Kahan Julia S, MD

Yeah. I’m sure there’s better Orthos in this area but she came highly recommended as the best. Um…
So my husband is healing from achilles surgery done a year and a half ago and he went to Dr Kahan to talk about a pain in the area that wouldn’t go away. She suggested a cortisone shot. He got the shot and the pain hasn’t returned but now the area where the shot was administered turned white, he can now see his veins running through the area. When he went to his follow up appointment, she told him that there wasn’t anything wrong with the area and that she didn’t know why it turned white and that she could recommend him to a dermatologist. I (his spouse) had already Googled the issue. Alot of information popped up about the skin-​bleaching side effect of cortisone injections. When he told her she suggested a follow up with a dermatologist again. The co-​pay was collected and he was sent on his way. Such a simple thing but she couldn’t be bother to even pretend to care enough to look into the problem. When the non-​medical degree wife can easily find answers that the doctor can’t something is very wrong. Everyone deserve more than mediocre.

Dr Kahan is an awesome surgeon. I am always amazed when people give bad reviews of an great surgeon because the wait time in the waiting room can run a bit long or even bed side manner (which I have never experienced with Dr Kahan). How is that more important than the actual surgery she performed? But whatever. Dr Kahan has fixed my ankle and shoulder and both were exceptional surgery’s. I can now do a whole lot more than I used to be able to now that they are both fixed. If (when) I need another ortho surgery she will be the first one I turn to. And after many visits to the office I have never had any problems with her staff or her bed side manners. Personally, I would rather have an exceptional Surgeon with not so good bed side manners than a mediocre surgeon that is supper friendly. But lucky for me she was both awesome and friendly.

horrible bed side manner and expect 45min delays when coming to an appt. I brought my daughter in with knee pain. She barely spent 15mins with me. While it appeared she listened, her question to me was «what do you want from me» — what kind of a doctor asks that? I need her expert opinion in sports medicine to diagnose the issue, make some value added suggestions and make the pain go away. A 14yr old should not be experiencing pain. Dr Kahan had no clue and it was very clear. — despite the wall of Stanford and UCLA «certifications» in each room. I will not recommend her to anyone. The «take 2 aspirins» approach does not work in today’s modern age. We have choices… and you are not it.

Terrible service. No consideration of your time not exactly sure what an appointment is needed for. 45 mins behind.

I fell in February 2015 and had complete tears in two muscles of my right shoulder. I was referred to Dr. Julia Kahan by my primary Doctor. I cannot say enough about what a fabulously wonderful experience I have had. Dr. Kahan performed rotator cuff repair on my shoulder in May 2015. I am now 4 months post surgery and have complete range of motion in my right shoulder and a lot of my strength back. Thank you Dr. Kahan. I would recommend anyone with orthopedic issues to her without hesitation

Julia is an amazing doctor! I came to her because I had dislocated my knee and it didn’t heal correctly. She did an MRI and gave me a lot of different options other than surgery. We tried different braces and physical therapy but unfortunately needed surgery. She was very thorough on what was wrong and what she would be doing to my knee. She knew exactly what she was talking about and was very good at explaining everything. The evening after my surgery she came back to the hospital to see how I was doing and to explain how the surgery went. She definitely cares about her patients and want to help them. My knee is fabulous now! :)
The staff is also wonderful, they really get to know you at a personal level which I really like. Linda is kind and caring.
Only con is that there is a wait. This isn’t a doctors office you will be in and out of. I would usually wait at least 15 minutes.
Overall though I highly recommend dr Kahan!

