Phoenix Orthopaedic Surgeons

The receptionist at my PCP’s office recommended Dr. Gimel but I never got to see him. Instead they made an appointment with his PA, David Rueb. My PCP suggested I had an issue with my SI joint.
The younger lady with dark hair at the front desk is quite rude. So I was already kinda bummed out. A assistant with arm tattoos called me back and took my vitals. He was really friendly, I wish I could remember his name. Finally David Rueb makes his way into the exam room. He immediately starts in on my x-​ray, which BTW you «MUST» have before they’ll even book you an appointment. He states there’s nothing wrong with my back. I tell him my symptoms. And he immediately says it’s sciatica. So first there’s nothing wrong and now I have sciatica? Okay. I mention how my PCP suggested an MRI to possibly rule out SI joint and he says no. He assures me it’s sciatica. And prescribed Naproxen and 3 weeks of physical therapy. I again ask if we could just have an MRI done just in case as I’m in serious pain and I don’t really have sciatica symptoms. No again, and schedules another visit with him in 30 days.
Well, come to find out he misdiagnosed me, just as my PCP suggested. I saw another ortho doctor who w/​o question knew it was my SI joint and not sciatica. If Rueb had only set aside his ego and condescending attitude and ordered additional imaging I could’ve been on my way to recovery.
When I called to cancel my second appointment the rude girl even asked why I was canceling. Don’t worry about it! I don’t know how Dr. Gimbal is but I do not recommend David Rueb. What a knucklehead!

I was referred by my Primary Doctor. I have seen three other doctors for my foot. A screw went threw it. There has been treatment that helped wonderfully and even has made an overall improvement. Dr. David Rueb is the dr I saw here. He walks in room and first thing he says is «You know a very good friend of mine. He was your first dr, I see in his notes you refused his treatment plan. Yes I say, I don’t feel it is needed to reconstruct both my feet for a screw in my root foot. «He tells me he is good doctor and that I should listen to the first doctor. He has NOT even seen my feet, they are still in my shoes. I tell him about the one doctor that works, he says yeah that’s temporary and will not improve, I told him it had. He then asks to see my foot. I show him and he says well… it could be your high arch and this injury. But I cant help you, go back to first doctor, I tell me I rather not, I dont feel he listened to me and I asked the first dr about surgery because I would have to file a lawsuit and he says for the screw not needed. Dr Rueb then gives me a referral to another one on scrap paper and walks out. WOW!
I was already annoyed that it took 4 months to get into this doctor. They have a receptionist who is very rude. She is there to a do a job and she isn’t friendly about it. They DEMAND that you have all your medical notes in relation to your visit sent or dropped or faxed to them BEFORE they will even make an appointment, and upon arriving if a dr has NOT faxed something, they will re do your appointment till they do get notes, which you have to call them to see if they have it, for they don’t call you.
This is the worst experience I have had. I felt bad for not following first doctor. Even thinking of letting them cut open both my feet, I am barely able to walk due to scar tissue from screw and I need it fixed 3 years now. I then became upset because like the others this doctor did not listen to me, or if he did he cares more about his friend then he does his hurting patients.
Very disappointed with this facilities idea of a healing and helping environment.