Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
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Dr. Jason Tani, MD, cares for patients at Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Institute, with three locations in Loma Linda, San Bernardino, and Pomona, California.
Dr. Tani was born and raised in the Aloha State of Hawaii. He attended a school for ethnic Hawaiians and then traveled to Missouri, where he received a bachelor’s degree in Biology and Education. He then worked as a flight attendant before being accepted into medical school in Hawaii.
Dr. Tani graduated in the top quarter of his class. He completed a surgical internship at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California, where he met a famous orthopedic trauma surgeon, Michael Chapman, MD, who encouraged him to pursue orthopedic training.
He trained in the West Virginia University (WVU) Orthopedic Program in Morgantown, West Virginia, providing level 1 trauma experience. After completing the program, he accepted a position in Mesa, Arizona, where he practiced for over 20 years.
Following a brief hiatus in Hawaii, Dr. Tani returned to Arizona and practiced in the small rural town of Payson. He now looks forward to living the California life.
His areas of expertise and interest include fracture care, total and partial knee replacement, carpal tunnel, trigger fingers, knee arthroscopy, hip replacement, pediatric fracture care, and amputations.
In his spare time, Dr. Tani loves to golf and traveling to wine country.
The Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Institute's David Surdyka, MD, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon offering outstanding services to patients at two of the practice's locations in Victorville and Barstow, California, office. Dr. Surdyka delivers high-quality care to patients with diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system, using his many years of experience to create individualized treatment plans for each patient.
Dr. Surdyka earned his medical degree from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine in Irvine, California. He followed this with internship and residency programs at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center in Orange, California. Since then, he has expanded his knowledge and skills with ongoing professional development and seeks to provide the best possible outcomes for patients using the latest surgical techniques and technologies.
Dr. Surdyka combines outstanding patient care with rigorous standards, advocating noninvasive treatments where possible before considering more invasive procedures or surgery. He treats his patients with confidentiality, compassion, and respect. Their health and well-being are always his top priority.
Stepan Kasimian, M.D., is an orthopaedic surgeon with specialty training in complex spinal reconstruction and minimally invasive spine surgery. His primary interests include degenerative spine disease and spinal deformity. He has extensive experience in treating multiple spine disorders including disc herniations, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, kyphosis, scoliosis, tumors, and spinal trauma in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine.
EDUCATION
Dr. Kasimian received his undergraduate degrees in Microbiology & Molecular Genetics and History from the University of California, Los Angeles. He completed his internship and residency in orthopaedic surgery at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. After residency, Dr. Kasimian obtained further training in complex spinal reconstruction surgery at Cedars-Spinal Medical Center, Institute for Spinal Disorders.
RESEARCH
Dr. Kasimian has presented his research at the International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques and has written a chapter on endoscopic thoracic disc herniations in a prominent spine textbook.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS
He is a member of the American Medical Association, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, North American Spine Society, and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. In order to better serve his patients, his practice is located in Beverly Hills, Glendale, and Rancho Cucamonga and he maintains privileges in numerous hospitals including Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Glendale Adventist Medical Center.
Brandon A. Ortega, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon who provides comprehensive and personalized spinal care to adults in Torrance and Long Beach, California. His dedication to helping each patient regain mobility, reduce pain, and improve their quality of life has earned the respect of everyone in the community struggling with neck and back pain.
Dr. Ortega received his medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. He stayed at USC to complete his orthopedic surgery residency, where he served as chief resident.
He pursued specialized training in spine surgery, completing a fellowship at the prestigious University of California, Davis. During his fellowship training, he learned traditional, minimally invasive, and image-guided techniques for treating complex adult and pediatric spinal deformities.
Dr. Ortega specializes in diagnosing and treating all cervical (neck), thoracic (mid-back), and lumbar (lower back) conditions. His areas of interest include motion-preserving and minimally invasive surgery and using advanced technologies like navigation, robotics, and endoscopy to improve patient safety and outcomes.
He has published many peer-reviewed articles and textbook chapters and presented his research at national and international medical conferences.
Taking a compassionate and patient-centered approach, Dr. Ortega believes in treating each patient as a person and tailoring treatment to meet their specific needs and goals.
He creates treatment plans that integrate nonoperative interventions, including lifestyle and activity changes, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and pain management. His whole-person approach addresses each patient’s spine condition, optimizing conservative treatments and helping them avoid surgery whenever possible.
Dr. Ortega welcomes new patients and looks forward to providing ongoing care to his current patients, working with them to restore an active, healthy life.
