We arrived early and were taken back early. A new X-ray was done. Dr. Russo listened attentively and was very reassuring. Even though he is a surgeon, he did NOT recommend surgery. He gave us a series of therapies to be tried before surgery would be advised as a last resort. He made good eye contact. Listened actively. Answered questions directly and clearly. A very pleasant and apparently competent doctor. read more

Rude, poor bedside manner, made a diagnosis without diagnosing testing claiming that his experience is sufficient. Would not recommend this provider. read more

The worse doctor . Knee replacement infected he ignored me for 18 Months . I had to go to another doctor get it redone IV for four weeks. I would never recommend him or OrthoArizona read more

Dr Vincent Russo is the best!! I've gone to him for years, he is patient, informative, kind and listened to me and my concerns. He knew I did not want to do a total knee replacement, he gave me shots over a few years, they helped until they didn't. He never pushed. I finally came to agree with him and did get a total knee replacement and a few years later did the other knee. Never any issues! I followed his instructions to the tee, did rehab and flew through my PT in 4 weeks. My knees are great, still 4 years later. read more

Dr Russo is both professional and personable. He's given me injections in my shoulder. Has advised reverse shoulder surgery. Which, in time I will do. I need cervical neck surgery first. Which Dr Waldrop will do. read more

Dr. Russo is an excellent surgeon. He replaced both of my hips and one knee. Very caring doctor.

We took my mother in for a check up and to have Dr Russo look at her right knee. Dr Russo had replaced my 85 year old mother"s left but she was having lots of pain in both knees. The entire appointment was strictly about him covering his ass and showed little to no concern for my mother. As if practicing CYA so blatantly was bad enough, Dr Russo then practiced pass the buck by referring her someone upstairs. The. dr Russo got up and ended the appointment. My father, mother and myself couldn't believe how horribly we were all treated. read more

My first appointment with Dr. Russo he was the nicest guy I have ever met. He wanted to help me. He explained after my MRI that I had a torn Meniscus and that he didn't think I needed surgery. My 2nd appointment Dr. Russo was mean, accused me of using steroids, was belittling to me asking who supports you if your unemployed? He then explained that my MRI results I had 2 perfect knees in his notes and said he never told me about a meniscus tear and lied to my face, he was also unable to pull up the MRI and just called me a liar. My GP when seeing my MRI said your knees look terrible and your going to need surgery. Dr Russo is a unprofessional liar who is a complete scumbag and looks down upon anyone who is not in the same social class as him. read more

I had my left total knee done by Dr. V Russo just 2 weeks ago. Thank you Dr. Matt Russo for calling me on Sunday after surgery to discuss my concerns and also for seeing me the following week in the office. The new compression socks are helping. I've restarted PT after a break because of severe pain and increased swelling with each Rx. PT restarted yesterday and able to get to 90 flexion and full extension without any setback after the PT. I had my 2 wk check with Dr. V Russo and all is good! Thank you Drs Russo for great care, and to your office team that facilitated that care. read more

My 73 year old mother Sharon is a patient of Dr. Vincent Russo's. This is her review: I have been a very satisfied patient of Dr. Vincent Russo for 10 years. He has replaced both hips and this January full knee replacement. My scar after 8 weeks is minimal. I have experienced zero problems with any of the surgeries. Dr. Vincent Russo is not only a gifted surgeon but also a very talented sculptor. In my opinion his hands are a gift from God. He genuinely cares about his patients and takes great pride in his work. As an extremely busy surgeon he takes time to exchange pleasantries, even in the operating room. Most of his staff have been with him for over 20 years, they are knowledgeable, efficient and pleasant. If you need an ortho surgeon look no further he is your man! read more

