Dr. Stetson specializes in sports medicine with an expertise in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the shoulder, knee, elbow and ankle. He has first hand knowledge of athletic injuries and the desire that all of us have to “get back in the game”.

Offices in Burbank utilize leading edge diagnostic solutions to assess and repair knee injuries, shoulder injuries, elbow injuries, and conditions relating to Arthritis .  State-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgery techniques such arthroscopic surgery means faster recovery times.

Dr. Stetson specializes in the following orthopedic and sports medicine procedures:

Use our Online Appointment Request form or contact Dr. Stetson at:

Stetson Powell Orthopaedics &
Sports Medicine
191 South Buena Vista Street
Suite 470
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 848-3030

Dr. Stetson will be traveling to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with the USA Volleyball teams.  He is currently scheduled to be attending all USA Women’s Volleyball Competitions and will be traveling with the USA Men’s Volleyball team if they qualify.

More information will be posted as the Summer approaches!

Dr. Stetson was recently named to the 2012 list of “Guide to America’s Top Orthopedists”.  Dr. Stetson has been featured annually as a “Top Orthopedist” since 2005.

Dr. Stetson has been chosen by his peers to appear in the 2012 edition of Super Doctors. Each year medical professionals are sent a ballot asking them “If you needed medical care in one of the following specialties, which doctor would you chose?”.  Other criteria used in choosing the “Super Doctors” are:

• Years of experience
• Honors and awards
• Fellowships
• Professional activities
• Scholarly lectures and writings
• Hospital appointments
• Academic positions
• Leadership positions
• Board certifications
• Other outstanding achievements

Keep an eye out for the 2012 version of Super Doctors which will be included with Los Angeles Magazine!

Six Top High School Players Sign With USC Men’s Volleyball They will join the Trojans in the fall of 2012…read more

As part of his duties as the new chairman-elect of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) International Committee, Dr. Stetson attended the Extremity War Injury (EWI) Conference in January where he participated in a meeting concerning disaster preparedness.  His committee is working with the Department of Defense, the US Army, Air Force and Navy to develop a credentialing process for orthopaedic surgeons to volunteer in case of a national or international emergency.  The committee has developed a Disaster Response Course modeled with the help of the military and will have over 100 civilian volunteer surgeons enrolled by the end of February.  This could become a model for volunteerism for other medical and surgical specialties.

Dr. Stetson traveled with the US. Men’s Volleyball team to Japan last month to seek an Olympic berth in the 2011 FIVB World Cup.

The men’s team finished in sixth place at the World Cup, beginning the tournament ranked fourth overall. Their World Cup record was 6-5.

They will next seek qualification in May at the NORCECA Continental Qualifier in Puerto Rico

Dr. Stetson recently participated in an international webinar on sports injuries in athletes with the Federation of Mexican Orthopaedic Surgeons (FEMECOT).  He lectured via the internet on the “Arthroscopic Treatment of Partial Rotator Cuff Injuries in Athletes.”  Other participants included Dr. Jesse Jupiter of Boston, Dr. Felix “Buddy” Savoie of New Orleans and Dr. Richard Ferkel of Los Angeles.  He also gave a similar lecture in Las Vegas at the First Annual “Emerging Techniques in Orthopaedics” in early December along with a lecture on “Shoulder Chondrolysis.”