John F Cook Jr MD

I saw Doctor cook for reconstructive hand surgery. He was able to do miracles. He reattached severed tendons and reattached nerves. My hand isn’t perfect but fully function able. At the time I felt like I would never be able to use my hand the way I do. Thanks Dr Cook

I am an eye surgeon who developed rheumatoid arthritis with problems in my hands and fingers. Dr. Cook has been outstanding in helping me with those problems. He also has performed trigger finger surgery on 2 of my fingers. The surgeries went very well and I was able to recover fully so I can play guitar comfortably again. I highly recommend Dr. Cook for his care and expertise.

Absolutely excellent. Great care when my son broke his arm (surgery, pin, removal, etc.). Excllent customer service from the front desk to the nurses/​technicians to Dr. Cook himself. Also amazing when I needed a consulation for knee issues. No other choice for us!

I’m an experienced RN. I saw Dr Cook caz I had seen Dr Yaru and had a great respect for Dr Yaru. The front office operates unilaterally and are not in the same team and philosophy. Just saw Dr Cook today for couple of orthopedic injuries. Afterward he refused to write up any LOW DOSE RX PAIN OR even an ANTIINFLAMMATORY ‚!!!
Referring me to my internist to write RX!
What kind of practice is this! Saying this is his practice’s philosophy! HE WOULDNT EVEN COME TO THE FRONT OFFICE TO EXPLAIN! This is very rude and unconventional practice!
If he feels this way about treating his injured patients to this level… then he should get out of this specialty!
His cheap office wouldn’t even accept AX for payment!

I broke my arm 12 – 2013. Something went wrong during that 6 week healing period. Well I then had to find a surgeon. April 2014 Dr Cook was the surgeon for me. I remember seeing my arm before surgery and it was so messed up. Plus the daily pain I was in. It’s a lil over a year now since my surgery. Well I must say. Pain ummmm none. Scar ummm what scar I can’t even tell I was sliced open. Metal bar I forget I have one. Ok my point is. Dr. Cook 6 weeks after my surgery my arm has been 100%. Dr. Cook your AWESOME

Quite simply the best orthopedic visit I’ve experienced, hands down (all pun intended)!
Dr. Cook did me a kindness and saw me on very short notice, got me right in the door, and quickly remedied my ailment.
What was so wonderful about this experience was that I was a new patient with Dr. Cook. Many other practices wouldn’t even see me on short notice. In fact, in some cases I was rudely denied by the front office for even mentioning a same day appt; rather off-​putting. Not the case with Dr. Cook’s office and wonderful staff. I was accepted, emailed the new patient information to cut out my waiting time, and seen rather promptly upon arrival. I saw the ACTUAL Dr. Cook, and not passed off to an associate (which is rare these days), and given proper diagnosis, options to move forward, and even had a detailed cost sheet presented to me for consideration on charges affective with the procedure and insurance coverage. I’m in awe. Each person was more considerate than the next; the whole staff was wonderful.
Bravo!
And since I can actually clap now, I’m even more pleased.
Thank you to the entire office team! Thanks again Doc!

I loved Dr. Cook. He has an excellent bedside manner. He explains things in detail, answers questions, and doesn’t pressure you or rush you. He also gives you objective information and the percentages of success with the different procedures. In the end, I decided against unnecessary surgery on my ganglion cyst because of these statistics.

I love Doctor Cook! He is one of the friendliest doctors I’ve ever had! So is his staff! I was a patient because I broke my hand pretty badly riding a mechanical bull and he fixed me up without surgery! Highly recommend this Doctor!

Let me first say that Dr. Cook is very personable and has a pleasant personality. However, being someone who has had some experience with amazing and horrible orthopedists and Dr. Cook falls into the meh category. I was sent to him by my company for a worker’s comp injury and was thoroughly unimpressed. He talked down to me and suggested that I may want to look into a new career. I went to him so I could prevent further pain and injury but I do not have any faith that his guidance is going to do anything for me.
On top of all of it — the wait from my appointment time was 45 minutes to see him the first time I was there.
Also, it took his office about 3 weeks to process an approval for the physical therapy that he had ordered.
I will be working with my company to find a new ortho.

I was a patient of Dr. John Cook for many years, and he performed surgery on my hand. He was always kind, gentle, and took time to listen. However, when I retired and signed up for Medicare, he wouldn’t see me any more because Medicare doesn’t pay enough. So enjoy his services while you’re young.

We were so fortunate to be referred by a friend to Dr. Cook! He was absolutely wonderful. I can’t say enough good things about him. My son broke his hand snowboarding and needed surgery. I called on a Monday and the staff scheduled us to come in the same day (even though the doctor was very busy). On Wednesday he had surgery. It’s now been two weeks and his hand is healing so well. Dr. Cook fixed his three breaks in his hand and everything is going so smoothly. My son felt comfortable and at ease with Dr. Cook. He was reassuring and caring about everything. I can’t say enough about how much I would refer Dr. Cook to others. Also, his front office staff were helpful and nice. I would highly rate this office, doctor & staff!

This wonderful, kind, gentle surgeon has made my life even better by the expertise of his field. I have a very physical job and was in chronic pain due to a problem in my hand. Within 6 months, I am better than ever and back to rock climbing, weight lifting and all sports with NO pain. Thank you Dr. Cook, you are amazing!!!

Simply no better place to go. My son required additional surgery from a mistake made by another hospital. He is no longer in pain and is healing normally right now. If I could give them 10 star, I would — Amazing doctor and staff. Thank You to Bobbi too!