Oh my. I always hate to write negative reviews but I have no choice. I am very disappointed with this doctor after seeing her for an injured toe that continued to cause pain after five months. I had seen my primary doctor and two podiatrists, had had xrays done, had taken antibiotics, had a cortisone shot, and still no one seemed to have any answers. My primary doctor, an internist, finally referred me to Dr. Kahan who, after two visits, ordered an MRI. Despite having six screws and a plate in my foot due to a fractured calcaneus 20 years ago I was assured it was ok. During the MRI I experienced tingling and pain in my foot and had to stop. (I will address this with the MRI facility.) The issue is, on my visit to Dr. Kahan following the MRI she had no report and I assumed there was not one due to the incomplete procedure. Then I noticed that my insurance had been billed so assumed there must be some documentation. I called the MRI facility and was told the report had been faxed to Dr. Kahan that same day. I asked for a copy of the report — it showed some minor changes in the foot as to be expected due to past trauma as well as a possible neuroma close to the site of my pain. I called Dr. Kahan’s office and they promptly got a copy of the report (this was after several weeks of the MRI) and scheduled another appointment for me. At that appointment Dr. Kahan said she had not received the report and I told her it had been faxed to her office the day of the MRI. Now, with report in hand (finally) she said, «well, it doesn’t matter because the information doesn’t have anything to do with why you came in». Whaaat? She wasn’t going to tell me I had a neuroma (thickening of nerve tissue — often following trauma). I continue to be amazed by this attitude and wonder if she would have told me if I had had cancer of the foot or something else. I finally saw a reputable podiatrist at PAMF. Within five minutes he had a diagnosis: trauma to the toe had resulted in a neuroma that was responsible for the continued pain. He told me what to do and, after eight months of pain and frustration, I have a solution to my problem. Yikes! I cannot say how very disappointed and upset I am about my experience with this doctor and would never recommend her to anyone.

I see many reviews depicting a bad experience with Dr. Julia Kahan, but my experience was excellent and I thought I would share it with other Unilocalers, as to my perspective.
The lady who did the scheduling was able to get me in with very short notice since I explained I could barely walk. When I arrived and completed the paperwork of a new patient, I don’t think I was sitting for more than 2 minutes when taken to an examining room. A Dr. Blatz came in within a couple minutes and said he was working with Dr. Kahan that day (I suspect a Physician Assistant). He examined me, asked many questions then said he was going to give my info to Dr. Kahan. They come in, she asks more questions and orders x-​rays, those are done within a short walking distance right there in their offices. The x-​rays are ready and they come back in with an explanation of what is seen in x-​rays and treatment diagnosis.
She was very thorough, patient, answered all my questions, asked if I had more questions, and was VERY personable. She also immediately belayed my fears of Achilles harm and told me that what I had was very treatable which put me at ease quickly. She prescribed a multi-​approach treatment process and said she wanted to see me again in 6 weeks. Will I see her again in 6 weeks? YES!
I must admit that I was VERY reluctant to see her after reading the Unilocal reviews — but I am REALLY REALLY happy I saw her.
My perspective.

