Center for Foot & Ankle Surgery

Update 5-​11-​2016, Dr Hubbard has joined the doctors at Austin Bone and Joint. This makes an already great group of ortho specialists even better.

I highly recommend Dr. Hubbard — I am thrilled with my outcome post surgery ! I had two surgeries (bunionectomy on my left and right foot) in three months. Dr. Hubbard and his staff (Melissa, Africa, Victor and Chris) are incredible — knowledgable, skilled, patient and understanding. My entire experience was outstanding !

It has been a year since i had surgery with Dr Hubbard. I had bone removals and tendon repair done. I still did not recovered from it. After surgery, i kept visiting dr Hubbard almost every month for 6 months, but he kept saying that i just need to hang on. Eventually i started seeing new doctor and after extensive high definition MRIs, it has been discovered that my nerve was damaged. My current doctor believes that nerve has been damaged during surgery that Dr. Hubbard performed on me. Also my new doctor believes that tendon should not have been fixed at the first place too based on MRI results that were done before surgery. So i have not been able to walk normally and my toe still hurts and it is still red and swollen 1 year after surgery

This is one of the most well-​run doctor’s offices in town. Organized and efficient, you never have an unreasonable wait. Dr. Hubbard explained to me that I didn’t have what another podiatrist in town told me I had. My surgery and follow-​up went great. I now have virtually no pain in my right foot and am going back for the left one next week. A plus is the orthotics man that Dr. Hubbard uses. This is the foot pain headquarters of the world!

I was referred to Dr. Hubbard by my primary care physician. I had only seen him for about two months when he suggested surgery. I believed him as he explained that I had tarsal tunnel and plantar fasciitis. I had read about many successful surgeries to remedy these two conditions. I had surgery on the first foot in August and the second only four months later. As we progressed after the surgeries, Dr Hubbard reassured me time and time again that healing takes time. I expressed to him over and over again that things felt as though they were declining instead if improving. At the end of the second year of recovery, he stopped refilling my prescriptions and bounced me to a pain management service. He stopped seeing me as a patient. Now, I have pain like I’ve never experienced in my life. Now I have it everyday. It interrupts daily life. Many nights, I have difficulty sleeping. I rely on a wheelchair for mobility daily. Instead of treating me, it feels as though I was rushed into surgery and left disabled. Two years is the statute of limitation to pursue malpractice in Texas. Coincidence that he «treated» me until that time was up and shuffled me out the door almost to the day. Dr. Charles Jason Hubbard RUINED my life.

I am recovering now from a complicated foot surgery by Dr Hubbard. I am filled with admiration for Dr Hubbard and his entire staff, from the folks in his office to the surgery assistants. He is absolutely the excellent doctor I was hoping to find for my surgery, and I recommend him and his clinic to anyone seeking help with foot/​ankle problems.
Thank you, thank you, Dr Hubbard. (i will return for work on my other foot anon.)
Teresa

I am currently having an incredible experience with Dr. Hubbard and his team. It’s been two weeks today since my surgery and all I can say is I have the biggest smile on my face! If you have a foot issue you realize pretty quickly what it entails… multiple visits to the DR’s. office, x’rays, surgery, crutches, and more visits. I had many concerns and questions surrounding my potential procedure and Dr. Hubbard not only took time with me to help me understand the process, but in the end, gave me a PAINLESS experience. Yes… that’s right, he delivered a painless experience (painkiller’s were involved, but he taught me how to use them)! Being a real estate broker, I was concerned about missing work. He assured me I would be walking within a week of my surgery, and I was walking on day 4! AND I was back to work on day 5 after a complete bunionectomy. If you don’t know what that is, it’s basically where they shave off bone, sever a bone, realign a bone, and a toe, and put in screws. Sounds awful, but I can’t believe I put this surgery off for years, because it really ended up being way easier than I expected. A previous visit to a different physician told me I would be off my foot for 6 weeks. Not doable for me. So I went for a second opinion and I am glad I did. No matter how many times I have visited Dr. Hubbard’s office I have been treated the utmost respect and care from his staff, his assistants, and most of all Dr. Hubbard himself. Things that make Dr. Hubbard and his clinic exceptional…1. Any concern I had was addressed right on. He always listened and addressed my issues, finding solutions that worked for me. 2. He thinks outside the box. He had me take a homeopathic remedy to help with swelling and bruising. I had practically no swelling or bruising as a result. When I asked him about the homeopathy he said he promotes what works, not just what big pharma wants to sell! You have got to love that. 3. Smiling faces, his staff was kind, and always happy. You can tell a lot about a person by their employees. They obviously love their job. 4. No waiting. He was always on time, and I had read this was an issue on a couple of reviews, but never had a problem. If anything, he was ahead of schedule. 5. Surgery center he uses was awesome. No infections in three years says a LOT. 6. He trains other physicians how to do what he does, and he also helps with development with medical device companies, to better improve the quality of devices used. I don’t know about you, but I want the guy training the guys to do my surgery. If you do too, I suggest you give his office a call. I can not give a higher recommendation.

