Chris S Pallia

Front office staff were nice, but their system must be a mess because someone called and scheduled me, a different person called and left me a message asking me to reschedule, i called and talked to someone who rescheduled me, and then another person called me asking if i got the message to reschedule. Beyond that issue, I don't want to see the Dr again. I come from a medical family - surgeons, nurses, drs, and used to be a corrective injury specialist and trainer. Because my insurance couldn't get me in with the Dr until almost a month after it happened, I'd been paying out of pocket for physical therapy in order to improve until I could see the insurance-covered dr and PTs. I walked in with a full report of my week to week assessments, rehab protocol, improvements, etc. from the out of pocket ortho and pt. I asked the Dr if he wanted to see them and he REFUSED. Then he asked what hurt. I used some medical phrases I know to describe when my injury still bothered me. He essentially rolled his eyes at me and said "oh we are using big medical words huh"... who is that condescending to a patient? What dr refuses to see what preventative care and rehab the patient has been doing already before making recommendations? Not a good experience. Will not go back.

I would & do recommend Dr. Pallia to everyone. He is a skilled and knowledgeable surgeon. I've seen him for a few different problems and have always gotten great results, better than expected. His office staff is great, too. They are friendly and their customer service goes far above and beyond any other offices I've dealt with.

Terrible experience with Dr. Pallia. He was very dismissive and disrespectful of my young adult daughter and utterly useless in diagnosing or treating her. I would not recommend him to anyone.

I am 55 years old and suffered a Bicycle accident on March 22, 2020 breaking my left wrist, was taken to Coronado Hospital's ER and was lucky to have Dr. Pallia see me next day at his office, Very professional from the beginning, he scheduled my surgery for four days after,, surgery team was great as well, surgery went so well that I did not required any pain medication after surgery, this was my first and hopefully my last broken bone, Dr. Pallia has magic hands, definitely the best, Thank You Dr. Pallia, you deserve 10 stars not 5!!! I am 55 years old and suffered a Bicycle accident on March 22, 2020 breaking my left wrist, was taken to Coronado Hospital's ER and was lucky to have Dr. Pallia see me next day at his office, Very professional from the beginning, he … More

Dr. Pallia performed arthroscopic surgery on my knee with torn femoral cartilage and meniscus damage in May of 2019. I have now been back to 100% pain free activity since the start of 2020. We had a discussion about progress I was making prior to the surgery. He said, if you are progressing let’s hold off on surgery and you can come back in 5 weeks for a follow-up. He was clear and honest. The surgical repairs have allowed me to get back to surfing with 100% confidence. I am extremely satisfied with Dr. Pallia. I highly recommend Dr. Pallia, so much so that my father subsequently had an extremely successful shoulder surgery with Dr.Pallia. Thank you Dr. Pallia Dr. Pallia performed arthroscopic surgery on my knee with torn femoral cartilage and meniscus damage in May of 2019. I have now been back to 100% pain free activity since the start of 2020. … More

Dr Pallia is “head and shoulders” above the many Dr’s I have dealt with. His explanation of a condition is complete and understandable. His team is outstanding and caring. I give him my highest recommendation - there are few better!

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Started out with left shoulder rotator cuff tear and minimal bicep tear, and the 2 partial knee repairs and finally right shoulder rotator cuff and ruptured bicep repair!! Phew!! He’s done all of them and did a great job! I would recommend him to anybody thinking of having work done! Thanks doctor Pallia! Mark Started out with left shoulder rotator cuff tear and minimal bicep tear, and the 2 partial knee repairs and finally right shoulder rotator cuff and ruptured bicep repair!! Phew!! He’s done all of them and did a great job! I would recommend … More

Amazing surgeon. Great staff.

Great surgeon. Great staff.

I really like this doctor. He took plenty of time with me, explained clearly what I didn’t understand, and figured out what was wrong. He helped get rid of the nagging pain I had experienced for 10 weeks, I couldn’t believe it. I’m grateful for that. He consider d my unique situation, and didn’t diagnose using a reference book of “similar symptoms” across a broad population. He focused on me and my needs.

