Dr. David Gazzaniga

Physician Champion, HOI Sports Medicine Symposium (2023 – present)

David Gazzaniga, MD, HOI’s Division Chief of Sports Medicine. is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, including sports-related injuries of the shoulder, elbow, knee and hip. Dr. Gazzaniga has served as team doctor for the Los Angeles Chargers and Olympic athletes and is team physician for several local high schools. He also mentors the next generation of orthopedic sports medicine fellows as faculty on the Hoag Orthopedics Sports Medicine Fellowship.

After growing up in Orange County, David Gazzaniga, M.D. left to play football at Dartmouth College and remained to attend medical school. He then went on to complete his residency at Harvard University. Dr. Gazzaniga has completed three separate fellowships: trauma and foot & ankle at Harvard University and sports medicine at the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado.

Before relocating back to Orange County, Dr. Gazzaniga practiced in New York for eight years. While in New York, he served as one of the team doctors for the New York Jets as well as the head orthopedic surgeon for the New York Islanders and Hofstra University. He also worked as the attending Orthopedic Surgeon at the US Open in Flushing New York.

In his spare time, Dr. Gazzaniga enjoys spending time with his wife and five children.

Education

Medical Education - Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine (Medical Doctor)
Internship - Beth Israel Hospital of Boston (General Surgery)
Residency - Harvard Massachusetts General Hospital (Orthopaedic Surgery)
Fellowship - Steadman-Hawkins Clinic (Sports Medicine)
Fellowship - Brigham and Women's Hospital (Foot & Ankle Reconstruction)

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