
Chad A Rudie, PA-C
Hip and Knee Orthopedic Surgery
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adult 21-65
- Older Adult >65
Languages
- English
Gender
MaleClinical Interests
- Knee and hip injections and aspirations
- Total joint replacements and revisions of knees and hips
Locations
- Emplify Health La Crosse Orthopaedics
- 1900 South Avenue, La Crosse, WI 54601
- Get Directions
- Phone: 608-775-2276
- Emplify Health Decorah Orthopaedics
- 1830 State Highway 9, Decorah, IA 52101
- Get Directions
- Phone: 563-382-3140
- Emplify Health Winona Orthopaedics
- 1122 West Highway 61, Winona, MN 55987
- Get Directions
- Phone: 507-454-8700
- Emplify Health Onalaska Orthopaedics
- 3111 Gundersen Drive, Onalaska, WI 54650
- Get Directions
- Phone: 608-775-8600
Expertise
Education
- Graduate School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, 2007
- Certification: National Comm On Certif Of Physician Assistants, 2007
Insurance
- Aetna Health Management
- Amerigroup Iowa Inc
- Anthem BCBS WI
- Arise Health Plan/ WPS
- BCBS MN
- Benefit Plan Administrators
- Care Wisconsin
- CIGNA
- Community Link
- Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire
- HealthEOS by Multiplan
- Healthpartners, Inc
- Independent Care Health Plan Medicaid
- Medica IFB
- Meritain Health
- MHS Health
- Midlands Choice
- Quartz
- The Alliance
- Tricare West
- Ucare Minnesota
- United Healthcare Inc.
- WCA Group Health Trust
- Wellmark BCBS IA
- Wisconsin Physician Services
Reviews
4.9 of 5 stars
151 Ratings, 60 ReviewsThe Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/15/2026
Chad Rudie is great! He took the time to listen and explain everything- answered all my questions and told me my options. Gundersen is lucky to have him!!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/11/2026
Chad was very knowledgeable, personable, listened to me, reassured me I'm doing well and things will continue to improve. He spoke directly to me and didn't keep looking at the computer and entering information.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/11/2026
Great follow-up appointment
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/8/2026
Chad Rudie is an excellent health care person. He has great people skills and very good at doing injections in my knees. He could give workshops on how to relate with patients and make the clinic visit a very pleasant experience. Give him a raise.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/6/2026
nice and good
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/3/2026
I appreciate the detailed information that I received and the quick response to getting more treatment. It was worth the wait for the appointment.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/1/2026
Everyone was very helpful and caring to my needs.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/1/2026
I've had quite a few appointments with Chad regarding my knee pain, from injections to pre and post knee replacement surgery. Chad is extremely knowledgeable and competent. He has an excellent demeanor and explains everything thoroughly.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/25/2026
I have the best team! So Blessed! Thanks to all of you!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/23/2026
PA Rudie was excellent. Listen to my questions and explained everything in detail that was easy to understand.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/12/2026
Chad Rudie was careful in giving my treatment, and expert at it. He listened attentively to me and provided information on anything else else I asked about. I felt like I was respected and in good hands.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/2/2026
Great
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/5/2026
Everyone was great. Chad was fantastic, thoroughly explained my options and why I might chose one over another. Answered a lot of questions. Will follow up with him if I have further trouble.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/2/2026
Excellent cate as always.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/30/2026
Very satisfied with the care I received by medical team.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/29/2026
Perfect visit.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/5/2026
Chad is very knowledgeable and approachable. Made me feel at ease. Friendly, yet professional.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/28/2026
Always a great experience, Dr Rudie is the best
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/25/2026
I appreciated the staff effort to coordinate the post surgery activities for my left knee with the pre surgery activities for my right knee. Pleased that team members had reviewed PT notes from Winn Med. Great coordination.