Dr. Eidt is a specialist and expert in caring for patients with sports injuries including complex shoulder, elbow, knee and ankle problems. His expertise is in the arthroscopic management of sports injuries. Dr. Eidt is double board certified in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine as well as General Orthopaedic Surgery. He attended the military medical school, Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, MD, where he was elected to the national medical honor society, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA). His undergraduate degree in economics with a chemistry minor, was completed at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. As a result of 16 years of service in the U.S. Army Dr. Eidt has an extensive practice caring for both pediatric and adult patients with complex traumatic injuries.
Dr. Eidt was deployed several times through his Army career. Notably he spent a year on the 38th parallel at the DMZ in South Korea. He was deployed in combat and assigned to the 173rd Airborne Division at a forward operating base with the 2nd FST (a forward surgical team) in Afghanistan, as well as assignments to hospitals in Kandahar and Bagram. Because of his excellent care of both military and civilian casualties under combat conditions in Afghanistan, Dr. Eidt was awarded the Bronze Star.
Dr. Eidt is the orthopaedic consultant and team physician for St. Margaret's Episcopal School's lacrosse and football teams. He has supported Trabuco Hills High School and JSerra Catholic School as their team physician. He was a faculty member for the U.S Army’s primary care sports medicine fellowship. He has also been team physician for the U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Division wrestling tournaments as well as many other local and regional sports competitions. Dr. Eidt came with his family to Southern California and began his practice in Mission Viejo after a 16 year Army career.
Dr. Samuel W. Park is a board-certified orthpaedic surgeon who specializes in hip and knee arthroplasty. Dr. Park is a Harvard Fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon, and the first surgeon on the West Coast to utilize robotic technology for knee arthroplasties. The combination of Dr. Park's extensive surgical experience and innovative robotic resources ensures a higher recovery rate while minimizing post-operative infection reports. Dr. Park also serves as the Medical Director of the Joint Replacement Department at Providence Mission Hospital. Given his in-depth clinical knowledge and extensive surgical experience with robotic technology, he serves as a mentor to orthopaedic surgeons who wish to learn more about the use of robotics. Dr. Park averages approx. 300 surgeries per year, which include: Minimally invasive joint replacements Anterior total hip arthroplasties Partial knee replacements Total knee replacements
Dr. Samuel W. Park is a Southern California native and grew up in the city of La Canada Flintridge. When not in OR, you are most likely to find him outdoors, tracking down his lost golf balls or with a fishing pole in hand.
Urgent Orthopaedic Care delivers the highest level of skilled orthopedic care from offices in the Echo Park and North Hollywood areas of Los Angeles, California. Since the practice opened in 2010, board-certified and fellowship-trained physician Vlad Gendelman, MD, QME, AME, FAAOS, and the skilled staff have established an outstanding reputation for treatment of all types of adult orthopedic conditions including fractures, rotator cuff tears, and carpal tunnel syndrome.
While sports injuries, auto accident injuries, repetitive use injuries, and chronic diseases like arthritis are different, they all can cause hip pain, knee pain, shoulder pain, or other disruptive symptoms. Urgent Orthopaedic Care treats both the pain and the specific factors that led to the pain to give patients long-lasting relief and a better quality of life.
Nobody at any age should have to live in pain. Urgent Orthopaedic Care makes every effort to help patients from young adults to seniors using conservative, noninvasive treatments like cold laser therapy. But advanced options like fracture repair, joint replacement, and other types of surgery are available if needed.
Patients learn about all treatment options and receive customized recommendations based on treatment risks and benefits and their individual needs. Urgent Orthopaedic Care invites patients to schedule an appointment online or by phone.
Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon Specializing in Foot and Ankle Disorders & Hip and Knee Replacements
Medical Degree
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Sarah Graham Kenan Scholarship John B. Graham Research Society
Internship
Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
Orthopedic Residency
Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
Orthopedic Fellowship
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Research Presentations
Clinical and radiographic results of 227 consecutive primary total hip arthroplasties using a femoral component with proximal and distal precoating and built-on centralizers. Found significant association between initial cement mantle radiographic grade and mechanical loosening. Presentation at the 1999 North Carolina Orthopaedic Association Conference and at the 2000 John B. Graham Student Research Day.
Effect of barium sulfate particle size on production of IL-1, IL-6. and TNF-alpha. Found no difference in cytokine production between micro- and nano-sized particles exposed to mouse macrophages. 2003. Presentation at 2003 MCV Resident's Day.
