Patient stories

I am from Spokane, Washington. I have been through several hip surgeons in Spokane. Severely disappointed. I met with Dr Phil Downer on the 1st of November 2019. After speaking with him he is a grade A doctor. And he is willing to take on the difficulties repairing my severely injured hip. I am real...

I had previously seen around 8 surgeons for my hip surgery and told no and to wait till my late 30's. I even explained that the surgeon Dr. Oneill that put me in a cast at 10yo said it must be done at 26. Anyways, I walked in and was brought to do xrays within a couple minutes. Dr. Downer walked in...

I had my hip replaced in 2006 by Dr Downer. I was referred by my rheumatologist, Dr Julie Carkin. I chose Dr Downer because he was one of the first surgeons to do the anterior incision. I was amazed at the lack of pain I had with this surgery. I’ve walked 3 miles a day on this hip, ride by bike(c...

I cannot say enough about Dr. Downer and his team. I had my left hip replaced 3 months ago. The surgery itself and the recovery were absolutely amazing. I had NO PAIN - not even from the surgery. Dr. Downer has such a wonderful demeanor. He truly cares and has a wonderful way of putting you at ease....

Professional and efficient.

I had hip replacement surgery with Dr. Downer in March, 2018. It is now 4 months later and I am so pleased both with how well the surgery went, but even more with my speedy recovery. After 2 weeks, I gave up the walker and cane and was walking on my own. After 1 month, I was back at the gym easing i...

Dr. Downer was my hip replacement surgeon at the end of March 2018. He is focused and highly skilled. In fact some of the nurses who assist him commented to me how impressed they are with his speed. I was on my feet hours after the surgery and have continued to progress. It has been 3 months. At my ...

My appointment was right on time. I was in and out quickly. This was important since I was on a short layover between flights. I had forgotten my cotton shorts and was pleased to see cloth shorts instead of the paper ones I had on my last visit! Quite the improvement and much appreciated! Everyone w...