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New Sports Medicine Chief Blends New Techniques with Old School Philosophy

March 4, 2013

…San Diego Health System as the new chief of Sports Medicine. Recognized for his specialty in treating complex, high-energy traumatic sports injuries, Wahl will further elevate UC San Diego Health System’s reputation for offering compassionate and innovative surgical care that dramatically improves patients’ lives.

UC San Diego Professor Awarded Bloomberg Manulife Prize for Promotion of Active Health

December 18, 2012

…James Sallis, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. Sallis is a noted academic who is on a mission to use research to promote health, fitness, and active lifestyles.

Top Triton Basketball Player Back on Court, with an Assist from UC San Diego Health

October 10, 2019

…M.D. Leek specializes in sports and upper extremity injuries. He serves as associate team physician for the San Diego Padres and San Diego Seals lacrosse team. By the time Oshita learned what the surgery would entail and felt like he fully understood all of his options, he said he was…

New Sports Medicine Procedure Heals Runner’s Heel

July 25, 2023

UC San Diego Health offers new minimally invasive sports medicine treatment to repair tendon overuse injuries.

First Winner of ITA Sally Ride STEM Award Shares Astronaut’s UC San Diego Connection

September 29, 2022

The winner of the inaugural Intercollegiate Tennis Association Sally Ride STEM award is Anna Tifrea, who begins the joint MD/PhD program at UC San Diego this fall.

UC San Diego Health System Designated U.S. Olympic Regional Medical Center

June 19, 2014

…medical services to Team USA athletes, including orthopedics and sports medicine, primary care, cardiovascular care, neurosurgery, cancer care and physical therapy.

Softball Alumna Dana Chaiken Brings UC San Diego Athletics to ESPN Audiences with Gift to Production

January 23, 2020

…UC San Diego’s competitive sports teams, enabling audiences from around the country to tune in to every basketball and volleyball home game on ESPN3. UC San Diego Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Dana Chaiken ’91. Photo provided by Dana Chaiken. “Beyond serving as a record-breaking Triton scholar-athlete and exemplary alumni…

An Ocean of Courage

May 30, 2013

…Robinson participated in every sport he had time for. Now, as a senior at UC San Diego studying biology, Robinson continues to be active in his wheelchair through adaptive sports, training for a triathlon, mono skiing and, most recently, visiting 14 countries and four continents on a 525-foot ship. The…

Alternative Hip Replacement Technique Results in Faster Recovery

February 4, 2013

University of California, San Diego Health System is one of only a few hospitals in the nation to offer computer-assisted navigation technology with the direct anterior hip replacement technique, potentially resulting in less pain, faster recovery and fewer dislocations for patients with osteoarthritis and other forms of degenerative joint disease.

Mindfulness Training Program May Help Olympic Athletes Reach Peak Performance

June 5, 2014

…in the world of sports, too. The early results, though not definitive, are promising: The first group of athletes to complete a mindfulness training program developed at UC San Diego won first, second and third place at the 2014 USA Cycling Elite BMX National Championships. “Selfie” of Barry Nobles, Connor…

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