On 03−07−12, I went to see Dr Julia Kahan for biceps tendonitis (upper left arm, close to my shoulder). I had to wait for an hour. That was no coincidence, this pattern was the same for the next four appointments. The secretaries have been trained to book as many patients as possible every day. Their main concern is, how much money they will make every day, instead how good is the care that they will provide to their patients.
I was expecting that I would see an intellectual lady, and instead, I met a soulless girl, with hair till her waist, that reminded me, of my high school years. I said, oh not again. I started wondering, how is this no-​personality going to help me, and in hindsight I was right.
I requested a cortisone injection, but she rejected my idea. Dr Kahan took an X-​Ray and she recommended to go for physiotherapy. I was innocent and naïve and I believed her. I thought she knows better than me, because (as she said) cortisone is not good for my body. At that time, I did not know the game she was playing with me and with other patients to make lots of money from my insurance and from me.
She approved eight visits for physical therapy and she wanted to see me again after that, to report my progress. After I finished the eight treatments, I went back to see her on 03−23−12 and she was asking me, to tell her the percentage of my progress. I told her that I have improved about 40% and then she approved another eight visits.
The same story again, after I finished the extra visits, I went back to see her again. I told her, that my improvement is very small, maybe 50% and the pain is still there. She approved more visits to physical therapy and when I went back to her on 05−11−12, I requested again a cortisone shot and this time she agreed, but when she gave the shot into my shoulder, I did not feel any pain. I started wondering if she put water instead of cortisone. When I told her that, I can not use my arm, she mentioned again her usual mantra. «You need more aggressive therapy. I will approve for you another eight visits»
I went to see her again on 07−18−12 and on 08−29−12 between treatments and my answer again was that I have improved 60%. At one point I was ready to tell her, that in a few years I will have reached 100% and by then, you will be ready to buy the latest Mercedes model.
It took me all these months to realize that she was manipulating me. I had total 5 visits with her and 30 visit with the physiotherapists and I was still in pain. I started thinking that if she is taking commissions from the physical therapy plus so much money from my insurance and all the co-​payments from me, and she gives similar treatments to other patients, she must make a fortune every year. From what I read on Unilocal,I realized that I am not the only one that gets the run around. This doctor has the worst reviews ever. Everybody feels that she chose this profession to make big bucks, no matter what or how.
Next year, my arm was getting worse. I was in so much pain that I could not sleep during the night, because of the burning sensation that I felt. On 03−07−13,
I decided to go to see another orthopedic, Dr Dossick. He sent me for an X-​Ray, and with the second visit, on 03−14−13, he gave me a cortisone shot. With this injection, I felt a strong pain in my shoulder area and he told me to rotate my arm ten times, for the medicine to spread all over. The next two-​three days the pain went away and I could move my arm again. That was a wake up call for me. Why I did not go, direct to him? Why did I not search on Unilocal about Dr Julia Kahan methods, before I went to her?
Now let’s compare the honest diagnosis, from Dr Dossick, (2 visits plus
1 X-​Ray), with the sly methods of Dr Kahan, 35 visits total, for zero results. How much money did I spend? More than a thousand dollars. How much money did my insurance pay? They have my records and they know way better than me. Who is using who, Dr Kahan?
Why should I pay so much money, to a doctor that has no bedside manners, zero personality and in my opinion, she is using underground methods to make money and basically she has nothing to offer, besides referrals to physical therapy?
Who is going to compensate me, for all this mental anguish? How would I ever recover, all the lost time from work, all the co-​payments, all the driving around and all those false hopes that I went through with her devious guidance?
I guess for some doctors, the immoral lifestyle is the norm. At least I reported her to my insurance
Now let her hire and pay «professional writers» to compile for her, five stars reviews to offset the one stars

I am a ballerina, and I landed on my foot awkwardly during my Nutcracker rehearsal. I went into an urgent care clinic the next day where they took my X-​rays and told me I had fractured my sesamoid bone in my foot. I came into Dr. Kahan’s office the following day for further treatment and examination. She was very polite and took care to actually examine my foot and figure out the cause of my pain. She noticed there wasn’t much pain when she pressed where I supposedly fractured a bone and stepped aside to take a look at my X-​rays. She came back promptly and explained that I was simply born with a bi partite (split) sesamoid bone, which often looks like fracture on an X-​ray, and that the pain I was feeling was probably due to a sprained foot. She carefully explained everything and made sure it was clear. She even invited me to call if I had any questions. She also took into account that dance was a large part of my life and made sure to address my getting back into my activity. She seemed to be familiar with dance terminology and gave more specific instructions on how to slowly get back to dancing rather than just telling me to stop dancing for a while as other doctors have iterated during previous injuries. I would highly recommend seeing Dr. Kahan, especially if you dance too!

