Mark Sontag, MD

Mark is among the finest physicians I have ever been treated by. I suffer from various back ailments, and Mark has treated me and has provided awesome pain relief.
I can’t recommend him high enough! He takes the time to listen and learn what you are going through. He provides many options, and you make a decision with thorough input from him.
Want to feel better? See Dr. Mark Sontag at REMEDY!

So caring, so competent, such a great staff! I have nothing but go things to say about him!

Dr. Mark Sontag is quite an impressive physician. I’m currently and have been Dr. Sontag patient for well over twenty years. He is a quick thinker and won’t waste your time, however, he take time with patients during their appointment to ensure the patient has proper understanding of procedures and is comfortable with their options. Dr. Sontag answers questions thoroughly and clearly in an unassuming manner.
Dr. Sontag is a reliable, accommodating, and an honest physician. I was told I needed back surgery. Before agreeing, I insisted on seeing Dr. Sontag. Before and after the surgery Dr. Sontag impressed me by over seeing my surgery and recovery processes.
I would highly recommend Dr. Mark Sontag and his staff to others who want no nonsense, efficient office that treats you with respect.

Since Doctor Sontag’s treatment and procedure relieved my neck pain, I can’t say enough of good things about this physician.
I was referred to him by a medical assistant in my previous doctor’s office, who was not getting the results I was hoping for.
The medical assistant mentioned how her father had a very good experience with this particular doctor specializing Sports Injuries. I am so thankful for that referral.
I am impressed with Doctor Sontag’s careful analysis of the issues and suggesting treatment that hit the mark.finally.
Doctor Sontag performed a sensitive procedure on my neck at the Surgical Center, I was a bit nervous about it, but the experience was absolutely positive and the results are great !
I am continuing to go to this specialist for another injury that I do not trust any other doctor with, even though he is not part of my insurance company network.
That in itself should say a lot about how much faith I have in Doctor Sontag …
When you are in his office, check out some of his famous patients’ pictures on the wall (I assume that they are his fans too…) …

I have been seeing Dr. Sontag for a number of years and continue to be amazed by his compassion and commitment to my quality of life. I have a rare chronic disease so I have a great deal of experience with physicians and I would rate Dr. Sontag’s care as exceptional.

Dr. Mark Sontag is an amazing doctor. He’s been practicing sport medicine for more than 20+ years. I injured my knee (playing soccer) about two years ago and was recommended to Dr. Sontag. When I saw Dr. Sontag, not only did he diagnose my injury, he told me how to take care of it and how to do simply exercises without re-​injuring my knee. After a few months and visits to his practice, I was back on the soccer field. I know his on high demand since his a great doctor and the wait to see him might be a while, but his worth it. What else can I say other than his a doctor with lots of experience, he tries to help you as much as he can, very carrying about his patients and his staff. I recommend him 110%

I’ve been a patient of Dr. Sontag and Remedy Medical group for 10 years. I’ve had a cervical spine condition and various sports injuries. (rotator cuff, ankle/​foot problems.) I’ve never been anything but satisfied with him.
I look through the tons of negative reviews and I wonder if some of the issues with his personality are because no one has a sense of humor. Really, cut the sob fest.
He’s stern with his patients, but he’s always had my best interest in mind. Plus he’s in popular demand, so he might run behind. But what doctor doesn’t?
Remedy’s staff is super friendly (as you can see, their office has great reviews). For the amount of doctors in their office, I can imagine how many people they see on a daily basis.
As far as treatment is concerned, I always receive the best from him. He’s super knowledgeable, doesn’t over medicate, listens to what I have to say and always talks to me like a person, not a dumb patient.
I’ve referred tons of fellow runners and swimmers and they’ve never been anything but satisfied. He’s also seen my family and has always been respectful and compassionate.
Maybe you just can’t be a weenie when you see him.

