Jason Snibbe MD

this practice is very poorly run!

I had a hip replacement in 2013. It took a year of physical therapy to heal without a limp. My mobility is okay now, but not nearly as limber as the other side. The procedure Dr. Snibbe uses — i.e. posterior, is in my opinion inferior to the anterior method. I would not recommend.

(Translating for my grandmother who speaks spanish) She can’t thank Dr. Snibbe enough for saving her life. She was unable to get out of bed, due to her hip needing to be replaced. Her pain was unbearable that she couldn’t do anything anymore. She was suffering so much until we got referred to Dr. Snibbe. He was an angel sent from above she said. She felt like he actually cared about his patients. He did surgery on her right away.
After she recovered, she felt brand new! She is back to taking her hour long walks in the morning and enjoying life. My grandmother and I appreciate everything he and his staff have done to help my grandmother with her surgery and all the care they have given her. Outstanding Dr and staff!

I was fortunate enough to be referred to Dr. Snibbe by a close friend whom recently had surgery as well. I was hesitant about driving almost 2 hours to see a doctor, but boy, am I glad that I listened to my friend! Dr. Snibbe is a kind, funny, and caring physician. He took the time to explain every aspect of my care and the alternatives to surgery. I decided that he was the doc for me and I had my hip replaced a year ago! The surgery went great. The care from Dr. Snibbe, his PA Jennifer, and the office staff was always exceptional. They were professional, attentive, and always courteous. My recovery has been remarkable to where I am back doing the activities that I enjoy and I can play golf again, pain free! I am scheduled to have my other hip replaced next month, and I have no doubts that this experience will be as great as the first go round. Dr. Snibbe is the best! THANK YOU!

I’ve been a competitive runner all my life. A couple of years ago I started developing lower back and hip problems. After over a year of PT someone recommended Dr Snibee. I went to see him and I was one of 50 patients he was seeing that day (front desk nurse told me that as she was fitting me for the next visit). During the visit dr Snibee told me that he is very confident that the surgery to fix my labrum year is very common and that I would get back to competitive running within 6 month. On the day I got to the clinic for my surgery I had to sign several forms, among them a form that disclosed the fact that dr Snibee was an investor in the clinic where my surgery was performed. This always raised a red flag to me as there is a legitimate risk that the doctor will be biased toward a surgery when personal investment is also involved.
After six month of PT, and feeling worse than before the surgery, and after having paid $ 40,000 for the surgery, I went back for another appointment and got to listen to a much more skeptical dr Snibee telling me that in medicine «we sometimes have to play God» and that nothing is certain in this field. I wish I got that skeptical attitude on the day he sold me on the surgery!
When you have a hammer everything is a nail! My advice is to get multiple opinions and resort to surgery only as a last resort.

I made an appointmentto to see Dr. Snibbe instead I got Dr Hannon. I seen him 3 times, I was in terrible pain from a CAM impingement and could not walk 300 feet. He was always in a hurry and misread an MRI, he would not give me a pain killer. There in my PPO insurance yet still over billed everything. One visit was over $ 1100 for a 10 minute visit. I would not recommend them, I went elsewhere.

I am one week post surgery with Dr. Jason Snibbe. I can’t say enough about his professionalism, his skill and the personal caring attention he provides. I received a complete reconstruction of my hip, and with minimal post-​op medication I was walking my dog two days after the procedure. Given my personal background as a dental surgeon, I can say unequivocally that Dr. Snibbe is in fact as good as it gets.

After seeing two doctors who said I needed surgery for my torn hip labrum, I was referred to Dr. Snibbe. He was very concerned and caring, and after reviewing my records advised that I might find that physical therapy and perhaps PRP might alleviate my pain and I could forgo or postpone surgery. After a year of being in so much pain daily that I could not bend over to pick up anything, could not even with sit in my car without pain, and could not walk my dogs, I gave the PT a try. WOW. I’m pain free now after a month of PT, and I don’t know when, if ever, I’ll need surgery. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Dr. Snibbe, for the honest evaluation and advice. I have my life back, thanks to you.

I received a hip replacement from Jason Snibbe that went horribly wrong. I complained to «Dr.» Snibbe for nearly a year and eventually became septic, requiring emergency surgery by another doctor. Please get a second opinion IF you are considering Jason Snibbe.

