F. Parke Oldenburg's Online Review Report Card

In my humble opinion, Parke Oldenburg is THE best trauma surgeon in Maine! When I fell playing Pickleball to the concrete floor from a dislocated kneecap, I severely broke my left arm in multiple places and completely severed my elbow. Because of Dr. Parke Oldenburg’s meticulous technique, I had regained full range of motion within weeks and was back playing pickleball in 6 weeks time. No one thought ...

Can't say enough great things about Dr. Oldenburg. So lucky he was in the hospital when my son was admitted. He went above and beyond for us.

I went to him after a bone infection ruined my hip, pelvis and got into my spine and caused a spinal cord injury. By this time I was in a wheelchair and no hip replacement surgery could be done--there was too much damage and I had a non union femur fracture. I was having MRI's of my neck but he based his decision before my neurologist could send reports. His decision...keep everything as is and do no surgery (a hip disarticulation was discussed). Do no surgery, come to find out I had a spinal cord injury (C3) and autonomic dysreflexia had been brought on by the fracture and would not stop with the fracture. His decision of no surgery was clearly the wrong one. Autonomic dysreflexia is a life threatening situation. I had only seen him 2 times, and at his insistence, I was to go to the amputee clinic...where he screamed at me, told me he was not going to be my doctor and 'to get a shoe lift'. I left in tears and when I went to complain about him, I was told I couldn't. Apparently he is in charge of PT and the Amputee Clinic and he can do whatever he wants. Bottom line: I think he is a jerk and would NEVER refer anyone to him.

I don't know...sometimes you like someone and sometimes you have a serious personality conflict. This guy seems to HATE me. I have seen him twice and both times he was just rude! I have a fractured femur...which he feels should just be left alone. I also had a broken neck (C4) and I guess the fracture (or series of fractures) has caused autonomic dysreflexia to be a serious issue. I guess he was wrong and now I don't know what to do. A Tad Mabry at the Mayo Clinic in MN also said to just live with the fracture. BAD and uncompassionate doctors in my opinion.

Terrible bedside manner. Touches open wounds with his bare hands. His office rarely returns calls the same day. I'd go elsewhere.

Member of an amazing group of orthopedic surgeons

Dr. Oldenburg saved my arm. That is all that counts. As he put it in his prescription for OT, "Injury: shattered arm." He spent 5 1/2 hours reconstructing it. Lots of new, titanium parts and Osteoset. I can only say thank you. My rating of "Good" above for Bedside Manner rather than "Excellent" probably reflects more my loquacity than his lack thereof. I like to talk. I think he husbands his time, doesn't want to waste it chatting.