Peter S Lorman, MD

If Unilocal allows for a 0 rating, Peter Lorman deserves it. A rating of 1 star is still too generous of a rating for this incompetent doctor. My husband came in with debilitating sharp pain in his shoulder that prevented him from even being able sit up vertical for any length of time. We were interested in having him further analyzed and to get to the heart of «why the sharp pain». He did not examine my husband and simply concluded, within the first 5 minutes of entry into the examination room, that my husband has arthritis. Before my husband went to Lorman, he was cleared by his PCP of any arthritis. We wanted to discuss his diagnosis with Lorman further but he dismissed our concern and was more interested in entering information into the computer than to make eye contact with either my husband or I. When challenged he pushed his chair away to ask «who is the Dr. here?» (I really wondered!!!) and walked out of the room. When asked how he would treat it, he said Norco (fancy name for Hydrocodone which my husband has a history of adverse reaction to.) When I persisted with my line of questioning, he walked out of the room. He came back minutes later as we stated to him that obviously, this meeting did not work out. Still, as we were walking out, the officer staff were trying to give us the Rxn for Pain killer (Norco) and to collect the $ 60 co-​pay. We wold them we did not come in for the pain killer. We came in for further examination beyond what our PCP had done and since that was beyond the competency level of Lorman, we must decline payment for a service that was not rendered. We reported this to our insurance and are in the process of reporting his lack of competency to Medical Review Board. Lorman is a disgrace to the Medical community and a dis-​service to patients. Notice that I did not address him as «Dr.». My husband has since had 2 other X-​rays and has been confirmed by his PCP and 2 other Orthopedic Surgeons that his SHARP PAIN was NOT due to arthritis. His condition is receiving help from other more competent physicians who take the time to talk to him, to look at his history, to request other tests in order to get closer to the heart of truth for a more accurate treatment plan. Not every person above 40 has arthritis, not every pain is arthritic pain, and not every one who comes in screaming in pain want pain killers. May be some of us who cannot stand up, sit up, drive, or move around without sharp pain want to know «Why in the world… all of a sudden… we went from being perfectly well. to being…)
I got a rebuttal letter from Lorman’s office today along with a bill for $ 60. It stated that we are obligated to pay this $ 60 because my husband was in Lorman’s office for at least 40 minutes.
What was failed to mention or clarified was 30 minutes of that 40 minutes was spent sitting out in the waiting room, 5 minutes was spent in the examination room with Lorman manipulating on his computer, with his back to my husband, a few minutes of me inquiring about his diagnosis, challenging his Rxn/​Tx, a few minutes of him abandoning my husband and I in the examination room, and a few more minutes of him coming back to complete what he was doing on his computer. Yes, you be the judge as to whether or not you would like to be treated by this person. As for me, I will leave it to the Medical Board Review to investigate into Lorman. When a Dr. stop caring and is only interested to medicating their patients to the point of addiction, it is time for them to move on and make way for someone else who care. Patients who require care and their loved ones have a hard enough time, they do not to be led further into the abyss of ill-​health with mis-​diagnosis and potentially addictive medications.

I’ve been seeing Dr. Lorman for years and wouldn’t think of seeing another orthopedist. Dr. Lorman is to the point when it comes to solving my problems and figuring out exactly what would benefit me the most. Having an ongoing muscular problem I’ve always appreciated the fact that he’s not one to solve all issues with surgery– that is a option you’d rather not endure if at all possible. In my book, he’s a dedicated, responsible doctor.

After a knee injury a few years ago, I was referred to Dr. Lorman. The best referral I have ever received. Dr. Lorman has been honest with me from day one, and instructed me on what to do to avoid knee replacement. Thank you Dr. Lorman.

After numerous visits to a number of Kaiser doctors I started looking for a new Dr. I was referred to Dr. Lorman by a friend. I went in to see him, showed him my MRI and he didn’t tell me your old, overweight and have osteoarthritis. (I’m 55 and about 15 pounds overweight) like all of the Kaiser doctors told me. He told me he may have something to help me. Loved hearing those words. Went in for my last injection this morning. They are helping my knee and I can’t wait to see how much they do help. I am very happy with Dr. Lorman.

