MIchael R. Duch's Online Review Report Card

I met Dr Duch about 6 years ago when my knee initially started hurting after a very long conference/trade show in high heels. He gave me a cortisone shot and a physical therapy prescription and I was back to normal in no time. 6 years later.... This summer (2022) my knee began to hurt again (concrete floors + restaurant ownership will do that to you). I found out that Dr Duch was no longer at his previous practice (the mega Ortho practice in Philly/South Jersey). I saw a different doctor and he told me I have the knees of an 80 year old and insisted my right knee was worse than my left knee based on an X-ray (I have no pain in my right knee). He gave me cortisone shots and a prescription for an MRI. The cortisone did NOT work - I was in the same level of pain a couple days later. Trying to schedule the MRI was just as painful 🙄 their back office insisted I didn't need pre-approval, my insurance company insisted I did... I don't have spare time to deal with incompetence, I was still in pain - literally going down steps, one step at a time. I gave up on the "Mega" Ortho practice and hunted down Dr Duch - and found he was now at Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Hospital (RWJBH) in Hamilton, NJ. I quickly booked an appointment (bought a cd-rom of my current X-rays from the other practice) and a month later was in a patient room. Dr Duch hadn't changed a bit, he's super chill with a very casual bedside manner - no-doctor's coat, tie or dockers' khakis. He's a Nike performance shirt + jeans kind of guy, roll-up his sleeves and lets get to work. Dr Duch does magic with cortisone - no shot injection pain and boom works instantly. I'm running up and down stairs 1-day later. He also told me my knees are a 2 out of 5 on a severity scale - not the knees of an 80 year old (I'm only 40). He still wants me to get an MRI to ensure nothing else nefarious is going on. The front office staff told me directly that my insurance required a pre-approval without me even saying anything to them and they would call for approval on Monday. That's my personal endorsement of a wonderful Ortho doctor. The RWJBH office may not be as plush or decorated with fancy wood moulding, but Dr Duch is a miracle worker.

I had an MRI done 6/27/2022. Here it is 7/29 /2022 and I have not heard back from anybody. I have called the office three times and got no response back. I had to find out what's wrong with my knee on my own. Come to find out I have a torn ACL and need surgery. Looks like I have to find somebody else that can do the surgery.

Biggest douchebag to ever become a Doctor! Broke my ankle in January and it's still messed up because he decided not to do surgery and just put me in a walking boot with crutches for 3 months now we're almost in August and I can barely walk! Go see another Dr don't waste your time he walks in the examination room after I've been sitting in there for 45 minutes talks for 10 seconds and walks out doesn't explain anything

Dr Duch more like Dr. Douche! Went in there with a broken ankle and 3 broken bones in my foot. I waited about30-45 minutes to see him we walks in and says you need surgery and walks out didn't explain anything??? Day of surgery I had something happen and couldn't make I called and explained he tells me to take a ambulance which I didn't have the money for. So I rescheduled my surgery did the pre admitted ...

He has replaced both of my hips, right knee, and my right shoulder. I wouldn't trust anyone else. He is wonderful very caring and personable. If you need an Ortho he is the only one I would go to

Dr. Duch is one of the most professional doctors I have ever met. Bedside manner was great and he really listens to what you have to say. He just finished my right side hip replacement and will be doing the left side shortly, after recovery from first surgery. I cannot say enough on how pleased I am about the total process. Thx Dr. Duch for all you have done for me.

No way! Choose any other dr but him. Arrogant and speedy! Doesn’t care about his patient just wants in and out! He’s rude to all hospital Staff! Just arrogant! No bedside manner!

Dr was very personable and took time to learn about me and the reason I was there. He is very fast and shows he cares

I went to Dr dich in such pain with SCIATICA amongst other things he gave me one shot and within 12.hrs.had.great.relief.looking forward to.my next visite12 hrs - Excellent

Dr. Duch gave me a TKR I. 2018, had to go back in to redo the surgery in 2020. In 2021 I was told I would need a third surgery because Dr Duch did not take care of everything he should have in the second surgery. I don’t usually write reviews, but you really need to get a second opinion other than Dr Dutch’s.