Bay Ridge Orthopedic Assocs

Bay Ridge Orthopedics is the most unprofessional, sloppily managed doctor's office I've ever been to. In early October 2012 I had a 1pm appointment in the Bay Ridge office and didn't get in to see Baum until 6:10pm. There was a disgusting meth- freak looking woman in the waiting room who was licking open sores on her arms. Baum is clearly distracted and unable to give proper attention to patients. On November 14 I had an appointment at 4pm at the Avenue R location. I arrived at 4pm to find 21 patients ahead of me in a boiling hot waiting room with no available seats. I was told that my wait would be at least two hours. I left and will never return. Dr. Baud's practice is a disgrace. The patients are treated shoddily and the "care" is marginal at best. Find a real orthopedist if you an.

I had a consultation with Dr. Baum following an automobile accident. I injured my knee in the accident. I waited a very short time to see him. He was very thorough and explained all of my options, both surgical and non-surgical. He wasn't too quick to want to operate which is unusual for a surgeon, which I was impressed by. He made difficult concepts easy to understand, and I left there knowing a lot more about my injury and my options without the feeling of being ""rushed""out of the office as is the case with most physicians. If you have a knee or other lower body orthopedic problem Dr. Baum is the guy to see.

Dr. Baum is a very skilled physician who is caring and very competent. He has several offices, and his Bay ridge branch is not appealing at all. It is rather drab and dark, but it is worth enduring in order to be seen by this authority.