Care for athletes of all levels
The highest level of care
You can trust that you'll receive only the highest level of care from our team of orthopaedic sports medicine surgeons and specialists at UC Davis Health, who are part of the nationally ranked UC Davis Health Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
The UC Davis Sports Medicine Program evaluates all sports injuries, including the shoulder, knee, and elbow. Our team cares for athletes of all levels and focuses on each patient getting back to the highest level of physical activity possible, whether that means returning to a daily 3 mile bike ride or reporting for practice with the MLS.
Rooted in the latest medical knowledge
We treat a wide variety of conditions, from ACL injuries to Superior Cap Reconstructions. Our approach involves attentive listening and personalized care for each and every patient, with the goal of eliminating pain, optimizing function, and ultimately maintaining a healthy, and active lifestyle.
Commonly treated conditions:
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Meniscus tear
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ACL reconstruction
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PCL reconstruction
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Rotator cuff tears
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Shoulder instability
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Patellar instability
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Overuse injury
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Quadricep/ patellar tendonitis
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Shoulder separation (AC joint sprain)
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Elbow arthroscopy
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Distal biceps tendon rupture
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Overuse injuries of shoulder, knee, elbow (i.e. tennis elbow, jumper's knee)
Complex treatments:
- Complex shoulder reconstruction
- Meniscus transplant
- MACI--Matrix-induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
- Joint preservation
- Multiligament knee reconstruction
Conditions we treat:
Elbow Surgery
- Biceps tear
- Elbow instability
- Golfer's elbow
- Loose body elbow
- Lesions
- Osteochondral Tommy John
- Triceps tear
- Tennis elbow
- UCL tear
Shoulder Surgery
- AC joint arthritis
- AC joint separation
- Biceps tendonitis
- Cuff tear arthropathy
- Labrum
- Labrum tear
- Pec tear
- Pectoralis tendon tear
- Reverse shoulder replacement
- Rotator cuff
- Rotator cuff tear
- Shoulder arthritis
- Shoulder dislocation
- Shoulder osteoarthritis
- Shoulder replacement
- Shoulder separation
- SLAP tear
Read more on shoulder replacement surgery
Read more about a torn rotator cuff injuries
Hip Surgery
- FAI/femoroacetabular impingement
- Gluteus medius tear
- Hamstring tear
- Impingement
- Labral tear
Knee Surgery
- ACL/anterior cruciate ligament
- Cartilage restoration/cartilage repair
- Cartilage regeneration
- Joint preservation
- LCL/lateral collateral ligament
- MACI
- MCL/medial collateral ligament
- Meniscus repair
- Meniscus tear
- Meniscus transplant
- Osteochondral allograft
- Osteotomy
- Patellar instability/kneecap dislocation
- Patellar tendon tear
- PLC/posterolateral corner
- PCL/posterior cruciate ligament
- Quadriceps tendon tear
Learn more about the MISHA and Cartiheal options
General Ortho Sports Surgery
- Arthroscopy
- Biologics
- Minimally invasive
- PRP
- Sports Injuries
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Learn more about Orthopaedic Pediatric Sports Medicine.
The sports medicine team
Our multidisciplinary team includes nationally renowned sports medicine physicians and orthopaedic surgeons who provide expertise in the areas of performance evaluation, training and treatment that can only be gained by treating and training athletes of all abilities, from recreational to professional.
Professor
Chief of Service
Center Medical Director
Orthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, Replacement
Christopher O. Bayne, M.D.
Associate Professor
Fellowship Director for Hand, Upper Extremity, and Micro Vascular Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand, Shoulder, Wrist, Elbow, Microvascular, Peripheral Nerve, Microsurgery, Brachial Plexus, Sports Medicine
Ryan D. Freshman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery - Shoulder, Sports Medicine
Nicole Friel, M.D.
Associate Professor
Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California
Orthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine
Mariano E. Menendez, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery - Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Sports Medicine
Susan Tseng, M.D.
Associate Physician
Rehabilitation Protocols
Publications
The Sports Performance Center
The Sports Performance Center takes on an athlete-focused approach to assess and monitor athletic performance. We offer many assessment options including, bike fit, fitness assessments, and return to play assessment/training. To learn more about the services offered by the Sports Performance Center, contact 916-734-6805 for more information.
All of our surgeons are board-certified and attain the Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Sports Medicine. Our surgeons are also the team physicians for the following teams:
