Orthopaedic Associates of Stamford PC

I have been a patient of OAS for about a year. I am under the care of Dr. Tracy Schmidt for hip issues, as well as Dr. Andrew Illig for pain management. Both Docs could not be better in terms of both their care and empathy. I also believe the efficiency of the front office and their new beautiful facility are state of the art. I have been a patient of both ONS and Hospital for Special Surgery, and feel most confident with the folks at OAS.

I went into OAS about a year and a half ago to get a shoulder injury diagnosed. The first time I went in, there was a 30 minute wait, after which I was informed that the shoulder specialist I was supposed to see was still in surgery. I ended up leaving without even seeing a doctor. Next time I came in, the shoulder doctor I’d arranged to see was again unavailable, so I ended up seeing a different doctor who wasn’t even a shoulder surgeon! He said that I probably had a labrum issue. However, as I was not about to schedule a surgery on the word of a doctor who did not specialize in my particular issue, I made another appointment to see the SAME shoulder specialist… yet again, the shoulder surgeon was not available when I arrived. On my third visit, I finally saw a shoulder surgeon, but my trust in OAS had already been completely eroded by the series of missed appointments, lack of concern for my time, and the relatively downtrodden appearance of many patients (made me think this place was an option for those with very bad insurance or something).
I STRONGLY encourage anyone with orthopedic issues to check out Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Specialists (particularly their Greenwich location). Months after my OAS debacle, I made an appointment at ONS Greenwich after relaying my dismay with OAS to a colleague. I saw Dr. Paul Sethi, who along with his back office was FANTASTIC. After seeing me promptly and answering all my questions over several diagnostic and pre-​op visits, he ended up doing my surgery (it was a labrum tear after all) and after a bit more PT I look forward to getting back on the tennis court this summer.
I sincerely hope that these OAS is not the only local ortho option available under your insurer… if so, you should suck it up and make the trip to another medical group. Geez… I’m just glad I didn’t go through with the surgery there… I might have ended up with a knee replacement!
Maybe some people have had good experiences here, but mine were simply awful.

I’ve been a patient at OAS for almost a full year. My insurance company recently changed, and I went in early morning to get my fractured wrist taken a look at. Clumsy me– I forgot my new insurance card. The receptionist gave me the option of doing «self pay,» even though I had insurance because I could not «prove it» and they couldn’t go off of anything. They couldn’t change it from self pay to add insurance info after the fact. We trust these doctors with our health and our lives and pay insane amounts to insurance… And this still happens. They just lost a good and previously very happy patient.

They are associated with Stamford Hospitals refferal progam, so you may call in to get the same day appointment based on availability… Better than going to an Emergency