Front Range Orthopedics & Spine

My husband, as a 24 year old, dreaded the thought of having BOTH of his hips replaced. When we were referred to Dr. Cooney we didn’t know what to expect. But as soon as we went in to the front office we knew we were in good hands. As scared as we were, Dr. Cooney had so much confidence that it eased our worry. He took such good care of my husband and replaced both hips AT THE SAME TIME. My husband now has his life back and is no longer in excruciating pain. And we have Dr. Cooney to thank for that. Highly recommend to anyone who needs hip replacement. So again, thank you Dr. Cooney for giving my husband a second chance at a normal life!

I saw Dr. Koldenhoven and he did nothing but set me back further. I went with achilles tendonitis issues and he was running behind schedule that day when I got there. He just did a quick look and got me a prescription for cream and physical therapy. This did absolutely nothing but take my money on medical/​PT bills and put me on a longer set back to healing properly. After 6 weeks of no changes and no results from PT, I decided to go to a different doctor. I am now being treated properly, but still super frustrated that Dr Koldenhoven did not help my healing in anyway and just pro longed the process!
I highly recommend going to a different place for ankle/​achilles issues if you want to heal properly and have someone that actually cares about getting you back on your feet!

Dr. Koldenhoven performed a bilateral bunionette surgery on me. Although I had a great experience with him, the rest of the staff at this office are completely incompetent. To begin with, the receptionists are quite rude, making no eye contact and only concerned about ensuring they have all of the paperwork they need. The «techs» in the back seemed to be completely inexperienced (When performing simple tasks on my wound, removing stitches, etc). Dealing with management at this location was awful as well, whatever you do, talk to anyone BUT Marry. She is not helpful at all and wouldn’t listen to my concerns when trying to schedule my surgery. Office is nice and clean with a short wait time.

Wonderful staff and wonderful doctor I highly recommend this office for any orthopedic needs. You will have a wait time but the doctors are caring and patient and not insulting. If you have scoliosis seek the advice and care of dr Matt Gerlach. I was told by many doctors that i did not have and or no longer had scoliosis but I definitely did have it.

I have to write this review in specific counter to «Poli S.» on 1÷31÷2011. I’m writing this review as of today but my first contact with both doctors mentioned in my review goes back to October of 2012.
I have direct experience with both Front Range Orthopedics and the other doctor she mentions. I have no specific complaint about her preferred doctor, however, I did see both him as well as Dr. Gerlach at Front Range Orthopedics at the same time and chose Front Range Orthopedics and have no hesitation recommending them for other people.
Why would I choose Front Range Orthopedics (FRO) over the other doctor (who is excellently qualified)?
1) I like having a doctor who listens to me. In addition I like speaking to the DOCTOR rather than constantly being handed off to Physician Assistants and other staff. With the other doctor’s office I generally saw a PA for 10 minutes at each visit and then had a «review» with the doctor for 2 minutes at the end and things were over. With Dr. Gerlach at Front Range Ortho I usually spend 20 – 30 minutes in a session with the doctor and it is actually –with– the doctor.
2) I’ve had spinal issues all of my adult life and have had to shop for surgeons and other specialists many times. FRO’s staff, not just the doctors, all gave me personal attention and showed experience with my needs immediately. The other doctor’s office was clinical. This attitude extended to the doctors themselves. It wasn’t just the lack of time I spent with the other doctor (his choice, not mine) but the overall personality. Many neurosurgeons act «removed» from their patients’ problems. FRO does not.
3) Conservative treatment … the other doctor wanted to fuse 3 levels in my cervical spine. Dr. Gerlach felt that fusing 2 of them would bring the 3^rd into place without needing to lock the 3^rd. The procedure was a success and I have more mobility in my neck because of it. Additionally the other doctor felt my recovery would be measured in a matter of a couple of weeks (I’ve had fusions before, I knew this not to be the case) and actually acted as if taking any longer to heal would somehow be a personal defeat to him. Dr. Gerlach understood that healing something like this takes time.
4) Competence … as I was not treated by the other doctor I can’t comment on his technical skills. I am told they are quite excellent. However … so are Dr. Gerlach and the other doctors at FRO. Additionally as they continually go through their fellowship program I am assured that they keep up on the most modern techniques.
5) Online web portal … it makes a huge difference in today’s busy world to be able to access records, request appointments/​refills and to be able to ask direct questions of the staff via electronic means. The web portal at FRO, while the server is sometimes slow, allowed me to keep in direct contact with the staff without worrying that I was taking up their valuable day time that could go to a patient in need.
Last, I remember nothing about needing to pay any more or any more up front at FRO than at the other office mentioned. I was blessed to have good insurance. I filled out paperwork at both offices (and equal amounts of paperwork) like at any other doctor. Perhaps «Poli S» got ahold of someone on a bad day? I don’t know. But either way … you’re going to have to pay for your appointment anyway so given the pros and cons of this review (from someone who actually used FRO as a patient instead of leaving in a huff) … you can pick from these reviews which service is better for you.