Robert Yaghoubian's Online Review Report Card

Was never told before I had a complete shoulder replacement that I could be left with permanent nerve damage to my shoulder, wrist and hand , now my previously perfectly good left hand is no longer fully usable & I suffer from horrible nerve pain. After months of pt he just kept saying give it time, we’ll it’s been almost 2yrs. When I asked Dr Yaghoubian, what do I do now,his answer was there’s nothing more I can do for you & I would have to live with the pain & numbness. My life has been destroyed by his surgical expertise. I am sure he has since not given me another thought as to what he did to me.

Was never told before I had a complete shoulder replacement that I could be left with permanent nerve damage to my shoulder, wrist and hand , now my previously perfectly good left hand is no longer fully usable & I suffer from horrible nerve pain. After months of pt he just kept saying give it time, we’ll it’s been almost 2yrs. When I asked Dr Yaghoubian, what do I do now,his answer was there’s nothing more I can do for you & I would have to live with the pain & numbness. My life has been destroyed by his surgical expertise. I am sure he has since not given me another thought as to what he did to me.

I consulted with Dr Yaghoubian regarding problems with my right hand. He explained very clearly how we should proceed. Not only did he personally call my husband after the procedure, but also took the time to call and check on me later in the afternoon. I totally recommend both Dr Yaghoubian and Western Surgical.

I brought a close friend to Dr. Yaghoubian, a few years ago after a triple by-pass surgery. One of his arms and hands had been pinched somehow during the surgery and his fingers were numb. Dr. Yaghoubian sent us to Dr. Ylagen in Danbury who determined the nerves were being pinched in the wrist area. Dr. Yaghoubian said that if he didn't have surgery to loosen the pinched nerves it would only get worse. So my friend had him do it. The results were worse than before. We had it checked by Dr. Ylagin again and he said, the doctor might have missed one or more of the area affecting the nerve. When we told Dr. Yaghoubian, he went into a temper tantrum and said that the bone at top of the hand must have grown into the hand. It was ridiculous, because a major bone doesn't grow in an older man within a couple of months of surgery. He suggested shaving the bone and with that we walked out. My friend would never go back to him. Dr. Yaghoubian is an rude and arrogant man and in my view was incompetent to do the surgery. I would not recommend him to anyone.

Sexist and a poor doc. I ruptured my bicep long-head bicep tendon last year. He said he only repairs that tendon in young male athletes. I am a 60s female athlete (rower). He also failed to diagnose the ruptured subscap and superspinatus tendons of the rotator cuff (which is common with the bicep rupture). He did not order an MRI, did not prescribe pain meds, did not order PT, did not schedule a follow up visit. He gave me a cortisone shot and sent be on my way. I went to UCONN and had all the tendons repaired and am hoping for a reasonable recovery--it will take a year. The office staff and PA were excellent.

Hubby had an accident at work and had surgery a couple days later to close the wound. The closure is the most botched distorted thing I have ever seen. And when I called his office upset and concerned they were rude. He calls himself a hand specialist but I would be careful going to him if you like your hands. I am a medical person myself so I have seen many hand surgeries and I am upset that I didn’t send him to a plastic surgeon.

Hubby had an accident at work and had surgery a couple days later to close the wound. The closure is the most botched distorted thing I have ever seen. And when I called his office upset and concerned they were rude. He calls himself a hand specialist but I would be careful going to him if you like your hands. I am a medical person myself so I have seen many hand surgeries and I am upset that I didn’t send him to a plastic surgeon.

Dr. Yaghoubian operated on my husband yesterday excellent he took very good care of him. I would recommend him highly. He did total shoulder replacement on me in Sept. we both are very pleased with him. Following up with a phone call last night.

I had a cyst removed that was about the size of a golf ball by the base of my thumb. After the surgery Dr. Yaghoubian called my house at 8pm to make sure I was alright. The follow up visit went well and he gave me exercises to do so I would not need physical therapy afterwards. He answered all my questions and was very professional.

I read the reviews and concluded that he was an excellent doctor but not a people person. My husband had a cyst removed from his hand today at noon by Dr. Yaghoubian and to our surprise we got a call at home at 8pm from the doctor asking how my husband was doing and saying to call him if there were any questions. My husband is doing really well at this point and I will update the review in two weeks after the bandages come off.