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Howard Baruch

Dr. Howard M. Baruch, MD

Hip And Knee Orthopedic Surgery

OVERVIEW

Howard Baruch, M.D., graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine Medical School in 1985 and has over 37 years of experience in the medical field. He is fellowship trained in adult reconstructive surgery of the hip and knee, as well as spine surgery. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons. Dr. Baruch also uses the Rosa robot for robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery. Dr. Baruch has presented at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery. Areas of expertise include both surgical and non-surgical treatment. For Dr. Baruch it is very important to treat each patient as family. He is a pioneer in the community and is always welcoming new patients.

PATIENT'S PERSPECTIVE

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RATINGS AND REVIEWS

Dr. Baruch's Rating
51 Ratings with 5 Reviews
Patient Perspective
2.0 Explains conditions and treatments
3.5 Takes time to answer my questions
3.5 Provides follow-up as needed
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111 Galway Place, Teaneck, NJ, 07666
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1.0 Courteous staff
4.0 Scheduling flexibility
111 Galway Place
Teaneck, NJ, 07666
5 REVIEWS
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"Do not, go to this doctor and I am using that term loosely. I had my knee replacement a little over a year ago and had a fall day after. The follow up was horrific. I was ignored, berated and completely condescended to. They tried to make me feel needy and useless. Well I just had My revision the damage was so extensive and hope that is only surgery I need so much damage to my back. Please go somewhere else, this doctor and the hospital he works at should start to be held accountable for their negligence! It's unfathomable to me!"
  • January 7, 2024
"Para todos los hispanohablantes! no confíes en este médico. ¡Él solo quiere tu dinero!"
  • February 20, 2023
"A complete disgrace to to the medical field. The doctor did a butcher job which is causing multiple complications to my mothers Knee replacement and is now being a complete unprofessional negligent doctor on the follow up to his own work. Do not trust this doctor with a loved one or yourself. More consequences for his ridiculous antics."
  • February 9, 2023
"All doctors are heroes when everything goes right. What about when things go Wrong? Terribly Wrong! For me, after Baruch performed a total hip replacement, smiles were everywhere.... for about 2 months. Then my hip dislocated. Frantic calls to his office went unanswered. Rushed to hospital. Baruch blamed me and ordered me to put on a hip cast. Expensive. Continued to see him though, because he's a doctor. 5 years later after smiles slowly drifted away and pain in the hip was getting worse, all the while his xrays showed him zilch. Nada. Probably barometric pressure, his office claimed. THEN Excruciating pain, Hip dislocated again. Deja Vu. No calls answered. TWICE. No Baruch. (seeing a pattern?) This time in hospital for 2 months. No Baruch. Just me, on my back, dislocated hip, pain meds. Lots of pain meds. Finally another doctor came to the rescue. Fixed it and explained that the hip cup was installed incorrectly. Stated Former doc had me walking around on a hip that was partially ...
dislocated for years, asking how I was able to stand the pain. An infection in the leg and hip from his operation caused deterioration of the skin and was the only thing holding my leg together at the end. Infection still pops up and the only alternative, other than beating the infection with massive antibiotic treatments is to have everything taken out and a new operation. Ouch. Baruch missed all that. But, all the while Happily collected his copays and billed the insurance. Made a small fortune. Couldn't afford a Get Well card. When you pick a doctor, make sure he's competent. Check with former patients. Not just the ones where everything went as planned. But, the ones where it didn't. Was the doctor caring enough to come to the aid? Was he competent to find the error. Did he CARE? Even now, will he even admit the errors (I do have proof). Will he at least give me the information of his med malpractice insurance? Yeah I'd like some compensation. The original operation was in 2009. The revision was in 2015, I had two operations for the infection in 2018, all while undergoing antibiotic treatments. Jobs and opportunities lost. Betcha his waiting room is still backed up with unaware patients throwing their copays his way. "
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  • April 12, 2021
"Misplaced the hip portion of a total hip replacement. I didn't know for years, though. I had two dislocations. Each time I made frantic calls to his office. It's scary shit. Not once did he bother to answer the call or return the call. The first time I was rushed to the hospital and they performed a reduction (popped the leg back in). Follow-ups to Dr. Baruch were made. Co-payments demanded as soon as I got to his office where the appointment time was not really true. Waiting each time hours. Even though I complained of pain on several occasions nothing was done. The 2nd dislocation happened while I started to get up from my picnic table in my yard. Calls again to Dr. Baruch went unanswered and unreturned. This time was pain. I was rushed to the hospital where I was put on serious pain killers. A reduction attempt failed. Hospital made attempts to contact Dr. Howard Michael Baruch. No response. I lay on my back unable to move because my leg wasn't attached to the rest of my hip. No ...
doctor wants to take another doctor's patients, especially after the 1st doctor screwed up. There I lay, pain meds every 4 hours, for over 6 weeks until a Ortho agrees to take my case. He reported to me at the time that he finally did contact Baruch who said to him, You can take it. Nice, huh? 2 months after the dislocation I finally was able to have a Revision. They had to rebuild the hip portion. But, found another Baruch error. The doctor reported that I had to be walking on a dislocated hip for years and the only thing holding the leg in was dead skin, the result of an infection that was in my hip. I am now dealing with one of two outcomes. Reoccurring infections with antibiotic treatments. Sometime I have had to have a PICC line put in. OR, have the whole hip replacement taken out. Then my leg would be filled with antibiotic beads of some sort for up to a month. Fun I opted, for the time being, the first option. Yup! The cost is mounting. Dr. Baruch's office refuses to give me the information for me to file a claim with his Medical Malpractice insurance. If you can believe it, I didn't even get a Get Well card from him. He's a smooth talker, so if you are considering using him for anything other than an aspirin prescription, be forewarned. "
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  • December 18, 2020

LOCATIONS

111 Galway Place
Teaneck, NJ, 07666
  • Accepting New Patients
  • Accepting New Patients
3196 John F Kennedy Boulevard 3rd Floor
Union City, NJ, 07087
  • Accepting New Patients
  • Accepting New Patients
1255 Broad Street
Bloomfield, NJ, 07003
  • Accepting New Patients
  • Accepting New Patients

SPECIALTIES

  • Hip And Knee Orthopedic Surgery

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Fellowship
Helen Hayes Hospital
Graduated 1992
New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Internal Medicine GME
Graduated 1991
Residency
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Graduated 1990

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