I highly recommend you think twice about seeking medical assistance from Dr. Kahan and steer away from their office. For one thing, it took nearly 25 minutes before she actually walked in to see me. She did not apologize for the wait, barely said hello and her overall bedside manner left something to be desired. She was very short in giving answers to my questions, and at one point appeared to be getting agitated why I even had questions about my diagnosis and treatment plan. She walked off as I was still in the middle of asking questions supposedly to get me a firm sole shoe. She had no intention to come back and never said goodbye. Instead she went off to the next room to see another patient. After few minutes her assistant walks in the room asks me what size shoe i wear and I told her I wear small size. She comes back with large size and when I mentioned it was too big, she got pissed off and was rude to me as she went to get a smaller size. When I asked when the doctor would come back, they told me my appointment was over. Dr. Kahan did not make a point of saying goodbye neither did she say we were done. When I insisted to see the doctor, I had to wait another 20 minutes before she came back in the room and instead of answering my questions, just said come back and see me in two weeks. This office is more concerned about how many patients they can fit in and how much money they make versus giving adequate time to the patients and properly discussing their health concerns. For all the money they charge for their medical expertise, it felt more like being at a factory assembly line instead of a doctors office.
My husband and I were shocked at how rude and unprofessional the doctor and their staff were. We will never go back to this doctor again and would not recommend you do either. We are giving this practice a one star rating but that is highly generous to say the least !

If you want an inhouse x-​ray, where they benefit or If you want a knee or achilles tendon brace or any other gadget or maybe a cortisone shot. This is your place, of course you pay for those items you won’t use. I’ve been going to see Dr K for a while and received all the above. Then one day, my knee blew out and i couldn’t walk so i decided to go see another Otho specialist. He said he would not move forward without an MRI. We’ll the knee, which supposely had nothing, had a torn medial and lateral meniscus, which required surgery. I can now walk without pain. So i asked my new dr to looks at my shoulder, which according to Dr K was a frozen shoulder. He again requested an MRI. We’ll guess what, i have a torn rotator cuff.
After all this, I received a bill from Dr. K’s office for the cortisone shot to my shoulder. I called the billing department and explained why i didn’t want to pay the bill, even though it was for a small amount. Well to my surprise, she was rude and raised her voice and didn’t want to hear a word I said. I then asked her to speak to Dr. K, because i wanted her to be aware of the situation. I never here back from her nor dr. K but i did get another bill. So I decided to pay the bill and share my expereince with all the Unilocalers.

I have had the fortunate experience to be treated by Dr. Kahan. I had a neuroma removed from my left foot 9 or so years ago, and then bunion surgery on the same foot two years ago. Prior to the first surgery, I saw a couple of different podiatrists who prolonged my discomfort through monthly alcohol injections into my foot, which did nothing to fix the problem. Because I do a lot of half-​marathons, Dr. Kahan recommended surgery, which was quick, easy, and fairly low pain-​wise. My bunion surgery was much more complicated, but she requires weekly visits for several weeks to make sure everything is progressing. She is extremely thorough, knowledgeable and a great surgeon.
I can also say that her staff, particularly Linda, made my experiences pleasant as well. I never waited more than 10 minutes to see the doctor, which I really appreciate, especially in light of how frequently you need to be seen post-​surgery.
Unfortunately, I now have a neuroma in my right foot, and will not hesitate to have her do surgery on it. I’ve requested a referral from my PCP, so hope to get in to see her soon. I highly recommend Dr. Kahan.

Never went to actually see Dr Julia Kahan, BUT i talked to their receptionist, Linda.
She hung up on me and sounded short and curt. This low rating is solely due to the receptionist.

I went to see Dr. Kahan about a torn hamstring. While I was there, I mentioned a problem with a deep callous under the ball of my foot. A podiatrist had recommend surgery involving breaking and resetting a bone in my foot. Ouch.
Dr Kahan recommended a longitudinal metatarsal arch pad. Within a month or two the problem was gone. No pain, no surgery, no cost. I had been limping around on that foot for 30 years, and she fixed it just like that. Dr Kahan clearly knows her stuff.

