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Long Beach Lakewood Orthopedic Institute is a medical practice specializing in evaluation, medical and surgical treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. Established in 1998 and based in Lakewood, CA, it serves Long Beach, Lakewood, and surrounding communities, operating four offices (primarily in Long Beach and Lakewood). The practice is a partnership with a small team and offers orthopedic services to patients in the area. Contact: main phone lines and visit their homepage at lborthoinstitute.com for services, providers, and office locations.

Clinic Type

Orthopedics

Address

5750 Downey Ave, Suite 308, Lakewood, California 90712, US

Phone

5623484588

Email

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Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Services Offered

  • Orthopedic surgery
  • Shoulder
  • Elbow
  • Hand/Wrist
  • Hip
  • Knee
  • Fracture Care
  • Spine
  • Sports Injuries
  • Joint Replacement
  • Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement Direct Superior Approach
  • Physical Therapy and Rehab

Team

  • Ezzat W. Wassef, MD — Physician
  • Christopher Comb, MD — Physician
  • Andrew J. Wassef, MD — Physician
  • Richard Ahn, MD — Physician
  • Peter Borden, M.D. — Physician

Insurance & Payment

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

  • baospine.com (Brandon A. Ortega, MD profile): 4.89/5 (Not explicitly stated (average rating cited))
  • Unilocal.net: Not explicitly stated (individual reviews provided) (14)

Patients praise

  • Skilled and professional surgeons (specifically Dr. Wassef)
  • Positive surgical outcomes and faster recovery times
  • Excellent staff and patient care reported by some patients
  • Compassionate bedside manner

Common complaints

  • Long wait times for appointments
  • Administrative issues with referrals and insurance authorization
  • Poorly trained or unresponsive front desk staff
  • Crowded waiting areas
  • Difficult parking situation

"Dr Wassef is an incredibly skilled surgeon who treats his patients like good friends. In less than 5 weeks after my hip replacement, I was back on the dance floor."

— Long Beach Lakewood Orthopedic Institute website testimonial

"What’s the point of having an appointment if all my Grandma and I will be doing is wait over an hour, anyway? The wait time is just ridiculous!"

— Unilocal.net review

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.

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