Published by Commons Clinic. [Web version](https://commonsclinicreviews.com/review-topics/recovery/tigran-garabekyan-md/) Reviewer names are abbreviated. Patient reviews describe individual experiences. Review counts describe source records, not unique patients or clinical outcomes; the acquired snapshot may not include complete platform histories. Clinical education and patient accounts do not replace a consultation. Recovery and return to activity · Patient experiences # Tigran Garabekyan, MD. *Recovery and return to activity reviews.* 12 five-star reviews for Dr. Tigran Garabekyan discuss recovery and return to activity. Patients describe Dr. Garabekyan as thorough. Their stories also speak to compassionate care and clear explanations. Hear what patients share about finding their way back to everyday life, and bring your own recovery questions to a visit. Read the full patient accounts and original sources below. Review totals reflect the source ratings available here. [Hear from patients ↓](https://commonsclinicreviews.com/review-topics/recovery/tigran-garabekyan-md/#review-browser) [Biography & all reviews →](https://commonsclinicreviews.com/physicians/tigran-garabekyan-md/) [Read this page as Markdown](https://commonsclinicreviews.com/review-topics/recovery/tigran-garabekyan-md/index.md) ![Tigran Garabekyan, MD](https://commonsclinicreviews.com/assets/tigran-garabekyan-m-d.jpg) A person behind your care ## Get to know *Tigran Garabekyan.* Dr. Tigran Garabekyan is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in complex hip preservation for adolescents and young adults. From labral tears and impingement to hip dysplasia and PAO (periacetabular osteotomy), he’s one of the few surgeons nationally focused on treating pre-arthritis conditions with precision and long-term stability in mind. Patients consistently describe Dr. Garabekyan as patient, highly knowledgeable, and deeply reassuring—someone who listens closely and explains everything in a way that makes sense. His surgeries are often described as life-changing, and he’s known for delivering excellent results with minimal complications, particularly for active individuals who want to avoid hip replacement for as long as possible. He’s a steady hand in the OR and a calm, detail-oriented presence in clinic. Outside of work, you’ll find him enjoying scenic drives with his wife, playing chess, or relaxing with his two poodles. Periacetabular Osteotomy (PAO) Hip Preservation Hip Arthroscopy Hip Dysplasia Hip Labral Tears [Meet Tigran Garabekyan at Commons Clinic ↗](https://commonsclinic.com/physicians/tigran-garabekyan-m-d/) ## Keep getting to know us. [All reviews for Tigran Garabekyan →](https://commonsclinicreviews.com/physicians/tigran-garabekyan-md/) [Recovery and return to activity experiences across our team →](https://commonsclinicreviews.com/review-topics/recovery/) [Hip reviews →](https://commonsclinicreviews.com/review-topics/hip/tigran-garabekyan-md/) [Listening and clear explanations reviews →](https://commonsclinicreviews.com/review-topics/communication/tigran-garabekyan-md/) [Compassion and bedside manner reviews →](https://commonsclinicreviews.com/review-topics/compassion/tigran-garabekyan-md/) [Pain experiences reviews →](https://commonsclinicreviews.com/review-topics/pain-symptoms/tigran-garabekyan-md/) [Staff and office experience reviews →](https://commonsclinicreviews.com/review-topics/staff/tigran-garabekyan-md/) [Family and caregiver experiences reviews →](https://commonsclinicreviews.com/review-topics/family-caregiver/tigran-garabekyan-md/) Bring what matters to you ## Your questions *belong in the conversation.* Returning to everyday life means something different to everyone. These reviews bring together personal accounts of recovery, rehabilitation, walking and getting back to activities. - What everyday activities would I most like to discuss with my care team? - Which details in these patient accounts would I like to ask our team about? In their own words ## Care feels personal. *So do these stories.* These are individual experiences. A topic mention does not establish who performed a procedure, medical suitability or a typical result. This collection shows written reviews rated 4 or 5 stars that mention recovery and return to activity. You can read every rating and written review on [the full clinician profile](https://commonsclinicreviews.com/physicians/tigran-garabekyan-md/) . 