Roger Chams, MD

Had my teen son (who has a freshly broken collar bone) wait in the crowded waiting room for well over an hour before the receptionist told us he still had other patient ahead of us. Such disrespect for peoples time!!Avoid!!!
Jan 28th, 2023

The staff at IBJI in Libertyville are great, and the doctor that referred me to Dr. Chams is great! Unfortunately my experience with Dr. Chams was not good. He did not know the full extent of my injury, or the causation of the injury despite it being right in the chart. He had no idea what bones I had broken, I had to tell him. He had no idea of all of the relevant findings of my MRI, because he never took the time to look. He did not know how my injury was affecting my daily living yet he provided options without knowing the full scope of the situation. He never took the time to find out how my injury was affecting my daily living or what outcomes I was hoping to achieve. Each time I tried to discuss my I current situation and what I hoped to achieve to return to maximum medical improvement he cut me off - more than once. According to Dr. Chams he does the most shoulder repairs in Chicago - so I presume he is probably good. He does surgery 4 days a week and see patients 1. Which makes me wonder how much time he would have for post surgery follow up. Would it be rushed and would he take the time to see how I was recovering? If you do not know your patients needs, their lifestyle and the full extent of their injuries just how good are you? I was very disappointed in the consultation/medical appointment with Dr. Chams. He did not know what I needed, he did not know the full extent of my injuries, and did not take the time to find out.
Jan 28th, 2023

I had Bicep tenodesis and labral repair of my left shoulder. Dr Chams did a fantastic job of surgically repairing it. My shoulder now feels better then before my injury. Dr Chams did an excellent job of communication of what I was going to expect from surgery and rehab. I would highly recommend Dr Chams.
Dec 17th, 2022

Sep 21st, 2022

Dr Chams was very knowledgeable and direct in his diagnosis and recommendations. I appreciate his candor.
Aug 2nd, 2022