James Gasho, MD

Compassionate and caring. He seemed to really relate to my 89 year old dad. Asked about his pain, reassured him and told him that after some in home pt (he was already an inpatient at a rehab), he could resume his swimming. Gave my dad the confidence he needed to get through the exercising and recovery!

Kind doctor with a very nice and professional staff. I was seen right away. I came into the office with a prognosis of tendencies. I have seen him twice in two months. He gave me two shots of cortisone and pain pills. I called three days ago to tell him my Rx has run out and I am still in horrible pain. He told his receptionist to tell me there is nothing more that he can do for me. Wow! So no physical therapy, or a referral to another doctor. I asked for him to call me back. Its been two days and I am left in pain and feel lost with no call back!

Dr. Gasho is friendly sure, but doesn’t matter since he is so all over the place come recovery time. The problem I have is there is a big lack of communication. I had 2 knee surgeries and there was no clear post-​op instructions given. No PT exercises given at all, I wasn’t told what to work on after surgery (i.e. doing ankle pumps, working on getting extension). I was told all these things by a co-​worker who also had ACL surgery and had to google all the information for post surgery care. Dr. Gasho told me some stuff but after I was already behind on them. For example, one week after surgery I came in for my follow up still using the crutches and not putting weight on my leg. At the appointment he told me I could be walking on my leg but I should have been given that information earlier so that I could have started putting weight on it. At the same appointment he told me I didn’t have extension but didn’t tell me I should have been working on that or how to work on that. 2^nd week after surgery he asked me how PT was going even though the week before he told me to hold off on PT. Then he told me I was behind cause I wasn’t in PT. He kept me in a restrictive brace for about a month and then would tell me I’m too stiff and need to get moving yet had also just told me to keep the brace on cause I wasnt ready to take it off. Very contradictory. I ended up being super stiff for PT, more than is normal. He made the recover unnecessarily frustrating, confusing and long.
Really needs to brush up on his post op care and return the PT’s calls. My PT called multiple times and never heard back.
Go see Dr Douoghui or Dr. Ken Fine instead.

I love this man! Words cannot express my profound gratitude for Dr. James Gasho’s care and compassion. I might just have to get his name tattooed on this leg that he fixed! After going through hell with a severe IT band injury and seeing many other doctors, I would never go to anyone else — DC’s finest!. He has changed my life and will be my doctor for LIFE!
Gasho is an extremely talented and intelligent surgeon. He deeply cares about his patients and his calming, gregarious personality instantly put my worries to rest. There must be a special place for Dr. Gasho at heaven’s gate, and I thank God I found him.

When I got tossed off my horse and ended up in the E.R. DR Gasho was the attending orthopedist. He took a look at my X-​rays and and yeah just as my twisted finger indicated. Broken. I was gonna need pins and so the hospital gave me him as a referral and I’m really happy they did.
DR Gasho is not only knowledge, friendly with a dash of charm but hes a no BS kinda DR. He gives it to ya straight but always with a smile. I’m not an insurance person, I was paying for this surprise medical care all out of pocket and DR Gasho worked double time to give me options I could afford to fix up my broken self. Not a lot of people would do that but he did. His office staff are amazingly nice and they always remember me.
My surgery which I was super nervous about went off without a hitch. DR Gasho was patient with me and my nerves and got me out of there fast. He even helped me take camera phone pics of my post surgery wired up hand so i could gross out family and friends on Facebook. That’s going the extra mile for sure! All my follow ups were on schedule and went super smooth from scheduling, to office wait, to x-​rays, to billing. I was actually kinda sad when he said i didn’t have to come back anymore.
If you wanna be mollycoddled by some god complexed, daddy type, he might not be your guy, but if you want a GOOD doctor who knows what he’s doing, has a great staff and will work with you and your needs all while smiling. then run don’t walk to DR Gasho if you ever need an orthopedist. Seriously he’s the real deal.

Currently facing three more knee surgeries to repair the original injury and Dr. Gasho’s surgery.