12 written reviews Highest rated first · Newest within each rating > If all doctors were like Dr. Garabekyan, the world would be a better place. My husband and I moved from Idaho for me to get treatment with Dr. G for my bilateral hip dysplasia and labral tears (scope + PAO), and we are certain that we could not have picked a better surgeon. He has completely redefined my outlook on healthcare; I never knew doctors could be this patient, involved, compassionate, and genuine. He is clearly an expert in his field and has been meticulous at every step of my care from pre- to post-surgery, always taking the time to explain, answer questions, and go the extra mile to ensure I feel listened to and supported. I have never once felt rushed or overlooked by Dr. G, and I know my family would wholeheartedly say the same. Surgery can be really scary to consider, but Dr. G will absolutely do his due diligence and more to make you feel supported and confident throughout the recovery journey. Despite being less than 3 weeks post-RPAO and 4 weeks post-arthroscopy, I am already so ecstatic about my progress and I can’t thank Dr. G enough for giving me a new lease on life towards a healthier and pain-free future. > > I also want to give my kudos to Schevonne, who is Dr. G’s right hand and assistant. She is so kind, responsive, and is incredible at staying on top of everything. She made all the technical and clerical parts of getting ready for surgery a breeze for me, and it made things so much less stressful, especially when dealing with insurance and needing to temporarily put life on pause. Schevonne’s absolutely been the cherry on top for my experience with Dr. G and Commons Clinic, and I really appreciate how invested she’s been in my ongoing care. D. Green Rating: 5/5 · Source: Google · Date: Aug 29, 2025 [Reviewer’s Google activity](https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/101404819467762869190/place/ChIJOZ1cvSS-woARA3itgDdslCQ) Source link type: reviewer place Attributed clinician: Tigran Garabekyan, MD > March 2025 update > > I love you, Doc! I’m back to doing two things I love - running and yoga! Had arthroscopy done on both of my hips now and I’m so happy. As long as you don’t have arthritis yet, this procedure is amazing if done properly, and this doctor is the best! > > 2022 > Look no further, this is the doctor you want to see for your hip issues. I saw Dr. G almost a year ago after running my 25th marathon and developing pain in my right hip, I really did not want to do surgery and he gave me options to see if this pain will go away with physical therapy and no running. After six months of no results, I went back to Dr. G and he showed me on the x-ray that hip arthroscopy would be the best choice to fix the problem. I went to other famous orthopedic surgeons in Santa Monica and West LA for second and third and fourth opinions. And it would be fine to choose one of them for the surgery but going with Dr. G felt like the right choice. The level of care and attention you get from this doctor is well above average! He’s meticulous, thorough and has the first-hand experience of this procedure as a Patient. Him being a runner himself gave me confidence I can return to the sport I love.. > His assistant Zohra is amazing, any questions - I get answers via emails promptly. She guided me through preparation for the surgery, post-op, etc. > it’s six weeks post-op and the doctor saw me three times already to follow up on the progress of my recovery and physical therapy. > I have been recommending him to my friends. J. K Rating: 5/5 · Source: Google · Date: Mar 14, 2025 [Reviewer’s Google activity](https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/116965286346601893973/place/ChIJOZ1cvSS-woARA3itgDdslCQ) Source link type: reviewer place Attributed clinician: Tigran Garabekyan, MD > Dr. Garabekyan was excellent! He was very thorough in his evaluation of my daughter. She is a dancer and with his experience he was able to reassure her regarding her concerns of returning to dance at a high level after the repair of her labrum and PAO. We are looking forward to having him as her surgeon. T. Johnson Rating: 5/5 · Source: Google · Date: Jan 9, 2025 [Reviewer’s Google activity](https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/111836773843170247525/place/ChIJOZ1cvSS-woARA3itgDdslCQ) Source link type: reviewer place Attributed clinician: Tigran Garabekyan, MD > Dr Tigran office is state of the Art. The staff was very friendly and what everyone should experience when walking into an office. Dr. Tigran was very thorough with everything thought out the visit and put us at ease. He bed side manner was one that you don’t see much anymore from doctors. He took the time to answer all our questions and assure we felt heard and understood. Thank you Dr. Tigran and his amazing team. M. Chavez Rating: 5/5 · Source: Google · Date: Dec 12, 2024 [Reviewer’s Google activity](https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/114533163177682580328/place/ChIJOZ1cvSS-woARA3itgDdslCQ) Source link type: reviewer place Attributed clinician: Tigran Garabekyan, MD > Dr. Garabekyan is the best. He's helped heal me in ways unimaginable. I never realized how much pain I truly was in my whole life living with hip dysplasia until I had the corrective surgery. Everyday activities such as walking up and down stairs are now so achievable when before it felt so exhausting. I can't even begin to thank Dr. Garabekyan enough for making me love working out again. Hiking and long walks are now some of my favorite activities when before I was known to hate these things. I feel reborn as if I never truly understood what life was like without the bother of the clicking bones I had prior. Thank you so much Dr. Garabekyan! Z. Gordon Rating: 5/5 · Source: Google · Date: Aug 23, 2023 [Reviewer’s Google activity](https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/114558097710001311670/place/ChIJOZ1cvSS-woARA3itgDdslCQ) Source