After a recent snowboarding trip, I found myself in need of a good orthopedic doc. Let’s just say the mountain won and my wrist lost. Urgent care charged me $ 120 for the exam and another $ 300 for x-​rays of my wrist and hand. The fracture wasn’t immediately apparent. So they gave me a splint and told me to see my regular doc 2 weeks later (another $ 90 office visit and $ 170 wrist x-​ray). Long story short, by the time I took the advice of a friend and made an appointment with Dr. Cook, it had already been 3 weeks since the injury. Not only was he extremely warm and friendly, his front desk staff and Ferdi (the guy who put on my cast) were all awesome. I’ve been in twice with one more follow up scheduled. At the first appointment, they called me in within 5 minutes of my scheduled time. The 2^nd, they walked me in immediately, took off the cast, the doc took X-​Rays, looked at them, showed me a few rehab exercises, I paid and I was OUT THE DOOR 30 minutes after I walked in. As for the cost: I had just switched to a high deductible Aetna insurance plan with an HSA. That means that although in network doctors have a negotiated rate, everything still comes out of my pocket to be reimbursed later. Considering the cost of seeing the urgent care doctor and my first two rounds of x-​rays, I was expecting a fat bill. I ended up with 2 office visits, a cast and x-​rays– all for less than I paid on my first trip to urgent care. I highly highly recommend Dr. Cook and his team.

Good doctor if you are not over 65. My wife has been a patient of Dr. Cook for several years and she really liked him. My wife just turned 65 and is on Medicare as most 65 year old people are. In the process of scheduling an appointment for wrist surgery, we were told that Dr. Cook does not accept Medicare and we would be welcome to pay his surgical fee in cash. My wife was totally shocked and disappointed as she now has to find another physician to do her surgery. I am very disappointed that Dr. Cook would abandon his 65+ year old patients like this.

The best hand doctor out there. He cares and has the best bedside manner of any doctor I have ever visited. You feel good every time you visit because he is very thorough with his explanations and takes his time. I highly recommend him.

I was referred to Dr. Cook by a friend. I took my son to see him for ongoing problems he has been having w/​his knees. I was very impressed with his bedside manner. He was very thorough in his examination, explanation and treatment plan. While we are still going to get a second opinion, as we always do, I would highly recommend Dr. Cook to those searching for an Orthopedic Doctor.

When to UCI student health center to have a doctor look at my annoying ganglion (Cyst) and leaving there with recommendation to Dr. Cook. I was worry that it serious but turn out it was normal he did nothing to relive it just take some x-​ray and charged me a very hefty price. Still have the annoying cyst and have to pay the copay around $ 200 with my insurance.
I feel like he give the x-​ray as an unnecessary mean to make money. I talked to my family physician and he said the x-​ray was unnecessary too. I feel like Dr. Cook rhyme with Crook and just burn a hole in my wallet. Beware of what treatment that you are getting do research on your condition before you go to his office.

OMG, I LOVE DR. COOK!!! More than that, he SAVED MY HAND from having to be amputated!!! Years ago, I was bitten by a dog. I washed the wounds but the next day, Urgent Care told me they couldn’t help me but they had made an apt for me in Newport. After viewing my hand and the x-​rays, I was told immediate surgery was needed due to a rampant infection. Had I gone in even a day later, it would have been too late. Not only is Dr Cook a wonderful surgeon (he re-​attaches severed fingers and all that), but he has a warm personality and truly cares for his patients.
I read the earlier review that a patient had to wait a long time and although I ROUTINELY wait over an hour for a lot of my doctors, I have never waited more than 20 minutes at Dr. Cook’s. I would not judge your physician based solely on waiting time — he could have had an emergency like mine on the day you went!
I love the guy. He’s competent, kind and responsive and that’s all I can ask for in a doctor.

After seeing that Dr. Cook had a single one star review from a Unilocaler, I felt compelled to share my own experience. In October 2009 I was referred to Dr. Cook by the doc at Newport Urgent Care after I found out my right hand was fractured.
I called Dr. Cook’s office to make an appointment and saw him the following day. I was greeted by the pleasant front office staff, filled out some paperwork, and was taken back by Fergie, Dr. Cook’s nurse. Fergie was competent, put me at ease, and was gentle… Remember that my hand was broken! It was bruised, swollen, and any attempt to bend my fingers or use my hand put me in LOTS of pain! And I have a high threshold for pain!
After giving Fergie a brief history on my broken hand, x-​rays were taken in office by a friendly gal, and then I met the man of the hour! Dr. Cook explained that he was going to put me in a soft cast for a couple days in hopes that the bone might properly align.
A couple days later I return to his office and it was apparent that my hand was fractured in such a way that having surgery to properly set the bone was my best shot at regaining function of my hand.
Two days later I had surgery and it was a success! Dr. Cook informed me that the bone was twisted and that he had to take out tiny bone fragments. He stitched me up and put three pins in my hand which were later removed. The bone healed in perfect alignment and each week the pain lessened, and I gained better function of my hand. I am forever grateful for Dr. Cook and his great team. I should also mention that I was equally impressed by the surgery center and their staff, as well as the Nurse Anesthetist. She was excellent!
In my opinion, Dr. Cook is an OUTSTANDING doctor who is clearly dedicated to his patients. I highly recommend him to anyone who is ever in need of an excellent orthopaedic doctor. His nice bedside manner is the icing on the cake!
Thank you Dr. Cook!