I interviewed four recommended Doctors in the Austin, Tx area for a left and right bunionectomy, to be done within a year. My experience here placed Dr. Hubbbard third of the four to perform my surgery. The office experience was horrendous. I was on time and had previously submitted all new patient forms but still had 50 minute wait in the reception area. When I remarked about the long wait there were no apologies or empathy from anyone, just a shrug and over all attitude of I should be lucky to be invited. Once inside, X-​rays were sloppily and hastily administered then Dr. Hubbard arrived right on cue, swiftly analyzed my condition with a demeanor that mirrored his staff but lit up positively when he had the opportunity to talk about himself, his accomplishments, and superior surgery skills. «I perform more bunionectomies than anyone around here» he said.
The bang-​up x-​rays, the staff and Doctor’s pretension, plus the emphasis on quantity telegraphed my executive concern. The wait was merely an inconvenience. Maybe they shine in surgery and were just having a bad day executing their care and podiatry communication skills. I wasn’t about to find out and easily found more satisfying medical experiences which led to excellent bunion surgeries elsewhere.

My primary care physician (PCP) referred me to Dr. Rivera for a bunion problem. On the first visit he advised trying orthotics before surgery. On the second visit he advised orthotics before surgery, exactly as he had on my first visit. On the third visit the orthotic salesman took a plaster mold of my foot, stating it would be 7 – 10 days before it would be ready and that Dr. Rivera’s office would be calling me soon. Saw my PCP about a week later and he showed me a letter with Dr. Rivera’s signature purporting to be about me. This letter talked about my previous bunion surgery (I’ve never had bunion surgery) and mentioned something about the middle toe of my right foot (which I don’t have-​it was amputated last year!). I decided to wait until I saw Dr. Rivera again to ask him who in Hades he was writing about, but his office never called me to let me know if my orthotic had arrived. After waiting two months I decided to just try to get a refund for the big bucks they wanted for this miracle orthotic that I can only suppose never arrived. Dr. Rivera’s office did send a refund promptly, less ANOTHER co-​pay!
Please limp as fast as you can in the opposite direction from this confused office, lest Dr. Rivera confuses one of your feet for someone else’s and cuts on the wrong foot/​toe/​person. .. rather than just fail to write about the correct person.

Dr Hubbard is a great doctor. He listens! I highly recommend him if you are in agony with foot pain.

First visit was a positive… very quick in the waiting room. Thorough assessment. Only challenge was finding the office. I was the first appointment and I got to the complex fine, but no one was available by phone to help me to get to their office.
Their website doesn’t help very much either, so please note that you need to park in Garage 1 and the office is located in the Plaza next to the Rehab Hospital.

I went to see Dr. Hubbard and had a great experience. My appointment time was 2:30 and at 2:45 my name was called to be taken back to a treatment room. That is the shortest wait I’ve ever had at a doctor’s office.
Dr. Hubbard was very friendly and informative. He took the time to explain my treatment options and I didn’t feel rushed with all my medical questions answered. The staff were equally friendly.
I don’t do many reviews but felt I had to give a shout out to the good doctor.

The office staff answering phones have been very pleasant and understanding. I was very nervous about coming to a podiatrist for something as simple as toenail fungus. Dr. Hubbard is very friendly, spent time educating me about the problem, prevention, treatment options and answered questions without making me feel rushed. This is extremely important to me. It is becoming more dificult to find providers that can actually express empathy and spend the time counseling.

If you have a problem with your Foot or Ankle, Dr. Hubbard is who you MUST see.
Upon waking up one morning in March of 2010 I noticed a sharp pain in the bottom of my foot behind the second toe (2^nd Metatarsal). As a runner I became concerned when this didn’t get any better after some time. I went to see Dr. Hubbard who believed that because I had a bunion that the angle of my foot changed thus causing my foot strike to change. He thought that I might need to get the Bunion removed however wanted to try a few nonsurgical things to see if they would work. Dr. Hubbard is extremely knowledgeable and has a great way with his patients. An avid runner himself, he understands the importance of getting someone back on track to fitness. He is confident in a non cocky kind of way and makes one feel at ease immediately. Over the course of the next few months we tried a variety of things however the pain and burning was getting worse.
During this time I also began to research the surgical procedure as well as get a second and 3^rd opinion from another Podiatrist as well as an orthopedist that specializes in working with runners. The more I read about getting my bunion sawed off the more scared I became as it appears that a LOT of these surgeries go wrong. The more I researched, the more convinced I became that the doctor one chooses is the MOST important choice one can make when evaluating to have a bunionectomy. Around June, I with the assistance of Dr. Hubbard I decided that the only way I was going to have a chance to run again (or walk without pain!) was to have the surgery. It was easy to choose Dr. Hubbard over the other 2 doctors that I was evaluating. He had the MOST experience and was confident of a full recovery for me.
I decided to have the surgery on July 1^st. Laying in the pre-​op area I waited for Dr. Hubbard’s arrival. We had discussed that he would have me running again just 10 short weeks post op. The surgery went great and true to his word, Dr. Hubbard had me running 10 weeks to the day from my surgery. I am now training for the LIVESTRONG Marathon on February 20^th and have built up my long run to 20 miles!
I have recovered faster than I would have ever imagined and could not have done this without Dr. Hubbard.
Go see him if you have a problem with your foot and ankle. Especially go see him if you are a runner.

