Dr. Christopher D. Grimsrud

So happy I had my hip replaced with Dr. Grimsrud. I’m skiing, hiking and pain free again. What a joy! Thanks so much to you Chris and the great team at Kaiser.

During my initial consultation with Dr. Grimsrud, he listened carefully and completely adddressed my questions concerning the 'right time' to do hip replacement, the likely and possible outcomes, recovery period, etc. He immediately followed with emails providing more information, and encouraged me to communicate with any other questions. I appreciated his calm manner and unrushed approach. He met and talked with me again in the hospital prior to surgery, again with calmness, reassurances, and openness to addressing any questions. It was clear that he had an excellent support team during surgery and pre- and post-surgery, and that they all respected him highly (and he, they). He met with me again as soon as I had come out of anaesthetic, and explained how well the surgery had gone and again, asked if I had any questions. I feel very fortunate to have had the benefit of Dr. Grimsrud's high level of surgical skill, commitment to his profession, and relationship skills.

Unfortunately my hip replacement surgery left me one inch longer on one side. This has really caused problems and necessitates having all my shoes altered. This is an expense Kaiser does not cover.

Dr. Grimsrud was a pleasure to meet with and performed a total hip replacement with anterior approach that is healing well. After 4 weeks I was walking about 3 miles without an aid. The whole team at Kaiser Oakland and San Leandro were terrific.

A very skilled surgeon.

As a patient Dr. Grimsrud is an excellent physician in all respects.