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Michael J. Fitzpatrick, M.D.

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About Dr. Michael J. Fitzpatrick

Michael J. Fitzpatrick M.D. has been an orthopedic surgeon practicing in Orange County since 2005. Dr. Fitzpatrick has focused his practice on investigating, diagnosing and treating sports injuries. He has special research interests in minimally invasive shoulder replacements and arthroscopic surgery. Dr. Fitzpatrick is a Medical Director of Hoag Orthopedic Surgery Center in Aliso Viejo, California. In addition, he is a recipient of the Physician of Excellence Award from the Orange County Medical Association.

A graduate of Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Dr. Fitzpatrick completed his residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia in 1998, followed by a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Upper Extremity Reconstruction at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles in 2003. Since completion of his fellowship, he has been an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida, Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California, Irvine and Research Faculty with the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in Long Beach, California.

Dr. Fitzpatrick is Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons and has received an additional Board Certification in Sports Medicine. He is a member of several professional societies such as the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine and the Arthroscopy Association of North America. He has also been honored by the U.S. Air Force with the National Defense Service Medal, Medal of Accommodation, and Meritorious Service Award for Distinguished Service as an Orthopedic Surgeon. Dr. Fitzpatrick has been published in dozens of reports and abstracts on various orthopedic topics and conditions with his latest, Essentials of Orthopedic Surgery Handbook, published by McGraw Hill.

