Dr. Joseph Iannotti, MD

I have a long history of should problems. Our close family friend is the frmr chairmen of the board at the Cleveland Clinic. He knew about my shoulder and recommended that I see Dr. Iannotti. Everything started well - Dr. Iannotti was responsive, he provided me with a direct number, and suggested that he would present my case to a conference of surgeons. I was excited and hopeful. Unfortunately, good care ended there. I tried twice to call his office to find out what happened and never heard back. My PT showed me the video of Dr. Iannotti discussing my case with a panel. I’m not going to lie - it was a pretty disheartening gut punch. First, he let the panel talk about me as if I was looking for narcotics. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Second, though he acknowledged there was something mechanically wrong with the joint, he said “it could be a brain problem.” I’m not going to dignify that with a response. He said a red flag for him was that I saw surgeons outside of NE Ohio though there were plenty of good ones there. First, if he had gotten a full history, he would have known that I had seen/been operated on by NE Ohio surgeons. I consider myself very fortunate and blessed to be able to travel and consult with leaders on specific issues. I would much rather travel for pleasure. If I sought another opinion, it was due to the fact that multiple surgeons disagreed with one another. What is a patient supposed to do with such disagreements? Finally, the fact that he couldn’t call or email me back (even to say he couldn’t help) is telling. My family and I always thought of the Cleveland Clinic as a hospital that employed surgeons that take on complicated cases and don’t run from adversity. We were very wrong.

Dr. Ionnotti is an awesome surgeon who has excellent bedside manner. He has done everything for me. He listens, gave me a home exercise program. My surgery was wonderful, I can’t say enough nice things about him.

Dr. Iannotti is not only one of the best doctors I have ever encountered, but he is also very down to earth and personable. No matter how busy he is he takes the time to know his patients and treats them with the utmost courtesy and respect. I highly recommend him if you have shoulder issues.

Dr Iannoti is absolutely amazing , he listens to you the patient he is brutally honest in a way that makes you just love him. He has done two Thorasic Scapular Fusions on me and it has improved my quality of life so much . We drive 5 hours one way to see him and it is worth the drive , he has an amazing staff as well Janet is top notch . Highly recommend Dr Iannotti