Patient Rating
Patients consistently describe Laura Wood as knowledgeable, professional, and technically skilled, with clear explanations of diagnoses and treatment options. Reviewers emphasize her compassionate, attentive bedside manner—she listens carefully, answers questions, and makes patients feel cared for and respected. Many note her thoroughness and reliable follow‑through, including clear instructions for next steps, responsiveness, and support through surgery and recovery.
Generated via Patient Reviews
The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Orthopaedics
-Advanced Practice Clinician |
|---|
Education history
| Graduate Training | Physician Assistant - Wichita State University | Master's |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Life Sciences - Kansas State University | B.S. |
Dr Wood was helpful and knowledgeable
Excellent clinician, very knowledgeable with excellent bedside manner. 10 out of 10.
My wife and I felt very good about our virtual visit with Laura. She answered all our questions in a way that we could understand and feel good about what we still needed to do.
Thanks for making my visit productive and enjoyable. It's such a better experience when you can share something personal so it doesn't feel like an assembly line. In addition, I was gratified that I wasn't made to feel like I was on the clock. Many thanks.
It was my first time seeing Laura and I found her to be very kind, compassionate and listened to my concerns.
Laura Wood is a caring and compassionate health care professional. You can tell that she loves caring for others. She is an asset to the University Orthopedic center!
Fantastic PA, very knowledgeable and professional with great people skills
Great medical PAC
Caring, professional, really knowledgeable loves and very much cares what she does.
Laura Downey is very knowledgeable and professional with a great bedside manner.
This is my third joint replacement rodeo with Laura Wood, PA and Dr. Gililland. To clarify, these are not redos; I have a partial knee replacement, a total knee replacement, and now a new left hip, and all are functioning very well! Laura has been in on all of these over the last six years, and it's been a pleasure having her as my healthcare professional before, during, and after these surgeries!
She knew my medical situation, communicated clearly, and instructed me on how to provide the follow up information she needed in 7 days. She treated me like an equal member of the care team.
An excellent doctor.
If you have the opportunity to have Laura on your medical team, consider yourself very fortunate
Laura listened, offered information and options and took time, never seemed rushed
She was very helpful explaining and answering the questions I had.
Laura Wood was very congenial, attentive and professional! Full marks for her demeanor and kindness!
Extremely good
Very personal care
I have only interacted with her once, and she was fine.
Super knowledgeable and friendly!
Laura was a very understanding in the fate you needed.
Comprehensive, thoughtful delivery of information.
She seemed very professional.
Knowledgeable and kind
I first seeing Dr Wood for my knees 2 years ago, she is very down to earth and friendly and did a great job with my knees. She was also the one that took the time to look at my hips and talked to me about how my hip could be causing some of the pain in my knees. Dr Wood has been very helpful and supportive providing all the information I needed to help me make my decision to get my hip replacement.On a scale of one to ten I would give her a 12
Thank you for taking so good care of me ... You found out where my pain was coming from !!!!!
Laura is caring & thorough. Feel very good about her care & attention to details.
Responds promptly
She was very knowledgeable, very professional, and very caring. You like working with her a lot.
Laura Wood is a true professional. Very caring and provides exceptional care. I would highly recommend her and the staff at the U.
The best doctor [TRANSLATED]
She came with a very positive energy, listened to what I was saying. She explained what is happening and let me know the next and explain the next steps.
A very personable and thorough physician. I am grateful that she is part of my care team.
Laura is an excellent communicator. She's extremely knowledgeable and very caring.
thoughtful, helpful, and encouraging
Laura Wood knows what she's doing and does it well. Lucky she's seeing me for my problem.
very professional and personable made me feel like I really matter
Laura is friendly, knowledgeable, and inspires confidence. She shepherded me through a complicated surgery and recovery, providing clear information and instructions
She knows her stuff and explains things well to patients, along with making her patient feel cared for.
Laura was very knowledgeable and encouraging. Love working with her.
Laura is friendly, very capable and very thorough.
Thank you, Laura
Excellent provider
Absolutely fantastic
Laura Downey Wood, PAC is extremely knowledgeable, empathetic, and very good at explaining the various treatment options available for my particular problem. She was also technically very skilled when administering the cortisone injection for my knee. I'm most appreciative of the care she provided.
Laura is fantastic!
Laura Wood is very professional and she is a great asset to the University of Utah Medical staff.
Laura Wood does a great job!
Very helpful and was thorough about taking care of my knee. Took different xrays to make sure she was giving me the care I needed.
Delightful and informative. Very helpful
Laura has been great she checked on me with a virtual appointment on Friday 15 Nov and was satisfied with my progress. She has also been great
Laura is an excellelnt PA. She really knows how to explain what is going on with your knee.
Laura was very cari g and helpful. She answered all of my questions
Professional, excellent care, and wonderful to work with! Highly recommend.
Very helpful, kind, and knowledgeable.