Dr. Joseph Zabilski, MD

He listens, answers questions, looks out for your overall health, is thorough, and has a great personality with a sense of humor too. Best of all he makes his patients part of the decision making team. He never pushes.

I never write unsolicited reviews but my experience with Dr. Zabilski could not have been better. Because both hips were causing me a great deal of pain. At 70 years old with many years of gyms and sports had worn away all the cartilage in both hips. I knew a replacement was the only thing that would help. I went in for left hip replacement at Beth Israel in Plymouth MA. Surgery was @7:30am. By 12pm PT had walked me down the hall on a walker and even did a couple of stairs. I was able to leave the hospital by 2:00pm. The first night home I took 1 Oxycontin the next day I took 2 Tramadol. Since then I have been pretty much pain free. I used the walker for 2 days instead of the 2 weeks I would need them. Surgery was on a Tue. by Thurs I was using a cane to get around the house. On Fri I was able to walk up my street and back about 1/2 mi 3 times. I am ecstatic about how everything went and am well on my way to a full recovery. Thank you Dr Zabilski.

Dr. Zabilski’s is smart, caring and competent doctor.

Dr. Zabilski did surgery on my broken ankle. He and the whole staff were wonderful. I recommend him very highly.

I saw Dr. Zabilski three times after a skiing injury which caused persistent knee swelling, pain while walking and going up and down steps, and tenderness along the MCL for the last 5 months. After the 2nd visit, he sent me for physical therapy - during which the physical therapist noted that a ligament on the side of my knee was popping during some of the exercises. At that point they suggested I stop therapy and wait to see what the doc had to say. On my third visit, Dr. Zabilski started interviewing me about my injury as though he had never treated me before - clearly he never bothered to review my charts, nor the PT notes in my medical record. When I reminded him that he had treated me before - he briefly read the notes from my prior office visit, but not any of the notes from PT (that I could tell). After a brief exam of my knee, because my knee mobility had improve, he said that I could finish out PT and come back to see him "if I wanted." No thanks...I'll be going elsewhere.

I wish I could give him negative 5 stars! He is a rude and incompetent doctor. I was hit by a truck while riding my bike and he couldn’t even figure out a very obvious injury. I went to an amazing chiropractor after him that figured out was was wrong in less than 30 minutes. My hip and spine were badly thrown out He is an arrogant dinosaur that doesn’t seem to understand that patients are paying him. I waited 40 minutes for him to give me less than 10 minutes. Talked to his scribe instead of me.

Dr. Zabilski performed a total hip replacement on me July 10th 2018. Prior to the surgery, for a year, I had been in debilitating pain in my right knee and hip. I did some pre surgery PT which I believe helped me in my recovery. 8 weeks since surgery I am back to playing golf full time and no longer have any pain whatsoever. I wholeheartedly reccomend Dr. Joseph Zabilski. One of the best surgeons in the state of MA, if not the best. He operates out of Beth Israel Plymouth, a great hospital.

Dr. Zabilski has a very calming manner and is an extremely skilled orthopedic surgeon. He has made my total knee replacement experience less stressful and my recovery quicker as I was told exactly what to expect.

Dr. Zabilski performed emergency surgery on my crushed tibial plateau last week. I am not from MA and was concerned about both the quality of care and surgical expertise since I couldn't do any research. Although I'm less than a week from the surgery, I can say that so far recovery has exceeded my expectations. Dr. Zabilski is informative and kind and, if post-op pain is any indication-excellent at his work.

Long wait for a very short exam. He was callous, aloof and insensitive. His recommendation for my knees sounded scripted and rushed. When I questioned his perspective - including notes from my PC - he ignored me. Advised physical therapy for an extremely swollen, painful knee. Told me to go buy a cane and knee brace and left the room. Next visit scheduled with a NP - I won't be going back. Do yourself a favor and avoid this doctor.

After waiting over an hr to see Dr. Zabilski, it was as if I was being rushed through so he could catch up. Spent less than 5 minutes with him (excluding time for x-rays), and then recommended physical therapy for my hip. After visiting a physical therapist twice, the pain I was experiencing was due to a back problem - not a hip problem as Dr. Zabilskie concluded. And the follow-up appt wasn't even going to be with the Dr., but an associate. Cancelled the appt. and won't be going back.