Gregg K Satow, MD

Dr Satow and his staff are kind and explain things very well. I had knee replacement surgery. From the first day I had great mobility in that leg. I feel so grateful now. I gave Dr Satow a hug and thanked him for giving me my life back. I’m relieved. Wendy

Dr. Satow is my hero. Approximately 12 years ago I was in a pretty horrific car accident. My micro surgeon recommended Dr Satow to me for any future problems. Recently after 3 years of putting it off my general practitioner said enough!!! time for shoulder surgery. So off I went to Dr. Satow. He’s very conservative on surgery so I knew if he said time to do it, it was time!!! He is so kind, you never feel rushed when talking to him. You can tell he loves what he does. Best yet the surgery was a complete success after 3 years of continual pain in my right arm is gone. I can not recommend him enough!!! Besides the fact you can trust him and he’s not going to sell you into surgery when not needed. If you have to wait for appointment worth waiting. If you have to wait in office worth it. He’s not like a lot of doctors who overlap or over book scheduling he doesn’t he listening to a patient. More Doctors like Dr. Satow it would be a wonderful world medically!!!

A great doctor. He answers all questions. That’s why the waiting time is sometimes long because some patients ask, ask, ask. He is conservative; doesn’t jump into surgery. He also has lots of patients, so you have to wait for weeks to see him.

I came to Dr Satow for a second opinion regarding a knee replacement recommendation from another surgeon. Satow took the time to understand how active I like to be, and to warn me of the limitations I’d have after a replacement using current materials & technologies. He recommended a knee clean-​out, for which I was long overdue. I chose that route, which removed a lot of debris, scar tissue and calcification. I was able to ski after 6 weeks, and am very comfortable doing normal activies now, after 2 months. We believe this option will permit time for total knee replacements to advance before I have to have that surgery. I am so grateful to Dr Satow for his thoughtful consideration, expert guidance, and excellent surgical outcome.

best surgical procedure I’ve ever had… there have been many… no pain during or after and a return to painless full mobility. I am very thankful for the return to normal function… many thanks to the doctor and his excellent staff… Bob Slade

Dr. Satow has done 3 miniscus tear arthroscopies on my knees. I really like him personally and his nurse practitioner is fantastic. I think that I would like a little more post operative guidance is all… I got a lot of info when I was pretty out of it and forgot most of it. It would be better to have the pick up person receive the info. Tiny thing, really… I highly recommend him.

I’ve been going to Doctor Satow since the 90’s. He is an excellent physician and I would recommend him to anyone who needs an orthopedic surgeon.

Very hard to make an appointment. Finally at the appointment I waited for over an hour for the doctor to see me! They also never return phone calls! Like our time isn’t important??? So rude and unprofessional!

I have a hand injury that needs attention now. I called and they aren’t accepting appointments for 2 months out. Don’t bother. Two stars because the receptionist sounded nice. We have very few orthopedic doctors in the area and I’m forced to see a plastic surgeon for a joint problem since this doctor is too busy for me. Bummed

Dr. Satow specializes in orthopedics and sports injuries. His office is part of the complex of offices up in the Ryan Ranch area, The office is clean and modern and he has the latest equipment.
My Mom stumbled out of a van and broke her wrist a couple of weeks ago, It was fortunately a pretty clean break, but she is in her 80s. I went with her on a follow-​up appointment where she had her first cast removed, the break Flouroscoped (similar to XRays) and a new cast put on.
Dr. Satow did all of this himself, with a great gentle manner and attentive care, while talking to me about the World Cup results at the same time. He put on a lighter cast and she will go back in a few weeks to remove that and get a sling.
His office has tickets and sports memorabilia on the walls and he loves competitive sports, despite his professional appearance and soft manner.
Dr. Satow graduated from UCSF, is Japanese American and has a lot of ties to the local Japanese American community.