Mark Getelman, MD is an orthopedic sports medicine physician at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute. He specializes in treating acute and overuse injuries in the Thousand Oaks, Van Nuys and Greater Los Angeles, CA area. With over 20 years of experience, Dr. Getelman cares for each patient with personalized and cutting-edge expertise. As a leader in the field of orthopedic surgery, Dr. Getelman has performed thousands of arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgeries with successful functional results. Board certified in both orthopedic surgery and sports medicine, his orthopedic practice focuses on keeping patients healthy and active. Dr. Getelman focuses on the treatment of the shoulder and knee, such as rotator cuff and labral repair, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and allograft augmentation, instability management including LATARJET reconstruction, pectoralis major tendon repair, meniscal repair and knee ligament reconstruction, ACL repair surgery including revision surgery for prior failed ACL reconstruction and articular cartilage defects surgery. Dedicated to expanding the field of orthopedic sports medicine, Dr. Getelman serves as co-director of the esteemed Southern California Orthopedic Institute Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. Dr. Getelman has participated in the training and mentoring of over 110 orthopedic fellows. Focused on orthopedic research, he has published numerous articles on the shoulder and knee. He has also written several textbook chapters and recently co-authored a highly acclaimed textbook on Shoulder Arthroscopy. Dr. Getelman has been recognized by his medical colleagues for his professional experience and state-of-the-art surgical techniques. He has been designated as a Master Arthroscopist and has been awarded the LA Super Doctor Distinction for many years. Dr. Getelman received his medical degree from University of Florida College of Medicine. He then completed his orthopedic surgery residency training at Boston University, where he became chief resident. During his time in Boston, he received additional fellowship training in orthopedic surgery and another year with orthopedic trauma at Boston City Hospital. He also received one year of fellowship training with a sports medicine and adult reconstructive surgery at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, a Tufts University affiliate, furthering his sports medicine training to develop his skills as an orthopedic surgeon.
