Patient Testimonials

Dr. Mittelsteadt is a very good guy. He is funny but gets straight to the point and takes the time to make sure his patients are taken care of. He fixed my ankle and helped me get back to playing the sports I love. For that, I am incredibly grateful!

Dr. Mittelsteadt, Annie Drabot, and his team did a great job fixing my broken ankle. They gave me great instructions on how the RICE machine is used to help heal my ankle during recovery. I feel blessed that I ended up in the hands of Dr. Mittelsteadt and his team. I even had one of the PT staff tell me that my scars were beautiful. Dr. Mittelsteadt told me that was Annie’s handiwork. Hopefully, I don’t break anything again, but if I do, I know where to go.

I found Brook Gahm through the scheduling desk at TCO Eden Prairie. The receptionist told me that Brook was now taking patients for massage therapy, so I scheduled an appointment. Brook is very knowledgeable, professional, and has a great personality for this type of work. I would highly recommend her services to others!

After 2 years of reduced mobility and limping, I knew it was time. I started watching YouTube videos and came upon the subvastus (Jiffy) technique for knee replacement procedures. I started searching for orthopedic surgeons and found Dr. Zachary Arntson who uses this technique. Together, we discussed the use of MAKO robotics and I decided that was the best route for me.

Everyone I came in contact with during this journey was very helpful achieve my goals. Dr. Arntson is a treasure! I wish there were more surgeons doing the Jiffy
procedure. Based on my experience, I would recommend strengthening your quads prior to surgery and using the NICE machine. Most importantly, make sure to move during recovery but don’t overdo it (my physical therapist had to tell me to scale it back during week one because I was so eager to move). A big thank you to Dr. Arntson and the amazing team at TCO!

I would like to sincerely thank Dr. Bircher from the bottom of my heart for performing my knee replacement surgery. This is the best team I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Everyone was incredibly attentive, caring, and kind. A huge thank you to the entire team for helping me restore my knee and helping me get back on the road to recovery. Thank you so much!

Thank you to Dr. Moeller for another perfectly executed surgery on one of my fingers. The whole crew over at TCO Burnsville is very kind and pleasant to work with. As much as I dread any surgery, it’s nice to know TCO will take good care of me! Thanks again to Dr. Moeller and your awesome team!

In August 2025, I had a partial knee replacement on my right knee with Dr. Bircher.

Before surgery, the pain was becoming hard to manage, and my leg strength was rapidly diminishing. I finally decided it was time to do something about it and began researching knee replacement procedures. Dr. Bircher was recommended to me by a friend, and the entire process was smooth from start to finish. We determined that my knee had been bone on bone for nearly 15 years.

The professionals at the surgery center were friendly and knowledgeable. I was on my feet almost immediately and ready to begin my rehabilitation. Within a matter of weeks, I could tell that my joint pain had subsided. Within a few months, my knee felt better than it had in years. Now, after one year, I’m running again without any pain, and my legs are stronger than they have been in over a decade. I am more than grateful to Dr. Bircher and his team for helping me get back to a pain free active lifestyle.

This testimonial is several years overdue, but perhaps that makes it even more meaningful because I can now speak to the lasting outcome of my surgery. I first came to know Dr. Christopher Larson and his amazing PA-C, Kevin Reichart, through my work as an operating room nurse at Crosstown Surgery Center in Edina. Working alongside them gave me a unique perspective. I had the opportunity to see firsthand the expertise, precision, and dedication they bring to their patients. When I eventually became the patient myself, I knew exactly who I trusted with my hip.

In 2022, Dr. Larson performed hip-preservation surgery on me. I was older than many of the patients typically undergoing this type of procedure, and I understood that preserving my native hip at my age came with different considerations and expectations. Dr. Larson gave me the opportunity to do exactly that. Now it is 2026, four years after surgery, and my hip is still doing remarkably well.

As an orthopedic OR nurse with decades of experience, I have worked with many talented surgeons throughout my career. There is something especially meaningful about choosing one of your own colleagues when you become the person on the operating table. You know what happens on the other side of those OR doors. You know what technical excellence looks like. And you know whom you would trust with your own body. I trusted Dr. Larson and Kevin. Four years later, I am incredibly grateful that I did.

Dr. Larson’s expertise in hip preservation is extraordinary, but equally important to me was the care I received from the entire team. Kevin is an exceptional PA-C and an integral part of what makes their team so special. I had confidence in them not only because I knew them professionally, but because I experienced their care personally. There is something wonderful about being able to say, years later, that the goal was accomplished: my hip was preserved, and I’m still doing great. Thank you to Dr. Larson and Kevin for taking such wonderful care of me. It has been a privilege to work alongside you, and I will always be grateful that, when it was my turn to become the patient, I had a team I trusted completely.

I had the privilege of working with Dr. Gregory Lervick and his team since 2019 as an operating room nurse at Crosstown Surgery Center in Edina. I already knew him as an exceptional orthopedic surgeon and colleague, but in 2020, I unexpectedly got to experience his care from the other side of the operating room.

In September 2020, I fell while hiking and tore my rotator cuff and bicep tendon. There was never a question in my mind about who I wanted to repair my shoulder. I trusted Dr. Lervick and his amazing PA-C, Andy Anderson, completely. Dr. Lervick was able to repair my shoulder arthroscopically using four suture anchors. Now, six years later, my shoulder is perfect. I have full function, no pain, and honestly cannot tell that I ever had shoulder surgery. Even the four arthroscopic incision sites have healed so beautifully that the scars are essentially invisible.

As an OR nurse, I have spent decades working alongside surgeons, so I understand the skill, precision, and judgment that excellent orthopedic surgery requires. Being able to say that I have seen Dr. Lervick’s work both as a colleague and as his patient makes this testimonial especially meaningful to me. Perhaps the best testament to the confidence I have in Dr. Lervick and Andy is what happened afterward: I started sending people I care about to them. Since my surgery, I have referred three friends, my uncle, my cousin, and numerous acquaintances to their team. I would never make those referrals lightly.

Six years after my own surgery, I remain incredibly grateful for the care I received and for an outcome that exceeded anything I could have hoped for. Thank you to Dr. Lervick, Andy, and the TCO entire team. It has been a privilege to work alongside you—and an even greater privilege to have trusted you with my own care.

I am a 27-year-old female and had a bad fall in November 2025. After a day of awful pain, I went in and was seen by Dr. Saterbak. After imaging and further discussions with her, it was determined I had torn my medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL). Dr. Saterbak was very informative. Together, we decided it was best to do MPFL reconstruction surgery which was completed in January 2026. The entire process was very easy and I felt supported every step of the way from Dr. Saterbak and her team. Throughout the last nine months, Dr. Saterbak and her team have answered all my questions and concerns. They have given me reassurance that has helped ease any anxiety I had during the process. I have told multiple people that if I ever need another surgery, I will no doubt be going back to Dr. Saterbak.