What can I say about Dr. Snibbe other than I absolutely love him for one simple reason… he gave me my life back. For many years I had serious problems with my back so when I began having problems with my hip, all of the doctors I saw told me that it was because of my back. I waited until my 40’s to have kids and when I finally had then, I couldn’t even pick them up or play with them. I fell into a depression, gained a lot of weight and almost got a divorce because of what the pain was doing to me. Over the course of five years I saw chiropractors, physical therapists, orthopedists, pool therapists, acupuncturist, orthopedic surgeons and had several MRI’s. None of the doctors could find anything in the MRI’s, not even the radiologist! I was referred to Dr. Snibbe and I swear to that he took a one minute look at my MRI and was able to diagnose me. I kid you not, I started crying and thanking him for telling me that I needed surgery! I was just to happy to finally know what was wrong with me. I finally had the surgery and although it took me a long time to heal (I was the exception to the norm since I had atrophied more than usual because I had a torn labrum for 5 years which is longer than it should take to be diagnosed), I am now absolutely pain free!
I am more interested in whether the doctor is capable than whether I have to wait a long time to see him and whether he has a good bedside manner. Having said that, Dr. Snibbe has an incredible bedside manner. Every time I saw him it felt like I was seeing a friend who actually cared how I felt.
Before having the surgery, I asked around about Dr. Snibbe and everyone (doctors) said that he is the one to go to if you have a hip problem and they were right. On top of all of this, Dr. Snibbe takes the time to explain everything to you i detail. I never left his office confused or with questions.
My only regret is that I did not know of Dr. Snibbe earlier so that I could have enjoyed my kids while they were babies without so much pain, but I do get to play and enjoy them now… thanks to Dr. Snibbe. I literally owe him my life

Dr. Snibbe is a great doctor. He is swift, efficient, has a great reputation across the West coast as THE arthroscopic hip specialist. He was recommended by my physical therapist, my orthopedic surgeon (who doesn’t do many hip surgeries and knows where to go to get the best doctor), and a friend who happens to be an orthopedic surgeon in the Bay Area. Seems like a no-​brainer, right? He did a great job with my hip surgery. I think it is important to note that he is also a teaching doctor, so he has a reputation among his medical teaching colleagues. Expect to see a few understudies shadowing him. I have no problem with him, or his abilities on the operating table.
Just beware. This man is in extreme demand.
His office is a nightmare, so be prepared. The surgical coordinator doesn’t work normal business hours, so your ideal time frame of reaching her is to call the office at 7am to 8am. Otherwise, you might spend two days playing phone tag. Expect around 3 weeks lead time for an appointment. They are completely swamped with patients. Don’t be surprised if you’re stuck in the waiting room for an hour beyond your scheduled appointment. Get an early appointment in the morning, and you have better luck of getting out of there earlier.
Also, if you are a referral, make sure to have ALL of your paperwork copied and ready, to hand it off to his office staff; everything –xray copies (bring a soft copy), MRI (soft copy) all Physical therapy notes, previous Dr’s notes and treatment processes… all that stuff. It’s imperative you do this and do it continually through the process if you get your pre-​physical for surgery, blood work, more physical therapy or revisits to other doctors, in order, to save yourself the headache with insurance later on. Just give them everything you have pertaining to your ailment. Keep a soft copy of everything for yourself, too so when they lose it, or say they don’t have it, you can send it to them or your insurance provider.
Yeah, so the office experience is a pain in the a## (not as bad as my piriformis syndrome, but you get the idea). They could really use a GOOD office manager (to help his swamped crew get organized)– not one that’s the «butt» of bad internet jokes (get it?).

I wasn’t actually able to get operated on because he stopped taking individual insurance as of the 1^st of the year, but I really liked Snibbe. He was kind, and explained things well. He didn’t have a problem answering questions, and I trusted him to do my surgery. I’m sad it didn’t work out. I have seen A LOT of surgeons and doctors these last few years because of my situation, but Snibbe is definitely a good doctor with a good bedside manner, and there aren’t a lot of them out there. If he takes your insurance check him out first! I deducted a start because his staff was difficult to work with. Sabrina the assistant gave me bad information, and every time i was on the phone with her she would do several other things at the same time therefore she didn’t come across as caring and wasn’t really paying attention. If you don’t mind the staff too much (at least the ones I worked with), then Snibbe was great!

I was highly recommended, made an appointment ahead of time, upon my arrival I was surprised and confused to hear from the receptionist that there was no record of my appointment but that the doctor was going to see me anyways.
My interaction with Dr. Snibbe was friendly, cordial, respectful and professional, after looking at my MRI it was decided I was going to have a hip replacement soon.
I expressed my desire to have it done in January 2015, he referred me to his assistant, Sabrina Duran, after meeting with her she told me she was going to call me within the next two weeks to make arrangements and discuss payment. This was in late October.
Since I didn’t hear from her I called the office and was told that Sabrina was the only person I could contact to schedule for surgery. After several attempts leaving many voice messages I finally gave up.
To this date she still has not returned my calls, I decide to have surgery somewhere else.
Dr. Snibbe is probably a good surgeon but his support staff, particularly Sabrina, seems to be highly unprofessional and unreliable.

