Orthopedic Surgery

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Dr. Daniel Paul Duggan is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, advanced arthroscopy, shoulder and knee reconstruction, and general orthopaedics. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from the University of Rhode Island in 2000, where he was recognized as an NCAA Atlantic 10 Scholar-Athlete. He subsequently obtained his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2005. Dr. Duggan completed his osteopathic internship...
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Dr. Dheera Ananthakrishnan is an orthopaedic spine surgeon, academic leader, and global health entrepreneur with more than two decades of clinical, academic, and operational leadership experience. She is currently a consultant with GIST Consulting in Beverly Hills, California, where she provides medicolegal case review, expert witness analysis, and strategic clinical consulting for healthcare, medical device, and health technology enterprises.  From 2007 to 2023, Dr. Ananthakrishnan served as Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where she...
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Dr. Jun Kim is a California-based, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in adult reconstruction and joint replacement. He began his academic training at the University of California, Los Angeles, earning a Bachelor of Science in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology in 2004. He then completed a Master of Science in Medical Science at Drexel University in Philadelphia in 2007. Pursuing medical education, Dr. Kim earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California, in...
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Dr. Nicholas Kusnezov is a premier, nationally-recognized, board-certified, and fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon currently practicing in Southern California. He specializes in total joint replacement with extensive experience in managing complex sports and traumatic injuries. His interests currently lie in muscle-sparing anterior total hip replacement, state-of-the-art robotic joint replacement, and rapid recovery protocols.  Born on the East Coast, he spent his formative years in southern California, graduating summa cum laude from UCLA bioengineering and AOA from the UCLA David Geffen School of...
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Dr. Scott McIntosh Porter is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with more than a decade of experience in general orthopedics, sports medicine, trauma, and complex arthroplasty. He currently practices with Sutter Medical Group in Davis, California, where he has been on staff since 2014, and serves as Chief of Surgery and a member of the Medical Executive Committee at Sutter Davis Hospital (2020–2024). His practice encompasses a high volume of hip, knee, and shoulder replacements, as well as sports medicine, arthroscopy,...
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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...