Great doctor and surgeor. Very professional and has a great team. -Rafael Galeana

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Extremely grateful that I found Dr. Palia! He is not your average surgeon. He has high expectations. He is critical of others in the care pipeline. He repaired a complete tear of my patellar tendon and rotator cuff/labrum tear. He did such a good job I swear my "bad" knee is stronger than the good one. My rotator cuff tear was in a rare place. He said he might not be able to repair it with conventional methods. When I came out of surgery he said it was a good repair. Now I'm doing push-ups and running/hiking/boulder hopping. No pain! On other sites I've read complaints about his lack of bedside manners. Do you want a social butterfly or a good surgeon? Dr. Palia is legit!! I can't thank him enough for putting me back together. Extremely grateful that I found Dr. Palia! He is not your average surgeon. He has high expectations. He is critical of others in the care pipeline. … More

Extremely grateful that I found Dr. Palia! He is not your average surgeon. He has high expectations. He is critical of others in the care pipeline. He repaired a complete tear of my patellar tendon and rotator cuff/labrum tear. He did such a good job I swear my "bad" knee is stronger than the good one. My rotator cuff tear was in a rare place. He said he might not be able to repair it with conventional methods. When I came out of surgery he said it was a good repair. He was correct!!

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Dr. Pallia has taken care of my knees, my back and most recently my ankle. I got a quick appointment, X-ray and I was in the operating room the next day to have my fibula screwed back together. The process has been great and the doctor has been there for me when my cast was annoying and when the PT got a bit painful. Dr. Pallia is a professional and doesn't do the small talk. He gets right down to business and gives you the scientific, doctor explanation of your problem and how to fix it.

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He took the time to review all X-rays and MRI with me and described the meaning of all the findings so I could understand well.

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Dr. Pallia fixed my 83-year old Mother-in Law's accidental hip injury (needed new hip), my rotator cuff (sp).....made it bionic... and now gave med a total new knee.... our family will always entrust our joints to this surgeon....pick the best! He will tell you TRUTH

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Great surgeon, great doctor!! I had a knee injury and was very worried about what that would mean. From the beginning I was made very comfortable. The office staff was professional, helpful and friendly, which I needed as I was very nervous from the start. Dr. Pallia himself was absolutely wonderful. I was taken directly into his office/ exam room and he took the time to explain what was going on in my knee, showing me models and diagrams and talking in language that I, a lay person, could understand. He explained my MRI and x-ray findings at length and described what would occur during surgery as well as after. The staff was very helpful with all of the other info and logistics. Very professional and friendly. They were able to get referrals for me in the shortest time I have ever seen! They explained what I needed to do prior to surgery and walked me through everything. I was anxious and nervous and they were great...repeating info for me and making sure I had it all down on paper. Overall the experience was fantastic and I am back to being active as I was before with no sign of surgery! Great surgeon, great doctor!! I had a knee injury and was very worried about what that would mean. From the beginning I was made very comfortable. The office staff was … More

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Came with my brother to see Dr Palia for a 2nd opinion on his knee pain. Dr Palia took the time to to review his x rays pointing out what he saw and why he thought that was causing his pain. He then went on to show him a a working model of a knee and explained exactly what he thought was happening. We never felt rushed in his office. Dr. Palia was warm and personal as was his receptionist. I would highly recommend him and will turn to him on the future with any future knee, elbow, or shoulder problems Came with my brother to see Dr Palia for a 2nd opinion on his knee pain. Dr Palia took the time to to review his x rays pointing out what he saw and why he thought that was causing his pain. He then went on to show him a a working model of … More

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Maybe I caught Dr. Pallia on a bad day, but on my visit he seemed short and unfriendly. He did give good advice on the injury, but that came after a rather unpleasant introductory analysis . He then gave me heel cups which he said would be covered by my insurance; these in fact were not covered and I'm stuck with the bill. Off-day or not, I would not recommend Dr. Pallia or see him again. Maybe I caught Dr. Pallia on a bad day, but on my visit he seemed short and unfriendly. He did give good advice on the injury, but that came after a rather unpleasant introductory analysis . He then gave me heel cups which he said would … More

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