Northern Virginia Orthopaedic Specialists

All of my experience has been with DR Hosick. He has been excellent in his care and treatment. He sent me to their therapy department. I can not say enough about the care and kindness I received. I was treated by Keiron, great therapist. He was really helpful and always full of cheer. Bill Sisk

I have been a patient of Dr. Peltier for nearly 10 years with problems with my shoulders. He has done now 3 surgeries to repair them. He listens and is responsive to questions. My two invasive surgeries were in patient and tough. He ensured that I was not rushed out of the hospital until I was ready to go home. I have recommended him to others with shoulder issues. However, I would NOT recommend either Dr. Hosick or Highfill in that practice. Both are arrogant jerks. They are not kind nor patient and act as though your time is not as valuable as theirs. Dr. Peltier is the opposite. A big plus when the nurses and staff at the hospital speak highly of him.

I came to this practice earlier in the year because my friend had an awesome experience with one of the doctors. When I needed help for excruiating pain in my leg, this doctor was not available but I was told Dr. Hosick was. First visit he did brief examine. Told me not to walk for a week and wear a walking boot for a month. In addition, I was given 3 weeks of physical therapy. After a week, I had to return to work, but I still had pain. I made an appt. and took my husband to make sure I didn’t miss any directions. Dr. Hosicks’s response was, «So, what do you want me to do about it. You’re going to be in pain for a while» I was absolutely floored! If my husband wasn’t there I wouldn’t have believed what I heard. He told me to continue therapy, but don’t worry about any follow up appointment. Six months later, I’m still in pain so I go to another doctor to find out I have an anotomical issue since birth that affects the way I walk thus putting strain on my tendons and ligaments. If it’s not too late to repair, surgery is the only answer. Follow up appointment is scheduled and I was not made to feel like an inconvience. Shame on you Doctor Hosick… if you have become desensitized to those in pain, maybe getting out of the medical field is in order.

DO NOT SEE DR. HIGHFILL
My wife saw him twice and he was utterly useless and 100% unsympathetic. He did NOT listen to her problem and sent her to physical therapy, which, ten sessions later, was a waste of time and money. She returned today to inform him the pt did not help and she’s having the same issues with her leg and foot as before. He told her it will take 1 year to heal and was completely unsympathetic towards her and just left.
We will be filing a formal complaint with this Doctor and I will demand reimbursement for charges from NVOS. We could have seen a doctor that CARED and LISTENED to my wife, but we saw this joke of a doctor. I do not like being so rude, but this is absurd.

I went to see Dr Hosick this morning to assess my hip pain which I have been suffering with for three years now. Dr Hosick was not only very professional, but a very compassionate doctor who showed true concern for my well being and quality of life. I have been to 4 orthopedic doctors looking for someone to help me in which all had failed me. Early this morning I went to see Dr Patel at the Virginia Pain Center at Novant Hospital in Haymarket to get an injection to relieve this debilitating pain in my hip. It was there that I had a total breakdown venting to him that every doctor that I had been to see each told me that there was nothing they could do. He recommended Dr Hosick to me and even made the appt that afternoon to get me in right away. What started out as a miserable day turned out to be one of the best days of my life. Dr Hosick advised me that I needed a hip replacement and that he would help me. He told me that I would have to wait 3 months now because I just had a cortisone injection. That’s okay because I have new found hope now. I am looking forward to June when I can get my new hip and get back to enjoying my life again.
As far as the staff, they were very kind and professional so I can’t figure out what all the bad reviews are about. They have a very hard job trying to make everyone happy which can be tough sometimes. I am so glad that I made the decision to go ahead and get an injection this morning because if I hadn’t, I would not have had the opportunity to meet the doctor who will be responsible for changing my life forever. Life is good so be kind to others and you’ll get the same in return. Thank you. :)
Regards
Denise Langlais

I WILL NEVER EVER GO BACK TO THE MANASSAS LOCATION TO SEE DR. HIGHFILL.
First off. My appointment was at 330pm. I got there early of course. guess what time I was seen… 5pm… Because I guess the Doctor thinks I have nothing better to do with my afternoon than sit in a waiting room for several hours and to only be seen for 15 minutes and not even touch my ankle that I sprained just told me he’d recommend a boot for me to wear and he’d see me in two weeks…
When i attempted to tell the Doctor I was displeased with the wait time when he finally saw me he had nothing to say but chuckled to himself. The only apologetic one was the woman who checks you out and she felt awful about it …
The two women at the front desk changed the tv to cater to young, bratty children and turned on cartoons to calm them down because they were running around the waiting area while their mother ignored them. They almost hit my ankle and about tripped over a woman in a wheel chair. still the mother said nothing and even after the cartoons were not working the receptionists still kept the tv on there which didn’t help with my almost two hour wait time in the waiting area. They never asked them to stop running around they just turned their personal music up louder.
When i first walked in I knew I would have new patient forms to fill out and even stood at the desk waiting for her to stop her personal conversation with the other lady at the front desk so I could ask for those forms. She told me she’d call me back up to get those forms. Here I am sprained ankle and all and can barely walk and she calls me and everyone else back up to the front 3 times… One for the patient forms, two for the insurance info and three to call you back up to give you back your insurance info and method of co payment… SERIOUSLY!?! You all can’t figure out a better system for your patients who are there because of leg/​foot/​ankle problems!!! Each time I was called up I had to wait til the two ladies finished their personal conversation. Very obnoxious.
Will never come back here again.

My primary care physician sent me to see Dr. John Kim about a pain in my lower right leg. He suspected that the problem I am experiencing is due to some lower back problems I have.
Dr. Kim reviewed my X-​Ray and MRI and checked me out. He advised that there is no way to definitively identify beforehand what is causing the issue — as both X-​Ray and MRI of my leg were normal. He concurred with my primary physician that the issue is most likely caused by my lower back problem. He gave me two options, I am trying the least invasive of the two first — changing my exercise régime.
Dr. Kim seemed very thorough and explained both of my options in detail so that I understood what was going on, and he was patient and listened to my medical history and answered all of my questions.

My daughter had a wonderful experience with Dr. Highfill. She had a sports injury which required surgery. He was fantastic. My son then had a fracture while playing sports and required casting. Again, Dr. Highfill was fantastic. The staff was always pleasant and accommodating. As someone that works in the medical profession, I pick apart things and I could not find one thing to complain about. I now have another son that is requiring a visit due to a sports related injury and we are to see Dr. Kim next week. I requested Dr. Highfill however he was booked up for a week and we didn’t want to wait. I look forward to another wonderful experience.

I don’t ever ever recommend Dr. Chris Highfill. My mother and I both had surgery from him and he demolished our feet. He was ALWAYS late, 3 hours late for my surgery and at least an hour late for each doctors visit. He never apologized. He doesn’t listen to your problems and he is incredibly sloppy with his procedures. My feet are in constant pain and will never be «somewhat» normal. I went to see him 4 months after the surgery to let my body heal fully for a follow up and he referred me to a «mail in catalog» to fix my pain. He is a joke and I swear you will be making one of the biggest mistakes by chosing him.