Tri-State Orthopaedics

I came here after a referral from my primary care doctor based on location (trying to avoid having to drive to germantown). Parking was easy and the staff in the building were helpful in directing me to where this office was located — it is a bit of a maze! I believe the positives of this place end here.
When I arrived in the waiting area it was packed. I arrived appropriately early (about twenty minutes) and completed my paperwork. I sat for 45 minutes past my appointment time in an overcrowded waiting room where a TV too loudly played some jerry springer type show and there were no magazines. The office seemed dirty, more like what I’d expect in a jail waiting room than a doctor’s office.
After 45 minutes (65 if we count me arriving early) I was finally taken to the back. The xray tech was rude, not greeting me at all. He simply demanded I move this way or that. More concerning was he never asked if I was pregnant — which I believe is required when taking xrays.
I was put in a room for another 15 minutes. The picture I took was in the room, which made me even more unsettled about this make shift doctors office. I finally poked my head out and said I would leave if not seen soon. After over an hour wait, I needed to get moving because I had somewhere to be. The doctor came in within a few minutes. He didn’t even examine me (thankfully). He basically told me I needed surgery, which sounded extreme compared to all the research I’d done. I told them I would think about it. Honestly, I didn’t trust my health in the waiting areas any longer — let alone allowing this shoddy doctor’s office to cut me open!!! I honestly left here in tears at how unsanitary and unprofessional this place was. In a world without insurance, I’m not sure if this place is considerably cheaper than others but I’d strongly suggest people go elsewhere. Cheap or not, I’d honestly be concerned with the quality of work this place performs, as well as any secondary conditions that arise out of poor procedures. I don’t really know the track record or reliability of this doctor’s work, but first impressions are everything — if having a decent waiting room, staff and scheduling procedures are not priority, then I don’t trust your ability to perform surgery. End of story.
I ended up getting a second opinion. The second doctor I visited gave me several options, which were more in line with the research I had done. I did not go with surgery and have been fine.