Orthopedic Associates of SW Ohio, Inc.

I have never had to deal with such an incompetent staff. Calling to make the appointment is a pain, if they even answer. I have had to give up on their «appointment» line a couple of times after being on hold for over 15 minutes. Don’t bother filling out their new patient forms online. Their system is unreliable and you’ll just be filling them out again when you get to the office.
Just understand, they are doing you a favor by accepting you as a patient and agreeing to see you. Don’t do anything to suggest that your time has value too, and certainly don’t expect customer service. Rude! Plus, I love their posted policy that if you cancel an appointment or don’t show, they reserve the right to charge you for the visit. How exactly can I charge them for my wasted time filling out forms twice, and all the time I waste trying to make appointments, not to mention that they are too lazy to call an insurance company. Give me a break!

NEGATIVE TIMES A TRILLION!
Specifically for Dr. Joseph D. Dicicco (
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He suggested I have bunion surgery exactly 4 weeks before I left Ohio to take a new job in California. He told me I shouldn’t wait and the procedure he would do (an exostectomy) would be healed in a few weeks. He told me I would be back to running, teaching, etc. in 3 weeks tops. He had me back to work on Tuesday after a Friday surgery. He had me in a walking boot in about a week and told me to get back to activities soon so I would not «stiffen up».
I was a fitness professional and had been for over a decade. He had performed arthroscopic knee surgery on me the year prior, knew what I did for a living, and I totally trusted him.
My last follow-​up appointment was the day before I moved — 4 weeks post-​op. My foot hurt really bad and actually looked worse than before surgery. He said it was just still healing. I left Ohio.
I arrived in California and my foot continued to worsen. I called the office numerous times leaving messages. No one ever called me back. I offered to fly back to Ohio to be seen — no response. Several weeks later my medical records, complete with x-​rays and surgical reports arrive at my apartment (they had my new address as I was still paying off my $ 2000 + procedure even with insurance). On the top of my records was a post-​it note that said «good luck in California».
When I saw the doctor at Kaiser he was shocked. My foot was so messed up he did not even realize I had already had a surgery. He thought maybe I had been in a accident based off my new x-​rays before he met me. The first surgery did permanent nerve damage and collapsed the joint. I have now had 2 follow-​up surgeries. They had to cut out the joint and fuse the remaining bone together.
I will never run again. I will never be able to wear anything other than orthopedic shoes or sneakers. My career in fitness is OVER. I lost my job because I could physically not work anymore. I have spent all my savings. I currently cannot work. I am in constant pain. I cannot walk more than a block. The goal of the revision surgery is to simply be able to walk and decrease my pain. I am still waiting to heal. I am pissed off.
The procedure he did (exostectomy) is specifically contraindicated for athletic young women (that would be me). It requires a minimum of 4-​weeks of non-​weight bearing. Bunion surgery in general involves a 6 – 12 month healing time. Dr. Dicicco was negligent in selecting this procedure, and in performing it knowing he could not provide proper after-​care. He was greedy for my money. He should have advised me not to have the surgery done because I was moving. It was an elective procedure — not vital life-​saving surgery.
FAIL. FAIL. FAIL.
pics of my foot:

Personally, I hope you never have to use these guys, but accidents do happen and so does age. I had to have my hand worked on because of a work accident and these guys are the best in the area for hand and leg orthopedic surgery. The physical therapy (though painful) was excellent and the people of this place are A+++. Doctors /​and PT excellent in their fields and very knowledgeable. Both offices I visited (Little York and Yankee St) were awesome. If you ever get put into the need of this type of service, look them up first.