Thanks Patty. I agree that unfiltered patient reviews are important.

I also look for surgeons who have been practicing for 5-10 years, so surgeons in their late 30s to mid 40s - and with a solid med school and residency pedigree. The surgeon I picked for my TKRs had done his residency at the Cleveland Clinic, a world renowned institution. It is not easy to get into these schools to study or to serve a residency - they have strict entry requirements. They produce doctors and surgeons who are very skilled at their specialty.

And younger doctors (30s and 40s) are still very ambitious and on the leading edge of medical advancements. And they're old enough to have completed hundreds or thousands of procedures.