University Orthopedics

I recently had hip replacement by Dr Limbird. I have to say that he has been great and his entire staff, as well. The pain that I had prior to surgery is gone and I’m just dealing with the soreness from the surgery which is normal. Working with Joe DeOrsey for PT and he is outstanding to work with. University Orthopedics is the place to go. Highly Recommended

I think doctors are fine and physical therapists are great, but I have had an unpleasant experience with management of office. Here’s my story: I needed to schedule earliest possible appointment and was told that only one time/​date was available. I changed my schedule to make that time. Then when I arrived for appointment, I was told that, as of 1 week ago, doctor no longer saw patients at Providence location. I was told my appointment was for East Greenwich office. Unfortunately, no one ever bothered to inform me of this change. I received no phone call, no text, no email. Secretary at Providence office simply told me I «was supposed to show up» at East Greenwich office. Well, it would have been nice to have been told that before I showed up at Providence, before I re-​arranged my schedule, and before I missed an event at my son’s school.

I can’t say enough great things about Dr. Mark Palumbo. I injured my back at work, had some disc issues with horrible pain to the point I could barely walk. Went to several Drs. before Dr. Palumbo who sent me to therapy, pain management, injections etc. Nothing worked. Finally had enough and after doing some research found University Orthopedics and Dr. Palumbo. He saw me that week and after looking at my MRI saw the issue and explained how it could be fixed. He was very understanding and never rushed me. I know when you go to most Drs they have many patients to see so you feel rushed at times because they want to move on to the next patient, not Dr. Palumbo he made sure you had no unanswered questions before he left you. Well anyway I needed surgery. Dr. Palumbo met with me in Pre-​op, explained everything in detail as to what was going to happen, spoke with my wife and let her know that he would personally call her when he was done to tell her how everything went. When I woke up from the surgery the staff at RI Hospital took good care of me. Dr. Palumbo came in that night to make sure I was doing well, came in the next morning to make sure I was doing well and called before I was discharged to check on me again. Recovery was a little rough but that’s to be expected but with the help of the University Orthopedics Physical therapists I made a speedy recovery. When other Drs. said I would not ever be able to work my very physical job again, Dr. Palumbo proved them wrong. I have been back to work for over a year now.

Dr. Bliss is awesome. I’m so grateful to have a doctor who cares about me. He listens and is genuinely concerned about my injury. The facility is well kept and staff is wonderful. I’d recommend them in a heartbeat

I had my both hips replaced by Dr. Rubin and received physical therapy sessions following the surgeries. I strongly recommend the doctor and therapists at University Orthopedics, I suffered with severe pain for many years, could not find a doctor who was willing to take on my case and find someone I felt comfortable with.
I have been to large hospitals in Boston!
My search had paid off big time when my lucky star guided me to Dr. Rubin.
All the staff are very friendly and helpful.
Miriam Hospital stay was very pleasant as well.
Meeting Dr. Rubin and following great therapies really really changed my life!

I went to the ankle specialist at Univ Ortho. He kept me waiting about an hour, and walked in the room with two interns, with whom he was more engaged. He asked me where the ankle hurt and I told him all over. He said isolate one spot, and then jumped to the conclusion that subtalar arthritis was my problem. He recommended a steroid injection which turned out to be useless and prescribed a very expensive brace, which also turned out to be useless. He told me if I wasn’t better in six months, to come back and he would fuse the ankle. All told, he spent 12 minutes with me and treated me like a teaching specimen.
I did some research on ankle fusing and every fiber of my being was saying ‘run away from this jerk!‘
I had seen my MRI and knew there were multiple problems in the ankle so I spent 6 months looking for a better doctor and finally found one. This doc repaired 3 ligaments, two of which were torn, took out a bone chip and cleaned up the rough joint surfaces. I am now pain free and the injured ankle is stronger than the ‘good’ one.
If I had listened to the ‘ankle specialist’, I’d now have a fused ankle and would still be suffering because the real root causes of my pain would not have been addressed. Some people never heal from ankle fusion. The competent doctor tells me fusing is the very last resort, even after ankle replacement.
My advice: run away from the ankle specialist at Univ Ortho. Or if you can’t run, hobble really fast and find a better doctor.

had a 10:00 appointment, arrived 10 minutes early as requested, was still waiting at 11:00, when I asked the receptionist to void out my co-​pay bill she got upset with me, will not go back

Amazing doctors, physical therapists, and facilities. The doctors are all very well educated and their staff are friendly as well. They also do a very good job of matching their patients to the physical therapists both in specialty and personality. The PTs are all very friendly and make the rehab time a fun experience (as much as limping around from multiple injuries can be). I highly recommend University Orthopedics at any of their campuses.