I got a recommendation for Dr. Gasho in July from my primary after consulting with my primary on the embarkation of an intense physical activity schedule (going from the occasional workout or run a few times a week to 5 – 6 days of 4-​hour periods of activity). At the time I was starting to get «crunchy knees,» a symptom that comes on sometimes when I stop exercising for a while, but not while I’m running. This was happening while I was running. I said was looking for a sports therapist to give me some pointers on what more I could do to reduce the sound, and my doc sent me to Dr. Gasho.
I will first say that the front office staff of Dr. Gasho’s office were VERY NICE — they were helpful and friendly, both on the phone and in person, before and after the appointment. I was ushered into a room relatively quickly (maybe a 10 minute wait) and asked to wait for the doctor.
Then the foreboding began.
First, Dr. Gasho came in 20 minutes later, personable and friendly like some other reviewers might say. He hadn’t closed the door, and so having just introduced himself, a nurse who came in and then said ‘sorry, wrong room’ caused him to jump up, say ‘I’ll be right back’ and disappear for 10 minutes. When he returned, he made no comment on the interruption or the delay. I explained the situation to him and my history and my primary doctor’s thoughts and he observed the sound and my knee movements. I was about to explain my current activity level and the rigorous schedule I was about to embark on, and his cell phone rang. He commented that he didn’t know who the number was, proceeded to answer it and talk with his wife for 5 minutes about plans for later in the evening. When he hung up, again, no apology or comment about taking a call in the middle of a session — the fact that he didn’t even have his ringer off, much less *not in the room* was a shock; I’ve never been to a doctor who made such an unprofessional gesture. But then the best part: after hanging up, he immediately went back to our conversation and told me that my condition just comes from «getting older, and there is nothing you can really do about it.» He then said that living an inactive lifestyle will accelerate the condition, but that no kind of activity, stretches, supplement or exercise, could improve my knees from where they were at that point.
WTF? I am 33, with a fairly regular though not strenuous exercise schedule, who has *had* this condition before and made it go away through increased activity and nutritional changes. And dude tells me it’s because I’m aging and sedentary?
I then insisted on his advice re: my knees on a major lifestyle change, trying to explain my current and future exercise plan, and he shut me down by saying we were done and he was late getting to the next patient.
So, I was basically disrespected in all of these ways:
1. Doctor was late.
2. Doctor was not focused.
3. Doctor took a social phone call during a visit.
4. Doctor did not make any indication that any of the above actions were disrespectful of *my* time.
5. Doctor’s diagnosis: Shit happens when you age.
6. Doctor’s prescription: Nothing. It’s hopeless.
7. Doctor’s recommendations: None. He didn’t have the time to assess the situation and provide his opinions.
Bottom line: Dr. Gasho came across as a disrespectful, totally arrogant individual who walks his office like big man on campus, and does very little. Which could be overlooked IF HE HAD PROVIDED ANY KIND OF SERVICE you would expect from a doctor: a visit that involves listening to the patient, a diagnosis, and a professional recommendation or suggested treatment.
I wish I could give his staff separate reviews, because they were great, but Dr. Gasho, I will never visit again and would never recommend him to a colleague.

It has been a few months since my knee surgery and I have yet to go back to Dr. Gasho for a follow up. As a matter of fact I have no intention of going back to him and am actively seeking a new orthopedist that accepts my insurance. My physical therapist gave me a list of names that I’m currently reviewing.
With the help of my physical therapist, I have regained most of my range of motion. Dr. Gasho had initially asked if I wanted to go for physical therapy. I never thought it was an option, but is very important to do in order to have a better recovery. I still have pain if I over use my knee and it feels «achy» if the weather is cold and wet but otherwise the main issue that I had initially is gone.
In regards to Bill S making a comment on my experience. I would like to say that everybody is an individual. No two people are alike when it comes to their bodies. Do a search of knee arthoscopy and recovery and you will find various stories of such. No two are exactly alike.
Would you treat a 23 year old physically active person the same as a 40 something year old couch potato who both had knee surgery? To totally disregard a patients individual situation because a «text book «says otherwise is just plain wrong. What happened to a doctors medical ethics of respect for person or beneficence?
Again, for me to defend my request to have an additional two weeks off after having knee surgery just two weeks prior in my opinion is not excessive. Nobody at my physical therapist office could believe I was denied that short period of time. I was having significant pain and swelling that was corroborated by my physical therapists as well. I was not trying to «get over» on anybody. It’s not like I was out of work for months and didn’t want to go back anytime soon. Thankfully when I had my ankle arthoscopy and ligament reconstruction two years ago by a different doctor in New York I was treated with compassion and as an individual.