It doesn’t get any better than Dr. Jason Snibbe! Amazing hip surgeon that’s thoughtful and detailed. My experience couldn’t have been any better. I’m
certain my recovery will be easier because of the work Dr. Snibbe did. Outstanding!!!

They made a mistake with my appointment time but they were considerate enough to compensate

I cannot find enough positive words to describe my interactions and wonderful relationship with Dr. Snibbe and his entire staff which includes, but is not limited to, Jennifer, Sabrina and Marco. The front office staff also greats me with a warm hello and smile whenever I walk into the waiting room.
Dr. Snibbe has operated on my left leg and left hip on two separate occasions. He keeps putting me back together whenever this 58 year old body falls apart.
The day after my first surgery, at 4:00 AM, I called his office to leave a message with his service. The service told me to hold on and patched me into his home to talk with him at 4:00 AM. No other doctor has ever done that for me before!!!
I cannot recommend Dr. Snibbe enough!!! Besides being an excellent and knowable surgeon, he is a GREAT and funny guy. Plus, he puts up with me, not something that is easy to do, so I have been told. lol.
5 Stars for Dr. Snibbe!!!

Dr. Snibbe is without a doubt the best hip surgeon in LA. His office staff was excellent except for the young assistant lady with the mini mini skirts who does his operation scheduling and call backs is incompetent, unprofessional, and needs to be retrained or replaced. My comment is based on multiple interactions with her, numerous medication errors, and very long time to return calls (days! if ever!). She is probably very busy and overworked… so hire someone to work with her??? It is a disservice to Dr. Snibbe for any part of the team to be less than excellent.

I only have priase for Dr Snibbe, he did a fantastic job on a hip replacement, everything went smoothly and a great recovery (touch wood).
If i have to say anything negative, it would be about the difficulty in reaching a live person to talk to when you call the office.
Dr Snibbe keep up the great work.

Dr Snibbe has operated on both my left and right hips (scopes, not replacements). I was referred there by a very reputable ortho surgeon that thought I might need a hip arthroscopy, but that particular surgeon did not perform them, (not every ortho does them, or at least not as great as Snibbe does!) Dr. Snibbe took one look at my films from that dr, and immediately diagnosed the problem – something the other ortho and radiologist did not see.
The whole experience has been positive; Dr Snibbe has great bedside manners. More importantly (yes! I said that) he does a darn good job and is a gifted surgeon.
He is as good as it gets. :)
His staff is wonderful; Jennifer, Marco, Sabrina and Joanne have returned calls in a prompt/​timely manner when needed (I hope I am not forgetting anyone). They are always friendly. My after hours calls have always been promptly returned.
Yes, sometimes I have had to wait longer than a few minutes after my appt time – but he is worth it and I realize emergencies happen. Who hasn’t had to wait for a dr’s appt? I realize he will take as much time as I need. He always answers questions thoroughly and completely.
My insurance has been difficult, but he and his office does a great job handling all of it.
For all ortho future needs (g-​d forbid) Dr. Snibbe will be the go-​to for not only me, but my family.

I had Dr Snibbe operate on both of my hips within a 4 month period. He is professional, kind and attentive. He came highly recommended by my physical therapist who has seen a few of his patients. I have been able to make a full recovery and I’ve been pleased with the experience. I also recommend having surgery done at La Peer instead of Cedars.
Beware of average/​normal people (me included) leaving reviews for medical professionals, especially those based on the front office staff or having to wait. Sometimes people have a bad day. Sometimes you’re not as polite as you think you are when dealing with them. Sometimes emergencies happen, and have you ever been late to work because of a sick child, spilled coffee on yourself or sat in traffic because of an accident? Maybe the person ‘causing’ the delay is having incredible, debilitating pain and requires more attention than planned.
How good is an average person going to be at judging a Doctor or Surgeon? Are they really in a position to say what makes a good surgeon or not? You have to choose based on their track record. They also can’t be judged based on making a mistake. Everyone wants a surgeon whose success rate is 100%, but they don’t exist — they’re human. A surgeon fixes a problem (with surgery) and then you return to your life.
Don’t pay attention to any reviews that give a doctor/​surgeon one star because they had to wait or because the front office person wasn’t nice to them one day.