link type: reviewer place Attributed clinician: Tigran Garabekyan, MD > We learned that our daughter would likely need to have PAO surgery to correct the congenital hip dysplasia of her left hip in the summer of 2019. She found Dr. Garabekyan online and came to her dad and I (both physicians in Indiana) and asked if we could talk to him. At the time, I thought of the idea of going all the way to California to have the surgery was a long shot. I reached out to Zohra, who put us in contact with Dr. Garabekyan. He took the time to meet with my husband and I over the phone and answered all of our questions and concerns. He had a second meeting with our daughter to address all of her questions. We read his research and papers published on the CU-PAO and were convinced that he was who we wanted to do her surgery. With the way Dr. Garabekyan talks to his patients about the mechanics of the hip, we were assured that this is his passion and he is very skilled at what he does. Our daughter had a hip scope in late June of 2020 and her PAO a week later. Her recovery has been amazing and working with Dr. G was our best decision. We cannot say enough good things about Dr. Garabekyan, Zohra, and his staff. G. C Rating: 5/5 · Source: Google · Date: Feb 17, 2021 [Reviewer’s Google activity](https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/107037661742000532401/place/ChIJOZ1cvSS-woARA3itgDdslCQ) Source link type: reviewer place Attributed clinician: Tigran Garabekyan, MD > Easy check in despite my late arrival. Dr. G was thorough and really listened to my issues. I look forward to working with him on my road to recovery. K. Patterson, Rating: 5/5 · Source: Google · Date: Jan 29, 2020 [Reviewer’s Google activity](https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/101935208129323296487/place/ChIJOZ1cvSS-woARA3itgDdslCQ) Source link type: reviewer place Attributed clinician: Tigran Garabekyan, MD > I cannot recommend Dr. Garabekyan enough. He has changed my life. After experiencing many years of hip pain and immobility due to an unknown hip deformity, he was able to determine the cause, repair and reshape my hips. These past five years have been the most difficult in my life. I’ve gone through over 10-15 pelvic mris, failed numerous biologic meds, lost my career, and started to lose myself. I’m now able to walk longer periods without excruciating pain and limping. I suffer from psoriatic arthritis, but finding a solution to my hip problem has already given me hope for my future and that is a huge accomplishment in my book. Thank you Dr. Garabekyan for your patience, skill, hard work, and kindness. To anyone experiencing chronic hip pain, please don’t waste your time with anyone else. Make an appointment with Dr. Garabekyan. D. Gallardo Rating: 5/5 · Source: Google · Date: Jan 17, 2020 [Reviewer’s Google activity](https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/103309179405627728545/place/ChIJOZ1cvSS-woARA3itgDdslCQ) Source link type: reviewer place Attributed clinician: Tigran Garabekyan, MD > I hold Dr. Garabekyan in the highest regard possible. In the last four months, he performed two surgeries on me: a hip replacement surgery on my right side, and arthroscopic surgery of my right knee. I've thus been through something of an ordeal: pre-surgery, surgery, post-op, in-home physical therapy, outpatient PT. Through it all, Dr. Garabekyan was a consummate professional, the best of the best, a veritable magician with the scalpel: minimizing scars and getting me back on my feet post haste. I now walk pain-free and glitch-free. Every time I walk, I am consciously grateful for the very fact that I'm walking. My gratitude extends gushingly to Dr. Garabekyan and his staff. He took the time to answer patiently my every question, and he allayed my qualms about the procedures, and his keen judgment gave me the confidence to go forward. I made the decision to drive all the way from the western-most part of LA Country to his office in Beverly Hill, even though LA traffic can back up and make like miserable. But it was worth it. I feel I had the best medical care in all of Los Angeles. Dr. Garabekyan spent as much time explaining things as needed, and his bedside manner exudes and inspires confidence. His follow-up care was superb. In a minute, I'd pick him to perform surgery on one of my joints gone bad. He's business-like but also affable and warm. I would recommend him to anyone on a dime! J. Seery Rating: 5/5 · Source: Google · Date: Sep 25, 2019 [Reviewer’s Google activity](https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/116459486126064717055/place/ChIJOZ1cvSS-woARA3itgDdslCQ) Source link type: reviewer place Attributed clinician: Tigran Garabekyan, MD > I have been a professional dancer for over 10 years. I do a lot of high impact movement and tricks. After about 2 years of chronic pain I finally decided to see a dr. My shoulder got to the point that I couldn’t even bench press the bar with no weights on it at the gym anymore. > > I was lucky to have found Dr. Garabekyan. He discovered I had a torn labrum in my right shoulder and said I would need