Simic Paul M MD

I came to Dr. Simic with a four year old scaphoid non union. In the four years since my injury I had seen a handful of hand surgeons and Dr. Simic is by far the most competent and professional. His credentials are quite impressive, boasting the likes of Cornell and Stanford Universities, including a BS in Mechanical Engineering.
Though the waiting room time could be lengthy, this paid off as my time with him never felt rushed. He was calm, patient, and very clear in answering my questions and addressing my concerns. Dr. Simic was able to preform a scaphoid fixation of my wrist which did not leave permanent hardware in my body. This option was never mentioned with the 4+ previous hand surgeons I had seen about the injury. I am confident that Dr. Simic is on the cutting edge medical technology. He gave me my right hand back and for that I am utmost grateful. I would definitely recommend him to my family and friends.

Dr. Simic himself is great. He has a tendency to be super fast so you have to speak up to get him to listen but he is a great surgeon. He repaired my broken finger. But trying to get his office to do anything is a nightmare. I injured my finger at work so I have to get approval from doctor Simic and workers comp to get therapy and he is really slow at approving sometimes I have to call multiple time to get it through. And I don’t know if this is Dr. Simic’s people or the fault of the institute’s appointment people but every time I have scheduled and appointment it has either been moved or cancelled and sometimes the don’t let me know. Last time it happened I went in for an appointment and they said I wasn’t in the books but the accommodated me anyway. So just be prepared for fitting your schedule to theirs.

I visited Dr. Simic in his Simi Valley office for tendonitis in my wrists. He was nice and straightforward. His frontline staff and billing, however, are lame and negligent. The front desk lady made it very clear she’d rather be anywhere else than sitting there helping the patients by her demeanor and rudeness. The billing — now this you have to watch out for. I visited the doc back in March and at the time, they said I had to pre-​pay $ 165 until my insurance got sorted out. I completely forgot about everything and never got any kind of statement from his office whatsoever. It’s only now that I have to do my taxes/​FlexPay that I followed up with them — and they just informed me I overpaid and have a refund coming to me! I got this info after questioning the lady on the phone for 15 minutes — she didn’t volunteer this info until I practically interrogated her. Had I never called them, I would’ve never realized I overpaid and likely would’ve never gotten my refund! Dr. Simi needs to train his staff better.

I’ve been to different Orthopedic Surgeons in both Oregon, California, and Utah. He seemed the less concerned about my condition than any other doctor I’ve ever seen, of any specialty. He talked over me, interrupted me, and rushed me through the appointment. I felt as if he were basically kicking me out of his office at the end without my being ready to leave. He gave me a generic sheet of physical therapists names and rheumatologist’s names, and told me that I needed to make the necessary arrangements myself. Before I moved to CA my Orthopedic Doctor walked me to his scheduler and stood by me until his scheduler made all the necessary appointments for a rheumatologist, physical therapist, and made an appointment for blood work, on my behalf. I had no such hospitality with Dr. Simic’s office. He also performed less tests than I’ve had in the past from other Orhopedic doctors.