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Hernan Castro-Rueda, MD

4.9 out of 5 (213 Ratings)
Specialty
  • Rheumatology
    (Board Certified)
Languages
Spanish, English
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Primary Address | Office Details
Mission Heritage Mission Viejo - Rheumatology
26732 Crown Valley Parkway
Suite 151
Mission Viejo, CA 92691

Phone: (949) 347-6044

Medical Groups & Affiliations
  • Mission Heritage Medical Group
  • Mission Hospital Laguna Beach
  • Mission Hospital Mission Viejo
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  • Reviews

    Reviews

    Ratings are based on patient responses from an independent and verified survey tool (Press Ganey). Scores are displayed in their entirety with only a few exceptions. Learn more about our survey.
    DR Castro most caring doctor. Explains eveything well spends time discussing all things related to my health
    After my first visit with Dr. Castro,I was so favorably impressed with him that I rated him on Google.I have been brainwashed to tell my physicians what is currently wrong with me, and I make written notes to take with me to my appointment (preventive medicine).Dr.Castro was professional and friendly during this appointment.Both of us were pleased that his prescribed urolic was working, and I was now gout free.I started to go over my list.He answered a few questions, and then suddenly said."I am a rhuemotogist.I don't cover those other areas.I will see you in 6 months" I had planned on discussing my spinal stenosis, scoliosis,my neuropathy in my legs and feet, my osteoarthritis, and pain related to all of them.I thought that's what a rheumatologist also treats.I was wrong.As a result,I don't plan on returning to Dr. Castro.I still think he is an excellent physician: however, no longer for me.
    25-Nov-2025
    Thank you for entrusting us with your care. We regret to know your experience in our medical offices was as described and we would like to examine this more thoroughly. Please email us at Transparency@stjoe.org with comment ID 208703745 in the subject line so that we can obtain more information to deal with the situation.
    As always, a good experience.
    Dr. Castro is a very smart person and a pleasant person. He goes out of his way to solve my illness and won't stop until he does, and He calls back even after hours.
    Great group of specialists. Easy to see the right specialists.
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  • Meet The Provider
    Biography

    After obtaining an MD from the Catholic University of Cordoba School of Medicine in Argentina, Dr. Castro-Rueda performed research in arthritis at Northwestern University School of Medicine and at the University of Michigan. He then completed his residency training at Cook County Hospital in Chicago and subsequently a fellowship in rheumatology at the University of California San Diego.

    After his fellowship, Dr. Castro-Rueda was appointed Clinical Instructor at the University of Illinois School of Medicine and previously was in practice in the field of rheumatology at Carle Physician Group in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. He is currently a member of the American College of Rheumatology and has published several papers on rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis.

    He is board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology and treats patients with different forms of arthritis and a wide spectrum of other rheumatic diseases. Dr. Castro-Rueda is fluent in Spanish and English.

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    Primary Specialties
    Primary Specialties
    • Rheumatology
      (Board Certified)
    Other Specialties Associations Awards
    Awards
    2016 - OC Magazine Top Doctors
    Certifications
    Board Certifications

    American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

    American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
    Education
  • Insurance Accepted

    Insurance Accepted

    • Insurance Plan

    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PPO
    • Aetna PPO
    • Anthem Blue Cross HMO
    • Anthem Blue Cross Medicare Advantage
    • Anthem Blue Cross Medicare PPO
    • Anthem Blue Cross PPO
    • Blue Shield of CA HMO
    • Blue Shield of CA HMO - Trio
    • Blue Shield of CA Medicare Advantage
    • Blue Shield of CA PPO
    • Choice/Humana PPO
    • Cigna HMO
    • Cigna PPO
    • Coventry/First Health PPO
    • Health Net - Medicare Advantage
    • Health Net HMO
    • Health Net PPO
    • HealthSmart (Interplan) PPO
    • Multiplan PPO
    • Providence Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
    • SCAN Medicare Advantage
    • TriWest - Tricare
    • United Healthcare HMO
    • United Healthcare Medicare Advantage
    • United HealthCare PPO
    • US Family Health Plan - TriCare
    • Vivity by Anthem Blue Cross
 
  • Primary Location

Mission Heritage Mission Viejo - Rheumatology

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