Dr. Jim Chun-Jen Hsu, MD

PT referred me to Dr Hsu for knee injury. Wish I had done due diligence on so many things, including choice of surgeon and approach to ACL reconstruction. I can’t say any one outcome is the fault of surgeon but so many things gone wrong overall I felt important to note my experience for others. Choose allograft, not realizing there was such a difference in failure rate. This was not pointed out, or at least not as much as speed and reduced pain during recovery using autograft. I would have chosen differently if more unbiased information was presented and/ or he understood my long term goals better. I had a horrible experience recovering, with long delays and pain. My ACL failed on a moderate fall off my bike at 14 months. Going thru secondary reconstruction now with a different surgeon who shares much more of data out there. My tunnels for graft from Dr Hsu are in a poor orientation and I need two surgeries to repair. First just to fill the original tunnels put in by Dr Hsu. My new… surgeon was worried the placement of them would lead to future failures. Overall, really frustrated that I openly trusted recommendations of Dr Hsu and didn’t do more of my own research. I would have definitely have chosen a different surgeon and approach.

I visited several orthopedic surgeons to get opinions after I injured my Knee skiing. We in Seattle are lucky to have many experienced surgeons who do many procedures per week, so all were excellent. What distinguished Dr. Hsu was his open communication style that brought me into the decision and offered me options in a clear, unhurried way. I chose him to do my procedure (ACL Replacement) and he was able to fit me into his schedule rapidly. My recovery has been fantastic as his very light touch and minimally invasive technique upset my knee as little as possible so I was up and around in only a few days, ready to start PT in a week. I should also call out that he and his staff were amazingly responsive to requests and questions as my surgery approach, and afterwards.

Perfect- 7 surgeries and counting. I am a full time professional athlete. I have personally had 3 surgeries with Dr. Hsu. One was minor, the other two were major (2 knees and one shoulder). I was initially referred to him by both my physical therapist and the head trainer from my university. Both said they see the best outcomes from him. Specifically, they said that he is very precise in his work. So not only are his repairs excellent, but he does minimal damage to surrounding tissue. I have not only returned to full function, but I returned ahead of schedule with little to no pain almost immediately. I have also referred him to friends and family, including my wife and father. All four of the surgeries he has performed on them have had identical results. He is also knowledgeable, kind and gracious. I cannot recommend him more highly.

He repaired my badly injured shoulder and I’m happy to say almost 10 years later it’s doing well. I also see him about my aging knees and trust his knowledge. He isn’t surgery driven and I like that. He is doing injections and giving me time.

Dr. Hsu has seen me for several years about my college sports-related anterior knee pain. I suddenly tore my ACL in a competition and he was irreplaceable in my recovery from it. He knows his stuff, is willing to explain things in detail, and is always up for taking a patient phone call regarding questions about recovery. Every time I see him for an appointment I leave knowing I'm in good hands. I can't imagine seeing anyone else about my injuries!

Very difficult to talk about, but hoping others don't end up putting themselves into his hands like I did.

Has put me and my family back together a few times. He had time fix another Dr.'s mess up. Highly recommend him to anyone.

Dr. Hsu repaired a torn ACL and meniscus in my knee. On the day of the surgery everything was exactly on time and when they said it would be. Friendly staff puts you at ease. I was off of crutches in a couple of weeks. Tiny incision. I'm glad I went to Dr. Hsu at the Seattle Sports Medicine Clinic.

Had knee surgery with Dr. Hsu and my recovery has been so much better than I expected. I credit Dr. Hsu's light touch. I've heard from my physical therapist that Dr. Hsu's patients usually do better than average. I highly recommend him for ACL repair.

I went to the Northwest ER on a Saturday with a badly broken ankle. The doctor forwarded the xrays to Dr. Hsu, who responded that they should send me home and that I should call his office on Monday for an appointment. On Monday, I was told that someone would call me back to let me know if he could see me. Hours later, I called again, and was told that I would be called when something had "been worked out." In the afternoon, I located another surgeon, who saw me that day and told me that I should not have been sent home from the ER. He showed me the xrays that showed three bones broken, one in fragments of varying sizes, and the dislocated remainder of the ankle. I had surgery on the ankle. Several days later (Thursday), I received a call from Dr. Hsu's office about an appointment to be seen. I explained that it had been an emergent situation and that I had someone else do the surgery. There was no response, no explanation, and no apology. I never set eyes on Dr. Hsu, nor did… I speak with him by phone.