I am writing this review on behalf of one of my athletes.
If you can avoid this doctor… please do so under any circumstances, especially if you are a high level athlete.
My athlete went to Dr. Lorman after he had already been recommended to have an MRI done asap to speed up knowing if surgery was needed or not. Dr. Lorman flat out refused the request for an MRI. To make this short, after 2,5 months the injury has not healed, Dr. Lorman successfully delayed treatment, the athletes sports career may be at risk… I call that negligence!

I have been living with right shoulder pain for several months hoping it would eventually go away. I knew when I injured it and since it was my right arm I continued to irritate it. My family and I have gone to Dr. Lorman for over 30 years so I gave in and made an appt.
After x-​rays and a through physical exam, I had a diagnosis! Tendonitis! I was given a prescription for an anti-​inflammatory and a return visit in two weeks. Problem solved! I am back to my gardening and working out and berating myself for waiting so long to see a specialist.
Keep up the good work, Dr. Lorman!

I didn’t want to write this review but i have to express my utter frustration disappointment with the staff/​front office.
On september 2014 i was in an auto accident and was injured with depressing back pain.
my attorney wanted me to seek medical attention from a local orthopedic surgeon
Dr Lorman was very honest of informing me that surgery was not necessary and that I needed to rest and not do anything physical for one year in order to recover from my injury.
I was relieved and was on my way to a full recovery until I needed a my anti inflammatory medication re fill.
The girl at the front desk was really rude when i forgot who my Dr. was. NOT COOL!
I could over hear the office girl telling her co workers.
This guy doesn’t even know who his dr. is.
Please keep in mind I was pretty jarred in this accident SO I CAN HONESTLY SAY MY PHYSICAL BODY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.
It took a week to finally get the prescription filled KEEP IN MIND I HAVE 6 BULGING DISC.
I needed another anti inflammatory script re fill.
wall-​greens said that there was a block on the re fill.
this was a friday night,
I called the front office on monday just to have this Un trained staff/​girl tell me theres nothing they can do about it.
my response was all you have to do is call walgreen to release the medication
The girl wanted to argue then proceeded to hang up on me.
I called my attorney to inform him of the situation and within 5 minutes walgreens called me to say my medication is ready.
wow!
I dont know what my attorney did but it helped get the this office to call walgreens and release the medication.
These office girls are good at not letting you talk to your DR FOR SOME REASON.
A month went by DR LORMAN CALLED ME BACK AND APOLOGIZED FOR THE ACTIONS OF HIS STAFF.
I talked to Theresa.
we set the appointment for april 16^th AT 3:15pm
confirmed!
I took work off and arrived 15 minutes early just to hear the front desk girl proudly announce that I missed my appointment on april 6^th.
RUDE!
So I walked back to car and got my calendar and asked wheres Theresa?
The staff couldn’t believe that I would come back.
They thought I was going to be embarrassed and just leave.
WRONG!
So they pulled me in the office so the other patients couldn’t hear my frustration.
These elephant girls were trying to ask condescending questions that went no where.
So I stated how frustrated I was and walked out.
I did call my attorney again to inform him of what had just happened.
He may be calling to speak to the real office manager.
DR LORMAN,
I KNOW THAT YOU ARE WELL RESPECTED AND I THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME.
PLEASE RE TRAIN YOUR STAFF ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC
OR GIVE THEM A BROOM AND HAVE THEM SWEEP UP AFTER HOURS.
This is not right that my recovery has been delayed because of some people that lack compassion for an injured person and just lack all around social skills.
HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!
HAVE A GREAT DAY!
MR G.

