Andrew B. Weiss, M.D.

If you want a referral to a good physician, ask a physician. I’m a dermatologist and my ER physician sister-​in-​law referred me to Dr. Weiss… Without violating my own HIPAA privacy I’ll just say that I couldn’t have been more pleased with this doctor. Education, patience and reassurance are the three least popular options in the medical field these days yet Dr. Weiss emphasized them all, took a conservative treatment approach and helped me circumvent getting a surgery on my hip that I didn’t need. I am sincerely indebted to him for his excellent care and will recommend him in the highest of terms now that I have been his patient myself. If you are searching for an excellent orthopod you need look no further.

Dr. Weiss is a rarity. I got to visit him and he is not only knowledgeable, but extremely personable. You don’t get that kind of care from most surgeons in Los Angeles. Besides one other orthopedic surgeon at Cedars, I would say Dr. Weiss is the best in LA!

By far one of the nicest doctors I have encountered. Dr. Weiss saw both my son and daughter who suffered minor sports injuries and I was very impressed by his friendly office staff, his knowledge, positive personality and interaction with children. His bedside manner is impeccable and I highly recommend him!

I cannot recommend Dr. Weiss and his office enough. The staff is friendly and thorough, and they went out of their way to answer all of my questions and put me at ease. They made me feel like part of their little family there, genuinely caring about my situation. They even laugh at my jokes (but I’m hilarious, so of course they do).
Dr. Weiss himself is great. He’s friendly and relaxed, and takes time to answer every question. He also makes great use of models and displays to show exactly what is going on and why, which is a huge help instead of just spouting medical jargon. I also see how he is with elderly patients and children, and they all love him. Top-​notch dude.
Their office feels very state-​of-​the-​art, with iPad check-​in paperwork and many separate exam rooms (less waiting– hooray). They have great connections with local radiology and physical therapy offices too.
If you need a good orthopedist, he’s your man.

A belated review by nearly 5 years. My severe carpal tunnel in both wrists was nearly killing me with pain just after giving birth to twins. I found and called Dr. Weiss from my hospital bed and he made time that day and came to the hospital to give me a steroid shot in the wrists. That’s literally and symbolically going the extra mile for a doctor. I haven’t had Dr. Weiss as a Orthopedist since and have a different hand surgeon, but if I ever do go back and his treatment and gallantry are still fantastic, then, I will give him another star!

Came in with a boxer’s fracture of my own doing and Dr Weiss took good care of making my hand heal back to normal. I was in a brace for one week and a cast for four. He specifically says a cast shouldnt be longer than 4 weeks so you can get the muscles back in order with PT.
All the visits were very easy and Dr Weiss is probably the friendliest/​coolest doctor I’ve ever worked with. He tells it like it is and he’s very easy to ask any questions you may have.
Meanwhile, the PT he recommended has been helpful and my follow up x-​ray consultations have been highlights of my day before work.
Thanks to his great team for making my silly broken mistake feel like a small bump after all.

I was very disappointed by my experience seeing this doctor. He sees multiple patients simultaneously, leaving all the doors open so there is no privacy. He is distracted and frequently interrupted by phone calls. He didn’t solve my problem and when I went back to see him 2 months later he was very defensive and unhelpful. Saying «my style isn’t for everyone». Well, it’s certainly not for me.

I was on vacation and the arch of my foot started hurting so much I thought I should have brought my insoles for my new boots. My the next morning I had to walk on the side of my foot because it hurt so much. I thought that maybe I had hit my foot and fractured it. That day we were on our way home and when we completed our 6 hour drive, I had to use crutches I had in my garage to walk. At that point breathing on my foot was so painful. Long story short, I had to go to the hospital and three thousand dollars later they diagnosed me with cellulitis. I went to my internist the next morning who said this could not be cellulitis and came back into the examining room telling me I had an appointment with Dr Weiss, a doctor I had never heard of, and I needed to get there right away.
Even though I was a patient without an appointment, I didn’t have to wait very long to be seem. Dr. Weiss new what was wrong even before he took an x-​ray, but took it anyway just to confirm. I ended up having a calcium deposit on my tendon. I had to be brought into the office in a wheel chair and I left there walking (in a boot, but walking, nevertheless).
Dr. Weiss’s beside manner is friendly, warm and professional. You really feel like he is talking to you and taking an interest in you during your appointment, not like so many other doctors where you feel they are in a rush to get rid of you so they can see their next patient. I would recommend Dr. Weiss to everyone.

