Erik N. Zeegen

I had my right hip total replacement surgery last Tuesday May 16th. I have received my primary care at UCLA since 2010, and Urology care since 2003. I started initially with Dr. Vighill Orthopedic Sports Medicine Clinic who help me manage without surgery my bilateral knee osteoarthritis with a conservative approach and when he was leaving he referred me to Dr. Nattive who has continued providing excellent care. After she observed an XRay that Dr Brown Orthopedic Sports Clinic had done in 2015 they both noted that in the future my right hips and knees are candidates for replacement. I was referred to several Orthopedic doctors there all very well qualified and board certified. However after meeting with Dr. Zeegen and his suggestion of an anterior approach and the team care post operative I decided to go with him. I am home recovering as treatment plan specifies and the follow up has been excellent. I have Medicare Part A & B which allowed me to have a nurse visits and physical therapy in my home initially through UCLA. I cannot say enough about the promptness, professionalism to my questions to Dr Zeegen and or his staff. I highly recommend UCLA in general but most highly for their Orthopedic Sports Clinic care and if required surgeries. Phillip Phillip Sheppard, MBA Author The Russian Job and The Legend of Things Past

Beyond Excellent! Dr Zeegan is meticulous, professional and compassionate. He has an excellent staff that supports you prior to and following the surgery. No question or concern goes unanswered. The UCLA orthopedic surgery center in Santa Monica is world class.

It's been 8 yrs since Dr. Zeegen did my hip replacement and I'm still going strong with no issues. Congratulations to him and his team in the new position at UCLA. It is well deserved.

He did a total knee surgery on my left side. The results have been amazing! I am a complicated patient with lots of pre-existing medical complications

Dr. Erik Zeegen did a complete knee replacement on March 30, 2021. I am so thankful that he was my surgeon. He and his staff answered every question prior to my surgery and that made me more comfortable going into the surgery. Dr. Zeegen's entire team are so professional and kind. They make you feel like your their priority. I have to have my other knee replaced in the near future and Dr. Zeegen will once again be my surgeon. Once again I want to commend Dr. Zeegen and his team. Thank you, Bobbie F.

Dr. Zeegen is the hip surgeon to consult! I had an anterior total hip replacement by Dr. Zeegen on February 4, 2021 and feel great. Have had other hip surgeries before and this surgery was very different. Left the hospital with a walker on the same day of surgery, which shocked me the most. Within 4 - 6 weeks, I was walking, riding a stationery bike and resumed swimming. Dr. Zeegen is a good listener and very patient -- I am very thankful he was my surgeon.

My 75 year old dad couldn't walk for months. Dr Zeegan did a beautiful knee replacement surgery on my dad. The staff and team here are all incredible. We've had prompt care and wonderful aftercare. Amazing team and surgeon. Top notch! Three weeks out and my dad is up and moving around with mobility and a smile on his face. Thank you! Beautiful work!!!

I'm now 2 months post op and doing great. Dr. Zeegan did my surgery, but since UCLA is a teaching hospital I know there was a licensed M.D. that did some part of the surgery as well under his supervision. I spent the night at the UCLA Santa Monica Orthopedic Hospital since we live out of town and left the hospital without a walker because I didn't need it. I did use a cane for a few days but was off the major pain medication in three days and off the anti-inflammatory and Tylenol after 6 weeks. I'm now walking 1.5-2 miles per day and doing gentle yoga. My incision site is almost completely smooth--it was stitched under the skin with sutures that dissolved on their own and the skin was matched up and (I think) super-glued together almost perfectly. I'm a bit stiff when I get up after sitting for a while but believe the follow-up PA that this is normal and will go away. I fully expect to be completely functional and pain-free in the next month. I highly recommend Dr. Zeegan and the UCLA Santa Monica hospital.

Dr. Zeegan replaced my hip and my entire experience with him and the Santa Monica Orthopedic Hospital was top-notch. He was great about answering all my questions and his physician assistants and nurses were all incredibly nice. I feel that I received the best medical care. I actually chose Dr. Zeegan after looking at reviews and making an appointment with another surgeon. I read that Dr. Zeegan is one of the top 40 surgeons in the country. A lab tech at the UCLA Calabasas facility said he is in the top 10. I believe it! I highly recommend Dr. Zeegan.

Hope this doesn't sound too weird but I love Dr Zeegen and his entire team at UCLA Orthopaedic. Dr Zeegen performed total knee arthroplasty on both of my knees this year - June 2020 my left knee and Sept 2020 my right knee. Amazing doctor amazing team around him and amazing after care under his thoughtful and thorough guidance. I fully recovered from my first surgery within approx 8 weeks and I was back to full activity for the 4 weeks leading up to surgery #2 and I expect to do the same or better with my right knee. Uber competent and caring and professional approach and treatment and I could never have imagined that something so major could go so smoothly. Cannot recommend Dr Zeegen highly enough!