Hip & Knee Replacement for Huntington Beach Patients

The office is at 2760 Atlantic Ave in central Long Beach, between Willow St and Wardlow Rd. From Huntington Beach it is a straightforward 15 to 20 minute drive, with the I-405 or Pacific Coast Highway doing most of the work.

• Via the I-405 (San Diego Freeway): Take the I-405 North toward Long Beach and exit at Atlantic Avenue. From the exit, head south on Atlantic about 1.5 miles to the office.
• Via Pacific Coast Highway (the coastal route): Follow Pacific Coast Highway north through Seal Beach into Long Beach, then turn inland to Atlantic Ave — an easy alternative when the freeway is busy.
• At the office: 2760 Atlantic Ave sits on Atlantic between Willow St and Wardlow Rd, roughly 1.5 miles south of the I-405 Atlantic Avenue exit.
• Parking: Free parking is available in the lot adjacent to the building.

Huntington Beach is built around staying active. Surf City lives outdoors — surfing the pier, cycling the beach path, playing pickleball — and that kind of life is hard on hips and knees over the years. When arthritis or an old injury starts limiting what you can do, the priority for most people here is getting the joint fixed properly the first time so they can get back to it, not just managing the pain indefinitely.

If you have been told you may need a hip or knee replacement, Dr. Leo Zalikha’s office is closer than most Huntington Beach patients expect. It is a 15 to 20 minute drive up the I-405 or along Pacific Coast Highway into central Long Beach — worth a few extra minutes for fellowship-trained care focused entirely on joint replacement. Dr. Zalikha completed an adult reconstruction fellowship at Stanford Medicine, training specifically in hip and knee replacement, complex revision surgery, robotic-assisted techniques, and the direct anterior approach for the hip. His practice is built around those operations rather than general orthopedics.

This page is written for Huntington Beach patients specifically: how to get to the office, where surgery actually happens, what your first visit looks like, and the questions people from your area ask most often. If you are researching the procedures themselves, the commercial hubs for knee replacement in Long Beach and hip replacement in Long Beach cover the full picture, and the total knee replacement and total hip replacement pages go deeper into candidacy, technique, and recovery for each operation.

MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center

A full-service medical center in Long Beach equipped for inpatient joint replacement surgery. Patients who stay overnight after hip or knee replacement recover here with dedicated nursing support and inpatient physical therapy.

Surgery Center of Long Beach

An outpatient surgery center designed for same-day surgical procedures. Eligible patients undergoing outpatient hip replacement or outpatient knee replacement have their surgery here and return home the same day.

DISC Sports & Spine Center at Marina del Rey

On the Westside in Marina del Rey, DISC Sports & Spine Center is a premier outpatient surgery center with one of the most technologically advanced surgical suites in Southern California, designed for minimally invasive, same-day procedures. It gives patients across greater Los Angeles another setting where Dr. Zalikha operates.

Both Long Beach facilities sit a short continuation of the same drive you make from Huntington Beach for your office visit. For a Huntington Beach patient, that combination matters: hospital-grade backup at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center if an overnight stay is the safer choice, and a true outpatient option at the Surgery Center of Long Beach when you are a candidate to recover at home the same day.

Orange County has plenty of orthopedic surgeons, so the honest question is why drive at all. The answer is the depth of specialization. Dr. Zalikha’s practice is dedicated to hip and knee replacement rather than general orthopedics, and the 15 to 20 minutes it takes to reach Long Beach buy a level of training and focus that is hard to match closer to home.

Fellowship-level specialization

Dr. Zalikha completed an adult reconstruction fellowship at Stanford Medicine, training specifically in hip and knee replacement, revision surgery, and complex cases. That is a higher and narrower level of specialization than a general orthopedic surgeon provides, and it is the single biggest reason Huntington Beach patients make the short trip.

Revision and complex-case expertise

Patients with failed hip replacements, failed knee replacements, prosthetic joint infections, or periprosthetic fractures need a surgeon with specific training in these harder situations. Dr. Zalikha trained on these cases at Stanford and manages them regularly — the kind of work many general practices refer out.

Modern technique and technology

Dr. Zalikha performs hip replacements through the direct anterior approach and uses robotic-assisted technology for hip procedures, as well as robotic-assisted knee replacement. These are modern, tissue-sparing techniques aimed at accurate component placement, not add-ons billed as gimmicks.

Second opinions before you decide

If you have been told elsewhere that you need a joint replacement, it is reasonable to want a second perspective from a fellowship-trained specialist before deciding. For Huntington Beach patients who want that review without an immediate trip, Dr. Zalikha offers a virtual second opinion that begins with a records and imaging review.

Worth the drive from Huntington Beach

For a Huntington Beach resident, the practical math is simple: 15 to 20 minutes up the 405 or along the coast in exchange for a surgeon whose entire focus is hip and knee replacement, with both an inpatient hospital and an outpatient surgery center a short distance from the office. When you are ready, you can request an appointment or call (562) 362-5024.