Rothman Institute

I have seen 3 different doctors and one physical therapist at Rothman, and I am very satisfied with my experiences here. First, I had a sports related knee injury, and Dr. Albano helped with that, although that injury is still on going. Next, while I was traveling overseas, I incurred a Lisfranc fracture in my foot and had surgery in Scotland. When I returned, I was able to get in with Dr. Brian Winters immediately, and he took care of all the follow-​up care for 6+ months, including removal of the plate and pins that were put in during the initial surgery. He was very thorough and gave me the best care possible. Also, as part of the process for my foot, I saw Dr. Schick for orthotics, Dennis in physical therapy. I had numerous appointments at Rothman, and many services and xrays. In each case, the staff were courteous and professional, and I was always seen in a reasonable amount of time.
My only complaint would be trying to communicate with various doctors and staff. Their phone system is not very efficient: you have to call a central number, and then they transfer you. Getting to talk to an actual person is nearly impossible, and occasionally I didn’t get my phone calls returned.

It just took over two hours for my 8 year old to have her finger looked at and get a new splint. I would not have believed this if I did not just experience this myself. This place can exist with care service like this? I am in a state of disbelief. Flabbergasted

My first visit impressed me to no end. I was having X-​rays completed at my scheduled time. My previous orthopedist had an hour wait minimum with an appointment. I learned more about my knee in my first consultation than I had in eight months with my previous doctor.
My second time through wasn’t quite as rosy. Timing was okay, but there was a little wait. The «story» from the doctor was different than what he hd told me a month before. That has disillusioned me. That was the hedge my previous doctor ran and why I ended up at Rothman.
We shall see what becomes of this process during the long-​term.

While on vacation in Virginia beach my back was acting up and I had to find a chiropractor fast. I took a chance and found one without an appointment and as I walked in leaning to one side, the Doctor stated I have a disc problem in my lower back. I replied no, my x-​rays came out fine. He stated my problem would only show up on a cat scan.
He massaged my back with heat gel, and could not adjust my back, I already had spasm in my lower back, and an adjustment would only make it worst. He directed me to urgent care down the street, where the nurse practitioner proclaimed «You blew out your lower disc, your leaning the same way I did, when I blew mine out. «
Wonderful.
In a few minutes, I was seen by the clinic Doctor, who prescribed a pain killer and muscle relaxant. He urged me to get a cat scan when I returned home.
My minister urged me to call Rothman. They had helped his son, a Vineland, N.J. fire fighter return to work.
I contacted Rothman Institute and made an appointment for a cat scan. Rothman scheduled an appointment with their physical therapists.
After examining my scans, my appointment was changed to meet with a surgeon. Opps, gulp !
Meeting with the physicians assistant, he asked to do some balance tests and walk, bend over, reach ect.
The surgeon stated since I could do a almost everything well, at this point surgery would not help and he scheduled me for in house physical therapy. Because of distance I found a very good physical therapist in Cape May County. The Doctor also prescribed a strong aspirin type product and sent me on my way.
I like Rothman because they did not rush into surgery and suggested alternatives. Do I still have back pain? Sure, some days, but the pain is decreasing and my back is getting stronger by the month.
Bottom line: Avoid surgery when possible. Find a good chiropractor. Join a easy yoga or Pilate’s class. Ride a bike two or three times a week for 15 miles a pop. Try supplements for your spine. I like back support from Botanic Choice. And triple magnesium from Swanson Health. It relaxes the muscles and promotes sleep. If you’re reading this, you’re probably looking for a surgeon Talk to Rothman, but also get a second or third opinion.
Good luck and best of Health/

I have to let all my friends know what Rothman institute did to my mom today was absolutely uncalled for I am going to blog everywhere and tell everyone to stay the fuck away from them. How do u schedule a 81 year old pt for knee replacement surgery the patient goes through all the pre op texting lab work, stress test gets cleared by primary, cardiologist and the anesthesiologist 2 days prior my mom the diegetic 81 year old pt is NPO after midnight gets to hospital at 10am for a11:00 am scheduled surgery at 1:30 do labs because no one can find her labs that were done at Atlantic care rothmans lab 3 weeks prior her labs were elevated so they canceled surgery !!! This should have been taken care of prior to rolling the patient into the operating room .then I speak to DR. Post who gives me a bunch of bullshit then his secretary calls me and tell me it’s the patients responsibility to get their own labs WTF if labs are pending a patients surgery why doesn’t the dr office make sure they have everything in order before they put the dietetic patient in this torture !!! The stress of having major surgery is terrible can u imagine all this other bull shit??? I already put a call into the director of rothman I am not done with them ! I want everybody to know they really suck and not to go there ! I would never ever treat my patients like that if my patient needed labs before a surgery I would do everything possible to get what I needed before putting a pt thru this. Once again Rothman sucks and I am telling everyone fuck them !!!
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Having kind of beaten myself up in my profession over the years, I went straight to the Rothman Institute for a total hip replacement in 2008, then again in 2010 for extensive shoulder surgery. I believe I got the best of the best. If I were to need further treatment, I would travel back from North Carolina (where I am retired) to Dr. Rothman and his team.