Bruce M Albert, MD

Dr. Albert is now sharing an office with an Urgent Care at 1000 Bristol in Newport Beach. This would have been good to know in advance while you circle the shopping center parking lot looking for his office. So, while you wait the 90 minutes to be seen you are surrounded by sick people coughing and hacking. I finally walked out even after paying the copay, I would rather waste my money than get sick.

First appointment with this guy and he and staff had me wait 1.5 hours to see him?! Don’t bring your kid like I did, he was bouncing once we saw the doctor. He was apologetic, but upon talking to staff this is normal if you don’t have an 8:30 or 1:00 appointment. My PCP reccommended him, and for my situation I got an MRI done. I didn’t have a problem according to the results; he gave me a shot of cortisone to make it better and let me get on my way.

I Recently Had a Bakers Cyst on my right knee after knowing this from my MRI, the Dr at urgent care suggested me to go to a Orthopedic Dr. My Husband Suggested Dr Albert I was very happy with my experience there beautiful facility in the Woodbridge Center, The Staff Very Nice Friendly Helpful, when I was escorted to my exam room one of the nurses Steve made me feel very comfortable, even when I was awaiting the Dr to arrive which took some time, he checked on me to let me know the Dr would be in soon. Dr Albert’s Assistant was very nice, very pleasant while taking my notes. When Dr Albert came in to see me he attended me with amazing care. Dr Albert takes his time he has a very soft touch, a very caring Dr. Which I admire very much. He proceeded with his procedure and made me feel very comfortable with draining my cyst administering 2 shots of cortisone, one in my knee & one where the cyst was located.
I would highly recommend Dr Albert to anyone with «Orthopedic» needs. A Very Compassionate Dr. He makes you feel very at ease. Thank you To Dr. Albert & His Staff.

Dr. Albert performed my most recent (3^rd) Shoulder Surgery with a torn labrum. So far, I have had experiences with 3 different orthopedic shoulder surgeons and this was by far the best experience I have had directly with a doctor. What was going to be a 1.5 hour surgery turned into a 5 hour surgery since the damage was so bad. He ended up having to do much more surgically to me than the MRI showed. Dr. Albert is extremely thorough and the results have gone just as expected.

I went to see Dr Albert for a shoulder injury, and the first thing he said was ‘you look healthy”!, what? ok dr i just came in to see you and pay you for fun?, he referred me to the grimy place next door for physical therapy, one visit where i was waiting for almost 40 minutes, standing because they dont have chairs, and got a 5 minute massage, warm towel and a printout for exercise’s to do at home, i din’t need to pay for that, i could have downloaded them from the internet. I have not been back since and dont plan on going. Unprofessional staff, long waiting time and you leave feeling cheated, they will schedule so many visits for physiotherapy even if you may not need that many, and secondly they dont even give the therapy properly, i have had physiotherapy before and it worked very well because it was administered properly. This is my opinion, and my review, good luck if you plan to go here.

Just as an update for clarification. I saw another orthopedic surgeon and he found that I had a meniscus tear, serious cartilage damage under my knee cap and my patellar tendon was so tight that it was pulling my kneecap to the left. I’m now two months post-​op and feeling much better. It would have been nice if my pain was properly addressed in 2011 through 2013 while under this doctor’s care instead of him dismissing me because I was a worker’s comp case.

PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU MAKE AN APPOINTMENT…
I really wish I would have seen these Unilocal reviews before my visit. My experience was equally awful, I wish I could give this office negative stars…
After waiting 45 minutes to see the doctor, and dealing with rude office staff, I was only seen for a total of 5 minutes! The doctor asked me why I was there. Asked if I could roll up my pants to show my knee, but I couldn’t since I was wearing skinning jeans so he didn’t fully inspect my knee. Instead he proceeded to bend it at several angles, then his professional opinion was that I needed an MRI. I would have chalked this up to just a waste of time, if it wasn’t for the bill I received… $ 160 DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET AFTER INSURANCE!!! P. S. I have the Blue Cross PPO low deductible plan (the best insurance my company offers). Who does this doctor think he is? At this rate he’s making $ 1,960 per hour (not including what insurance covers) to not provide any diagnosis?!? I would hate to see how much he charges for an actual surgery… I’m thinking I’d have to take out a loan or give him my first born child!
Please learn from my mistake and avoid him at all costs!!! It looks like there are several other doctors in the area with much better reviews.

