James T. Monica's Online Review Report Card

Couple days ago I when to see Dr.monica for shoulders pain and I got inyección on both sides and His really did a excellent work,thank you dr.Monica.

Excellent doctor and surgeon! Very patient, thorough, caring and understanding. I highly recommend him to anyone with hand, wrist and arm issues.

My visit with Dr. Monica was amazing. He was very helpful and always helped me understand confusing things about my shoulder which feels great now after surgery. I personally think he is the best doctor I have ever met and I recommend him for surgery.

Dr Monica is the BEST for Ortho. He knows his stuff. Calm demeanor. Explains each and every step of the process. The Dr. prepares you prior, during and after the surgery. Highly recommend him for any and all services.

I have had 3 occasions in the past year to see an orthopedic specialist-- for an injured shoulder, a wrist fracture and glass embedded in my hand. I went to Dr. Monica all three times and I am really glad I did. He is an excellent doctor, who is knowledgeable, professional but also exceedingly personable. He doesn't rush through appointments and you won't find a nicer guy anywhere. He also followed up with me all 3 times to see how I was doing after my appointments. I would recommend Dr. Monica very highly, and this is the first time I've ever taken the time and trouble to rate a doctor.

Great Doctor and Surgeon. Did my shoulder and it's been great since for many years

Dr James Monica had a great deal of patiences and he is a very caring, highly professional orthopedic surgeon. I had rotator cuff and bicep surgery this year 7/2017 and I have regained most of the motion back into my arm. He was honest and upfront with me before surgery on what I should expect after surgery. Surgery was not easy but it was nice to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Finally his staff at the University Orthopedic Associates surgery outpatient center in Somerset NJ were excellent in my before care and after care surgery.

Dr. Monica is a very nice man, however, when meeting with him he appears to lack confidence and for good reason. I had pretty intense wrist pain for months and finally saw a doctor. I had xrays and an MRI completed at the UOA office, when Dr. Monica reviewed the MRI, he noticed that there was some motion in one of the pictures so he couldn't really see things clearly. Instead of sending me for a repeat study, he basically dismissed it and said that I was fine and diagnosed my pain as tendinitis. Come to find out after seeing two additional ortho's, I have a complete tear of the TFCC, Ulnar variance and need surgery. Unfortunately, Dr. Monica caused me to waste over a year trying to rest my wrist and wasting money on conservative treatments as he completely missed the ulnar variance, which was easily seen on my xrays. *Update* 2/13/18 - Dr. Monica reached out to me today after reading this review and was concerned about my issues. I genuinely appreciate the concern, however, I still do feel that my issue was somewhat dismissed based on what I have gone through. It does appear that Dr. Monica took my feedback seriously, which is commendable.

Fantastic surgeon, and I should know- I'm a surgical device rep with a great outcome. Dr. Monica has a wonderful approach and addressed each of my concerns while I was trying to go the conservative approach to healing. He dandied my thumb back to being part of my hand after a traumatic injury, I am currently 6 weeks post-op and I know I will be back to the closest version of normal possible (which is very close to the original normal, but now I can tell people I'm bionic!).

Fantastic surgeon, and I should know- I'm a surgical device rep with a great outcome. Dr. Monica has a wonderful approach and addressed each of my concerns while I was trying to go the conservative approach to healing. He dandied my thumb back to being part of my hand after a traumatic injury, I am currently 6 weeks post-op and I know I will be back to the closest version of normal possible (which is very close to the original normal, but now I can tell people I'm bionic!). 2 thumbs way up!