I have seen Dr. Sontag and his SPARC rehabilitative team for the past year for my back pain. I cannot say enough good things about him and his teams care.
I was referred by a well respected doctor at Stanford to Dr. Sontag after my back surgery a year ago, when I was still experiencing some pain. After attending Dr. Sontag’s SPARC work hardening program, I learned that back surgery wasn’t the only thing I needed to cure my pain. I had to rehabilitate my back and learn how to manage my back when I experienced flare-​ups. I was taught various exercises, stretches, pilates and yoga moves to improve my bouts of tightness, inflexibility and pain. I worked with Jesus Arroyo three hours a day, three times a week. Jesus was fantastic! Knowledgeable, calm, patient, experienced and cool. The exercises he introduced to me to, I perform everyday on my own to keep a handle on my back. I now teach the same movements to my family and friends, back pain or not. Jesus and his team also performed functional tests on myself weekly, which gave us a good idea of how I was improving.
Pain management wasn’t the only thing that SPARC offered me. I was provided counseling to find a new career (I retired from being a Firefighter). SPARC also provided me with a psychologist (Dr. Kimeron Hardin) who specialized in working with people in chronic pain. Pain is not only a physical issue, but a mental issue, I learned. It causes depression and can carry over to all areas of your life. Dr. Hardin taught us what pain can do to your thought processes and mood. He introduced techniques to improve our mental health. Group sessions were also provided and allowed us to listen to other patients stories and relate to each other. I found that it brought us patients closer and provided a good support network. Dr. Hardin was extremely personable, intelligent and charismatic.
We had check-​ins with Dr. Sontag every two weeks to see how we were progressing. Dr. Sontag was very supportive. He took interest in my new career ideas and even offered me some contacts in fields i was thinking of pursuing. I found that he was very personable, polite and interesting to talk to. He would also teach us classes on pain management in between his busy schedule of patients. There is a good reason why Dr. Sontag is a doctor to the SF 49ers, San Jose Sharks, many athletes and people of all different types of professions. He’s the man.
I now go to the gym daily and always start with the same routine Jesus Arroyo taught me at SPARC. I know how to manage my back pain, which has allowed me enjoy my life, my family and my new career. Thank you to Dr. Sontag and the SPARC team.
PS
Veronica Gutierrez, the SPARC program manager, was very efficient in providing me with all my necessary paperwork, appointments and contacting my workers comp insurance adjuster to approve my care with SPARC. If I had any questions on the workers comp process, I would seek her out. Veronica was very pleasant and helpful.

This physician is an example of the worst practice of medicine. He is unprepared and rifles through your chart as he enters the room. He does not listen to what you say and has his prescription pad out as he’s looking at his notes from your last visit. Cookbook medicine should be on his shingle: take 2 pills every six hours and don’t call me. He lacks compassion and humility and has an ego that fills the void in the room. He should retrain for another job, preferably one without any people contact.

Dr Sontag is a wonderful pain doctor. He is great with my father who has pain and dimentia. I would highly recommend him.

I am so thankful I was told about Dr. Mark Sontag — were it not for him, my quality of life would not be near as complete as it is today.
I had a serious sport injury with a rare diagnosis. Doctor Sontag got it.
I had been to specialists across the country in an effort to regain my quality of life. Dr. Sontag is the most sensitive and thorough doctor I have been to.
He treats each patient like they are a pro athlete, which he knows how to do since he was the team physiatrist for the San Francisco 49ners and Giants. In his exam rooms are many pro athletes’ pictures with personal thank you notes scribbled on them. I understand why.
Dr. Sontag sees each patient as important and treatable. He is caring, sensitive to people and pain, and capable of treating the most complex conditions.

I would definitely NOT recommend this office. First, the (front) office is poorly managed. Although patients are on-​time (even asked to come early), the doctor is NEVER on time. Waits have run from 30 – 45 minutes on average. The front office staff loses messages, doesn’t follow up with insurance, and has no idea how to stay on top of things. For a pain management office (well, any medical office), this is not acceptable. And, when you call with a problem or issue, they tend to get mad at you. Like, we’re at fault for being in pain? Maybe a little compassion would help. While the doctor may very well be competent, he seems to make errors on prescriptions which require multiple trips/​calls back to his office. These cause even more pain and frustration for the patient who is in pain. I would recommend going a bit further from home to find someone whose office has their act together.

Dr. Sontag is great. Check out the reviews for ‘Remedy Medical Group’

After three years of pain and going from doctor to doctor. Dr Sontag did the ultimate, he took my pain down and made it livable. He still continues to help me. God Bless him!

I retract this review.

If I could have put negative stars up there I would. I was one of his patients that went through one of his treatments that was not successful. I don’t know how long he would have kept me on it until giving up, but I was the one that finally stopped it since it was not doing any good at all. It was causing more harm than good. He would have known so if he ever stopped to look or listen to me. It was pretty obvious, but he didn’t care. He actually seemed angry when I stopped.
This doctor has such a huge ego, it’s amazing that his head fits through the door every day. The reason why the doctor never listens to his patients is because he is too busy talking about himself or how we should not be upset if we are in a lot of pain since there are athletes that get hurt every day playing their sport. He definitely lacks compassion for people. In my opinion, he lacks in a lot of the important things that make a person a good doctor. To me, it seems that the most important thing to him is himself and the almighty dollar…