Dr. Joseph Griffin, MD

Dr griffin refused to really listen to me. Although I was in a lot of pain, hip pain--he would not image my hip. He had already ordered an mri of my lower back, which came out normal. I pressed for an MR-arthrogram which --I know now--are the norm for patients which hip pain that has gone undiagnosed for more than 6 months. He refused to, saying "I'm not going to waste anymore of your parents' money...". For whatever reason, he didn't trust me, maybe because my symptoms got worse after a car accident. Over a year went by before I finally found a doctor that actually listened to me, and sure enough, 2 weeks after my NEW DOCTOR ordered an MR-Arthrogram, like I had originally begged Griffin for--my test results were positive for Hip Dysplastic And Torn Labrum With Impingement Syndrome. I was put into surgery 2 weeks after that for Osteoplasty of the Femoral Neck, Repair And Trim of the Acetabular Labrum, Synovectomy and Iliopsoas Tendon Lengthening. If anything I learned something from… Dr. Griffin... to always trust my instinct. My instincts were telling me that he was full of crap... too bad the time lost led to secondary injuries because my hip wasn't never treated with Griffin.