From the moment I walked in the door, I was treated badly. I had recently (two weeks prior) had surgery on my left foot, but I was being seen for having dislocated my right knee. So I walked in with crutches. The receptionist told me to "stand there" while she checked if I had actually reached my out-of-pocket max. I told her that I couldn't stand for long because I was still recovering from surgery and other OrthoArizona offices usually tell me they will bill me later. She responded with "Just stand there". So I dropped off my credit card, told her to go ahead and charge it and sat down. When I was invited into the exam room, the medical assistant informed me that they could not access any recent medical records and that the last x-ray they had of my knee was done in 2013. I showed her, through the Orthoarizona patient portal, that an x-ray of my knee had been done in November of 2018, and an MRI had been done in Septemeber of 2019. She looked again and angrily re-iterated that it was not showing in her system and that if my name wasn't so confusing, their medical records wouldn't be messed up. After 5 minutes of very stressful interactions, I was able to email the MRI reports to someone in the office, but since they still didn't have the x-rays, she decided to do x-rays on my knees. She asked me to follow her to the x-ray room and kept telling me to hurry up on my crutches. When I arrived at the x-ray room, she pushed my knees against the x-ray and kept scolding me about not keeping my feet flat (remember, I had surgery on my right foot two weeks ago, so keeping my right foot flat was very painful). At this point, I was ready to leave, but I thought that the doctor might be able to give me some useful information, so I might as well stick out the rest of the appointment. When the doctor came in, he asked why I came to see him. I told him that it seems that I may have dislocated my knee on August 24th. Usually, my kneecap dislocates, but the August 24th incident was worse. He told me to straighten my knee. When I told him that it hurt when I did that, but I could straighten it, he walked up to me and forced my knee down until it was straight. Then as he moved my knee cap around, he asked me which way my knee cap usually dislocates. When I told him I didn't know, he got in my face and started yelling "This is a simple question! There is a simple answer. Which way does it dislocate?" I repeated that I didn't usually look at my knee cap when it dislocated. I was more interested in getting it back in place. He yelled (still in my face) "It's your body! How can you not know which way your knee cap dislocates?" He then took out my x-rays and said "There is no damage to your knee. You have significant arthritis, but you have no floating bodies in your knee. Your not a candidate for surgery. I'm not even going to recommend an MRI." At that point, I stopped him and said "I already had an MRI. The report is in the file." He looked surprised, looked at the MRI report and said "You have significant damage. You apparently have dislocated your knee cap multiple times, I can see the damage under your knee cap. You did dislocate your knee in August, I can see a bone bruise, significant edema, and your tendons and ligaments are swollen. Well, how did you expect to do anything for your knee when you keep having surgeries on your foot!?" He then ranted and yelled for another 5 minutes and left. It was a horrible experience. I'm never going back there again. Orthoarizona has some great doctors, and usually, their offices are amazingly friendly. It seems, from the other reviews, that he is a good surgeon. Maybe he is nice to the patients who need surgery. I don't know if they were horrible to me because I didn't need surgery, because I have a chronic medical condition, because I'm a woman, or because I'm Latina. I think a double-blind study should be done to identify the cause of his surly, condescension, patronizing behavior and his habit of treating his patients l(and probably the rest of the employees) like emotional punching bags. read more

Dr. Russo is an amazing Orthopedic Surgeon. At 77, my husband had his knee replaced 6 weeks ago with wonderful results. The pain is gone, his healing is coming along beautifully and we have Dr. Russo to thank. Dr. Russo replaced my knee 51/2 years ago with the same results. We followed their suggestions and process before and after the surgery. Being compliant is so important, especially from a well respected surgeon like Dr. Russo. We highly recommend his services. His bedside manner is great, his staff is wonderful and best of all, the outcome exceeded our expectations. Dr. Russo is excellent. read more

Up until the day Dr. Russo performed my knee replacement, I was hiking regularly; now, 2 years later, I have still not recovered from the aftermath. I had my knee replacement surgery in December, 2019, after meeting with Dr. Russo to discuss the surgery and my medical history. At that time I told him I had stents in the leg he would be operating on. I later learned when talking to other surgeons that they would never use a tourniquet on a leg with stents; Dr. Russo did use a tourniquet in the operation. If you look for information on line about a tourniquet in a knee replacement operation, you will see medical literature recommending against using it. Apparently, Dr Russo didn't look. About a week after the operation I began to experience pain in my foot. This is not something I expected and I had to call the office to ask for more pain pills. Even with the pills, there were nights I could not sleep. I met with the PA two weeks after the operation and all she did was extend my Physical Therapy. She never looked at my foot. Over the next two weeks the pain continued and I called the office weekly asking for more pain pills and time with Dr. Russo. They said, "You have a scheduled appointment with Dr. Russo in two weeks." I kept telling them the pain was too severe and they finally referred me to a foot specialist. He took one look at it and told me to go to an ER. I went to Mayo where the stents had originally been implanted; they found and removed a blockage in my artery from the tourniquet which had cut off circulation to my foot, destroying the heel tissue. All the dead tissue of my heel had to be removed down to the bone in a number of operations. I spent months in the hospital and skilled nursing facilities and taking pain medication as the wound healed. With care at Mayo I was able to avoid amputation and recover. The wound has still not completely healed and I have been told will not heal unless I keep all weight off that foot for about 8 weeks followed by an indeterminate time wearing a boot that will keep some weight off the foot. I am now hopping around on one foot and still not fully recovered from Russo's negligence. Since the knee surgery, I have had two interactions with Dr. Russo. In the first, he admitted that my problem was due to his actions. In the second, via telemedicine, he was mainly interested in the healing of the incision He has never mentioned any regret about altering my life for the past 2 years and the future due to his negligence. If you want a surgeon who cares for and about his patients, and will do the right thing, I suggest you look elsewhere. I know three people who went to him for knee surgery and two of them have had problems with his work. read more

