Meet the Downtown Chicago Orthopaedics Team
Orthopedics • Chicago, IL
Clinic Type
Orthopedics
Address
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 251 E. Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone
For back, neck and spine appointments: 855-4NM-SPINE (855-466-7746). For all other appointments: 312-695-6800.
careers@nm.org
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Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive
- Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (Birdeye): 4.8/5 (1,063)
- Northwestern Medicine Providers: 4.8 to 5.0/5 (Hundreds to over 2,000 ratings per provider (on NM.org platform))
Patients praise
- high patient satisfaction with surgical outcomes
- highly skilled and professional medical staff and surgeons
- compassionate and attentive patient care
- excellent bedside manner and effective communication
- well-organized clinic facilities and efficient scheduling support
Common complaints
- reports of botched surgeries
- perceived lack of competency in some cases
- unhelpful or obstructive support staff
- issues with billing and lack of refund transparency
- challenges in coordinating post-operative physical therapy support
"five star care and treatment. This is such an incredible place, I can not recommend them enough."
— Patient review for Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush"If you are looking for a great surgeon I recommend him 2 million percent."
— Patient review for Dr. Milap Patel"Please EVERYONE go anywhere but DO NOT GO THERE! I've had 2 subsequent surgeries and no Dr. can fix Hoffman's BOTCHED SURGERY."
— Patient review for Dr. David A. HoffmanSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Cadre of Elite Doctors Launch the Hand, Wrist & Elbow Institute at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush — Jan 15, 2026
- Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush launches Hand, Wrist & Elbow Institute - Becker’s Spine Review — Jan 15, 2026
- A Record 21 Midwest Orthopaedics At Rush Physicians Named To Castle Connolly’s “Top Doctors” List – Ortho Spine News — Jan 27, 2026
- Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Welcomes New Spine Surgeon to its Top-Ranked Team — Dec 22, 2025
- Renowned Joint Replacement Surgeon Richard Berger, M.D., Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Outpatient Surgery — May 6, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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