Both Dr. Hubbard and Dr. Rivera are awesome if you ever need help with foot problems! Dr. Hubbard is like a God send. He seriously cares and with most doctors having a God Complex, that’s nice to know some actually are genuinely caring!
Dr. Hubbard performed foot surgery on me and I now have two temporary metallic pins in my foot, thereby qualifying me as a Transformer or a robot. And if this doesn’t take the cake, I don’t know what will but he provided a FREE nerve block. Yep, he numbed the pain for 27 hours on his tab, just to make sure I didn’t hurt post surgery! I payed for general «knock-​me-​out-​while-​you-​open-​me-​up-​and-​stick-​those-​nails-​in-​me» but that extra nerve block helped oh so much!
I knocked off one star only because I had to wait 45 minutes before being seen on the last post-​op visit — but seeing as how good they are, I can’t imagine their office not having a bull rush of people.
Three more weeks of walking in crutches but having a good doctor makes it worth while.
Unilocalters, if you have any questions on a broken foot, Jones fracture, being in a cast, being on crutches, or more specifically, a Fifth metatarsal fracture — please feel free to reach out to me for advice.
Cheers and here’s to looking forward to walking, running and more crazy activities in the near future thanks to an amazing Doctor and an awesome staff!

I knew Dr. Hubbard was the one for me. I could feel it. But last time I tried seeing him, his office doc-​blocked me. I tried making do with other doctors, other nameless places and faces, telling myself I was fine. But I knew I was missing out, dammit.
And then I got a phone call — an apology call, a few weeks ago. Come back, they told me. We got rid of that other doctor who we shall not name. We’re sorry. (See initial review.)
Holy crap. Do I pretend I’m happy where I am, with who I’m with? Do I toss a look over my shoulder, say it’s too little, too late? Tell them I like how I’m being treated, I like where I am in my life right now? I wanted to but then… I couldn’t stop thinking about it. My foot wouldn’t let me forget. Go back, my foot told me. This time it’s for real.
And so it was that, 1 year and 8 months post-​initial injury, 2 podiatrists, 2 stints of foot immobilization without surgery, 12 total gallons of depressed ice cream, acupuncture, chiropractic, dancing in sneakers instead of heels, and a wealth of unattractive flat shoes with inserts: I called back. With some trepidation, I made an appointment to see Dr. Hubbard. «Our other doctor has much sooner openings — do you want to see him instead?» No. No no. I’m going to get it right this time. I will wait 3 weeks. I will see Dr. Hubbard.
Dr. Hubbard checked out the battery of scans, X-​rays, MRIs. He looked at the foot. He said I needed surgery. I asked him if I would be able to ballroom again. He said only as well as I could before the injury. I almost hugged him.
On surgery day, one of my friends wrote me «good vibes to the doctor!» which I found absurd. Why the doctor? I’m the one about to pay for a gaping hole in my foot. But then I recognized she was right: Dr. Hubbard was friendly and warm, and his practice surgery run before mine that day was reassuring. I’d been prepped with plenty of pain meds and my favorite: homeopathic healing pellets from Whole Foods.
One week after surgery, I am in pain. I called and asked all kinds of stupid questions regarding my progress and what I should or shouldn’t be doing. Chris, one of the medical professionals at the office, wasted a good 10 minutes of his life kindly helping sort me out.
I’m not fully recovered yet, but I already know it’s worth it. I’m dedicating my first post-​surgery cha-​cha to Dr. Hubbard. He’s probably the best foot doctor in Austin.

I have seen many doctors in my lifetime and this is the first time I have been inspired to write a review. Dr. Hubbard is as good as doctors get. He is responsive, timely, reachable, personal, and kind, and on top of it all, is a fabulous surgeon. If you have a problem with your foot or ankle, you should definitely consider Dr. Hubbard. He makes time to see his patients quickly, you never feel rushed, and he spends the time needed to get the diagnosis and treatment right.