Ross Nathan, MD

On a Wednesday (¹¹⁄₁₈), I scheduled an appointment for the following Tuesday (¹¹⁄₂₄) (almost 1 week later). On the day of my appt., about 1.5 hours before the scheduled appointment, I got a call from the office staff. They informed me that their office does not accept my insurance. Mind you I gave them my insurance card on the Wednesday I walked in to make my appointment.
I have a broken bone in my hand and if it doesn’t heal properly, I may lose mobility and live with it for the rest of my life.
Dr. Macer and Dr. Nathan… You might want to hire more efficient help for your front desk.
They waited until the day of my appointment!!! POOR POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. Wish I could rate the Doctors, but I never got that far. And now, I may never get the proper care I need.

Great doctor. Very smart, practical and would highly recommend him. Office staff was excellent.

Over the last 17 years, I have had the displeasure of having surgery for ulnar nerve, cubital tunnel, carpel tunnel, trigger finger; you name it. Every surgery was performed by Dr. Nathan with 100% recovery and satisfaction.
I read a review that Dr. Nathan was rude. He is not rude; he is a busy doctor and doesn’t have time to stroke patients «woe is me» egos. He is a matter of fact, to the point, no nonsense, «here’s your options» doctor.
Reading between the lines, the complainers expected him to walk them through their self pity, and give them an hour of his time for the money they spend. It doesn’t work that way folks. Dr. Nathan is well renowned specialist, and does not have time to socialize with you in the office; he spends that time in the surgery room, where actions /​results speak louder than «bedside» chat.
I just referred a co-​worker to him; a guy that doesn’t like to go to the doctor. When he heard my testimonial, and read the reviews on Unilocal and other review sites, he immediately made the decision to get his problem looked at by Dr. Nathan.
Trust; you will be happy you went to Dr. Nathan.

I’m so excited that Dr. Nathan has a Unilocal page! Dr. Nathan and his office deserve nothing less than a glowing review. I was referred to Dr. Nathan by my doctor to remove a ganglion cyst than has been troubling me for 10 years now. It was very painful, and held me back from many things that I wanted to do. My family finally reached a time where it worked out well with our insurance, so we decided to have it removed, finally!
During the consultation, Dr. Nathan was amazing in helping me understand all my options, and the pros and cons of each. Also, he drew on a piece of paper what was actually happening inside my wrist, which was awesome! I was already set on surgery, and this consultation really helped to affirm and understand my decision.
In between my consultation and actual surgery, the office staff and the Hand and Wrist Center was amazing in helping me navigate all of the logistics of appointments and insurance. Monica — the surgery coordinator — was AMAZING and was very patient and helpful with my many calls and questions.
On the day of surgery, Dr. Nathan talked with me before and after surgery. He truly has my best interest in mind and has done a lot to ensure that I fully recover from the inherent stiffness after surgery. I’m still in the recovery process, and still have to go back, but this process has been great so far and I’m so happy to be recovering from something that has been hurting me for HALF of my life. Thanks Dr. Nathan!

My experience at Dr. Nathan’s office was positive from start to finish. His staff was friendly and efficient. He explained everything in detail and was patient, kind and comforting. Above all, it was clear that Dr. Nathan takes great pride in his work and is driven by his desire to heal his patients. He is one of the good guys… we need more docs like him.

Best hand Doctor in the world, I know I am overly enthusiastic but I put off Carpal Tunnel surger for 12 years due to the fear of pain, I had seen others a long time ago have the surgery. Dr. Nathan told me if was no big deal but I had doubts. Put off for all of the years and then I could no longer cope with the pain and not sleeping. I booked the surgery and was told I could drive there and didn’t need anyone to drive me home! I used to panic if I couldmn’t find my wrist brace every night it was so bad! I went into the surgery and even the local pain block did not hurt when given. Dr. Nathan Knows how to miss nerves he is so experienced. Walked out after surgery with a small cast on hand which left fingers free. A day ir two later that came off and was replaced with a bandaid. Easy use The day of surgery — fingers. NO PAIN! After band aid full use of hand. No wrist and hand pain anymore! Seemed like a miracle after waking up each night in agony. Just do it! Technology has come so far and he is an expert! No big on small talk, he is an expert and wants to do his job! Wish I hadn’t waited so long but then maybe I wouldn’t have found this physician! Small ½ inch scar, no pain, able to sleep all night — perfect Doctor and I am grateful!

I went to Dr. Nathan as my second opinion for cubital tunnel syndrome. I had numbness in my pinky & half my ring finger. I met with Dr. Nathan and was immediately put at ease. He has a great bedside manner, something my original orthopedist did not. He clearly and in simple terms explained what he would do if I chose him to perform my surgery. He told me about the healing process and the results I could expect. The surgery was performed on 5÷20÷14 at the Long Beach Surgery Center near LB Memorial. The entire staff there was terrific! The follow up visit with Dr. Nathan went well and I did not even need physical therapy. I have some feeling returning to my fingers and I am so happy I took Dr. Nathan’s advice to have the surgery. As far as I am concerned, Dr. Nathan is the top in his field. If you need any care for your hand or wrist, he is the doctor to see!

if i could give dr. nathan and his staff 10 stars i would! beyond professional and detailed oriented — every aspect of the process for my surgery was clearly explained. surgery on my right hand, after years of suffering and procrastinating was executed without an issue… highly recommend dr. nathan for ANY hand/​wrist issues!

