About Our Faculty

Donald C. Fithian, MD, Program Co-director

Medical school: Columbia University, College of Physician & Surgeons
Residency/fellowship training:
Surgery: Presbyterian Hospital, New York
Orthopaedic Surgery: The New York Orthopaedic Hospital,
Sports Medicine Fellowship: San Diego Knee and Sports Medicine Fellowship
Special clinical/other interests: Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UC San Diego. Director, Dale M. Daniel Center for Orthopedic Research. Director, Kaiser Permanente National Total Joint Replacement Registry. AAOS fellow, Member AOSSM, ESSKA, ISAKOS, International Patellofemoral Study Group, and Magellan Society.

Edmond P. Young, MD, Program Co-director

Medical school: UC Davis
Residency/fellowship training:
Surgery:  UC San Diego
Orthopaedic Surgery:  UC San Diego
Sports Medicine Fellowship:  UC San Francisco
Special clinical/ other interests:  Reconstructive surgery of the shoulder and knee, with a focus on advanced arthroscopic techniques.

William Luetzow, MD

Medical school: University of California, Los Angeles
Residency/fellowship training:
Surgery: UCLA
Orthopaedic Surgery: UCLA
Sports Medicine Fellowship: San Diego Knee and Sports Medicine Fellowship
Special clinical/other interest: Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UC San Diego, CA

William Ohara, MD

Medical school: UCLA
Residency/fellowship training:
Surgery: UC San Diego
Orthopaedic Surgery: UC San Diego
Sports Medicine Fellowship: San Diego Knee and Sports Medicine Fellowship
Special clinical/other interests: Reconstructive surgery of the shoulder and knee, with a focus on advanced arthroscopic techniques.

Raymond Sachs, MD

Medical school: Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Residency/fellowship training:
Surgery: Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital, Chicago, IL
Orthopaedic Surgery: Naval Regional Medical Center, San Diego, CA.
Sports Medicine Fellowship: San Diego Knee Research Fellowship Arthroscopy Knee Surgery, San Francisco, CA .
Sports Medicine Fellowship: Naval Regional Medical Center, San Diego, CA.
Special clinical/other interests: Assistant Clinical Professor, UC San Diego, San Diego, CA.

Elizabeth Walton-Paxton, MA

Gradaute school: San Diego State University , San Diego , CA
Special clinical/other interests: Mentors fellows in research design, statistical analyses, manuscript review, research proposal and grant development.