Peak Orthopedics and Spine

Peak orthopedics is great! Never a long wait and very friendly staff all around. I recently had surgery with Dr. Yi & he is the best! He did an incredible job and was very thorough about explaining how my procedure would be performed, making me feel very comfortable. Also, him and his assistant do an excellent job of responding to emails and phone calls right away. I recommend Dr. Yi & Peak Orthopedics to everyone!

No compassion. Better off going to webmd
Was seen for acute upper back pain. The doctor seemed like he was in a hurry, no X-​ray nothing. His receptionist spent more time with me that he did.

Wonder Doctors, I didnt’ realize I had a problem until I saw Dr. Loucks. He stated I needed a new left and right knee was bone on bone and that would also need to be replaced. I asked how soon this cod be done and in a month I had a new hip, done as out patient, in at 8 out by 5I Can’t even begin to tell you how well it went and after 2 weeks of therapy my hop was better than it had beem in years. 5 weeks later Dr Loucks did my knee, time at Sky Ridge was about 24 hours, and after 4 home visits for therapy, I was driving to therayt by my self. Therapy lasted about 6 weeks before they discharged me. Dr Loucks is a gifted, talented and careing surgeon, ane wow he’s quick. I know the other hip need to be done and when that time comes, Dr. Loucks will take care of it for me. I can’t say enough goods things about him. His team is quite talented, and careing

I LOVE Peak Orthopedics and Spine. Dr Fitzgerald did my shoulder surgey he is by far the best. Dr Loucks did my husbands knee surgery Amazing! Dr Yi did my daughters hand surgery! Highly recommend!

This place is wonderful! I badly needed both hips replaced. I didn’t have any insurance for several years before I turned 65, so I had to wait until I could get on Medicare to get them done. By that time, I was confined to using a walker in my home and not being able to get out anywhere. I should have had a wheelchair, but I couldn’t afford one. So… Dr. Loucks scheduled me for surgery on the first hip on 12÷30÷14 and the second one on 2÷3÷14. The type of surgery he does is groundbreaking. Most other doctors go through the rear of the hip and cut the gluteus muscle in doing so. His surgery goes through the front and he PARTS the muscle and replaces the hip. Much faster recovery. After my second surgery, I was up and walking, unassisted — no person, no cane, no anything — right out of the recovery room. The nurse kept telling me to slow down. My pain levels before the surgery were around a 9 out of 10. Immediately following surgery they were about a 2 and in the week that followed, it was about a 3. It has been three weeks now since my last replacement and I feel like I’m back to my normal life of 15 years ago. It is truly a medical miracle! They told me to take it very easy the first two weeks, take it moderately easy the first six weeks and don’t lift anything over 50 pounds for the first three months. That allows the parts to grow into the bone. I can’t tell you how happy I am with the entire experience. His office personnel are polite and professional, his nurses and PAs are knowledgeable and friendly, the hospital (SkyRidge) was incredible and their personnel was also the best. In brief, the entire experience far exceeded any expectations I had and based on my personal Drs. recommendation, I had some pretty high expectations. if you need any joint surgery/​replacement, I would not go to anyone else.

Great doctors, horrific office personnel. They don’t respond to phone calls, you get conflicting information from them, if any infortmaion. Just know if you use them you will need to deal with sivere office disorganization and poor customer service, however you will get your knee or hip fixed well.

I broke my ulna at the elbow and was scheduled to see a doctor at Peak Orthopedic the following day. When I arrived I waited an hour and then was told that a PA was the only available person to see me and the doctor was on vacation so would obviously not be able to treat my broken bone.
The PA then scheduled me another appointment at a different Peak Orthopedic office with a different doctor (Dr Yi) the same day. I again waited almost an hour, again paid the $ 60 co-​pay, only to be seen by Dr Yi for about 30 seconds. During that time he did not view or explain my xrays, and simply told me to call the following day and schedule a surgery. I spent my entire day in pain, waiting in doctors offices. The end result was being out two co-​pays, no closer to having a surgery actually scheduled, and having been given no options other than surgery.
My surgery a week later went fairly well. However, I had little time with the doctor beforehand and a decision was made once I was under general anesthesia to alter the surgery and forgo inserting a plate for stabilization. I felt less informed than I would have liked to be about the hardware being put in my arm before it happened.
I was also less informed than I should have been about my insurance situation. Although my doctor is an in-​network provider, the facility I had my surgery at is not, which I was not told until the morning of my procedure. Therefore, my bill ended up a few thousand dollars over what I had expected, which could have been completely avoided had I been given the option to schedule at one of the two other (in network) locations that Dr Yi performs surgery.
At my follow-​up appointment a week later I AGAIN waited an hour at my 9:25 appointment to see the doctor. The receptionist informed me that if I did not want to wait in the future I should schedule for their first appointment of the day at 8:35. Standard procedure in this office is apparently that an appointment made for less than an hour after the start of their day is expected to have what (to me) is an unacceptable wait time.
Dr Yi saw me briefly (2 – 4 minutes) once I finally got in for my follow-​up. He is personable and willing to answer questions, although always in a huge rush and vague when asked about protocol for future removal of the hardware now in my arm. I use my arm for work, so a sense of when and how I can go back to work is important to me.
Bottom line, I felt unclear whether surgery was 100% necessary or was stated as the sole option because Dr Yi is a surgeon. Dr Yi seemed to be competent, using up to date methodology and excelling at his craft. However, for me a positive medical experience requires respect of my time and opinion, including complete information about medical options and billing, which did not happen at Peak Orthopedic.

This clinic is located in several locations. My first review was for the Lone Tree location. On my 2^nd visit, I went to the Centennial location (same doctor and technician, however the Centennial location is not yet on Unilocal). When I arrived this time, nobody was in the waiting room! I was promptly ushered to an exam room and waited only a short time for the doctor. This time, he actually looked at my fractured arm and took time to discuss my questions and care plan going forward without making me feel rushed out. He was like a different guy. I suppose the empty waiting room helped. Nonetheless, now, I tentatively recommend them. An early morning appointment may be best if you value your time.