Dr. Sharoun Sean Porat is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and fellowship-trained sports medicine specialist based in Southern California. A Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (FAAOS), he possesses extensive clinical expertise in advanced arthroscopy, joint replacement, fracture care, and complex sports injuries.

Dr. Porat began his academic career at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), graduating cum laude with College and Departmental Honors from 1992 to 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Cellular and Molecular Biology. He then attended Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School, earning a Master of Science in Applied Physiology, followed by his Doctor of Medicine degree from Rosalind Franklin University/The Chicago Medical School. Between 2002 and 2007, Dr. Porat completed his orthopedic surgery internship and residency training at the SUNY Downstate Health Sciences Center in Brooklyn, New York. He subsequently returned to California to complete an accredited subspecialty fellowship in sports medicine and arthroscopy at The Sports Clinic in Laguna Hills under Dr. Wesley Nottage from 2007 to 2008.

Upon completing his fellowship, Dr. Porat served as an attending orthopedic surgeon at The Sports Clinic from 2008 to 2012, emphasizing sports medicine and arthroscopic reconstruction. Concurrently, he worked as a workers’ compensation independent contractor sub-specialist with US Healthworks across Gardena, Pomona, Santa Ana, and Vernon from 2008 to 2013. From 2012 to 2016, he practiced general orthopedic surgery and sports medicine at Gateway Medical Center in Anaheim. In 2016, Dr. Porat joined OC Sports and Orthopaedics, providing specialized surgical and non-surgical care across Anaheim and Foothill Ranch.

An active member of AAOS and the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), Dr. Porat has served as an AANA course instructor and published peer-reviewed research in Arthroscopy, the American Journal of Roentgenology, and the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. He is fluent in English and conversational in Farsi.