on this subject and have a number of recommended doctors (Kerrina and Duke seem to be most positively recommended, but there are others as well). However, the only one that seemed to be on the "avoid" list was Hunt. Does anyone else have any direct knowledge of orthopedic surgeons to stay away from?
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I had Dr Kerrina who was fantastic. I was in such pain with a torn rotator cuff. Now, he could have made money on me by operating on the cuff. He is an ethical man with a fantastic sense of humor and compassion. He decided to first try physical therapy and that sure did heal the tear. Whatta guy!!
Before this occurred, I was in a jewelry shop in Town Sq and mentioned my painful shoulder (was just starting to pain) and the woman waiting on me spoke of her having Dr K and had highly recommended him. A few weeks later the pain was intolerable and I went to outpatient at The Villages Regional Hosp and they sent me to of all people Dr Kerrina. That was surprising and yet I was so pleased to go see Dr K.
When I first met him, I thought hmmmm what have we here. There in front of me is this humungus man who looked more a football player....very tall and at that time (circa 2002) was quite robust wearing sweats and a baseball cap. Do not go by first impressions.....he is wonderful.
Good luck....barb