I went to Dr. Andrew Weiss for a broken arm a few years ago. First impression of him was young and quick …He recommended physiotherapy, which turned out I thought to be miraculous. Dr. W. said the sling had to come off soonest possible, which I was surprised to hear as other doctors seem to do differently, and I’m positive that this helped me get back to normal better and faster than if I hadn’t done that. I was very happy with the result of going to him then.
I recently had another condition and didn’t hesitate in gong straight back to Dr. Weiss. I had a painful condition in my arm. He told me straight away what the problem was — Tennis Elbow– and suggested the usual best treatment for it. He gave me a cortisone injection, which seems to work for 4 out of 5 people but just didn’t do it for me for some reason. A few weeks later I returned to him again telling him that it just didn’t help. He showed care and concern was eager to do all that he could to help. He gave me a cream and a good quality arm brace etc — and didn’t even charge me for it — just gave it from the goodness of his heart. It still unfortunately didn’t resolve my pain completely and so a few weeks later once again I returned there.
He was not all upset or impatient with me. Thank G-​d he had enough humility to accept that he hadn’t totally solved my problem (in getting rid of my pain) on the first visit (even though he knew what the problem was but just that treatment didn’t do it for me).
He had taken an xray — in his office — but nothing unusual was seen on it so he suggested for me to have an MRI — he truly wanted to get to the bottom of it — for my sake. He got his secretary to call for an appointment for me as I waited in their office. They fitted me in immediately. Took a few hours with travel and wait time etc but with the MRI results on CD I went straight back to Dr. Weiss’ office who I was assured would see me straight away. He did, as soon as I arrived back at his office he took me in, he checked over the MRI CD, called to speak with their office to clarify some points and remained fast by his original prognosis — that it was still Tennis Elbow. He just wanted to know 100%. He laid infront of me all the options and I am in the process of making a decision which way to go now with those choices.
I have every confidence in Dr. Weiss — he is very knowledgeable, experienced, quick, caring, has humility — and very pleasant, and as seen in my recent case will investigate to get to the bottom of things if necessary. He will tell you quickly what he sees and the options. He is I believe what is called a Mentsch — a good caring man but also a great doctor/​surgeon — he is also a young and upbeat family man. I also found all his office staff to be very pleasant and helpful.
Just to use somebody else’s review here below as it really sums up my feelings well.
I could hear him weaving from room to room speaking to patients, addressing each with genuine care, concern and expertise.
I’m impressed that his approach to my issue is to be as non-​invasive as possible. He was very understanding about my concerns and I like his approach. It’s obvious that he is whip-​smart, yet he also has a lot of humility which is so refreshing.
Have your questions prepared — he is busy and if you know what you want to address, he listens attentively and gives you his full response. Excellent communicator and a gem of a human being.
I would definitely recommend Dr. Weiss.

As someone who had an ACL reconstruction from a martial arts accident many years ago, I wasn’t looking forward to going to another orthopedic doc. Dr. Weiss is a great surprise! I could hear him weaving from room to room speaking to patients, addressing each with genuine care, concern and expertise.
I’m impressed that his approach to my issue is to be as non-​invasive as possible. He was very understanding about my concerns. It’s obvious that he is whip-​smart, yet he also has a lot of humility which is so refreshing.
Have your questions prepared — he is busy and if you know what you want to address, he listens attentively and gives you his full response. Excellent communicator and a gem of a human being.
Thanks, Dr. Weiss!
UPDATE: Dr. Weiss saved me from having a surgery! Two other docs told me I had to have something removed. Dr. Weiss told me to «try not to think about this, put it on the calendar for a month from now, look at it and report back to me». He was 99% sure that it didn’t need surgery. I took his advice and he was 100% correct! The issue resolved itself! Had I listened to the other 2 doctors, I would have had an unnecessary surgery, but thanks to Dr. Weiss, I didn’t go through that!

I was scheduled to go on vacation and the USC orthopedic specialists could not see me until the middle of my scheduled vacation. Dr. Weiss squeezed me in the day after I called and explained my 2 torn ligaments were manageable and did not require surgery. He fit me for a soft cast and a walking shoe and told me to have a great trip.
All of the staff were friendly and knowledgeable. Stephanie the PA assisting was great. Dr. Weiss was nice, funny, and straightforward. Ronny wrapped my ankle and was very friendly.
I would highly recommend!