4^th Dr is the Charm? Particularly when it comes to a weird injury… after all, I’m not a professional baseball pitcher.
My adorably cute and rather excitable Portuguese Water Dog, all 57 lbs of him, launched onto my bed and his head hit my elbow, bending it backwards like a camel leg. My first thought, while seeing stars, «this can’t be good». But it seemed fine that night and into the next morning until I met up with a writer friend and I picked up my backpack. The ‘pop’ was audible. The pain was searing.
This was the beginning of a saga ultimately solved by Dr. Albert’s professionalism, willingness to listen and suspend all the «shoulds» for something really outside the box.
Place One: Your elbow is dislocated, we are going to relocate it… without anesthesia, it will pop right back into joint. Ummm No it didn’t and that was black-​out excruciating thank you very much. «What do you mean I need to go to Mission Hospital for surgery and to call my husband NOW»
Place Two: (Mission Hospital) Your elbow isn’t dislocated, it’s broken (but, but, but) you need an OrthoSurgeon. Call this guy, he’s good. (but, but, but… I’m thinking what place one did to me)
Place Three — A week later: Eating pain pills like Tic Tacs the first Ortho (who was more concerned with how his lab coat looked on him) took the 3^rd set of X-​rays… Its not dislocated or broken… its just a sprain, you’ll be fine. Have a nice day.
By this point I’m starting to feel a bit like the little bird in Dr. Seuss’s «You are Not My Mother» or something like that… this was NOT a sprain, not even close. So I call my insurance company and put it on them…
IT’S A MIRACLE… THEY FIND ME DR. ALBERT… he gets me an MRI and fits me in all within a day or two. What do you know, my elbow is quite messed up.
PT to fix some parts, Testing to the Ulnar nerve, An Ulnar Nerve Release Surgery, More PT, Some work on my wrist (which I didn’t feel originally because it was numb from the elbow nerve issue) and VOILA… I am healed. Completely. (a few twinges of discomfort here and there… but that takes time… if I need another cortisone shot he would be happy to assist.)
I left there asking what other parts he works on so I know what to hurt next… (Half kidding except I tend to injure myself doing odd things)
May I say, Dr. Albert and staff (Including his PT staff) are some of the most caring and considerate medical professionals I have ever had the pleasure to meet. I can’t imagine the mess I would be in now if I were still seeing «dig me Dr» because he would not have believed me when I explained very specific symptoms.
My injury is not something that happens suddenly… it is usually more of a repetitive use issue.
I am now 3 months past the surgery… I easily have 95% use of my elbow and the rest is continued building strength and doing my exercises at home.
My dog is still adorable, I have completely forgiven him.
Jen Levine

6 months post my ACL repair surgery with Dr. Albert (elite orthopedics & sport medicine), finished physical therapy, but yet my knee won’t get straight, It’s about 5 – 10 degrees off,
worked hard with my physical therapists, almost putting all their weight to push it straight, yet springs back!!!
ordered two different splints, Dynasplint and another one I had to custom order (or which I had to pay about $ 195! with my insurance paying %80) Its a legit splint that can push it more than 180 degrees, with consistent and controlled pressure, name was Stat-​A-​Dyne knee splint, you can find at
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6 weeks later and still didn’t get any straighter. last time dr Albert saw me was when I got the custom splint, I missed my appointment last week, but no one called to follow up or even bother to ask why I missed the appointmnet and if the splint fixed the problem!!! maybe because I asked for surgery photos & reports for a 2^nd opinion, who knows!
was it a surgical mistake! a lack of follow up! or wrong decisions in post surgery recovery! I have no Idea, you can no longer trust a doctor!!!
I’ve seen another doctor and a third one tomorrow, I’m hoping all I need is that small procedure to cleaning up the scar tissue build up.
Be careful, and do some research, 3 opinions from the beginning if you can
go somewhere else

Poor customer service. My elderly father had to wait 90 minutes before the doctor saw him. He was on his wheelchair, no apologies or anything.

