Rubinstein Michael P MD

We came across Dr. Michael Rubenstein (Fullerton Ortho) about 4 years ago when our 17-​year-​old destroyed his shoulder while snowboarding. Dr. R met with us 2 hours after the accident, and delayed his vacation to perform the surgery the next morning, Saturday. After 4 hours, Dr. R had rebuilt the 4 pieces of bone into a whole structure, with a plate and 9 screws. Our son fully recovered, and we were amazed at the bedside manner and expertise of this doctor. Fast forward 3 years, and after my husband suffered a fractured radius/​arm, we immediately selected Dr. R to perform the necessary surgery. While in surgery, Dr. R discovered that the head of the radius had been pulverized (hadn’t shown up on X-​ray). The surgery was extensive, with bone graft, plate, and 13 prongs and screws holding the new creation in place. At one point, Dr. R had to turn the hand 180 degrees to free up all of the tendons from the crushed/​damaged area. We have had several learned people look at the results, with characterization of «genius» and «beautiful» for the re-​creation of the bone. My husband is now 7 months post surgery, done with specialized therapy, and more understanding of his injury being far beyond a broken arm. We are thankful that Dr. R was available, because his «invent on the fly» and creative approach gave my husband full use of his arm and almost full range of movement. If you saw the in-​surgery picture of the pulverized bone, you would be amazed at the result. Dr. R’s bedside manner and ability to clearly explain pretty complex information is awesome, and we also enjoyed his Physician’s Assistant, Linda, as well as his nurse, Jackie, both of whom were very caring individuals who helped transition my husband from a broken mess back to his high energy lifestyle — my husband plans on returning to triathlons in the very near future, and even penned in a potential future Spartan Race in a year or so… he is 52 years old, which should give everyone a huge confidence level, because if Dr. R can fix an «old guy» like him, then everyone else should be great!