I'm a "young" 54 year old woman & I've been putting off total knee replacement for 10 long years! WHY? you may ask... I was worried about finding a doctor, that I felt completely confident in. At the first meeting, Dr. Russo and his staff were GREAT! I knew Dr. Russo was the DOC, so much so, that I set up my right knee surgery that day. It has been 2 months since and I feel great! I've been walking on my own since day two! It's a rough surgery, with lots of physical therapy, but Dr. Russo and his staff are there when you need them. I have already set up surgery for my other knee for November! I'm looking forward to having two great working knees!!!! read more

When it comes to replacing the knee he is excellent, but his attitude is awful. He takes no responsibility for anything when something goes wrong. After 3 other specialists and a trip by ambulance and stay in the hospital, 6 weeks of IV antibiotic, 6 months needed for oral antibiotics this man still says there was no infection. He says it's just a precaution. Never again will anyone in my family go to Honor Health Shea or use Dr. Russo again. read more

If you want to have THE BEST orthopedic surgeon in Arizona replace your knee there is none better than Dr. Russo. I had heard all of the horror stories about all of the pain, etc. that I would experience. However, due to the skilled abilities of Dr. Russo I had virtually no pain that couldn't be handled with a few Tylenol. I was up the next day and starting therapy without a problem. The other knee replacement patients that were in my sessions with knee replacements had scars that looked like they'd been treated with a hacksaw. Their scars were ugly and they complained of pain. I completed my therapy ahead of time and I'm back to work. Dr. Russon, please never retire. You're too good to lose you. Thanks for everything. John Wesely read more

Thank you Dr. Vincent Russo and the team at Ortho Arizona. Dr. Russo has provided me with a new knee!!! I'm 54 yrs old and 6 weeks postop. This is the first time in 40 years I've had a solid, sturdy knee. I appreciate everyone on the team. read more

My experience with Dr. Vincent Russo was absolutely fantastic. When you visit Dr. Russo's office the first thing you notice is its cleanliness, and appearance. The office is adorned with shelves containing numerous exquisite sculptures made by Dr. Russo, which I immediately associated with his unique ability to skillfully reshape the associated leg bones to accommodate the particular prosthesis required. The staff is knowledgeable, kind and very helpful, and the waiting time is quite minimal. Dr. Russo replaced my right knee after 54 years of limping, pain, and restricted ability to perform many normal activities originally caused by a sports injury. Within six weeks I am able to perform basically any physical activity I want without pain. The process is quick, and intended to get you up and out of the hospital and moving around quickly with very limited pain. I personally was off prescribed pain medication (my own choice) the day after I was released from the hospital. There are no words to explain how grateful I am to Dr. Russo, he's an amazing surgeon who I highly recommend! read more

Dr. Russo replaced both of my knees within 6 months of each other. He is kind, thorough and very professional. He spent time explaining what my X-rays showed, thoroughly explained the knee surgery, and what to expect after surgery. I received excellent care from Dr. Russo and would highly recommend him. read more

Dr. Russo performed a total knee replacement on my left knee in August 2019. He is a masterful surgeon and does not cut any muscles as he replaces the knee joint, which makes recovery a snap. I walked 200 feet less than four hours after the surgery. I am at seven weeks recovery now and can easily bend it to 130° and kneeling with a kneepad. My physical therapist said I will have total mobility at 10 weeks. Dr. Russo and his staff are experts in this procedure and I would highly recommend them to everyone needing this procedure. Don't put it off. read more

Excellent Excellent Excellent is all I can say. I am 59 years old and had 2 total knee replacements within 3 months of each other. Never had any problems and the pain was minor to non-existent. I highly recommend Dr. Russo. He definitely know what he is doing. I'm walking better than I have in a looooong time. I feel like a new person. Many thanks to you doc. read more

