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David J Slutsky, MD

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David J Slutsky, MD
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2808 Columbia Street TORRANCE, CA 90503
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(4 Reviews)
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1.5 star average for Service
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1 star average for Environment
Expertise
2 star average for Expertise
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5 star average for Staff
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When I came to see Dr. Slutsky, he was the fifth doctor I had seen in 5 months for what I was told was a "career ending" injury. I am a 34 year-old firefighter who suffered a torn scapholunate ligament. The first doctor I was sent to misdiagnosed my injury, sent me through 2-1/2 months of therapy before doing a MRI, and subsequently turned a repairable injury into what was deemed a chronic and un-repairable injury because of the length of time without proper treatment. For that reason I sought a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and lastly a 5th opinion. Each doctor I saw gave me a different surgery option with none of them offering the same treatment.

In a desperate attempt to save my career and quality of life I conducted extensive research on my injury along with possible/available surgery options. I even looked into an experimental surgery being developed at Stanford. What I had learned was to properly classify my degree of injury and develop a well-designed surgery option; the surgeon must first arthroscopically inspect the damage. Once I had learned this, I had already seen 4 doctors who, without offering this form of inspection, told me in their office exactly how they would attempt to repair my ligament. I started to wonder how effective their treatments would be if they didn't perform the arthoscopic inspection.

When I went to see Dr. Slutsky, I was hoping for good news and for him to say he would arthroscopically inspect my injury prior to deciding how to repair it. Unfortunately, he agreed with all other doctors with the severity of my injury coupled with the length of time from injury to surgery (which at that time was about 8 months) was indeed as bad as I had been told. However, he thoroughly impressed me with what was said next. He told me that he did not know exactly how he would attempt to repair my injury until he arthroscopically inspected it. He explained that he had 3 different surgical repair options and depending on what he saw and exactly my ligament was torn would determine exactly how he would perform the repair. He followed up by telling me that before he would repair my ligament, he would also arthroscopically inspect all the surrounding ligaments, cartilage, and soft tissues and repair any secondary damage that he could prior to my primary ligament repair.

I was pleasantly surprised by this approach because no other doctor said they would arthroscopically repair any secondary damage prior to the primary repair. Actually, none of the other doctors even mentioned secondary damage. I heard what I wanted with the arthroscopic inspection and was impressed with the 3 different repair options depending on exactly how my ligament was torn (in the middle or off the bone). I was blown away with the thoroughness of his approach.

When I arrived for surgery the nurses asked how I found Dr. Slutsky. I told them I asked Google who was the “top hand surgeon in California” and Dr. Slutsky was one of the search results. The nurses told me he was the best and extremely competent. I was happy to hear their recommendation.

When I awoke, Dr. Slutsky informed me I had zero secondary damage to the surrounding tissues, that my ligament was torn right down the middle rather than off the bone which lead to surgery option one, the least invasive and best option for a quality repair. He said I had the best-case scenario despite the length of time that had passed since the injury. I was extremely pleased to hear this because all of the other surgical repair options offered from doctors 1 – 4 were much more invasive and some that were quite extreme. For example, doctor 3 suggested completely removing the bottom row of bones in my wrist, which included the scaphoid, lunate, and triquetral.

As the healing process began, my certified hand therapist said for the work that was done, I had extremely small scars and in her opinion, the doctor had done a fantastic job compared to what she had seen in other patients who passed through her clinic. My range of motion improved more than expected and my grip strength returned quicker and at a higher percentage than expected. It has been one year since my surgery and although I am not 100% I am at a point where I can continue to be a firefighter.

I am extremely happy with the treatment I received from Dr. Slutsky and would recommend him to anyone. His office is new, clean, and contains highly advanced equipment. He is the only doctor who had an X-ray machine that could project an image of the bones on a screen in front of us while actually performing movements with my hand. I describe it as a real-time X-ray machine. His staff has been wonderful by being professional and courteous. When arriving for appointments my wait times have been 15 minutes or less. Do yourself a favor and thoroughly review Dr. Slutsky’s resume and experience by clicking on the “about” tab on his website. I think his experience and education speaks for itself.
by Scott xxx.xxx.68.55
July 23, 2015
Was this provider friendly?
Absolutely Not!
Did this provider seem irritated to be working with you?
Definitely, they seemed irritated to work with anyone
Did you spend a lot of time in the waiting room at this provider's office?
I waited forever for my appointment!
Would you refer this provider to a family or friend?
No, If I had known how terrible they were I never would have gone.
Did they follow up with you after your appointment?
No, but they said they were going to!
by Elizabeth xxx.xxx.91.27
July 11, 2013
Did this provider show attention to detail?
No, I was afraid they were going to forget something important
Does this provider adhere to the customer is always right policy?
No, it is their way or the highway
Was this provider argumentative or easily angered?
Somewhat, they didn't want to listen to almost anything I said
Was it easy to find parking at this provider's office?
No, I had to pay for parking!
Are you confident that this provider will continue working with you until a solution is reached?
No, I'm always worried they're going to settle with a solution that isn't the best
by Anonymous xxx.xxx.91.27
May 27, 2013
Did this provider answer all of your questions?
Every question I had was answered thoroughly
Was this provider's staff friendly?
Yes, they went above and beyond
by Anonymous xxx.xxx.161.220
July 18, 2012
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2808 Columbia Street, TORRANCE, CA 90503