Scott Hoffinger , MD
Oakland Magazine Best East Bay Doctors 2007
(nat'l survey)
Director, Pediatric Orthopaedics
Director, Sports Medicine Center for Young Athletes
Medical School: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Residencies: Yale University
New Haven Medical Center
Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland
Fellowship: University of California, Davis
Board Certification: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Language(s): English
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Summary
Scott Hoffinger, MD, is an expert in orthopaedics at Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland. He is very comfortable discussing orthopaedic surgery, trauma, fractures, broken bones, congenital deformities, scoliosis and sports-related injuries such as overuse injuries. Children’s opened the first pediatric sports medicine program in Northern California. The Sports Medicine Center for Young Athletes treats and rehabilitates adolescents with all types of orthopaedic injuries.
Compelling Fact
In most sports and physical activities, overuse injuries are the most common and most challenging types of injuries to diagnose and treat. Common examples include tennis elbow, swimmer’s shoulder, little league elbow, runner’s knee, Achilles tendonitis and shin splints.
*Source: American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine
Expertise
- Trauma
- Fractures, broken bones
- Congenital deformities
- Scoliosis
- Sports-related injuries
Congenital deformities
A body malformation present at birth usually requiring surgery.
Scoliosis
Scoliosis is an abnormal, lateral (sideways), curvature of the spine. Scoliosis has many causes; some are due to injury, others are inherited.
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