Front desk lady is a NON HELPFUL , rude woman and I will DEFINITELY NOT BE going here !!! Maybe the doctor is good but why would he hire a front desk person like this ?!?? I can't say enough , how your office front desk is the first person we have to deal with and if they are rude and short with us and unwilling to help within the first minute of the conversation, we are not taking the next step. Your loss and I am taking my thousands elsewhere now. read more

I can not say enough good things about the entire experience with Dr. Russo and his staff. I started my journey with Dr. Russo on January 3, 2019. This was an office visit to ensure that he too agreed that a total knee replacement was what was needed for my condition. He concurred and I had to wait until April 9th for the surgery due to my schedule and Dr. Russo's surgery schedule. The entire staff at his office was congenial, informative and helpful in getting my surgery set along with medication to comfort prior to surgery. My experience in the hospital was outstanding, my physical therapy with his assistance in selection, was excellent and my rebound and recovery was great. I can honestly say I had less pain (if any) after the surgery than prior to surgery. I was on the dance floor doing the jitterbug 7 weeks after the surgery. I am walking 2 miles a day with ease and I have only a slight scar showing from my experience. Would highly recommend Dr. Vince to all! read more

My 82 year old husband recently had a total knee replacement done by Dr Vincent Russo and in a matter of 6 weeks he is walking painlessly and couldn't be happier. Dr Russo is an excellent ortho surgeon - he is an amazing surgeon - really an artist! Thank you Doctor for making my husbands life so much better. read more

Dr. Vincent J. Russo, M.D performed rotator cuff surgery on my left shoulder on 4/27/2018. I had my last appointment with him this morning. I am extremely pleased with the information he passed on to me regarding the repair and recovery. I am doing very well and very happy with the progress of my recovery. read more

I saw Dr Vincent Russo for the second time today. I know of Dr Russo because I worked for a physician for 15 years that referred many of our patients to him. The first time he was so sweet. I was seeing him for knee pain. He said I would need a knee replacement but we could do injections for now & asked me how I would like to proceed & I said try injections first. He said he agreed. I went in today for another injection as I'm judging a dog show in a month. I felt like I was dealing with Mr Hyde. He said why was I waiting on the surgery & told me that my knee was causing me to walk crooked. I have 5 back surgeries to try to stand straight. He gave me the injection & I asked if I could schedule surgery for the end of March. He said no because of the injection he gave me-why didn't he tell me this before the injection. Why didn't he tell me about the issues my knee would cause if not replaced? I counted 3 months & asked if I could schedule surgery then & HE told me NO-HE would be the one who would tell me when I could have surgery. He huffed out of the room. It was all I could do to hold it together until I got out of the office. I sat in my car & cried until I could see through the tears to drive home. I will go back because the dr I worked for thinks highly of him & so did my spine dr. Dr. Russo keeps telling me to get physical therapy. I live on social security & my husband works 10-13+ plus a day to keep us in our home. I've given up any hobbies or going out to lunch with friends because I can't afford it. Dr Russo doesn't seem to understand I can't afford to go to physical therapy. Jan S read more

I had right knee replacement surgery performed by Dr. Russo 9 weeks ago,. Excellent outcome. I just finished physical therapy (at Spooner which he recommended and is a great PT facility). I have no knee pain and am only dealing with some residual stiffness since all of my swelling has not yet subsided. Dr. Russo also performed acl replacement surgery on my wife about 9 years ago. She also had an excellent result. Contrary to what is stated in some of the reviews on this website (which I frankly cannot understand), Dr. Russo is the kindest and most compassionate surgeon we have ever met. read more

Dr. Russo's artistic talent (he is a magnificent sculptor!!) is only surpassed by his skill and expertise on knee replacement surgery. I had my knee replaced 7 weeks ago and am recovering ahead of schedule. The incision is healing nicely. He was referred to me by a few friends who felt he was the best. His staff is friendly and efficient. read more

Dr. Vincent Russo and his staff are very friendly and compassionate. Both my husband and I have had a total knee replacement by Dr. Vincent Russo. He is very knowledgeable about the procedure and explained it in terms we understood. We are extremely pleased with the quality of care we received by Dr. Vincent Russo and the hospital. Our recovery was excellent, very pleased with the whole process from start to finish. Dr. Vincent Russo is an excellent doctor, we highly recommend him. read more