Short term outcomes after tibial shaft fractures: a retrospective study at MCV hospital. Found that institutional data correlates with similar outcome studies in the trauma literature which included a low complication rate and a functional deficiencies in a majority of patients. 2005. Presentation at 2005 MCV Resident's Day.
Open reduction and internal fixation of the symptomatic type II accessory navicular. Found no significant difference between excision and ORIF of symptomatic accessory navicular bones. 2006. Video poster presentation at 2006 Summer AOFAS meeting. Presentation at 2006 North Carolina Orthopaedic Society Meeting. Poster presentation at 2007 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Publications
Scott A, Sabesan V, Saluta JR, Easley ME. Open reduction and internal fixation of the symptomatic type II accessory navicular. Foot Ankle Int. in press 2008.
Saluta JR, Nunley JA. Chapter: Percutaneous open reduction and internal fixation of fifth metatarsal base fractures. MIS Techniques in Orthopaedics. Springer. 2009. In press.
Saluta JR, Nunley JA. Ankle injuries in athletes. The Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine. 23:195-201; 2006.
Saluta JR, Nunley JA. Foot and ankle rehabilitation success hinges on screening accuracy: Biomechanics. June, 2006.
Lectures
Grand Rounds: Five foot and ankle problems every doctor should know. Good Samaritan Hospital 4/05/2007. California Hospital Medical Center 4/08. St. Vincent Medical Center 5/08.
Grand Rounds: My Experience with Hip, Knee, and Ankle Arthritis. Good Samaritan Hospital. 1/16/2008.
Foot and Ankle Injuries in Running. Speaker at McDonalds Expo. Los Angeles Marathon. 2/29/08 and 3/01/08.
Advancements In Orthopaedics: Hip, Knee, and Ankle Technologies. Speaker. Stryker International. 3/19/08
Media
Care of the Foot and Ankle. Radio Manila. Consultant, Orthopaedic Surgeon. Health segment of one hour international radio talk show. Dec 2006.
Governor Schwarzenegger recovering from surgery. KABC-TV Los Angeles evening news. Consultant, Orthopaedic Surgeon. Dec 2006.
What Happens Next: When a Bone Breaks. Banner Caswell Productions. Television documentary. Consultant, Orthopaedic Surgeon. Veria channel, Dish network. Dec 2007.
Professional Affiliations
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Piedmont Orthopaedic Society
California Orthopaedic Association
Community
2008-2010 Official Medical Team Los Angeles Marathon
2008-2010 National Youth Leadership Forum Volunteer Speaker
January 2010 Medical Mission at California Medical Center in San Fernando, La Union, Philippines
2006 Member of Orthopaedic Trauma Team at California Hospital, Level 2 Trauma Center
Mehul Taylor, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Valley Orthopedic Institute in Palmdale and Ridgecrest, California. In addition to treating male and female patients of all ages who have general orthopedic issues, Dr. Taylor specializes in diagnosing and treating athletic injuries and arthroscopic surgeries.
Dr. Taylor has firm roots in Southern California, having grown up in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County and graduated from Calabasas High School in Calabasas. Dr. Taylor earned his Bachelor of Science in physiological sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Dr. Taylor then earned his medical degree at Chicago Medical School in North Chicago, where he graduated with honors in 2002. He was also elected to the noted Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.
Next came an orthopedic residency at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, before Dr. Taylor traveled to Minnesota for the University of Minnesota’s sports medicine fellowship program. There, he received advanced training in arthroscopic surgery and served as an assistant team physician for the university’s football team.
Dr. Taylor is affiliated with two hospitals where he also treats patients: Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster and Palmdale Regional Medical Center in Palmdale.
Anand Shah, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and board-certified orthopedic hand surgeon and the owner of Valley Orthopedic Institute in Palmdale and Ridgecrest, California. In addition to treating patients of all ages with general orthopedic problems, Dr. Shah specializes in hand and upper extremity trauma and reconstruction.
Opening the doors to Valley Orthopedic Institute marked a homecoming for Dr. Shah, who went to Quartz Hill High School in Lancaster, California, which is just a few minutes away from Palmdale in the Antelope Valley.
Dr. Shah graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a Bachelor of Science in physiology and neuroscience. He excelled in earning his medical degree at Chicago Medical School in North Chicago in 2002, graduating first in his class and gaining election to the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.