Afraid to have surgery after knowing someone who did 30 years ago. Put it off until pain was unbearable! Awoke with Hand pain every night even when I wore splint to bed and limited use of hand during day. It was running my life and used pain killers to function.
Dr. Nathan saw me. He is an Exceptional, professional, and talented surgeon. He explained that surgery was done using local instead of general anesthesia. That frightened me! But Dr. Nathan is such an expert the local did not hurt at all! Surgery was completed quickly! I was lying down and the area was obscured from my sight. Could not fell anything in hand.
Cast on hand to limit use and protect. Cast was removed after two days. No real soreness, no using a brace at night after the next couple of days after surgery. Went back sutures removed which as also painless!
No pain at night or day seems like a miracle! Don’t be a chicken like I was for so many years and continue to suffer. See Dr. Nathan and believes what he says when he tells you how easy and successful the surgery will be!
One week later and already healed! I am almost 62 years old and know this surgery scares most of us. It should not scare you if you are lucky enough to have Dr. Nathan as your surgeon! Many thanks to him and to his wonderful and professional staff.

Dr. Nathan is top notch. I suffered from Carpel Tunnel on my right hand for MANY YEARS. It was so bad my hand was constantly numb, tingling and felt cold. He performed CP surgery on my hand in November 2012. He changed my daily life — plain and simple. I now can hold a book to read to my children, play tennis, drive my car, bring in grocery bags and many other daily tasks with any pain, tingling, numbness or discomfort. Dr. Nathan is awesome and I have already recommended him to many friends and some complete strangers. You’d be lucky to get an apt. With him.

I’m not sure why this Dr is getting any good reviews. My son went to see him last month for hand injury. He probably waited longer than he should have but never the less Dr Nathan could of been polite, understaning and should have explained things better. Instead he was rude and condescending and offered no care what so ever ! He was being followed around by an intern and I suppose he wanted to look like a «big Shot» or something. We are «paying patients» for God sakes and deserved better care and treatment. He should go work for an HMO if he wants to treat patients this way!

Dr. Nathan is really amazing. He’s a gifted doctor and is extremely generous with his time and knowledge. I had a hand injury that was misdiagnosed by the hospital in Mammoth. He took new X-​rays and immediately was that I had three broken fingers, and one that needed surgery. I had a fast surgery with him at Long Beach Memorial that was the easiest medical procedure Ive ever had! He’s truly awesome and I highly recommend him.

I went to Dr. Nathan when an injury left me with the condition known as «mallet finger.» The emergency room doctor gave me a plastic splint that did not fit well and handed me a business card for Dr. Nathan’s Hand and Wrist Center. I’m glad she did, because this never would have healed properly if I had used the splint I got from the E-​room.
The treatment for mallet finger consisted of splinting the finger for 6 weeks and I had the splint changed weekly by Dr. Nathan’s staff for the first 4 weeks. After that, I changed it myself for the last couple of weeks. I received excellent treatment and am on my way to a full recovery. I highly recommend Dr. Nathan if you have any type of hand or wrist injury. When these types of injuries are not treated properly from the start, the result could be a prolonged injury or mild deformity that can only be addressed through surgery.

Professional, responsive, experienced. A positive experience in all respects.
My issue is with Dupuytren’s in my right hand. Before I even scheduled an appointment, I sent an email inquiry with background and questions. Dr Nathan responded to each of my questions within a day and helped me understand what my options were. When I traveled to Long Beach for a consultation, the staff in the office was helpful and efficient, and Dr Nathan gave me his undivided attention and focus for 45 minutes, enough time to examine my hand in detail and explain my condition and all possible options (including a couple I wasn’t aware of, even though I’d done quite a bit of research). Our mutual conclusion was that it did not make sense to do anything at this time (even though that meant they would only be getting the fee for the consult).
If I do decide at a later time to have a procedure done on my hand, Dr Nathan is my guy.

DR NATHAN: THANK YOU!!! EXCELLENT JOB. 9-​7-​2012
My little finger was down to the palm of my hand. After Dr Nathan performed this new Percutaneous Technique «Needle Release» My small finger is straight able to do almost everything a couple days later. I’ll wait a bit before lifting weights for another week. I appreciated the friendly staff from the front desk to the rear office Nurses. They keep everything clean very organized and time friendly. Best Dr in all of LA and Orange County’s. 5 Stars from me. Talk to Dr Nathan before you do anything regarding the invasive out patient treatment for Dupuytren Contracture. Thanks to all at the Hand and Wrist Center in Long Beach CA. Far less painful than the dentist. My other hand Small finger had a previous surgery from another Dr. several year ago for the same Dupuytren’s Contracture. It took me well over a year to get to the same result levels Dr Nathan did for me in less than one week. He’ll walk you through the whole process prior and during the Needle Release. He even spent additional time after the procedure telling me what and how long recovery will take. Travel if you have to see and become part of Dr Nathan’s positive results. «I am now able to shake some ones hand again»
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Excellent, experienced, professional, courteous, skilled and knowledgeable.
They are as good as it gets specializing in wrists and hands.