I went in on crutches with a month-​old, steadily worsening crushing injury to the MCL. I asked specifically about an MRI and he said he «doesn’t order those unless he’s considering surgery.»
From the look of his reviews on
he doesn’t order them at all. In one case which I didn’t read until too late, he started a surgery only to find out his diagnosis was wrong! E.g. meniscal tear vs. ACL tear! Is that scary or what?
He took one supine Xray, put me in an immobilizer brace, and told me I didn’t need the crutches.
I think he thinks I just want pain drugs. When I told him my pain was worse two weeks later he was totally disinterested. No empathy.
He said he’d «consider» an MRI if it got worse next time. So if his treatment wasn’t working 6 weeks in, he would «consider» knowing what was actually wrong? BIG RED FLAG.
During my first visit I was making small talk and told him my spine is out of whack from walking asymmetrically. I casually mentioned I’d be seeing a chiropractor to keep myself in balance while this was going on.
He told me chiropractors don’t fix anything. Totally dismissive. BIGGER RED FLAG.
Then, when I explained that I knew which tissues were damaged (MCL) he corrected me (maybe because he’s 80 and hard of hearing) and said «No, the ACL is inside your knee». After going back and forth about it I just gave up. He wasn’t listening to anything I had to say.
I called a different doc to get a second opinion and maybe *gasp* an MRI. I would never let this arrogant geezer cut on me.

Dr. Lorman has been my orthopedist for almost 40 years. He has «always been there for me,» throughout these many years … and … there have been many times when I’ve needed his help.
From sprains to broken bones to pain so intense in my back that he hospitalized immediately to ensure that a complete diagnosis and tests were done so that «no stone was left unturned.»
Dr. Lorman operated on my wife twice to repair tears in the medial meniscus in both legs. He also operated on my son for the same problem. All three of these surgeries produced excellent results.
In all professions today where there are a few «aces» within many more «spaces.» It’s much better to have the former vs. the latter.
Thank you Dr. Lorman for all that you do.

My girlfriend and I were involved in a traffic accident. We were hit from behind by another car. As a result, my right knee was injured when it hit the dashboard. I was terrified because I had just moved here from Kansas and didn’t have any doctors! My girlfriend took me to see her doctor, Dr. Lorman. When he heard we had been in an accident, he took time from his own lunch hour to see both of us!
I was so scared I would need surgery. He took x-​rays and told me what was wrong, and the things I needed to do to make sure my knee healed well on its own. I wanted to avoid surgery at all costs because I am a runner. It all paid off. My knee healed, and now I’m running half-​marathons again. The next one up is the Ragnar!
I’m so thankful Dr. Lorman respected the fact I wanted to avoid surgery and gave me the chance to heal on my own with PT and conservative care. Of course I would have let him operate if it became apparent there was no other way, but with his wonderful care, I’m running again!

I had been going from doctor to doctor for several years with complaints of joint pain and stiffness, fatigue, hair loss and fevers that would come and go. No one could give me an accurate diagnosis. Then I went to see Dr. Lorman who actually took the time to listen to me and put all of the pieces together. He did some lab tests which helped him to make the diagnosis of lupus.
I was not happy to hear the diagnosis, but was glad that someone finally listened to me, performed the right lab tests and was able to let me know there was, indeed a problem. Dr. Lorman referred me to a rheumatologist and followed up with me AND the rheumatologist.
Although I did not need any surgery to be performed, if I ever do, I would certainly return to Dr. Lorman. I found him to be very thorough and very kind. Lupus was not an easy diagnosis to hear, and I will never forget Dr. Lorman’s words. «Let’s not panic.» He is very reassuring. I’ve never had any problems with the staff and have always found them to be helpful.

Love Dr. Lorman! Took my 2 year old for a broken tibia. Dr. Lorman was very professional and should a concern for her needs and ours (parents) as well. He was very patient with her although she did cry for a but, but made her laugh. Her twin brother was with us and Dr. Lorman made him laugh too. The overall experience was Dr. Lorman was awesome. I workin hospital and he seemed very comfortable with children n the concerned parents.
Now the bad part about this was the front office staff. 2 of the three girls were nice, but there was a front staff that seemed dry and very unhappy doing her job. Everyone else was friendly but she’s not worth taking a star away from Dr. Lorman although staff does make the docs look bad with their type of behavior.
Thank you Dr. Lorman!!!

Dr. Lorman recently treated my son for a broken arm and I was very happy with the experience and the results. During our initial visit he had to re-​set the bone which can be quite painful and scary for a child. Dr. Lorman used humor and just the right amount of information to keep my son calm during the procedure.
Our subsequent visits to check my son’s progress were quick and efficient (most of our appointments were in the late afternoon and we never had to wait more than a few minutes). He answered all of our questions and his staff was very accessible. So happy to see the final x-​ray, which revealed a perfect arm.