In 2007 Dr. Albert arthroscopically fixed torn meniscus in my left knee and gave me another seven years of running (I’ve been running for almost 40 years. Last month, once again, he repaired different things in my knee to give me, once again, a new lease on life.
I wanted to extol Dr. Albert and recommend him to you because the entire experience, including his staff, the surgery, the physical therapy, and the recovery, were beyond outstanding. I am one satisfied and grateful individual.
Rodd Mann

I highly recommend this office! I broke my wrist and called for an appt. Kim was extremely nice and professional and squeezed me in the very next morning. When I got there the wait was very minimal and then Gayle brought me back to a room and got my information. She was very friendly and caring and told me it wouldn’t be long. Dr. Albert came in, reviewed my case with me and explained my options. He was very thorough and informative. He then cast my arm and I will be following up with him in the future. This is a friendly and professional office from start to finish and I am so glad I went there.

Went to see this doc for elbow and shoulder issues the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. They were running about 90 minutes behind. Strike 1. Then when I finally got in a room, the door was open and I could hear the assistants complaining about patients. When they realized that the door was open they slammed it shut. Strike 2. The doctor finally came in and told me that he didn’t have time to assess the shoulder issues. Seriously? He didn’t have time? That’s the lamest thing I’ve ever heard from a doctor. Strike 3. They asked me to come back. No way. Not in a million years. Avoid this doc like the plague.

Unfortunately for me I have been a knee «patient» for close to 10 years. As one would expect I have seen multiple orthopedic doctors and was never given the «time» and caring concern that both my husband and I have received at Dr. Albert’s office. I recently had a nasty fall and broke my wrist. Dr. Albert’s extensive experience and knowledge was able to reset my broken bones, saving me from an extensive hand and wrist surgery. It is not just this wonderful Dr., but his very kind and patient office staff. Particularly his nurse ans his office manager Kim. She recently offered to stay an hour after closing to relieve some swelling so I didn’t have to go to the ER. There I would have waited close to 5 hours and charged thousands of dollars. This is not the first time she has gone out of her way to get in touch with Dr. Albert (who ALWAYS) gets in touch with me to offer his help. I have been in what feels like 20 orthopedic offices through my unfortunate breaks or falls and no other doctor or staff has been so empathic and genuine.
Dr. Albert and his staff are the REAL deal should you ever need to find yourself in need of a a kind, warm and very professional orthopedic who has the best staff I have ever come across.
Lastly, I am a clinician myself so I understand how important it is to treat patients who are very vulnerable and scared and make them feel safe, cared for and get back to them in a timely manner. I would and have sent all family and friends to Dr. Albert’s office. Their feedback has always been positive.
Keep up the good work and I hope to stop needing you all so often-​:)
LH, PhD

Amazing treatment! I had a knee injury that I was putting off treatment for for 30 years. In the end not such a bad thing as the medical treatments now are far superior to what they were doing 30 years ago. When I had a fall that complicated things I decided to look into having it looked at. Dr Bruce and his staff were very kind and efficient. He asked me to get an MRI and bring the films back for an additional appointment. It was clear that I needed to have some work done. We set up a date for surgery and I did the final testing required. I then had some questions about ACL reconstruction. Went back in and he reconfirmed that it was not necessary. I was very happy that he took the time to retest and go over things with me.
I went to the surgery center and was immediately admitted. I was taken care of so well there also. Dr’s came by to verify things and off I went to have a lot of things cleaned up inside the knee. Next thing I woke up and it was over and I felt GREAT! Walked out and upstairs to my home. No problems! I never had any pain from the surgery itself. Just the normal swelling. He used steri strips and I was so happy that i did not have to go back to have stitches removed! I started the Physical therapy in less than a week. I was completely impressed and happy with my treatment. I would recommend the Physical Therapy attached to Dr Albert’s practice in Irvine. Elite Physical Therapy worked with me for 3 months and I am in such good shape.
I have taken things slowly and steadily for a great response to what I imagined to be a frightful experience. I would Highly recommend Dr Bruce. I plan to have him look at the other knee next.

