Michael M Taba, MD

I am awaiting to have my knee replaced. A friend used him with good results. She had a very bad knee from an accident in her teens and was rather young (43) to have her knee replaced. Caution: If you experience a lot of pain, get your regular medical doctor to prescribe any pain medication or anti-inflammatories and not Dr. Taba. My general doctor, for example, gave me a prescription for an anti-inflammatory. Dr. Taba had given me a prescription for it as well, but had me on a dose three times lower than my general doctor. I have had the same general doctor for over five years, and have only known Dr. Taba for a few months. So, of course, he is very conservative in his pain treatment. His goal is to 'fix' your broken or torn ligaments or bones, not fix your pain. Dr. Taba is very personable but because he is so in demand (one of only a few doctors who make a customized knee) he spends very little time talking with you but you wait a long time to meet with him.His staff handles everything for him from prescriptions to tests, etc. Therefore they seemed overworked and their attitudes of being overworked show up. For example, when my general doctor gets results from a test or has filled my prescription, I always get a courtsey call from them to let me know. I do not get such treatment from Dr. Taba's office. If you are not pro-active in keeping on top of them in regards to scheduling tests, prescribing medication, etc. you may be disappointed with your experience.

My daughter figure skates, and it seems as if we might as well have a standing appointment with Dr. Taba. Would not go anywhere else. The time he spends with her to understand the problem, to work with her on healing the problem promptly, and following up to make sure she is feeling better is PRICELESS!

Approximately two weeks and still no appt. The staff dealing with OWCP seems to lack knowledge and experience with billing since they can't figure out that all they need is a valid CA-16 which covers up to $1500.00 to begin the process(more than enough to cover an evaluation and follow-up) I'm not talking surgery or major damage in my case either. Getting a call back with progress or status updates isn't going to happen either. My business is going elsewhere.

Dr. Taba performed a total hip replacement of my right hip a few months ago. He is the consummate professional and a very gifted surgeon. He will be replacing my left hip next month, and I have complete faith in him.

Poor bedside manners. Poor communication. Conflict of interest:owns MRI clinic next door. Wife manages office and seems to have no knowledge on how to treat patients.High fees for the poor service they provide.