Great Experience! Injuried my knee, got an appointment the same day, MRI two days later and Surgery the following week.
I have to admit that after reading the reviews here on Unilocal, I was a bit hesitant, but now that I have gone through the whole procedure, I have no regrets.
He is a bit old school, which I like and I would definitley recommend him to anyone looking for an Orthopedic Surgeon.

He told me for almost 1 year that he wanted to operate, buy I said no. All he would do is give me strong pain meds. One day I went to see him and he said that he couldn’t help me if I wouldn’t get the operation, he didn’t give any more pills and wouldn’t see me any more. He got me addictive to pain pills and then stopped them in one day, out of the blue. That was a hard few months after that.

I agree with one of the reviews, if I had a choice of no stars, that’s what i would have chosen. I went to him because I work for a doctor’s office and we refer patients to him and his partner. Unfortunately, his partner was not available so we got him. He is so rude, arrogant, and has no compassion at all. He’s always available and will see you the same day, which means he sees patient in 5 minutes. He doesn’t even come close to you. He looks at you from across the room. If you can get any of his other partners, they are far more better than him. These kind of doctors needs to take classes on professionalism. He should just retire if he doesn’t feel like being a doctor. He has a «I don’t want to be here look». I really hope he reads this so he can change his high and mighty attitude. I cannot express how much I dislike him.

I went to Dr. Lorman as he is one of the default orthopedists within my healthcare plan and group. After getting me an MRI and then giving me the results that I had an ACL tear, he did not clearly explain to me that surgery was inevitable. He actually tried to impress upon me that i should just give it some time and see if it improved, which as anyone who has torn an ACL or the internet will tell you, is silly. Yes, it was my mistake that i did not realize when he first gave me this approach that I would need to be the one to TELL him that i wanted the surgery, but somehow being an active 27 year old male should have been an obvious sign that i was not an over-​the-​hill-​non-​athlete that would like to live a limited lifestyle due to a lack of major knee ligament. I don’t mean to sound harsh in describing it this way, but when i finally asked Dr. Lorman what the reason was for delaying the inevitable surgery that was needed, his only response was that i would need to see one of the other doctors in his office who could do the surgery (Dr.Striplin). Maybe this is doctor tactic for getting me to continually come back for «checkups» and pad their insurance payments, but when i finally got to see Dr. Striplin i was treated entirely differently, the way i should have been by Dr.Lorman.

My 5 year old son was referred to Dr. Lorman by his pediatrician for a broken arm (twice!). My son is not the easiest kid to sit in a doctor’s office to say the least… he’s the «bouncing off the walls» type. And he asks a million questions and likes to interrupt. So I went to Dr. Lorman’s with apprehension, wondering if this more established older doctor would would have patience with a 5 year old or just turn and run. Well, not only was he very patient with him, but he was very kind and funny. He explained things to him, and joked with him, and gave me much relief with his über-​patience! He was obviously not only a wonderfully competent and professional doctor (my son recovered wonderfully well and quickly from his broken arm) but a kind one. He really knows how to deal well with kids (and anxious mothers). My son wasn’t the least bit afraid when he put the cast on and then when he took the cast off… even though that machine that cuts the cast looks like a saw that can cut your arm in two. I thought my son would freak but he didn’t. The second time my son broke his arm, Dr. Lorman was on vacation and we had to see another doctor in his office and I was devastated. I would have waited for Dr. Lorman if it hadn’t been an emergency!

I was referred to Dr. Lorman by my PCP for a knee problem. He repaired my torn meniscus in March 2009 at Torrance Memorial. He is a nice man and a very good surgeon. My only comments are: 1) he doesn’t volunteer much information; you have to ask for it and 2) it can be «hit or miss» in the waiting room. Sometimes I’m in and out of there quickly; other times it’s over an hour before I’m called in to an exam room. Otherwise, he did a good job. He also fixed my «trigger thumb» with a cortisone injection. His staff is also very professional.