Dr. John R Tuttle, MD

When Dr. Tuttle told me my rotator cuff “is tearing” and the best thing to do was fix it surgically, I was scared because of the horror stories I’d heard about how painful that surgery is. He did say this surgery “can be tough”. No sugar coating here, which I appreciated. My surgery went well and I had very little pain! I took pain medicine before the nerve block wore off in preparation for lots of pain, but I really had hardly any. I only then took a pain pill at night so I could sleep. Mostly I didn’t notice any pain. He also fixed a bicep tendon relocation and “cleaned up” some arthritis, so he did quite a bit of work. I followed his instructions as far as PT, wearing the sling, and what activities I could start doing. He was very good at explaining what he was doing and has a great bedside manor.

Had a torn rotator cuff. He did a great job informing me of what to expect , what was done and he followed up to ensure I got my best results from the procedure. Very nice fella too!!

Spends time with the patient, is able to synthesize the information you give him into a focused assessment rapidly so he can get you a plan and feeling able to tackle your probably quickly. I went in for shoulder pain and dr. Tuttle was able to pinpoint the problem within a few minutes and gave me a plan that I felt good about. Highly recommend!