Volunteer Work

Dr. Stetson is very active in volunteer work in many areas. Follow the links below to read more about specific projects:

• Special Award for his Humanitarian Efforts in Cuba
  
  Dr. Stetson Returns from Cuba and Receives Special Award for his Humanitarian Efforts in Cuba
  
  
• Volunteer Medical Missionary Trip to Cuba 2007
  
  Dr. Stetson and his medical team, including three other orthopaedic surgeons and his two pre-med interns travel to Cuba for a week long symposium of lectures and surgeries about arthroscopy of the shoulder. Read more.


• Wells For Life
  
  Dr. Stetson and his wife, Erica, are proud to sponsor “Wells for Life” and the unbelievable work of Mike Viser, who works unselfishly to bring safe drinking water to rural villages in southern India. Read More >>
  
  
• Sports Medicine Program for Local High Schools
  
  In 1998, Dr. Stetson started a sports medicine program for local high schools in conjunction with Glendale Adventist Medical Center (GAMC). Read More >>
  
  
• Dr. Stetson Visits Cuba for the International Congress of Cuban Orthopedics
  
  Dr. William Stetson returned as a guest speaker of the Cuban Orthopedic Society’s Annual Meeting in Varadero, Cuba, September 18-23rd. "Ortopedia 2006" was jointly sponsored by the Cuban Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology and by the International Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT) which is headquartered in Belgium. Read More & View Photos >>
  
  
• Shoulder Arthroscopy in Cuba
  
  "I traveled to Cuba September 2004 and was so moved by what I found that I wanted to share my experience with my medical community. I went to Cuba for a medical humanitarian trip that started with the SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference and ended with two arthroscopic shoulder surgery courses. In the midst of all of these projects we had the privilege of discovering a beautiful country and wonderful people. " Read More & View Photos >> Watch the Video>>
  
  
• Shoulder Arthroscopy in Vietnam
  
  Recently, Dr. Anh Nguyen visited Dr. Stetson from Vietnam in order to observe his techniques and receive some training. Dr. Stetson donated arthroscopy equipment to Dr. Anh to take back to Vietnam. Read More & View Photos >>
  
  
• Associate Clinical Professor, University of Southern California Department of Orthopaedic Surgery:
  
  Dr. Stetson graduated from Los Angeles County-USC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in 1994.  He continues to return to his Alma Mater to teach the orthopaedic residents of USC arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder and knee.  Dr. Stetson donates his time once every 6 weeks to spend an entire day in surgery at LAC-USC Medical Center where he enjoys teaching the residents arthroscopic surgery.  He believes in "giving back" and teaching these skills to other doctors in their residency training.  For those of you not familiar with orthopaedic surgery residency, this is where doctors learn their specialty, training for five years how to do surgery.  Dr. Stetson feels fortunate that he  learned advanced arthroscopic skills during his fellowship and is eager to share these skills with the residents of USC. 
  
  For his efforts, Dr. Stetson was voted "Voluntary Faculty Person of the Year," in 2001 and is currently an Associciate Clinical Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery for the USC Keck School of Medicine.