Alvarado Orthopedic Medical Group

This place ROCKS. No one likes going to the Dr., especially the bone Dr. but if you have to — this is the place to go. The office staff is never too busy to talk to you, to help you. No matter how busy they are, they will go out of their way to help (even if it is «not my job.» Drs. are fantastic and know their stuff.
Wish there were more stars to give

I saw «a different group» until that group stop taking my insurance… I was refereed to Dr. Bates for my knee and tipila. He was very nice, considered and he listen. Due the fact the he listen, he decided to add on a producer for surgery… The surgery went well and it helped. I even say him after surgery where he told me what he found. A lot of times, I don’t see the surgeon until days after… It was nice he was still around. I think he a very nice man and he a very good surgeon too,.

I’ve been seeing Dr. Ballard for a broken wrist and the entire team is extremely helpful and professional. Most of them always have a smile on their face and make you feel like an important individual, not «just another patient.»
Dr. Ballard also seems like she wants to provide only the best care and will take actions to make sure you are healing properly.
I HIGHLY recommend her.

I HIGHLY recommend Dr Ballard. Dr Ballard is AMAZING. I had previously went to another doctor at Alvarado Orthopedic. He was extremely rude, unprofessional and offensive. So then I changed to Dr Ballard and she reviewed my faith in quality doctors. She is very thorough and patient. I have many other health issues and she is very good at working around them and making sure I can get done what I need to get done. She has even called me from her own personal phone after surgeries to make sure everything was okay. She is just an amazing person outside of her profession and it transfers into her work. I highly suggest going to her for any orthopedic issue.

2÷9÷15. I have seen Dr. Ballard about 6 times over the past year. She is very personable and caring. She was knowledgable about my condition, but went
out of her way to get more information for me and called me a week or so after
my first visit. I have had multiple surgeries for the condition on the other hand,
and she is treating me to try to avoid surgery on my dominant hand. I am a retired
RN, working 30 years at Grossmont Hospital, so I feel qualified to do this review.
I have the highest regard for Dr. Ballard and her whole staff. They are all very
friendly, caring and very professional.
Joyce B.

Went to Brooke Ballard MD, to look at my broken hand. The office and staff was extremely efficient and friendly. Really liked the doctor, would and will be going back.

MEDICAL PRACTICE AT ITS VERY BEST
My 19 year-​old daughter was examined closely by Dr. Mark Jacobson on two occasions for a suspected elbow injury. After spending one and a half hours with us, he prescribed a MRI evaluation, after which he met with us several days later again to discuss his impressions and recommendations. It needs to be said that Patti went out of her way to ensure that my daughter could be seen almost immediately, due to mitigating circumstances. This practice is a consortium of physicians and the ladies in billing were equally gracious, flexible and patient.
The doctor was sensitive and meticulous as he attempted to quantify and isolate neurological and muscular dysfunctions in the elbow and arm. He questioned my daughter respectfully and explained what he was looking for and what he observed as he tested her range-​of-​motion, sensation and strength. He was, at all times, patient, gentle and insightful. His explanations were clear, concise and comprehensive.
Following the MRI, Dr. Jacobson re-​examined his patient and tried to definitively establish whether there was sufficient justification for exploratory or reconstructive surgery. He concluded that he needed to establish a progression of the ailment over a period of at least six months and recommended, therefore, that my daughter respect the elbow’s limitations and then follow up with him when she returned from study abroad.
The decision not to operate was both good and bad news but, in context, it seemed to be a prudent, conservative decision that would preclude the need to disfigure her arm on the presumption that surgery would necessarily facilitate improved function in the arm.
This physician exemplified the highest standards of medical and professional ethics, both in his manner and in his verbal representations of what he was and was not able to conclude from the exams and from the MRI. He was never arrogant, egocentric or absolute in his findings, because he admitted that it was difficult to understand at this juncture exactly what was causing the symptoms. He even acknowledged that he would have welcomed an opportunity, if it were possible, for his colleague to examine my daughter to corroborate his findings and/​or to better understand the evident elbow instability, with a view toward ameliorating the symptoms in the most appropriate manner.
Dr. Jacobson certainly deserves high marks for his professional skill and personal manner with his patients. In my three decades working in the adjunct field of exercise physiology, I have seen no finer example of medical practice by a specialist, characterized by humility, thoroughness, sensitivity and respect for the patient. If you have a young person in the family who requires orthopedic evaluation, I would
urge you to consult with Dr. Mark Jacobson at the Alvarado Orthopedic
Medical Group.