Went to Dr. Albert twice to see about some persistent knee pain. My apppointment was at 10:30, I waited in the waiting room for 40 minutes before I was taken to an exam room. Then, I waited another 10 minutes before the nurse came in and took all of my info. THEN, I waited another 20 minutes for Dr. Albert to come in. He did some x-​rays and sent me off to get an MRI. The MRI place was supposed to call me that day, they didn’t call for four days, after I called them. WEnt back to Dr. Albert with my MRI results and as I was walking in, I received an urgent call from work, they needed me ASAP. I asked the front desk what the time was looking like, if it was over 30 minutes, I would need to re-​schedule. She told me I should be out of there quickly, and I believed her, since there wasn’t anybody else waiting, unlike the previous visit, where 15 people were waiting. I sat in the waiting room for 20 mintues (not bad!) and then went to the exam room, where I sat. and sat… and sat. 30 minutes later, i poked me head out the door, thinking I would just tell them that I had to leave and a nurse saw my panicked face and offered to get the doctor and tell him I was in a rush. I told her no, I would prefer to leave, I feel bad interupting another patient. She was already on her way into the room, so I sat back down, embarrassed that I was coming across so demanding. Dr. Albert walked in and I could tell immediately that he was annoyed with me. He told me that he didn’t see the tear that he was expecting to see, so he recommended 3 weeks of physical therapy and avoid high-​impact exercise. I tried several times to tell him that i’m on my feet for 90% of my work and that I was feeling the most pain during these times, not while doing high-​impact exercise (I had just run a half marathon and it felt fine the whole time). He basically ignored me and said ‘Well, I know you’re in a rush, let’s get you out of here and we’ll set you up for physical therapy.’ I walked out, half concerned about my lack of knowledge of what I’m supposed to and not supposed to do (ice, pain meds, elevation, wrapping, etc?), but I was frantic to get to work, so I figured I’d deal with it later. Gave the physical therapist my info and she said she would call me to set up my appointment. That was a week ago and I still haven’t heard from her…
A 10am appointment means 10am! I am happy to wait 30, 40 minutes for a doctor, but this was ridiculous and to then be treated with disdain after daring to question his wait time… totally unprofessional. And all of ‘great referral’s’ can’t seem to call patients. What a waste of time and money.
Made an appointment with another ortho. Easier to drive 10 extra minutes to be seen by another doctor than to wait over an hour to be seen by this guy.

if i could give 0 or –1, hey even –5 I would. this guy is what I term a «portfolio doctor», you know the guy probably more worried about his financial portfolio then the care of the patient. slick dressing guy, might know about certain sports ortho issue, but definitely a person catering to the insurance company. i had to exercise my worker rights and seek a doctor that acutally was good enough to diagnose the problem (Dr. Michael Danto). This clown actually asked if I had a General Doctor i could go see. I told the guy «Yeah, I’d would have seen him sooner then you since the guy is actually a well respected surgeon and competent. Unfortunately, if you would know the law, I can not see him, I’m forced to see you.» guess the guy sees blue collar workers as uneducated morons. he even insinuated/​implied I was faking symptoms since he had «never seen symptoms» like the ones I exhibited. I said, «you must be the greatest doctor ever if you have seen every symptom possible» well that was my experience. i ended up having a slipped disc, which he did not see on the x-​rays, but Dr Danto saw the problem in 10 seconds. guess this guy didnt read Plato or listen to E-​40: Do what you do good, cause you know what you know good. if you are unqualified or don’t know say so.