I’d like to recommend Dr. Gasho very highly. He’s done arthroscopic knee surgery on me and tended to various other issues for others in my family and we’ve all be very pleased with the results. I like his direct and plainspoken manner, and he clearly enjoys helping people. He’s been very accessible on appointments and returns calls to his cell, which few docs do, of course. (I can see how, too, he would have declined to give another Unilocal reviewer a form allowing an additional two weeks off after arthro knee surgery. Yes, your knee will be stiff, you’ll be limping and you’ll be in some pain, but it doesn’t require three weeks to return to work.)

Dr Gasho is a good guy. Once you become his patient, he will always find time for you. He seems to love what he does.

I wouldn’t trust anyone else with my knees.
I’ve had 3 knee surgeries: 2 ACL reconstructions (left in Sept 2003 and right in June 2010) and a meniscus scope (June 2006) and Dr. Gasho performed all of these. He’s an excellent surgeon, really easy to talk to, and you can get in to see him within 24 – 48 hours. He’ll also take the time to email you back if you write him with questions.
I know a lot of people who have had their ACLs done, and it’s surprising how varied surgeons are in their post-​op approaches. I’d say Dr. Gasho is fairly aggressive – you start PT in 1 week, and he lets you walk on the leg (with your brace of course) the day of the surgery if you can handle the pain. I know people who have been advised to use their crutches for 2 – 4 weeks!
I haven’t had any issues with the ACL reconstructions (one using a cadaver ligament and one using my own patella tendon graft). My knees are very stable, and I can play any sport without thinking twice about it. If you’ve got any sort of knee pain (or any other joint or back pain) that’s not going away, be sure to see Dr. Gasho.

I came to see Dr. Gasho earlier this spring. My friends who had broken bones, torn ligaments, etc. had recommended him so I gave them a call and made an appointment. The receptionists were very friendly and helpful and were nice enough to squeeze me in.
Dr. Gasho was a cool guy. His hair was sorta long (like nearly to his shoulder) and gray. He wore very bold color shirt and tie combos and was very relaxed. The funniest part about him, I’d say was when his cell phone rang, I couldn’t believe what his ringtone was! I actually don’t remember now what song it was, but it was some sort of ridiculous rap song and I almost fell off of the table laughing. Anyway…
I had been having a lot of trouble with my hands and wrists. I know I have arthritis already (I was told this at my previous ortho doc when I had surgery on my wrist in 11^th grade) but I had wondered if I had somehow managed to have carpal tunnel syndrome. I had pain in my hands all the time, even if I wasn’t doing anything but sitting. Sometimes while doing the simplest things — like opening my wallet or picking up a frying pan, my hand would almost do a spasm like thing and sharp shooting numbing pains would go up to my elbow and back.
Dr. Gasho took x-rays…they showed nothing. He gave me celebrex… which made my arms hurt. He then put me on a new prescription that sort of worked for awhile and he also had me going to physical therapy. Unfortunately, I was about to graduate college when I was seeing him and my parent’s insurance wouldn’t cover me once I graduated… so I had to stop attending PT and seeing him for a new prescription. We never did figure out for sure what was wrong with my hands at the time, but hopefully now that I have insurance again, I can go back and see what is up.
The reason I gave 3 stars was because I felt like even though he knew the time period was short (bc of my insurance being up), I thought he could have done more tests (like an MRI) or something to figure out what was wrong instead of just giving me anti-​inflammatories. Yes, the prescription helped a bit… but my hands still hurt and I don’t know why.