I can not put into words how much I appreciate Dr. Kahan and her knowledge. I have severe arthritis in my ankle. I was at the point where I couldn’t walk. The next step was a fusion, which is something no one wants done. Dr. Kahan had some ideas of things we could try before I made the life changing decision to never be able to move my ankle again. She did a PRP which not many doctors know how and are willing to do. That made the difference of me being able to walk again. She could have easily talked me into the fusion where she would have made a lot more money from my insurance. She choose to do what was best for me, not do what was best for her. I have seen others doctors and they all told me my only option was to fuse it. I will forever be grateful for her.

Dr. Kahan successfully rebuilt the ankle of my 84-​year old mother, first in correctly diagnosing the problem others had missed, then in re-​aligning her joint and implanting the STAR (Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement) ankle. It was a complete cure, on schedule, without any complications. My mother, as you might expect, is ecstatic.
Having been able to review the before and after x-​rays of Kahan’s work, and having been able to witness her post-​operative care during the following weeks, I have nothing but rave reviews for her surgical skills and bedside manner. Look past the negative reviews here. This is a highly-​trained, highly-​skilled surgeon. You’ll be in good hands.

I was referred to this Dr. by a coworker. I normally look on Unilocal first, but she was so highly recommended, I just made an apt. Bad idea. This lady has no bed side manner at all. She seemed super caring at first, and threw it away with her rude attitude and lack of knowledge. I’ve been battling with pain in my foot for a year and doctors keep referring me out B/​C they’re unsure of how to help me. The last Doc told me I needed surgery so I wanted another opinion, since surgery is huge. She insulted me and told me she thinks I should stop getting opinions B/​C I’m only getting them B/​C I don’t like what I’m hearing. When really I’m trying to figure out how to manage my pain. She said she wasn’t sure about the diagnosis she gave me, and «maybe I could refer you out to another doctor for another opinion». I don’t care what kind of day you’re having or what your opinion of me and my situation is; if you’re a professional and you are helping someone, the comments she made were completely inappropriate and the opposite of helpful. I basically paid for her to tell me she thinks I have this, but doesn’t understand what that is so she can’t help me. Definitely would NOT recommend her. I’m suprised she’s a doctor. The best part is, I was talking with another coworker about this, and she asked what the name of the doctor was. When I told her she flipped a lid. This same doctor had done surgery on her 6 months ago, and my coworker had been complaining it still hurt and she thought maybe the surgeon messed up before I told her my experience with her and her name!

I was an active hiker doing 12 mile hikes for fun and now I barely can make it around the block!
Dr Kahan was referred to me by my primary doctor, so I sought the assistance of Dr Kahan for knee pain. Kahan has an awful bedside manner, but in the hopes she made up for it with knowledge, I continued to work with her in finding out why I had extreme knee pain without any injury.
First thing to note, I cannot say for sure if Kahan is a good surgeon or
not. What I can say with confidence if you don’t know what is wrong, she is not skilled at diagnosis and go elsewhere. If you don’t have something routine, she clearly doesn’t think outside of the box.
Even if you made the first appointment after lunch, she would have 3 people lined up. How rude is that! I always had to wait upwards of an hour regardless of the appt time set.
Several doctors later they tested my blood for what they call ANA. My knee pain was from an auto-​immune disorder, and that is why her surgery didn’t find anything and only left me to find another surgeon to fix what she destroyed.
3 knee surgeries and I still can’t hike. Kahan should go back to the medical books and be reminded that you don’t always need a scalpel to fix pain. I wish I could ctrl-​z the last few years and painful surgeries!

I like Dr. Julia Kahan for her knowledge, experience, and professionalism.
I agree with the statement from another reviewer that mentions that most of the visits imply having to wait for a few minutes before the doctor sees you, but that’s a small price to pay for the correct medical decisions being made. Personally, I’ve never been to a doctor who received me and saw me on time.
She performed foot and ankle surgery on my right foot and I am very happy with the results. She always managed my expectations correctly, she was frank in her feedback, and I am able to walk again without a problem.