Tal S David, MD San Diego, CA
Tal David, M.D. is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in arthroscopic and sports medicine surgery. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and completed an orthopedic sports medicine and arthroscopy fellowship at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles. Dr. David has served on the medical staff of various professional sports teams including the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Angels, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks. He is presently the team orthopedic surgeon for the San Diego Chargers and an orthopedic consultant for the PGA and AVP Tours. Dr. David is in private practice in San Diego and is a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of California, San Diego. He is on the Board of Editors of the scientific journal, Orthopedics.
Dr. David is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, and the NFL Team Physicians’ Society. He serves as a member of the Scientific and Medical Committee of the Arthritis Foundation, San Diego Chapter. Dr. David has the distinction of being voted “Top Doctor” in the field of orthopedic surgery in the October 2004 issue of San Diego Magazine. He has published multiple articles and book chapters related to sports medicine and sports injuries.
Areas of specialty
Sports: injury prevention- Sledding
- Slides
- Snowboarding
- Snowmobiles
- Soccer
- Starting an exercise program
- Steroids
- Strength training
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Trampoline safety
- Volleyball
- Water skiing
- Weight lifting
- Wrestling
- Back
- Neck
- Tendonitis
- Boating safety
- Driving safety
- Lawn mower safety and injuries
- Performing arts
- Snow shoveling and snow blower injuries
- Arthroscopy
- Articular cartilage
- Knee ligament injuries
- Kneecap bursitis
- Minimally invasive surgery
- New techniques
- Osgood schlatter disease (knee pain)
- Osteotomy
- Preventing acl injuries in women
- Unispacer
- Unstable kneecap
- Making a surgical decision
- Pcl tears
- Orthopaedic education
- Patient centered care
- Adolescent anterior knee pain
- Elbow fracture
- Growth plate fractures
- Knee
- Sports medicine
- Arthroscopic shoulder injury; thermal capsulorrhaphy
- Baseball finger
- Biceps tendinitis
- Boutonniere deformity
- Broken collarbone
- Carpal scaphoid fractures
- Carpal tunnel
- Colles fracture
- Dislocated elbow
- Dislocated shoulder
- Dupuytren’s contracture
- Elbow
- Elbow bursitis
- Elbow fractures
- Fingertip injuries
- Fracture of the scapula
- Frozen shoulder
- Ganglions of the wrist
- Glenoid labrum tears
- Hand
- Hand arthritis
- Olecranon fracture
- Radial head fractures
- Rotator cuff
- Rupture of biceps tendon
- Shoulder
- Shoulder impingement (bursitis, tendonitis)
- Sprained thumb
- Tennis elbow
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Trigger finger
- Sports medicine
- All-terrain vehicles
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Biking/mountain biking
- Boxing
- Cheerleading
- Cross training
- Cycling
- Dancing
- Diving
- Field hockey
- Figure skating
- Football
- Go-carts
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Handball
- Helmet use
- Hockey
- Horseback riding/equestrian
- In-line skating
- Mini-bikes/trail bikes
- Mopeds or power-assisted cycles
- Mountain climbing
- Pitching
- Playgrounds
- Rowing
- Running
- Scooters/skateboards - powered
- Scooters/skateboards - unpowered
- Shin splints
- Skiing
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