Wellness Lectures

...My daughter had back surgery with Dr. Fry. We stayed 2 nights in your new ortho rooms on the second floor... on the day of surgery, the pre-op staff is so professional and caring. Everyone helped settle our ne...

I was mountain biking at a local resort and half the people that day were wearing full body armor and half were not … I was part of the half that was not. I flew over my handle bars onto a rock and suffered a hai...

I cannot say enough about how gracious, polite and kind Dr. Bannar's staff is. He is one of the nicest doctors I have ever encountered, and want to thank him for all of the support he gave me....

Dear Dr. Bannar, Dr. Cottrell and all of the Tahoe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine's staff. I would like to take this time to sincerely thank you for your excellent care. I am so very thankful that you all were w...

Chris, Jordan, Colleen & Dr. Orr - Thank you so much for helping me fix my mysterious knee injury! I really appreciate everything you guys did for me! In fact, earlier this month, I (successfully) completed t...

After years of severe shoulder pain my family physician assisted me in contacting Dr. Kyle Swanson to see if anything could be done to alleviate my severe shoulder pain... In the past I had two operations on the ...

I had a total knee replacement performed by Dr. Steve Bannar at Barton Memorial. Since I have been an employee of BartonHealth for almost 27 years, it was very comforting to see so many familiar faces... I knew I...

From pre-op to post-op to playing golf in 7 weeks. Dr. Bannar and the entire Barton staff did an excellent job on my total left knee replacement. With great physical therapy from Jason Collin and Chris Proctor’s ...

Chris, Alby, Chantel, Colleen and Tara - Thanks for all the work in helpin gme get my hip back to normal. You are all true professionals and caring people. Time for me to get back to climbing mountains, skiing th...

Dr. Swanson and staff: Thank you so much for getting me in, in a timely manner. It is much appreciated....

I was so very much impressed with the staff at the clinic, After the ski patrol brought her down from the mountain and your staff took over the continued high level of professionalism was very comforting and made...

I've been thinking about you [Dr. Bannar] as I approached the one year anniversary of my new knee. I celebrated with a solo four day trip to a remote corner of Death Valley. During this time, I gave thanks for yo...

He's [Orthopedic Surgeon, Terrence Orr ] is really cutting-edge. I was back on my skis in two-weeks and competing in three. He really reduced my recovery time. When you travel someplace new, it's not only imperat...

I want to thank an of you as a team for a "job well done" in the efforts of having my hip replacement procedure go so well. Without this team and the team at Barton Memorial Hospital I believe my process would no...

I suffered with back pain for years. It affected every part of my life. Tahoe Fracture Clinic saved me. Dr. Fry and his staff did an amazing job with my back surgery. From consultations, actual surgery, recovery,...

Many thanks to everyone at your facility for the care and kindness shown to me in response to my ski mishap. We came back home and I had surgery to repair my broken ankle. My recovery is going well. Thanks again ...

On June 4 2010 Dr. Rupp did a total knee replacement on my right knee...The surgery is a complete sucess !!! I am much better than before the surgery... No pain, no grinding and with my right leg being the same l...

Throughout my surgery and recovery, Dr. Kyle Swanson was extremely accessible and responsive to my needs and questions. Now that I am fully recovered, I feel like 120 percent thanks to Dr. Swanson!...

Dr. Kyle Swanson has performed two surgeries on me in the past 2 1/2 years; an Oxford/partial knee replacement and a total right shoulder. Both surgeries went extremely well! These were my 3rd and 4th joint repla...

I just wanted to say thank you [to Dr. Bannar and staff] for the fast and uncomplicated achilles tendon surgery. My rehab went pretty well and I am back to surfing. This winter, I will be back on the snowboard......

Dr. Swanson: Every time I’m on a hiking trail, I think of you and my wonderful new knee. Since my surgery, I’ve been hiking between 125-200 miles every summer! Thank you for all you did to give me my life back....

Dr. Bannar performed total knee joint surgery on my right knee in January. I cannot say enough about how happy I am. He's given me back the active life I thought I'd never experience again. I'm already back to hi...

A special thanks to Dr. Bannar and his Fellow, Cecilia who both made Robin and myself so comfortable with what was happening. They are more than great surgeons they are exceptional people as well....

I can never properly or fully thank you for your expertise and work on my shoulder in February, but thought I'd share this as a small token of my deep gratitude. I'm just a little more than 7 months post AC joint...

A little over a year ago, Dr. Rupp replaced my right knee! It took approximately 6 months to feel good, then another 6 months to feel great... Now it is as good as new. No pain, stiffness or complications. I can ...

My knees have taken a beating over the years, and even though I am eligible for AARP membership, I still go out and try to keep up with the youngsters (and sometimes even beating them). The only way I can do this...