Dr. Rick Ferkel

Bio

The Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program at Southern California Orthopedic Institute, Dr. Ferkel has published numerous articles regarding the shoulder, knee, foot and ankle, and sports medicine, and has authored two editions of the text book “Arthroscopic Surgery of the Foot and Ankle.” He lectures extensively all over the world. In addition, he has invented numerous surgical devices and performed live surgery throughout Europe. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at UCLA, and was Chief of Arthroscopic Surgery at Wadsworth Veterans Hospital for fifteen years.