Dr. Rubin

Roy M. Rubin, MD

Roy M. Rubin, MD is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and prides himself on technical excellence and compassion for his patients. Dr. Rubin treats a broad range of problems affecting children and adults, including knee, hip, shoulder, elbow, hand, foot, ankle, wrist, and back and neck problems.

Dr. Rubin is a native of Northern California. He graduated from Woodland High School and then attended Princeton University, where he earned a bachelor of science in mechanical and aerospace engineering. He then spent two years as a professional athlete before attending Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. In medical school he was elected to the prestigious alpha omega alpha honor medical society. He then went on to do a surgical internship and orthopedic surgery residency at Duke University Medical Center. After Dr. Rubin finished his chief residency, he then went on to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedics at University of California at Davis Medical Center and Shriners Hospital for Children in Sacramento, CA.

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Hospital Privileges:

Sutter Davis Hospital • 2000 Sutter Place, Davis, CA 95616 • (530) 756-6440
Sutter Memorial Hospital • 5151 F Street, Sacramento, CA 95819 • (916) 454-3333
Mercy General Hospital • 4001 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819 • (916) 453-4545
Sutter General Hospital • 2801 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 • (916) 454-2222
Mercy San Juan Medical Center • 6501 Coyle Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608 • (916) 537-5000
Woodland Memorial Hospital • 1325 Cottonwood Street, Woodland, CA 95695 • (530) 662-3961
Greater Sacramento Surgery Center • 2288 Auburn Blvd, Sacramento, CA 9582 • (916) 929-7229

For additional information on hospital privileges, please contact the office.

Injuries to the toes and fingers are common, and we treat a lot of these conditions in our office. Sports, home accidents, power tools, work benches, car doors, and heavy furniture all can cause injuries to the nail. Shoes can be protective for the toes, but often times we do not wear boots or shoes for convenience sake.

Nails grow along the nail bed. New nails are manufactured from the germinal layer. If the germinal layer is damaged, the nail will not grow. If the nail bed itself is torn or lacerated, the nail will not grow beyond the laceration. It is therefore very important to recognize when a laceration to the nail bed has occurred. A high index of suspicion is required.

A cut through the nail itself suggests a laceration. Fractures to the distal tufts of the fingers or toe are often times associated with a nail bed laceration. The more displaced the fracture, the more likely the nail bed has been damaged. The presence of blood underneath the nail is also strongly suggestive of nail bed laceration.

Dr. Paul Lesko, M.D.