IF YOU HAVE AN ORTHOPEDIC INJURY, GO TO THIS DOCTOR! I have to feel with the previous bad reviews I read here, the problems are probably the patients and not the doctor.
Over the past few years, Dr. Farber has repaired a grade 5 shoulder separation on me, and two meniscus tears. I thought the shoulder would never work right again, but now I can do everything I did before I messed it up. My knee injuries were repaired well enough that I was able to train for and run several marathons since, and qualify for the Boston Marathon. My wife's ACL injury was repaired so that she could continue running and skiing.
Judging by some reviews, his demeanor may not be to some peoples' liking. Dr. Farber is thorough and honest about options and prognosis. Maybe some people just didn't hear what they wanted to hear. His staff is just the right combination of professional and friendly.
Any one star review you may read here is total BS. After years of working with this doctor and his staff, and knowing others who have worked with this doctor and his staff, I would guess that the specific complaints in these one star reviews here are made up. The situations never happened the way the reviewers wrote them, and the reviewers should be ashamed of themselves for posting them.