Alan Lee Do's Online Review Report Card

I love this place. So nice and helpful.

Excellent and experienced surgeon.

I have been patient of Dr Lee for over 25 years for many different reasons. He is very competent, kind and always listens. He is a wonderful surgeon and person. His bedside manner is unmatched!

I no longer live in Santa Monica but for several years Dr. Lee was my doctor. I now live in central California and in my 70+ years have never met a better GP. He actually listens to you, carefully considers how he can help you and/or knows when to send you for specialized care. He never exhibits impatience, never keeps an eye on his watch, and always personally gets back to you with information when necessary. Too bad he can't clone himself!

Dr Lee is everything you want in a GP: excellent prevention advice, excellent bedside manners, great diagnostician and curator directing you to appropriate specialists.

I was referred to Dr. Lee by my long time orthopedist, who reported that I was a 70 year old female who was athletic and in great shape. I was instructed to get an MRI and an X-ray, which I did. I took these to my appointment and was pleased with the medical assistant. She took my MRI and X-rays and the usual vitals. She stepped out and returned to tell me that the doctor wanted to look at his own X-ray, a single front view of both knees. Then she showed me to a room and was shortly visited by Dr. Lee. He began by a sarcastic remark about my supposedly athletic, great shape of a 70 year old. Then began the torment. First, he agreed that I had a meniscus tear, but implied that "his" X-ray could not detect a torn ACL. I responded by asking if he had reviewed my MRIs and X-rays I had brought in. Instead of an answer, he took my injured knee and "popped" it about four times, saying I don't think there's popping, it's just meniscus tear. Then he took my other knee, without my permission, and pulled it severely and twisted it until I was in agony! Stunningly, he said to me, this knee has a complete tear of the ACL! I told him I was sure that before he yanked and twisted it, it was fine. He went to my thighs and pushed on them at the top of the knee and said, you are too weak for surgery, I'm going to recommend physical therapy. (I play competitive tennis and do circuit weights, and walk 3-5 miles a day). Seriously, this obese one is telling me I'm not fit! It seemed more an insult to me than a medical opinion. I said I'm done, he started to argue and I told him I just wanted to dress and leave. On his way out, he turned and quipped, "just so you kn w, I rarely do surgery on someone over the age of 50! When I went back to the surgeon who did the ACL repair on my first knee, he walked me through the MRI showing me exactly wear the ACL was torn and the meniscus torn. I had surgery two weeks later and now, after four months am back to walking, working out and playing tennis. This review is to find out if other women have been treated this way and go to Dignity Health about it.

Dr. Lee preformed carpal tunnel surgery on both of my hands. I didn't realize how bad it was until I got the feeling back in my fingers. He was a very to the point Dr. and I did appreciate that. I can be the worst patient. He told me from the very beginning that the procedure is not always 100% and it will take time for things in my hand to settle down. I still have the tingling every now and again but my life has improved so much more since the surgery. My hobby is woodworking and now the difference is just amazing having feeling in my fingers. This Dr. knows his job very well and his staff is also 5 stars!

My grandson saw Dr. Lee following a knee injury sustained during gym. Dr Lee was wonderful dealing with a teenage boy, he explained everything that he needed to do to aid in his recovery. My grandson failed to go to his physical therapy and Dr. Lee was VERY firm with him explaining that if he did not go to PT the alternative was surgery. When we went to his last Dr. appt. , my grandson got good news that since he did follow through with PT his knee had healed and he needed no more Dr. visits. I highly recommend Dr. Alan Lee.

I have never posted a yelp review, although I have used yelp as a resource for years. My recent experience with Dr. Lee prompts me to provide this evaluation out of respect and appreciation for the care I received. If you are looking for a consummate professional orthopedic specialist, who knows his medicine, understands his patients and is comprehensive in his approach, look no further.After 11 months of increasing arm and shoulder pain, visits to my personal doctor and a sports medicine specialist, I was losing hope of ever getting a diagnosis and wondering if I would have to live with lifelong impairment and pain. I spent 3 to 4 hours researching specialists on health <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgrades.com&amp;s=03ae1f3798f4da18f8a609a780036869a3639e726faab3a19ddd22c8ab7d08a6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">grades.com</a>, <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fvitals.com&amp;s=032ba3099b342bf4ccdeaf61274e5bf228cf3d09c86fdaaba63fe903bd195203" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">vitals.com</a> and yelp, comparing medical backgrounds, patient reviews, clinical philosophies, etc. I chose Dr. Lee for all of the above.The day before my appointment I received a call from Sally, Dr. Lee's fabulous assistant, asking me if I could get a shoulder x-ray prior to the appointment. Dr. Lee had apparently already evaluated my other x-ray and knew I had two MRIs for his review. I was impressed that he ordered an x-ray so as to make a well-based diagnosis.During the appointment he listened to my extensive description of symptoms, reviewed my MRI images and the written results and did the normal series of physical tests. He explained the three conditions I have in simple English with no medical mumbo-jumbo and what, if anything, he recommended for each. He patiently listened to me ask a dozen questions, as I am very detailed about my health. I left the appointment fully confident in the diagnosis, something I did not feel with my previous sports doctor.A week later I received a very thoughtful thank you follow up note from Dr. Lee. I was in sales for years and fully understand the value of such notes - but no one, no one does them! I've certainly never received one from another doctor...It's only been a few days, so I can't speak to results quite yet. But I can't say for the first time in nearly a year I have hope that I will reclaim my normal active lifestyle and be pain-free.I highly recommend Dr. Lee.

The doctor actually cares about me as a patient and spends as much time as needed to address all my issues. I have been his patient for fifteen years and he never disappointed me. Very encouraging, understanding and supportive.