Shimoyama Steven, MD

I find John’s review rather interesting since Kaiser is telling me dr. Shimoyama’s diagnosis was wrong. This doctor diagnosed me with cervical stenosis and shoulder impingement. he also tried to bill my insurance for epidural steroid shots which my current doctor now claims would be impossible for him to administer in the manner that he was injecting them. I really don’t know what to believe at this point. All I know is after my insurance questioned his office regarding the wrong billing codes, he cut me off. That was a shame since I did like his demeanor

The best, I’m pain free! He really takes an interest in each patient. Again, just the best!

Dr. Shimoyama saw my wife for a pinched nerve and healed her back to health in no time. His demeanor, bedside manner, and experience as an Orthopedic Surgeon was telling within minutes of meeting him. With the proper diagnosis and treatment plan my wife was feeling better in no time. His office runs very smooth and efficiently with almost no wait time to see the Dr. S. (Yeah I know I couldn’t believe it myself). If you are suffering from a sports related issue, he is the man to see since he is a team physician for the Clippers. 5 stars as I have already recommend him to family and friends.

A wrong diagnosis led to a useless and expensive year of therapy.
In doubt, always consult 3 or more doctors before making any decision.

Awesome! 100% recommended. The Doctor and staff are great!

He’s the best!
Very calm demeanor. Looking to find a way to fix /​stabilize the problem without having to go thru surgery. I like this doctor!

My son suffered a torn ACL and called another well known Santa Monica orthopedist and the receptionst was in his words extremely rude to him and demanding that he do certain things before he could even see the doctors physicians assistant first! He then called Dr. Shimoyama’s office and they were very nice and he was able to schedule an appointment to see the doctor. He really liked Dr. Shimoyama and his honest answers and approach. We had many questions and he always took the time to answer them and alleviate our concerns. After the surgery he called that evening to ask how he was doing, thank goodness because we did have questions! On your follow up visit he even cleans and changes the dressings himself, not a nurse. You have many options for doctors and he always encouraged us to get a second opinion but we always felt really comfortable with Dr. Shimoyama.

I know this is really unusual, but I wanted to acknowledge a staff member in Dr. Shimoyama’s office, Michelle. I called a few weeks ago asking for an appt. for an urgent nerve injury. The Dr. was not available for weeks — the mark of a good doctor. Michelle was helping me, and I took a chance and asked her if she knew whether the Dr. had experience with nerve crush injuries in the foot — or if she could refer me to anyone. I asked because she seemed VERY efficient and also medically knowledgeable as I was describing the injury — way, way beyond the average receptionist or office person in a doctor’s office. I mentioned this to her, and she said she’s been working for him for 20 years. Wow — I know that excellent, world-​class people keep excellent, world-​class people around them. So I knew she must be really good if Dr. Shimoyama has retained her for such a long time. She said she would try to ask him if he had any ideas or referrals for me. I hung up thinking she was nice and very helpful, and there was a 50 – 50 chance that I might hear back from her.
Well, she called back the very same afternoon and left a msg on my cell that she DID talk to Dr. Shimoyama and asked him, and he had a referral name for me. WOW. I was so impressed and so pleasantly surprised. She even included the number for making appts with this referral Dr. I couldn’t believe it — I almost cried, honestly, because this injury has been very scary and I was hoping to get a good Dr. soon who would know how to treat a crushed peripheral nerve. I have seen one urgent care, three podiatrists, one neurologist, and they all seem to not know exactly how to treat this injury — and,.of course, a few of them contradict each other’s treatment plan.
Meanwhile, I am trying to stay optimistic and hope for the best, but it’s very difficult when everyone says they’re not sure exactly what to do.
Anyway, it was great just to work with this high caliber of support person, and I believe Dr. Shimoyama must really also be that good to keep people like this around and appreciate them properly so that they *want* to stay.
As a somewhat desperate patient, It’s so nice to even encounter helpful people like this who want to and can help us when we’re in pain and have no idea what to do!
Thanks so much, Michelle!

If you ever need an Orthopedists, Dr. Shimoyama is the one. Have had two occasions when I needed to see him. First one was 8 years ago when I twisted my ankle badly.
Most recent one was due to radiated pain on my arm. Did not know the reason and did not know whom to visit. Even my physician was out of ideas. He recommended me to a Chiropractic. It did not help. I went to see Dr. Shimoyama in hoping he could help. He DID! It was the injury to the soft tissue between my shoulder bones that created pinch to the nearby nerve, and in turn created pain in my arm.

i suffered a back injury during the week before christmas and spent the better part of an afternoon calling around to find a sports doctor to help me mend. dr. shimoyama was the only person available, a huge surprise because he’s a) a great, considerate, knowledgeable doctor and b) the team doc for the LA clippers.
huge thanks to dr. shimoyama for helping me heal in time to go on a snowboard trip to wyoming less than a month after my injury!
has anybody seen blake griffin dunk lately? while blake’s clearly a freakish athlete, dr. shimoyama should get some credit for helping blake bounce back from the knee injury suffered during the preseason before his rookie campaign.
a fixture at home clippers games, you can always spot dr. shimoyama and his kids sitting behind the team’s bench.

He’s patient and attentive to what you have to say; seems to have tons of experience. Kind and soft spoken, a very practical doctor, speaks very straight forward which is always good. The staff is also really nice and caring, Stephanie and Michelle. Looks like he’s one of the physicians for the LA clippers, seems to have a lot of staff badges hanging at his office. Parking is available on site for $ 10/​day; a little hard to find free residential parking.

Dr Shimoyama is the guy I go to for all of my usually sports-​related injuries… and he has me back up and running in no time.
I’ve been goin to see Dr S for about 10 years now, and my parents have been seein him for even longer… so you can kinda say he’s a family doctor. Very straightforward and honest, he’ll tell you what’s wrong and what you can do to get yourself back to 100% as quick as possible.
Only thing that sucks is that you have to pay for parking, even if you’re there for only 30 min or so… and you usually will be because the first thing that the doc likes to do is take xrays. Just make sure you’re covered… but even if you were paying as you went; I’d still push for you to see the doc.
(Btw — he’s one of the Clippers’ doctors, so you know he’s good, well, not cuz the Clips are good, but because it’s a professional sports team =p)