I wrote a negative review and it disappeared. I wonder how that happened.

Andrew is amazing. I hurt my hip/​actually partially tore my glut muscle at family camp. Andrew helped me to access the injury and recommended that I rest and see if it healed with time. He did not try to oversell me on anything but was straight forward with great recommendations. He took the time to explain everything to me, made me feel comfortable and confident and did not try sell me on any expensive therapy or unnecessary scans. I really appreciate it as I don’t have the time or energy to be running around. He was amazing and I strongly recommend him to anyone who need a doctor. He was great!

My 1.5 year old son fell & broke his wrist. Dr. Weiss and his staff were very accommodating to us and helped my son not be afraid. We had xrays & had him in a wrist guard/​splint in less than an hour. Thank you also to Dr. Weiss for treating my carpal tunnel when I was pregnant. Big big thumbs up, I cannot speak highly enough –everyone is very professional and straight to the point.

My son dislocated and broke his finger while playing basketball. The ER doc popped it back in but it was crooked and my son was upset. Dr Weiss fixed the finger so now it’s perfectly jn place and my son is happy. He healed and is playing basketball again. Dr. Weiss saw us again just to make sure it healed right.

I am a physician myself, and I have to say that Dr Andrew Weiss is amazing, warm, kind and supremely competent!
My son fell and broke his arm–
Dr Weiss saw him right away, he and his staff stayed through their lunch hour to Xray and set his fracture. Dr Weiss explained every step to my crying child to put him at ease.
His office staff was super friendly and helpful, no problems with scheduling or billing. His office is new and clean, and street parking is easy!
I have been happy to refer friends and patients to Dr Weiss based on his skill and bedside manner. (On of my son’s friends fell and broke HIS arm the day after MY son)

Dr. Weiss has treated me twice and this morning he treated my 4 year old daughter – and in a word, he is EXCEPTIONAL. He’s as comfortable with adults as he is with kids (and wow are kids comfortable with him!) When we need an Orthopedist, he’s the only one our family will ever see. He’s knowledgeable, friendly extremely caring and has the very best bedside manner of any doctor I’ve ever visited in my 40 years. The bottom line is that you’ll be in great hands if you become his patient.

after reading all the positive comments here, I looked at his website, it definelty says hip replacement on the site.
I called the office to book an appointment to be told that Dr. Weiss does NOT do hip replacements, :(

We saw Dr. Weiss for my 2 y.o.‘s broken arm in December 2012. He was fantastic with her and was very descriptive and willing to part with tons of information, which can be very comforting when your child is hurt.
Three months later, my daughter fell off a chair (she is clearly clumsy and this comes from my wife’s blood line I’m guessing) and this happened on a Saturday morning. I called his office and explained the situation to his answering service. In the meantime we began driving to Children’s Hospital.
While waiting in the hospital, Dr. Weiss called 20 minutes later and was clearly in his car with his wife and children. I told him what had happened and he told me to immediately leave the hospital and meet him at his office in Beverly Hills. We did.
We arrived before him and when the elevator opened he and his 7 y.o. daughter greeted us with a stuffed animal. It was pretty amazing.
He took x-​rays and she had indeed broken her elbow. Dr. Weiss showed me the x-​rays and explained in detail how it broke and what needed to be done to re-​set the bone. He res-​set it with my daughter sitting on my wife’s lap which was not easy for anyone. He then applied a splint.
Dr. Weiss then took another x-​ray to show us exactly what resetting the bone had
done. It was pretty comforting to see the difference he had made. Had we remained at Children’s we most likely would have been there all day and probably would have ended up with pins in our daughters elbow.
Dr. Weiss is an absolute professional and I couldn’t recommend a doctor more highly…

Dr Weiss is a great, down-​to-​earth kind of guy. Dr Weiss is a real straight shooter and has a great sense of humor. Dr Weiss is always running around the office trying to accommodate everyone’s needs. If you can get his undivided attention he is a great Doctor. Dr Weiss is well connected, and if he is not the man for the job/​surgery, he knows who to refer you over to. All admin’s and nurses are knowledgable and friendly. Getting an appointment has never been a problem. Dr Weiss seems to be a great doctor and well connected.