- 4 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/23/2026
Follow -up care I needed was difficult to get scheduled. From the check out person at clinic-who was extremely rude (I then moved to a different window) to the radiology department.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/21/2026
Chad has given good information and what to do from here on.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/7/2026
My knee felt so good after the shot. It's been doing well since. Must hit the right spot. Thank you!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/5/2026
Answered all my question's.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/29/2026
Great staff. I got into my appointment on time, and I was very comfortable with the results of my visit
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/22/2026
We have seen Chad Rudie, PA for many years. He has the nicest personality, so caring, you have a good one their. Keep him around. I use to see him in Tri-County Memorial, Whitehall, then he didn't come back, due to needed elsewhere. Such a nice person.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/9/2026
Excellent care!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/5/2026
Chad Rudie has been my Orthopedic provider for many years. He is not only knowledgeable, caring and compassionate, he is also straightforward and I appreciate that. Chad will be my expert for many years to come.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/28/2026
Fast and friendly!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/21/2026
Having several appointments including PT I'm asked to fill out the same forms repeatedly with the same information. It gets very redundant and time consuming. Maybe even once a week or month should be enough for confirming my meds, allergies, etc.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/19/2026
Chad is outstanding
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/16/2026
Excellent service.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/14/2026
Chad listened to my concerns and was very helpful.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/14/2026
Chad is awesome. Treated me like a real person and not just a number and on to the next. Loved how down to earth he was!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/12/2026
Chad Rudie was great, excellent PA
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/9/2026
I was very satisfied with everyone as they are very caring about my needs.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/26/2026
Everyone I have encountered in my recent knee replacement has been wonderful. From nurses in pre and post op, the surgeon, and PT therapists, everyone was caring and knowledgeable and desiring to make my experience not only successful, but comfortable as possible. Gundersen is the best!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/26/2026
I am holding my breath to reach the 6 week post surgery mark as I have suffered 6 setbacks while healing.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/3/2026
A wonderful experience. Follow-up questions answered and timely. Would not go elsewhere for care!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/26/2026
Good health care provider. Intelligent, easy to communicate with and I feel he is sincere in being empathetic about my care. Very skilled in putting an injection in my knees. Good man to have on your staff.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/8/2026
I really enjoyed speaking with Chad Udi. He was very personable and very honest and very informative and very professional. And I would recommend him to anyone. They would feel confident in... he was very willing to help and very thoughtful and concerned about my feelings of pain and everything. He was very kind and understanding and told me, you know, if I ever have any questions to feel free to get in touch with him or the department at any time. Thank you.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/6/2026
What can you say when you know Chad is the best!!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/11/2026
He was one of the best providers that I have had. A very nice man. Very informative and caring.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/11/2026
Chad had a very calming demeanor and gave me a very detailed explanation of what to expect after surgery.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/9/2026
Very good!!!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/2/2026
Happy with the service
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/1/2026
face to face experience - great. Digital Impossible
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/23/2025
Excellent care, thorough and all questions answered. Topnotch as I would expect from Gundersen. We are blessed to have such a care facility in out community.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/19/2025
All the staff is always friendly and I love the fact that each doctor I've seen and had received service from have listened to me as the patient and took me seriously and have tried to help me in any form. I would recommend Emplify Gundersen to anyone for their health care needs!!!!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/14/2025
Chad is very helpful. I trust him completely.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/7/2025
Chad was very knowledgeable, put me at ease. Let me ask questions, very kind, patient.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/7/2025
PA Rudie provided excellent analysis of my knee problem and established a path for future treatment(s). I am confident in PA Rudie's skills and assessments and that he'll continue to provide me with the best care possible.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/21/2025
I've been getting my cortisone shots with Chad Rudie for the last couple years and he's very professional, very nice, very easy to talk to, very knowledgeable and very professional and I can't say enough good things about him. So I hope that the people that go into his profession in the future have the qualities that he possesses. All right, thank you.
- 3 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/16/2025
I had a knee replacement in November of last year and all went well.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/11/2025
Excellent care
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/7/2025
The doctors that care for me are, in my opinion, the best people in my life. Including all of my PA doctors.
- 4 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/13/2025
I feel I was definitely listened to but, would have appreciated the provider having knowledge about additional areas of post hip replacement therapies. As someone who has had a yoga practice for 10 plus years I was very disappointed to hear " I really know nothing about that" ( so don't do it) and with the slow turnaround with insurance approval, I also have not scheduled any therapy appointments dealing with weights or other activities ( other than walking). I would have appreciated clear guidelines with healing activities and the timeline they could occur. Thank you
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/2/2025
Answered my questions in a way that was easy to understand.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/30/2025
My whole experience with Gundersen has been the Best!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/30/2025
was very impressed with everyone and really felt comfortable with Chad and how he handled my concerns.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/14/2025
Very,very pleased with Chad-he spent quality time and explained everything completely.