Aimee Schimizzi, MD

I was very, very pleased with the level of care I received at this practice. The first time. The second time? Not so much. I was very alarmed wht the doctor made me sign all of the releases. I was upset when, an hour or so later, I experience excruciating pain in my wrist. It was supposed to be a cortisone shot, but it hurts so bad. The memory of it still makes my wrist throb.
Initially, I saw a gentleman whose name starts with a ‘B’. According to the lackluster front office staff, he is ‘not a doctor’. I could give a rat’s @ss. His bedside manner and treatment was waaaaaaaaaaaaay better than Schimizzi.
I’m presently looking for another doctor.

Sadly Dr. Schimizzi has moved to Texas. :(
She treated my scaphoid fracture, and i am almost 100% recovered. Not that I make it a habit to break things, but I will miss her. She is a great doc and a really nice person to boot.

Dr. Schimizzi performed ligament surgery on my thumb last summer. I was really impressed with her explanation of my options and careful consideration of how I use my fingers on the job and in my recreational activities. The surgery and recovery process went exactly how she described. Her office staff was excellent too. I hope you never need a hand surgeon but if you do, from my personal experience, I highly recommend Dr. Schimizzi.

Dr Schimizzi is an excellent hand surgeon. She is cautious, kind, informative and her office staff is very nice. My hand surgery went well and I would recommend her to anyone having orthopedic issues with the wrist.

Caring doctor, nice staff and easy to get an appointment. I can highly recommend and I’ve had a few hand doctors who were none of the above.

The day FINALLY arrived for me to see a doctor for my tennis elbow. I didn’t have to wait three weeks to get an appointment and she accepts my insurance. Call Ripleys…
Of course nothing goes as planned. I had my appointment on the day that BART catches on fire and the Commute From Hell took place. Good thing I decided to give a friend a ride to work. It took me 55 minutes to make it from Richmond to Berkeley. Mind you, I left the house at 9:25 so it was a long time to be in the car for what is usually a short trip. Luckily I know my city streets well and I was able to get off of the freeway and make it to her office… but I digress.
I arrived at the appointment time and filled out the usual tome of paperwork. After signing my life and privacy away, I patiently waited to be summoned into an exam room. The only reason I’m leaving off a star is that it took 30 minutes for me to be seen. Of course, I have heard of two hour waits for other doctors who shall remain nameless, so I will consider myself lucky. When you have suffered with elbow pain for as long as I have, 30 minutes was just a blip on the cosmic time map.
The exam room was really cool. I enjoyed the diagrams of various hand ailments on the wall. No offense if you suffer from this ailment, but the «hand of benediction» seemed fairly epic as far as injuries are concerned. What a response if someone asks you what’s wrong with you; I have been stricken with the HAND OF BENEDICTION. I SHALL SMITE YOU WITH IT…
After reading about that, claw hands, carpal tunnel (boring), and the shoulder chart, the physician’s assistant walked in. Then the fun began. He tested my grip, my pinching strength (no idea what the clinical term for that is), and my range of motion. It was like being in Flight Attendant training :).
Then the doctor came in. She was VERY nice. I hate it when doctors are all-​knowing and condescending to you as a patient. NOT this physician. I want to refer to her by her first name she made me feel so at ease, but that’s not fair after she spent all that time in school earning an MD… We discussed my options and I ended up with a long-​coveted cortisone shot. I realize this is probably TMI for most, but you have have no idea how long I have been suffering!
I am not pain free yet, but I am enjoying the «kiss my ring» stretch she gave me which I have been doing liberally. Stretch arm out straight, bend hand down, hold. My friend said I SHOULD get a big ring to compliment the action.
Anyway, I was very happy with my visit and the overall experience with the office. I hope I never have another injury like this, but if I do – I will make a beeline to Dr Schimizzi’s.

(All the following applies to my visit to Dr. Schimizzi’s Berkeley office)
Dr. Schimizzi is an exceptional physician with an absolutely first-​rate practice. I can’t judge her medical credentials, of course, beyond the obvious: she’s finely degreed and wears a spotless white coat. But what I really mean by «exceptional» is:
* Her office saw me on short notice
* Both over the phone and in person, everyone in the office treated me with concern, dignity and plain-​old friendliness
* They have a fancy x-​ray machine that displays images instantly
* She took the time to explain my injury and the factors in her diagnosis
* I was presented with the full range of treatment options available to me and actually felt empowered to decide myself
* All billing was coordinated with my insurance company
* She elevates cast-​wrapping to an art form with her care and attention to comfort. She also offers a wide selection of this season’s hottest colors.
I and all my radical dude-​bros often find ourselves getting hurt in the line of awesomeness, and I’ll be recommending Dr. Schimizzi without reservation. In fact, I just sent another friend her way with a fixie-​induced injury and he was equally satisfied.

Dr schimizzi is the best caliber of physician one could ask for. The difference between a good doctor and an excellent doctor lies in the quality of care one gets on a personal level. She views her patients not just as «cases» but as people that could have any ailment that she or one of her lived ones could have as well. I could not recommend her more.