Orthopaedic Trauma Institute

Dr. McClellan, Colleen, Dr. Duffy, and staff performed nothing short of a miracle with me. I am forever grateful for their excellent care. He is the finest doctor I have come across and Colleen and the rest of the staff were amazing helping me, and giving me the finest care pre post and surgery. They are what medicine should be all about. And to top it off, he’s a cowboy who knows a good horse! Serious cool points there.
I completely shattered my femur in a horse training accident the year before, and had a titanium rod put in, by another doctor in my area, then began the long slow pt process. I realized that something was not right. I was in pain all the time, had a severe limp despite all the efforts of my physical therapy group in Monterey, and was getting worse rather than better despite my bone growing back in.
I am 28 now, if I had not fallen in their hands, I would be in serious chronic pain and walk with a shuffle/​limp for the rest of my life. First off, Dr. McClellan believed that something was up and got me in for a CT scan that showed that my leg and hardware had «healed» 36 degrees off. To say this made sitting, standing, walking, and doing anything a struggle was an understatement of the century. I couldn’t work and was really struggling for a long time in every way. Before Dr. McClellan, many doctors turned down my case and I was losing hope at ever becoming better.
Fortunately, he said I’ll fix this and man did he! He set that sucker at the perfect angle and made it as straight as its mate on the left and put in a much better rod and hardware. He had tons of people in that room helping him work on me. I want to thank all of them as well! I was scared but everyone was very kind and got me in the right mindset before I went under and they worked their magic.
The minute I woke up from surgery, I felt giant relief and the pain in my hip was gone. I knew immediately that his plan had worked.
8 months later, my limp is almost totally gone. My pain is at a level that doesn’t affect me unless I push the envelope. Thanks to Dr. McClellan and his amazing staff, I’m making a huge comeback and am now taking back control of the chronic pain and my life.
If you are unlikely enough to need orthopaedic surgery, get your broken butt to these guys, your luck will change for the better!

Around two years ago (second anniversary four days ago!) as I was riding my bike to work, I got doored by an idiot driver. I ended up with a fractured tibial plateau. Disclosure: if you google, get ready to cringe. Suffice it to say, I was howling in pain. I was rushed to the General where I was seen in the ER and promptly moved to the operating room. The staff at OTI were my caregivers and they were immensely kind, patient, and communicative. I was seen by some of the best orthopaedic surgeons in the city-​some would argue the Bay Area. OTI staff are knowledgeable, accessible, and best of all friendly. I ended up with a plate and seven screws to stabilize not only my plateau but my free-​flowing ACL. I was off my leg for three months, which just goes to show you how serious the fracture was. I’m walking normally, don’t have any disabilities from the fracture, and now smirk when I recount the tale of my awesome knee scar. Top marks all around!
Make sure you check out their offices in Building 9. It’s a treat.

Put simply, the docs at UCSF/​OTI put me back together. Beautifully. Back in 2006 I took an ill-​advised fall from a third story window. The landing broke 32 bones — including shattered elbows, back, neck, ankle and pelvis. The docs at OTI worked miracles to reconstruct my arms, realign my pelvis, and ensure that the neck/​back injuries were stabilized. It is due to their remarkable work (might I say craftsmanship?) that I suffered no long term disability from the fall — in fact, my tennis game has improved and I’m even running faster than before (probably more due to motivation than the titanium that reinforces a few body parts). These docs are at the top of their game — empathetic, expert, and enthusiastic about the practice of medicine. I’m forever indebted to their team.