Keith R Brookenthal, MD

I took my 7 year old to Dr. Brookenthal after she complained of heel pain. He was kind, patient, knowledgeable and had a great bedside manner. Very professional and genuinely good with kids. I highly recommend him and his office.

this is one of the beast doctor i have met

Go to this guy! Here’s why…
My 15 year old son broke his arm at school… we went to Holy Cross in Mission Hills and the break was bad enough that there was a ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ chance of needed surgery. Their orthopedic surgeon didn’t feel comfortable doing it without our seeing a specialist. That was Thursday night. Friday morning we worked the phone to try and find a doctor. Friends referred us to Brookenthal.
1. FANTASTIC BEDSIDE MANNER!!! REPEAT… SUPER FANTASTIC BEDSIDE MANNER. Hope you heard that!!!
2. Demonstrated real compassion and empathy for the discomfort of my son (I’ve had doctors take the «buck up young man» approach to pain with my sons… that sucks). None of that ridiculousness here.
3. Loved the office staff… and actually you normally interact with the staff JUST AS MUST as the doctor… so that’s actually important. Nothing like a bad nurse to ruin your already ruined day. NONE OF THAT HERE.
4. «Brings the cookies off the top shelf» approach to communication: Clearly communicated the situation with us, the challenges ahead, the next course of action and steps we needed to take. Walked out of the office with a great understanding of what we were facing.
Look…I’ve got three kids and I REFUSE to thumb through the yellow pages or pick a random doctor out of my insurance company’s list. REFERRALS ARE EVERYTHING so even though you don’t know me, accept this as a trust referral.

Dr. Brookenthal is treating my son for a broken arm and he is fantastic. He takes his time to clearly explain everything at each visit. Every question that I have had going in has been answered before I ever asked, he is that thorough. His office is well run and his staff, x-​ray techs, reception have all been professional and courteous. So far all of our appointments have been smooth and on-​time with minimal wait. Dr. B. has a great rapport with my 11 year old son and I feel that my kid is receiving top care, which is all that I can ask for. Highly recommended!

January 19^th, 2013 was the day I tore my ACL and both menisci. After going to the E.R. and them recommending me to go to Brookenthal, we did. We were not disappointed! Although due to my insurance making me wait until March 6^th for me to get surgery, my recovery was fantastic. Brookenthal saved my meniscus, which tore and flipped over, and gave me a perfectly new ACL. Not only did I go back to basketball and have the best season in all my years of high school, I ended up joining the wrestling team my senior year, where I continue to play today. There’s a reason why I’m still undefeated, and I do believe Dr. Keith Brookenthal had something to do with it.

Highly recommend Dr. Brookenthal. took my daughter for scoliosis evaluation. He is very compassionate, very professional and very down to earth. fully explained all the options in detail. I am a health professional myself and have to admit unfortunately its rare to see this level of care now a days!

I totally recommend Dr. Brookenthall,. I’ve never had to wait over 15 mins outside at the lobby and inside it’s always been a reasonable waiting time as well. We had 2 go there a few times in ²⁰¹¹⁄₁₂ and now 2014 for my son and it’s always been pleasant. His assistants are great and the Dr. Is even better… The appointment setters all have been very nice to us as well. Not sure why some have had bad experiences because we sure never had one there. Thank you Dr. Brookenthal and your help!!!

We Love, Love, Love Dr. Brookenthal and his staff. They have aways been accommodating to our schedule and our little girl’s needs. We have been going to Dr. Brookenthal since our little girl was 17 days old and going through all of her procedures has been easier with the support of his staff. We went to him one day a week for about 8 week and then tapered off. Our little girl is now 7 months and we continue to get the best treatment from the Dr. and his staff. She is meeting all her developmental stages on target and some. All I have to say is THANK YOU!!!

In reply to Susan– I was also told I may have to wait 1.5 to 2 hours since I was a last minute appointment. However, I only ended up waiting 20 minutes. They can not schedule you for later, because basically when you come in for a last minute appointment they are probably fully booked and see you once their scheduled appointments are seen– which can take less or more time than predicted.
Overall, the doctor was nice.
I do agree the staff could be more compassionate– especially since a broken bone for a child can be traumatic.

My daughter fractured her wrist Friday and I needed to get it casted today, they said there would be a 1.5 to 2 hour wait. Last minute okay bu if they they know there is a wait why can I not come in 1.5 to 2 hours later? Staff was rude, she finished her you maybe be waiting 1.5 to 2 hours dissertation with, «we don’t validate parking and it is charged every 20 minutes.» No interest in seeing this doctor at this point.

My child fractured and sprain his ankle. Dr. Brookenthal casted my child’s leg for a total of 8.5 weeks. He removed the cast and re-​xrayed the ankle at which time my child was still very tender at the sight of the sprain where his ligaments are. Dr. Brookenthal suggested to recast the leg to immobilize the ankle for an additional 3 weeks. He never offered to have an MRI ordered to determine the extent of the ligament damage. He simply wanted to recast the ankle for an additional 3 weeks. I asked him what happens if we recast him and he is still sore. He said well I would not suggest recasting after that. I disregarded his advice because it went against everything that I had read on the internet about my childs injury. I took my son to get a second opinion and after careful evaluation of the x-​rays, and examination of the ankle the other doctor immediately suggested we order an MRI, and clearly felt that the ankle had been immobilized for the recommended period of time for a sprain and fracture already.