Patient Reviews
Thank you for choosing Southern California Orthopedic Institute for your care. We take pride in helping our patients overcome injuries, relieve pain, and return to active, healthy lifestyles.
In this section, you can read stories from patients we’ve treated about the experiences and recoveries they've had under our care.
Read what our patients are saying about Southern California Orthopedic Institute.
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Patient Reviews
“It is with my deepest gratitude that I am writing this. Today, I thoroughly enjoyed myself, working up a good sweat in a Latin dance class. Monday, I worked out with 80 other folks during a 2 hour, Pierce College, Encore class entitled Body Movement. This is the stuff that makes me so very happy, and I wouldn’t be participating in such activities at age 64 if it wasn’t for your knowledge, surgical skill, and human compassion, which you applied as you repaired my damaged left knee’s meniscus in March 2012. Last Year, 2011 Thanksgiving holiday, I knew I injured my knee and lower leg, as I was hiking up in the Cascade Wilderness. By the time I arrived home in Los Angeles, I could barely walk. Having knee support for a few weeks afterward still did nothing to heal my leg, and that’s when I made an appointment with you. Your diagnosis and subsequent meniscus surgery, dramatically improved my quality of life!
Before I knew it, on March 1st, I was comfortably in and out of the surgical center within a few hours. From there, following your post-surgical directions, my recuperation went extremely smooth. I truly appreciate the follow up check ups and the time and patience you applied to promote healing as well as answer all of my questions. The prescription for two months of therapy with Nathan and Brian made my recovery even stronger and faster. I learned the proper way to use my body to avoid injury, as well as various exercises to strengthen my leg muscle and core. I still do these at home! This entire experience left me with a feeling of complete respect, gratefulness, and admiration for everyone involved in my healing process. I realize though that the process could never begun without your excellent surgical abilities, concern, confidence, and care!
I hope you never change Dr. Bahk. I know how hard you work and how much you travel, yet you are always so positive, knowledgeable, friendly, and confident! Thank you so much for helping me get back to my normal!”
– D.T.
Treating Doctor: Michael S. Bahk, MD
“Thanks for showing us that there are doctors in this world that are willing to go above and beyond. Most doctors are in such a hurry that they barely catch your name. Thankfully, that’s not you! We are incredibly thankful for your careful attention to any and every detail regarding my care. We think you rock and you’re truly a class act doctor!”
– Y.V.
Treating Doctor: Michael S. Bahk, MD
“I wanted to take a minute to say thank you for helping me get my life back by sending me to your wonderful physical therapy department. I have been seeing Brian and Phil. With Brian’s supervision, Phil has spent time helping me relieve my pain and showing me how to strengthen and care for my back. I have no pain and I am slowly going back to my activities. My sincere thanks and compliments to you on employing such competent, friendly, and caring staff.
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– S.G.
Treating Doctor: Todd D. Moldawer, MD
“I wanted to thank you for your knowledge, skill, and expertise as a fabulous surgeon, gifted in the orthopedic field. Thanks to your work and help with my shoulder. The terrible 24/7 pain has been essentially relieved. I cannot relate to you how deeply grateful I am for all you have given back to me! I also appreciate greatly your caring personality in today’s world of medicine. Thank you for making my life easier.”
– Jc
Treating Doctor: Michael S. Bahk, MD
“I celebrated a birthday a couple of months ago. I am now the ripe age of 80. And my spine still works as well as when you operated on me back in 1988. I do a light workout at a nearby gym three to four days a week, which I’m sure helps my back remain supple and firm in the right places. Last week, I signed up with a trainer to devise a regimen that would help me stay in good shape over the next twenty years or so. The trainer made the statement to me that virtually; all back problems are caused by bad posture. It was than I thought of you and your marvelously executed surgery. I thank you once again.”
– J.C.
Treating Doctor: Todd D. Moldawer, MD
“In April 2011, Amazing first and new technique used for cervical spine fusion. Tantalum implant with amazing results are the best words to describe my surgery. After six months of non-stop tingling and pin sensations in my left arm, it was great to return to a normal life. I tried acupuncture, anti-inflammatory prescriptions, physical therapy, traction, and second opinions from doctors.
Dr. Barcohana’s reputation speaks highly for itself amongst physical therapists, nurses, and other orthopedic doctors, who referred you. The ability to walk immediately after surgery and not be bedridden was important with type two diabetes. I am most grateful for the instant results handled by using ice, bone growth stimulator, and a few Tylenol for discomfort or soreness but no major pain. It is a pleasure to have the quality of care and a doctor that thinks outside of the box, to new minimal invasive medical techniques for less pain and quicker healing. Such a great doctor and surgical team that gave me 110% confidence to do the surgery and caring staff to assist me!”
– R.R.
Treating Doctor: Babak Barcohana, MD
“Dr. Auerbach is the most excellent physician I have been to. He listened and prescribed the perfect prescription! He is a miracle worker!”
– S.I.
Treating Doctor: David M. Auerbach, MD
“This acknowledges how happy I am with the results of the back surgery performed by Dr. Barcohana. Having back surgery involves a time period that begins with a prognosis, which is determined by x-rays and a MRI, along with your analysis. You spend a lot of time with your doctor prior, during, and after the surgery. The confidence that I have in him as both a doctor and a person is more than I have ever had with the many doctors I have seen in my life. His gentle approach to explaining every step made me feel extremely confident and unafraid of the surgery I was going to have. He was right on with how I would feel, along with his prediction of the steps to my recovery. I wake up every morning feeling like I had a back transplant, as my life is getting back to the way I felt prior to my long term back problems. Thank you very much for giving me the quality of life that I had prior to my back problems.”
– S.W.
Treating Doctor: Babak Barcohana, MD
“Dr. Barcohana performed surgery on me last month. It was a double discectomy and double fusion and I’m very pleased with the results. I had severe back pain for five years and I want to tell others who are suffering in pain, to not be afraid. You really are in good hands with Dr. Barcohana. I put my fear on hold, having a choice of being in severe pain for the rest of my life or taking a positive chance with a good doctor. I was already in constant pain. So for me, there was nothing to lose.
I greatly helped myself by keeping my weight down, walking my dogs daily, taking weight-training classes, and yoga. Even though I hurt all the time, I kept on walking. Although I was in good shape before the operation, it wouldn’t have been successful without my very gifted surgeon, Dr. Barcohana. I highly recommend him.
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– M.W.
Treating Doctor: Babak Barcohana, MD
“Just wanted to let you know how great my knee is doing. I came in January of 2008 with a torn meniscus. I bump skied this year. Thank you again!
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– D.B.
Treating Doctor: Mark H. Getelman, MD
