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OrthoCarolina

Orthopedics • Shelby, NC

★★★★★4.8/578 reviews across 3 platforms

Ratings by platform

  • Healthgrades (for Dr. Jacob Friedman): 4.9/5 (69 reviews)
  • Vitals (for Dr. Jeffrey G. Mokris): 4.7/5
  • Vitals (for Dr. Glenn Perry and Dr. Bruce Cox): 4.3/5 (9 reviews)

What patients say

Patients praise

  • Highly skilled orthopedic surgeons with decades of experience
  • Effective joint replacement, sports medicine, and reconstructive surgery outcomes
  • Strong patient rapport, thorough communication, and high ratings for individual physicians
  • Access to comprehensive care, including onsite MRI and physical therapy

Common complaints

  • Some reports of poor patient experiences at the hospital level, including concerns about quality of care and perceived lack of staff attentiveness
  • Specific procedure complications at the hospital have been flagged in data-based ratings as worse than expected in certain categories

In patients' words

"I'm pain free, mobile, and have no hip joint issues. Anyone experiencing hip pain or considering a replacement, PLEASE visit OCarolina and Dr, Friedman, they are fantastic -- the staff is great."

— Patient review of Dr. Jacob Friedman on Vitals

"Thursday afternoon I WALKED from the car into my home. 6 wks later we did the second hip. within 3 weeks later. I had my life back."

— Patient review of Dr. Bruce A. Cox on Vitals

How these reviews were compiled

Synthesized from public patient-review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8].

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