surgery. I was concerned that my dance career would be over, but surgery was really my only option. Fast forward about a year and a half later( today) and I am pain free. I almost lose no range of motion and I am back to doing all my old dance moves. I even threw an airflare at practice the other day (if you know what that is) > > I would definitely recommend him, especially if you are an athlete. He is a miracle worker. J. Lee Rating: 5/5 · Source: Google · Date: Oct 23, 2018 [Reviewer’s Google activity](https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/111964899539292020731/place/ChIJOZ1cvSS-woARA3itgDdslCQ) Source link type: reviewer place Attributed clinician: Tigran Garabekyan, MD > Dr. Garabekyan has been my Orthopedic doctor for well over a year now. He preformed a left hip arthroscopy last April on me, a right hip arthroscopy this past May, and I’m currently in recovery from a periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) on my left side (I will post an updated review once I’m fully recovered). I’ve been through quite a journey so far with my hips, and am still going through recovery, but I wanted to express my feelings about him at this point in my journey in hopes that someone else reads this and feels comfortable and confident in his work. I can’t say enough great things about Dr. Garabekyan. From the moment I met him I immediately knew I had found someone who was actually going to help me try to figure out what’s going on with my hips and help me get my life back. So far, he has done exactly that and 100x more. I’ve never met a doctor who cares so much about his patients. He’s kind, patient, confident, knowledgeable, concerned, and everything in between. I’ve had a really tough couple years dealing with my hips, but if it wasn’t for Dr. G, I would have never been on the path to getting my life back that I'm on now. If only there were more doctors like him, the world of medicine would be a far better (and less scary) place. Hats off to him for what he does everyday, there is no better. Thanks for all you do Dr. Garabekyan, appreciate it from the bottom of my heart! A. Bedrossian Rating: 5/5 · Source: Google · Date: Jun 26, 2018 [Reviewer’s Google activity](https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/100258529666182677347/place/ChIJOZ1cvSS-woARA3itgDdslCQ) Source link type: reviewer place Attributed clinician: Tigran Garabekyan, MD > My new Ortho... (traveled from Idaho) > > I am a very "active" grandma of seven... > > It wasn't until after vetting four different Ortho's that I choose Dr. Garabekyan. > I had bi-lateral labral tears in my hips and was in a lot of constant pain. I went to some of the "best" hip surgeons in LA and Beverly Hills. I left their offices feeling discouraged and not very confident. > > I sought out Dr. Garabekyan for his Arthroscopic Labral repair techniques (no perineal post) and recovery period. > > From my 1st visit where the tears were explained and the specific details for surgery were given, I was certain he was the right surgeon. He made accommodations for a prompt surgery due to the distance I would need to travel. Dr. Garabekyan gave me his cell number and kept me informed all the way through the process. He was kind enough to share all the details a second time with my husband. > > Surgery day came, Dr. Garabekyan came into the pre-op room sat with us for 15 minutes, went through the surgery details again, which was very reassuring. > > Surgery (on both hips) went very well and I walked same day, that was outstanding! He texted me daily to check on my recovery!! Wow! I felt like a VIP! > > Pain management/recovery: > > I was off narcotics within 24 hrs. Went on to Toradol for three more days, then to Ibuprofen from there. I used crutches for 1 week inside and two-weeks outside. > > PT started with bike riding twice a day; PT w/therapist started week 3. My PT was amazed and impressed with my recovery and the techniques that Dr. Garabekyan used. I definitely did my part, but truly believe that my recovery is and has gone so well because of the skills and expertise of my doctor. > > I am 6 weeks post-op and went for a two-hour beach bike ride in Santa Barbra with my grandchildren even after walking the zoo for two-in-a-half hours!! > > I am thankful that I listen to my gut and did my research! All my pre-surgery pain is 100% gone! > > I am pleased to highly recommend Dr. Garabekyan for any of your ortho needs! C. H Rating: 5/5 · Source: Google · Date: Nov 15, 2016 [Reviewer’s Google activity](https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/117073765714017480806/place/ChIJOZ1cvSS-woARA3itgDdslCQ) Source link type: reviewer place Attributed clinician: Tigran Garabekyan, MD A little more understanding ## Feel ready for *your next conversation.* Spine ### [9 details to plan before you arrive home](https://commonsclinicreviews.com/articles/planning-spine-surgery-recovery-at-home/) Recovery planning works best before discharge. These nine conversations help you organize support, understand the instructions for your actual operation, and know where to turn when a question arises. 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