At first I almost thought I wouldn't be able to be seen at this office, as my referring doctor told me that based on my hospital records, the rheumatologists at Eureka Internal Medicine didn't believe that I actually have the disease I was diagnosed with in the hospital. It took 8 months before I was able to see Dr. Rubio, and when I finally did it was like a slap in the face. Not only did she make rude comments about my physical appearance to me in the office, but she also notated them in my medical records. After seeing her regularly every 3 weeks to 3 months for a year, I started to realize that she wasn't doing ANYTHING to help my condition other than refilling my Vicodin prescription, which wasn't even really helping my symptoms. I would do my own research at home, come to her with new ideas for alternative methods of treatment, and she wouldn't even let me finish what I had to say before she would find some reason why the solution I was presenting wouldn't work. For example, when I started to notice that the side effects of Prednisone were too much for me to handle, I researched an herbal alternative to the drug and brought her the information I found. She barely glanced at the papers I handed to her, and before I could finish my sentence she interrupted me and said, "Well that won't work because you don't know how strong of a dose you're getting." I pointed out the part that said up to X mg of the herb we were discussing is safe for adults, and said that maybe I could start with half that amount and see if I notice improvement in my symptoms, and her only response was, "No that's just not a good idea." Cynthia Rubio may be smart and diligent enough to graduate medical school and receive the proper accreditation to practice medicine, but she is severely lacking compassion and kindness that is required to care for sick people. I think she should be an accountant instead of a doctor. read more

Rubio mis-diagnosed our teenage daughter, telling her she had a very serious condition. During the appointment she was rushed and impatient. Then she would not return calls to provide any clarification or additional information. Thankfully the doctors at UCSF cleared up the matter, and called Dr. Rubio to explain that she had jumped to unfounded conclusions. I know doctors can make mistakes, but in my opinion, there's no excuse for her rude and unprofessional manner. It's a shame that she works with young patients. read more

Dr. Rubio is the only doctor that was able to diagnose me after a coma, five week hospital stay rehabilitation and a year and 1/2 of everyone throwing up their hands and saying "I don't know". She certainly doesn't deserve one star. She is the best rheumatologist I have ever seen. She is very good so consequently she is very busy so it would be hard to get an appointment due to the lack of rheumatologists in Humboldt County. I hope this at least helps to balance out the poor review. read more

Dr. Rubio was one of the rudest people I've ever met. She was insensitive, without compassion, and mean. She misdiagnosed me with 2 serious illnesses I did not have (lupus and degenerative tissue disease) because she could not figure out what I did have (Lyme Disease). I left my last appointment with her in tears because she yelled at me!!! She was a waste of time and money. read more