Next came an orthopedic residency at the University of Miami, Florida, and then Dr. Shah returned to UC San Diego for a fellowship program for hand, upper extremity, and microsurgery.
During his fellowship, Dr. Shah also contributed two chapters in a medical textbook, “Master’s Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery – The Wrist,” one on hamate hook fractures and the other on radial styloidectomy.
Dr. Shah is affiliated with two hospitals where he also treats patients: Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster and Palmdale Regional Medical Center in Palmdale.
Dr. Saliman is still seeing patients even though this article implies otherwise.
Justin D. Saliman, MD, located in Beverly Hills, is a Stanford sports medicine trained orthopaedic surgeon operating out of Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. He is the founder of Ceterix® Orthopaedics and the inventor of the NovoStitch® Pro Meniscal Repair System, which was acquired by a large medical device company called Smith & Nephew in 2019. The device was granted FDA approval in 2012 and Dr. Saliman has been using it to preserve knee joints ever since. Nobody has more experience sewing meniscus tears back together than Dr. Saliman. He is specialized in joint preserving minimally invasive techniques to repair injuries to the shoulder, hip, and knee to prevent arthritis and prevent the need for joint replacement later in life.
Dr. Saliman completed a sports medicine fellowship at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, where he cared for the San Francisco 49ers and the athletic teams at Santa Clara and Stanford Universities. Prior to his fellowship, he completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the prestigious St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center of Columbia University in New York City. He earned his medical degree at the University of Colorado School of Medicine outside his hometown of Denver.
To schedule a consultation with Dr. Saliman, call his office or request an appointment online today.
Michael Hannon, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at Hannon Orthopedics in Beverly Hills, California. Though he is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Hannon prefers optimizing non-surgical treatments for his patients to avoid or prevent surgery. But when surgery becomes your best or only option, Dr. Hannon offers superb, minimally invasive and arthroscopic surgical care. He is widely considered one of the best orthopedic surgeons around. Nothing makes him happier than seeing the sheer joy on the faces of his post-operative patients as they return, pain-free and functional, to their active and athletic lifestyles.
Dr. Hannon has helped many competitive athletes, weekend warriors, and even non-athletes who suffer things like an ACL tear or rotator cuff tear. He performs expert ACL surgery, hip reconstructive surgery, hip replacement surgery, total knee replacement surgery, and partial knee replacement surgery. As a sports medicine doctor, he treats all kinds of sports injuries and performs Bankart repair, labral repair, biceps tenotomy, cartilage repairs, and meniscal repair.
Dr. Hannon, an athlete himself, has trained at some of the finest orthopedic sports medicine programs in the United States. His years of preparation, clinical experience, and dedication to patients have led to an unprecedented high level of care. His mission is to give you state-of-the-art, personalized care that’s second to none, so you can overcome sports injuries, shoulder injuries, and knee problems and return to your active life as quickly and safely as possible.
Jonathan Frank, MD, is a renowned fellowship trained and board-certified orthopaedic surgeon. In his self-named private practice in West Hollywood, California, Dr. Frank takes a holistic, patient-centered approach to treating sports injuries and joint problems on the ankle, hip, knee, elbow, and shoulder.
Dr. Frank also has extensive training in arthroscopic and robotic-assisted surgery. These approaches combine the most advanced technology and unique specialized skills to decrease the risk of surgical errors, reduce pain, and accelerate recovery.
While highly trained as a leading orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Frank always strives to heal patients using nonsurgical methods first. He only recommends surgery if it’s absolutely necessary to help patients get back to their prior level of function. Dr. Frank believes in tailoring treatment for every patient based not only on age but also many other factors like activity level, general health, and patient wishes.
Dr. Frank uses the most up-to-date precision medical techniques. Biological substances derived from bone marrow, amniotic fluid, and umbilical cords contain powerful regenerative cells that can greatly improve recovery.
Dr. Frank earned his medical degree at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California in Los Angeles, California. He completed an orthopedic residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, where he helped treat college and professional athletes from Roosevelt University, the White Sox, and the Bulls.
In addition, Dr. Frank completed an orthopedic sports medicine fellowship at the world-renowned Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado. There, he treated many elite athletes from the NFL, NBA, MLB, and MLS. He’s currently on the medical staff of the US Ski and Snowboard Team.
With a combination of leading-edge technology, open communication, and comprehensive rehabilitation, patients of Jonathan Frank, MD, achieve the best results in joint preservation and sports injury recovery.
Call the office or book an appointment with Dr. Frank using the online scheduling feature today.
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