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“I was injured at work in 2011 and had not been back to work since. I had two cervical fusions and was also having pain in my shoulder. I had numerous sessions of physical therapy and Cortisone shots and none of that helped. I was at my wits end. My shoulder became stiff (frozen shoulder) and I was not sleeping and it made life difficult I went a doctor referred by my physician to try and conquer the problems with my shoulder. To my disappointment, the doctor was of no help and told me to live with it. My physician saw that nothing was helping and referred me to Dr. Karzel. Dr. Karzel recognized my problem and completed a complicated surgery. Dr. Karzel is amazing and has great people skills. I do not know how to thank Dr. Karzel and his staff at both the Valencia and Van Nuys offices. I would highly recommend Dr. Karzel to anyone. I am now on my road to recovery after five long years. I can't say enough but thank you for such TRUE caring doctors.”
Treating Doctor: Ronald P. Karzel, MD
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“Today is the fifth week of my recovery from shoulder surgery. I am very pleased with all aspects of my experience with SCOI, and looking forward to getting back out on the golf course!”
Treating Doctor: Ronald P. Karzel, MD
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“I have seen both Dr. Karzel & Dr. Blecher. I had a consult, X-rays, & a series of injections. My experience from everyone in the office was exceptionally good. Will definitely recommend you & will return for further needs.”
Treating Doctor: Ronald P. Karzel, MD
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“Dr. Ronald Karzel is such an amazing human being. My life improved the minute I met him. So very grateful. My buddy Ron, thanks brother.”
Treating Doctor: Ronald P. Karzel, MD
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“Dr. Karzel not only is an outstanding surgeon, he also spends time with you at every appointment and makes you feel important. Dr. Karzel even spends time with my wife after surgery in the waiting room which means a lot to her and myself.”
Treating Doctor: Ronald P. Karzel, MD
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“I can't tell you enough how wonderful everyone is. I was treated kindly and carefully. Because my husband and I had boys that played football in the Santa Clarita Valley, Dr. Karzel was the go to ortho guy. We have known him for years. He did shoulder surgery on my husband in 1993. It was very hard for him because he got full surgery. I just had the orthoscopic surgery. My husband is very jealous because after 3 weeks, I can pull up my pants on my own (anyone who has had this surgery knows what an accomplishment that is). I absolutely love Healthloop. I hope the person that did that program gets lots and lots of money. It's really nice to get answers to questions almost immediately. I don't think, given the choice, that I would go to any other ortho place. I am constantly telling people to go to SCOI.”
Treating Doctor: Ronald P. Karzel, MD
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“So I am a cement/concrete finisher and use my hands, arms, and knees on a daily basis. I have been suffering from shoulder pain for months. I have trouble doing my job and living a normal life pain free. So I was referred to SCOI and ended up choosing Dr. Karzel and my experience from day one with him and SCOI's staff have been excellent. I just had my surgery 3 days ago and even though I'm in pain recovering as I type this message, it is well worth it to me. I strongly recommend him and everyone I have came across through physical therapy to Dr. Appt's have spoken highly of him. I know and am sure I will recover and be back to normal soon. Staff in the Van Nuys office were outstanding, from the anesthesiologist to the Dr. doing the nerve block procedure made me feel really comfortable and not worried at all. The nurse Jennifer H. and OR nurse Kindra were really nice and professional. Thank you all. - Jimmy M.”
Treating Doctor: Ronald P. Karzel, MD
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“On Thanksgiving break of 2012, Dr. Karzel performed ACL replacement surgery on my then 15 year old son as a result of a football injury.
In February of 2013, just three months after surgery, Roger's physical therapist said there was nothing more he could do for him. Under the physical therapist's supoervision, Roger was doing everything on his knee with no ill effects from the injury or the surgery. When I asked the physical therapist why he was doing so well after such a catastrophic injury in such a short time, he said Roger was 15 years old and had a good surgeon.
In May of 2013, Dr. Karzel cleared Roger to play his first love, lacrosse, again. In the summer and fall of 2013, Roger competed in many lacrosse tournaments and caught the eye of many a collegiate coach that are looking at Roger for collegiate level lacrosse. I would like to thank Dr. Karzel and all the folks at SCOI for such a wonderful outcome to a catastrophic injury.”
Treating Doctor: Ronald P. Karzel, MD
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“This is our third experience with SCOI. Dr. Karzel operated on my son twice, and me once. All have been very good experiences. We have recovered and are doing well. Dr. Karzel explained everything well to us, and the follow-up went well too. I appreciated the care I received and the success of the surgery.”
Treating Doctor: Ronald P. Karzel, MD
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“I never thought I would have to have shoulder surgery, but I did. Then, I thought it would take a long time recovering after surgery. It didn't. I was amazed how well I felt after two weeks, and I was able to return to work. It has been seven-and-a-half months since I had surgery, and I am doing workouts with weights and bands to strengthen my muscles along with other cardio workouts. I am forever grateful for the expertise and caring practices of Dr. Karzel for fixing not only my shoulder but also my frayed biceps. My son also had knee surgery performed by Dr. Karzel, and we were both impressed by how well he took the time to explain exactly what happened and how he was going to fix the problem. Surgery is not so scary after all.”
Treating Doctor: Ronald P. Karzel, MD
