Mar Timothy P MD

I went to Dr Mar because my shoulder kept sliding out of place after an accident. While he was always very close to on time for my appointments, he never spent more than 3 minutes with me per visit. Often I had to follow him out of the room still asking my questions. I had the surgery scheduled with him but ultimately I decided I couldn’t let a doctor like that operate on me — if he couldn’t pay attention to me while I was awake and talking, how did I know if he’d pay attention to the insides of my shoulder while I was under anesthesia? I found a different shoulder surgeon who was a much farther drive, and had longer waits, but he really spent time to really examine my shoulder and listen to what I had to say about it. I wouldn’t go back to Dr Mar.

In my opinion Dr. Mar is the absolute best Orthopedic surgeon in the greater Sacramento area. I have no idea how he does it, but he’s always on time (if not early) is friendly, knowledgeable and never rushes, plus a whole lot more. Dr. Mar replaced both of my hips; and soon he will replace my shoulders. The office staff (Desiree, Heather, and others who are behind the scene and I don’t see as regularly) are exceptional too (professional & friendly). I’ve been a patient since 2002 (and also my husband) and it doesn’t matter if we arrive 20 minutes early or on-​time, seems we are always taken to the patient room 5 minutes after check-​in.

No doubt this is the best Orthopedic surgeon in the greater Sacramento area. I wish I had known of Dr. Mar sooner. He has repaired both of my shoulders and I am now pain free.
Post Script. He was great until he did a simple arothoscopic procedure on my left knee. It went all bad after that. Now he wants to do a total knee replacement. Highly invasive. DR. Mar is conventional old school and needs to come into the 21^st century with the latest knee replacement advancements. He’s lost me as a patient.

Thank you for calling in the nausea medication that I was in great need of. It seemed for a moment I was wasting my time. I’m in a great deal of pain from the SLAP and rotator cuff repairs I had on Wednesday. The last thing I need while attempting to recover is extreme dizziness and nausea. I have been eating soup and drinking juice since Wednesday. I also have not taken any more medication than what was prescribed. It became very frustrating talking to you because it seemed like you weren’t hearing me. It sounded like you were being condescending. I work in the health care industry and have for over 5 years. There is a right and wrong way to handle patients and our interaction was not good. Again thank you and I pray I never have to call there with another dire situation after hours.