Dr. John Angel Garcia, MD

went in to talk about options have a bone on bone knee problem. Wow! This doctor seemed to be in another world or troubled by something personal. his personality was the worst and rude like. do i judge on that and go ahead with surgery? thatch the question?

He sat down with me, being very compassionate, to give me some devastating news which made me lose all hope, but then he gave me some advice based on his own testimony that changed my life and literally saved it! I needed a double knee replacement but too heavy for surgery and in too much pain to exercise. He explained how he lost 100 pounds and kept it off and told me to research Dr. Jason Fung and follow his protocol. Less than a year later I have lost over 100 pounds and still losing weight, but also my knees and lower back don't hurt anymore so I can probably keep these knees for several more years even though they are literally both bone on bone. Nearly every health problem including sleep apnea cleared up in 2-6 months even ahead of most of the weight loss. Even friends, family and my PCP are either doing this or looking into it! Not only was he very compassionate, treated me with dignity, connected with me as a person, took all the time I needed to answer my questions and my husband's and even let us tell him some personal things about us and what we were going thru... all that PLUS he gave me some of the best advice I have ever had in my entire life that changed it forever! Dr. John Garcia is certainly my hero!

I think he is overworked or something. He yelled at me because he thought I had looked out of the exam room to "rush" him and I didn't even know he was outside the door. Then when he came in finally, he doubled down on criticizing me. I have chosen a different surgeon because he clearly had some kind of issue with me; I think he is nice to some people but rude to others.

I was just a drop in the bucket

Received a partial replacement on my left knee, Dr. Garcia is the best man for the job.

Second visit. I had not made progress on his required changes re: weight loss. He did not even sit down, but stood the entire time with arms crossed and even his ankles crossed. Clearly he did not want to spend any additional time with me, but I did have a few questions. Never have I seen a doctor who did not even sit down to talk with me during an appointment.

Dr Garcia is a thorough and talented surgeon. Wonderfully kind and caring. I have recommended him to everyone who needs hip or knee help!

Easiest joint surgery I could have imagined.

Excellent care. I had surgery one year after the other on my knees due to ski accidents.

Doctor kept repeating same few words, refusing to offer any additional information, and finally became impatient and shouted at us. Time spent with patient on follow up was so short and dismissive that we finally just gave up and went away.

Dr. John Garcia in Santa Fe, NM, performed my anterior hip replacement seven weeks ago. Had researched surgeons thoroughly before making the appointment. Everything went well, and I couldn't be happier!

Dr. Garcia has been a god send. he has replaced my knees and my husbands hip. Could not of asked for a better Dr. or better care from him. He went as far as giving me his personal cell number. Takes his time with you, and explains options. Some may think he comes off as not caring, he is just sure of himself and his abilities. He was spot on with his diagnosis. Why would you go anywhere else. PS, his assistant Juan is tops as well.

He has no bed side manner at all. He refuses to try to connect and I felt very uncomfortable as his patient.

Dr Garcia is so compassionate and makes you feel completely at ease. I did a lot of research before selecting him to do my hip replacement. He is great!

Excellent in everyway possible. I am walking because of him.

Dr. Garcia is a wonderful surgeon and human being. Warm and compassionate by nature, he exudes confidence and puts people at ease. I was scared before hip replacement surgery, but when he walked into the pre-op meeting room, my fears evaporated. He's completely natural, with no airs, and has a wicked sense of humor. My incision is healing nicely. The only thing I would change is his tendency to over-medicate for pain. I got off all meds after one devastating cocktail post-op. Never any pain--hooray!

Worst ever doctors appointment ever. Garcia is unprofessional and only wanted to complain about his accident and how he dealt with . Refused to let me do an MRI and was rude. I went to a real surgeon who ordered an MRI right away. I had multiple tears and was finally properly diagnosed and treated right. I would not recommend garcia to anyone ever!!!

I am very thankful Dr John Garcia did my hip surgery. I specifically flew in from Las Vegas NV for this surgery. I trusted Dr Garcia's diagnosis & he explained everything very well. He and his staff are very carring, and I do recommend him highly.

John Garcia is an excellent orthopedic surgeon. He replaced my left hip using the anterior procedure, and today, I walk my miles without giving the slightest thought to my new hip. It seems as natural as my right hip.

Dr. Garcia suggested that I amputate a limb that was severely damaged. I went to a specialty doctor/facility who operated to save it. I feel that he made this suggestion because it was the easiest solution for him. It is not what I wanted, and he never asked my feelings about the matter.