This testimonial is to express my ay appreciation for the outstanding professionalism, attention to detail, and skill of Dr. Kaplan and the integration of his entire team.
A week or so before Thanksgiving of 2010, while trying to open our bedroom window, I felt a snap in my left shoulder and immediately the pain was unbearable. I was fortunate to have seen Doctor Robert Savarese of JOI for a back injection so I called him and he referred me to Dr. Kaplan. It did not take me long to realize that I was with the right specialist. He was very through with his examination going into detail every aspect of my diagnosis, treatment (surgery to repair a bicep dislocation and a rotator cuff tear) and recovery to keep me well informed and involved.
Dr. Kaplan had ordered an MRI of my left shoulder to confirm his initial diagnosis and he was right on. Dr. Kaplan spent all the necessary time to educate me about the procedure he would be performing, including common side effects. I never told him that I was apprehensive about the surgery but he must have sensed my concern. He spent so much time going over things with me, his people skills were awesome, and he made me feel so relaxed and ready to have the surgery.
The day of surgery came (January 2011) and I guess I was not able to hide my anxiety. Dr. Kaplan came in to the room to once again discuss the surgery with me and to my delight Dr. Kaplan stated that he had made arrangements with my anesthesiologist to have a shoulder nerve block as well as general anesthesia for pain control. When I returned to recovery, I could hear other patients complaining about their pain level (shoulder surgery) but not me, in fact I was pain free until 3am, some 19 hours later. As a patient I have experienced a much better post-operative course then I expected thanks to Dr. Kaplan.
My experience has lead me to believe that Dr. Kaplan is an exceptionally skilled surgeon. The integration of the care team under his direction has been quite refreshing. I appreciate that such integration does not happen automatically. His staff can feel justifiably proud of the work they perform and the professionalism and skill they demonstrate.
I am now having similar problems with my right shoulder and have already returned to see Dr. Kaplan and his team. I do not hesitate to refer patients to him, as I know they will be in good hands.
Rotator Cuff Repair
This testimonial is to express my ay appreciation for the outstanding professionalism, attention to detail, and skill of Dr. Kaplan and the integration of his entire team.A week or so before Thanksgiving of 2010, while trying to open our bedroom window, I felt a snap in my left shoulder and immediately the pain was unbearable. I was fortunate to have seen Doctor Robert Savarese of JOI for a back injection so I called him and he referred me to Dr. Kaplan. It did not take me long to realize that I was with the right specialist. He was very through with his examination going into detail every aspect of my diagnosis, treatment (surgery to repair a bicep dislocation and a rotator cuff tear) and recovery to keep me well informed and involved.
Dr. Kaplan had ordered an MRI of my left shoulder to confirm his initial diagnosis and he was right on. Dr. Kaplan spent all the necessary time to educate me about the procedure he would be performing, including common side effects. I never told him that I was apprehensive about the surgery but he must have sensed my concern. He spent so much time going over things with me, his people skills were awesome, and he made me feel so relaxed and ready to have the surgery.
The day of surgery came (January 2011) and I guess I was not able to hide my anxiety. Dr. Kaplan came in to the room to once again discuss the surgery with me and to my delight Dr. Kaplan stated that he had made arrangements with my anesthesiologist to have a shoulder nerve block as well as general anesthesia for pain control. When I returned to recovery, I could hear other patients complaining about their pain level (shoulder surgery) but not me, in fact I was pain free until 3am, some 19 hours later. As a patient I have experienced a much better post-operative course then I expected thanks to Dr. Kaplan.
My experience has lead me to believe that Dr. Kaplan is an exceptionally skilled surgeon. The integration of the care team under his direction has been quite refreshing. I appreciate that such integration does not happen automatically. His staff can feel justifiably proud of the work they perform and the professionalism and skill they demonstrate.
I am now having similar problems with my right shoulder and have already returned to see Dr. Kaplan and his team. I do not hesitate to refer patients to him, as I know they will be in good hands.