I have wanted to write this review for many years now. But I think the real reason it's taken me so long is this: How do you write a review for a doctor who has changed your life? There really aren't words for what Dr. Mullen has done for me.
In his words, "I saw the desperation in your eyes."
I was 45 years old when I first came to him. Doctor after doctor had kept me on a path of trying to "save" my left knee. I had been walking in pain for so long that, unbeknownst to me, I had actually changed my gait and damaged my right hip.
Dr. Mullen never promised me I would be pain-free. He was very clear about that. What he told me was that joint replacement was the best chance I had at a better quality of life.
That was all the promise I needed. Dr. Mullen replaced my left knee.
We then tried PRP injections in an attempt to save my right hip, but seven months after my knee replacement, it was time. Dr. Mullen replaced my right hip too.
I will never say those surgeries went smoothly, they are major surgeries afterall.
Dr. Mullen and Kellie, his PA, were on point with every single thing. They were upfront and honest about what I was facing and what I could expect. Their bedside manner was impeccable and so welcomed. They're easy to talk to, they lighten the mood and somehow make something as enormous as replacing a major joint seem about as natural as doing a load of laundry.
I must say, Dr. Mullen's front office staff was enjoyable and I often spoke with many of them personally and built a repore (how can you not dealing with insurance companies?).
And then I got a few really good years. I got married. In three-inch heels, I might add. Ironically, it was at my wedding, looking at my new husband, that I knew it was finally time to do something about my right knee. Sure enough, it was bone-on-bone.
The following August, I went right back to Dr. Mullen and had my second knee replacement.
Then in 2025, I learned that my rotator cuff was 90% torn. Back to Dr. Mullen I went. In February 2025, he repaired my shoulder.
So here I am, years after he first saw that desperation in my eyes, with two replaced knees, a replaced hip and a repaired rotator cuff. And hopefully, Dr. Mullen, this is the end of our surgical relationship!
But if I ever need orthopedic surgery again, there will be no question about where I will go.
Today, I work as a knee replacement guide, helping other people prepare for and navigate their own knee replacements. I refer people to Dr. Mullen regularly because I know what it feels like to sit on the other side of that decision and wonder whether you can trust the person you're handing your body and your future to.
I trusted him with mine. Again and again.
Dr. Mullen didn't simply replace my joints or repair my shoulder. He gave me the opportunity to live a life that, at 45 years old, I wasn't sure I was going to get to have.
I walked down the aisle in three-inch heels.
I got my life back.
How do you adequately thank someone for that?
I'm not sure you can.
But I will forever be grateful that Dr. Mullen saw the desperation in my eyes that day and decided to help me. read more