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Education Medical Education - Jefferson Medical College (Medical Doctor)
Internship - Pennsylvania Hospital (General Surgery)
Residency - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Orthopaedic Surgery)
Fellowship - Keck Medical Center of USC (Sports Medicine)
Conditions Treated
  • Tennis Elbow (Sports Medicine)
  • Elbow Osteoarthritis / Osteoarthritis of the Elbow (Elbow)
  • Shoulder Impingement (Shoulder)
  • Wrist Tendonitis (Hand & Wrist)
  • Suprascapular Neuropathy / Entrapment (Shoulder)
  • Clavicle Fracture (Shoulder)
  • Shoulder Osteoarthritis / Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder (Shoulder)
  • Sports Concusion (Sports Medicine)
  • Sprained Finger (Hand & Wrist)
  • Dislocated Knee / Knee Dislocation / Kneecap Dislocation (Knee)
  • Osteochondral Defect (OCD) of Capitellum (Shoulder)
  • Bankart Lesion (Sports Medicine)
  • Snapping Hip (Hip)
  • Throwing Injuries (Shoulder)
  • Elbow Instability (Elbow)
  • Sprained Ankle / Ankle Sprain (Foot & Ankle)
  • Radial Collateral Ligament Sprain (Elbow)
  • Toe & Foot Fractures (Foot & Ankle)
  • Elbow Fracture / Fractured Elbow (Elbow)
  • Ankle & Foot Tendinitis (Foot & Ankle)
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis (Elbow)
  • Anterior Knee Pain (Knee)
  • Pinched Nerve (Elbow)
  • Ganglion Cyst (Hand & Wrist)
  • PCL Injury / Posterior Cruciate Ligament (Sports Medicine)
  • Bicep Tendon Rupture / Tear (Elbow)
  • Hip Pain (Hip)
  • ACL Injury / Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury (Knee)
  • Plantar Fasciitis (Foot & Ankle)
  • Synovitis (Sports Medicine)
  • Fractured Wrist (Hand & Wrist)
  • Knee Cysts (Knee)
  • Ulnar Collateral Ligaments Injuries (Elbow)
  • Little League / Elbow or Shoulder (Sports Medicine)
  • Baker's Cyst (Knee)
  • Separated Shoulder (Shoulder)
  • De Quervain's Disease (Hand & Wrist)
  • Unstable Knee Cap (Knee)
  • Frozen Shoulder Syndrome (FSS) / Adhesive Capsulitis (Shoulder)
  • Bicep Tendonitis (Shoulder)
  • Runner's Knee / Chondromalacia Patella (Sports Medicine)
  • Radial Tunnel Syndrome (Elbow)
  • Jammed Finger (Hand & Wrist)
  • IT Band Syndrome / Iliotibial Band Syndrome (Knee)
  • IT Band Syndrome / Iliotibial Band Syndrome (Hip)
  • Dislocated Shoulder / Shoulder Dislocation (Sports Medicine)
  • Elbow Tendonitis (Elbow)
  • Shoulder Bursitis (Shoulder)
  • Osteochondritis Dissecans (Elbow)
  • Dislocated Finger (Hand & Wrist)
  • Shoulder Instability (Sports Medicine)
  • Sprained Wrist (Hand & Wrist)
  • Knee Cartilage Injuries (Knee)
  • Cubital Tunnel Syndrome (Elbow)
  • Osteoarthritis of the Knee / Knee Osteoarthritis (Knee)
  • Dislocated Elbow (Elbow)
  • Golfer's Elbow / Medial Epicondylitis (Elbow)
  • Knee Bursitis / Goosefoot (Knee)
  • Shoulder Instability (Shoulder)
  • Golfer's Elbow (Sports Medicine)
  • Tennis Elbow / Lateral Epicondylitis (Elbow)
  • Joint Pain (Knee)
  • Meniscus Tear (Knee)
  • Knee Ligament Injuries (Knee)
  • MCL Injury / Medial Collateral Ligament Injury (Knee)
  • Stiff Big Toe / Hallux Rigidis (Foot & Ankle)
  • Strained Knee (Knee)
  • Triceps Tendonitis (Elbow)
  • Lateral Epicondylitis (Elbow)
  • LCL Injury / Lateral Collateral Ligament (Sports Medicine)
  • SLAP Lesion Tear / Shoulder Lebrum Tear (Shoulder)
  • Degenerative Joint Disease of the Hip (Hip)
  • Ankle Sprain (Sports Medicine)
  • Labral Tear of the Hip or Shoulder (Sports Medicine)
  • Distal Radius Fracture (Hand & Wrist)
  • Hip Sprain (Hip)
  • Suprascapular Nerve Injury (Shoulder)
  • Osteonecrosis / Avascular Necrosis (Knee)
  • Dislocated Shoulder / Shoulder Dislocation (Shoulder)
  • Labral Tears of the Shoulder / Bankart Lesion (Shoulder)
  • Trigger Finger (Hand & Wrist)
  • Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Knee)
  • Fractures (Sports Medicine)
  • Metacarpal Fracture (Hand & Wrist)
  • Shin Splints (Sports Medicine)
  • Shoulder Tendonitis (Shoulder)
  • Hand Arthritis (Hand & Wrist)
  • Distal Biceps Tendon Rupture / Triceps Rupture (Shoulder)
  • Shoulder Sports Injuries (Shoulder)
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis (Hand & Wrist)
  • Shoulder Fractures (Shoulder)
  • Knee Pain (Knee)
  • Dislocated Wrist (Hand & Wrist)
  • Little Leaguer's Elbow (Elbow)
  • Elbow Bursitis (Elbow)
  • Groin Pain (Sports Medicine)
  • Cartilage Injuries (Sports Medicine)
  • Knee Arthritis (Knee)
  • Muscle Injury (Knee)
  • Elbow Contracture (Elbow)
  • Broken Hand (Hand & Wrist)
  • LCL Injury (Knee)
  • Chondromalacia (Knee)
  • PCL Injury / Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injury (Knee)
  • Meniscus Tear / Meniscal Tear (Sports Medicine)
  • Olecranon Fractures (Elbow)
  • ACL Tear / Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear (Sports Medicine)
  • Stress Fracture of Foot (Foot & Ankle)
  • Colles Fracture (Elbow)
  • Achilles Tendonitis (Foot & Ankle)
  • Labrum Tear (Hip)
  • Tendinosis (Elbow)
  • Runner's Knee (Knee)
  • Hamstring Strain (Sports Medicine)
  • Humerus Fracture (Shoulder)
  • Fibula Fracture (Foot & Ankle)
  • Mallet Finger (Hand & Wrist)
  • AC Joint Separation (Shoulder)
  • Separated Shoulder (Sports Medicine)
  • Rotator Cuff Injury / Rotator Cuff Tear (Shoulder)
  • Achilles Tendon Rupture (Foot & Ankle)
  • Broken Finger (Hand & Wrist)
  • Degenerative Joint Disease of the Knee (Knee)
  • Broken Arm (Elbow)
  • Fractured Knee / Knee Fracture (Knee)
  • Osgood-Schlatter Disease (Knee)
  • Sprained Elbow (Elbow)
  • Sprains and Strains (Sports Medicine)
  • Patellar Tendonitis / Patella Tendonitis (Sports Medicine)
  • SLAP Lesion Tear (Sports Medicine)
  • Bicep Tendon Rupture (Sports Medicine)
  • Bursitis of the Hip / Hip Bursitis / Trochanteric Bursitis (Hip)
  • Elbow Arthritis (Elbow)
  • Strained Elbow (Elbow)
  • Elbow Sports Injuries (Elbow)
  • Synovitis of the Hip (Hip)
  • Ulnar Neuropathy (Elbow)
  • MCL Injury / Medial Collateral Ligament (Sports Medicine)
  • Patellar Tendinitis (Knee)
  • Hip Impingement (Hip)
  • Ulnar Nerve Entrapment (Elbow)
  • Dislocated Patella / Sublaxation (Knee)
  • Knee Tendonitis (Knee)
  • Olecranon Bursitis (Elbow)
  • Hyperextended Elbow / Hyperextension of the Elbow (Elbow)
  • Strained Hip (Hip)
  • Broken Collarbone / Collarbone Injuries (Shoulder)
  • Osteoarthritis of the Hand & Wrist / Hand Osteoarthritis / Wrist Osteoarthr (Hand & Wrist)
  • Shoulder Arthritis (Shoulder)
  • Still Elbow (Elbow)
  • Ankle Instability (Foot & Ankle)
  • Carpal Tunnel (Hand & Wrist)
  • UCL Tear / Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tear (Sports Medicine)
  • Ankle Fracture (Foot & Ankle)
Procedures
  • Carpal Tunnel Release