Dr. Scudday, an orthopedic surgeon, grew up locally in Villa Park and attended
Servite High School. He specializes in hip and knee replacement, fractures
of the upper and lower extremities, and arthritis of the hip and knee.
Dr. Scudday practices minimally invasive techniques for primary hip and
knee replacement, anterior hip replacement, revision hip and knee surgery,
and partial knee replacement.
Dr. Scudday, a student-athlete, played football at the University of San
Diego and graduated Cum Laude with a major in Chemistry. He then went
on to complete medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin where
he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society.
Dr. Scudday completed his orthopedic residency at Loma Linda Medical Center
where he was chosen by his attendings to be the senior resident representative
and subsequently elected to attend the American Orthopedic Association
leadership meeting in 2016. He then completed a fellowship in Adult Reconstruction,
Arthritis, and Joint Replacement Surgery at Hoag Orthopedic Institute
(HOI) in Irvine, California. HOI is Orange County’s leader in orthopedic
surgery and was named one of the best orthopedic hospitals in the country
by U.S. News & World Report, 2018-19.
Dr. Scudday is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons,
California Orthopedic Association and American Association of Hip and
Knee Surgeons. He has published and is involved in ongoing research on
topics including hip and knee replacement, implant selection, and patient outcomes.
Dr. Scudday has been actively involved in community outreach and completed
a medical mission to the Dominican Republic where he performed pediatric
orthopedic surgery and community education. In his free time, he enjoys
spending time with his wife (fellow USD graduate and student athlete –
Viva Toreros!), taking his daughters to baseball games, and a variety
of outdoor activities including running, snowboarding, and paddle boarding.
Dr. Scudday is an attending surgeon at both Hoag Orthopedic Institute in
Irvine as well as St. Joseph’s Hospital in Orange. He is contracted
with most insurance companies and is currently accepting patient referrals
and new consults. To schedule an appointment, please call (949) 255-9767.