Mr Adam Rumian

Written by a patient at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital

Right from the start of my referral, Dr Rumian was always positive about the treatment and surgery I was going to undergo. This inspite of my age (60) and my chronic condition of RA, he felt there could be some improvement from the effects of a torn rotator cuff in my left shoulder. After surgery, Dr Rumina was honest about his findings regarding the state of the cartilage damage due to RA and was realistic about the level of improvement in pain relief and restored function that I might experience. I have considerable improvement in function and also rarely experience any pain at all.So from a patient perspective I am delighted I had the operation and with the result. The face to face dr patient appointments always made me feel relaxed and able to share openly and easily any concerns and thing were described in a very understandable way. I always like to know what problems there might be and this was explained clearly. Many, many thanks- a great doctor-approachable and highly skilled.

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Written by a patient at Pinehill Hospital

I have had total shoulder replacementfor both shoulder joints one in Jan. 2013 the second in Aug 2013. There were two occaisions that were not as good as should be expected: I nearly missed my pre-op check because the appointment letter was not posted and on the day of discharge after first op. the wound dressing was not changed and the wound not checked before I left the ward. Apart from this my care whilst on the ward was first class. The second operation was performed on time and the post-op care was excellent. Dr Rumian explained how the procedures would be carried out and answered all my questions clearly using words that were understandable to a non-professional liked myself. He looked in on me sevaral times whilst on the ward and kept me well informed about the way the procedure was completed. Follow-up out-patient appointments were arranged to check on the progess being made with the recovery and levels of improvement in the increased arm movement following physiotherapy.

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Written by a patient at Lister Hospital

I had a primary reverse polarity total prosthetic replacement of shoulder joint NEC .The treatment I received before the procedure and after could not have been better. The pain I was in before is now just a bad memory. I am able to use my arm as normal. To anyone suffering from this affliction , I would totally recomend this operation. Thank You Very Much Mrs. B.J.Frost

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Written by a patient at Lister Hospital

I first met Dr Rumian in 2011 when he operated to replace my left shoulder joint. The procedure was a complete success so recently he has operated again to replace my right shoulder joint. Once again all is well. the follow up care has been great and I am really grateful that I had such a caring able surgeon . He visited me every day I was in hospital and is a truly wonderful person.

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Written by a patient at Spire Harpenden Hospital

Dr Rumian had pretty well diagnosed my ruptured biceps tendon with one look at it, but despite that confirmed it with an MRI scan that showed a far bigger problem existed in the rotator cuff. He duly operated and repaired the biceps tendon (in as far as this is practically possible) and sorted out the rotator cuff. With his prescription of physio and hydro therapies to follow the operation I quickly regained movement and am pain free while still having to work on strength over the next months. Altogether a great result. Procedurally I think "project management" of my case could have been better with Dr Rumian or his secretary pro-actively making appointments and arranging physio rather than leaving it to me to do. There was also confusion immediately post operation with me having been told I was a day patient and then actually having to stay one night to have a necessary appointment with a physiotherapist for a sling fitting and discharge discussion. I also only received the admission papers on the Friday before the Monday operation, despite the date being set well before by Dr Rumian. I suspect much of this was the hospital but it shows there are cracks in the total process.

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