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Dr. William Stetson
Orthopaedic Surgeon | Shoulder, Knee, Elbow, Ankle Specialist | Expert Witness
Dr. Stetson is an award winning orthopaedic surgeon who is double board certified in orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine and is the Olympic Team Doctor for the USA Men’s and Women’s Indoor Volleyball Teams. He is a sports medicine and arthroscopy specialist with an expertise in the surgical reconstruction of complex shoulder, knee, elbow and ankle injuries. He graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) with honors (Phi Beta Kappa, Student Athlete of the Year and Two Time NCAA All-American Volleyball Player) and also from the USC Keck School of Medicine with honors. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center where he had extensive experience in trauma and reconstructive surgery. He then did a one year fellowship in sports medicine and arthroscopy where he trained under the leaders in arthroscopic surgery at the Southern California Orthopaedic Institute (SCOI).
Dr. Stetson has an active clinical, private practice and over 90% of his time is spent seeing patients, doing surgery, teaching and doing clinical research. He has over 25 years of teaching experience as a volunteer professor of orthopaedic surgery at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center where he teaches the residents orthopaedic surgery and arthroscopy. He has also served as the medical director and on the management committee of out-patient surgery centers. He is the author of over 45 peer reviewed publications and has over 100 national and international presentations. He is a Qualified Medical Examiner (QME) for the state of California and has served as an expert witness for the last 15 years in over 60 cases involving complex personal injury, workers compensation, malpractice and product liability cases.
He has traveled all over the world teaching other surgeons arthroscopic surgery and has been named one of “America’s Top Orthopedists” for 15 straight years by the Consumers’ Research Council of America. He has also just been selected to the 2022 Southern California Super Doctors List. This marks the 11th time in a row he has been selected and he is now part of the Super Doctors Southern California Hall of Fame.
Dr. Stetson is also the founder of the non-profit Operation Arthroscopy (www.operationarthroscopy.org) whose mission is to “Bring Orthopedic Surgery and Arthroscopy to a World in Need.”
Sports Medicine
Knee Arthroscopy
Shoulder Arthroscopy
Rotator Cuff Repair
ACL Reconstruction
Treatment of Arthritis
Ankle Arthroscopy and Reconstruction
Knee Ligament Reconstruction
Recurrent Shoulder Dislocation
Shoulder Impingement/Bursitis
Meniscus Repair and Meniscectomy
Elbow Arthroscopy
Ankle Arthroscopy
Trauma Injuries and Reconstruction
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News
Dr. Stetson has developed the telesurgery mentoring platform, SurgTime
Dr. Stetson has developed a telesurgery mentoring platform which allows him to connect to other doctors in the operating room in real-time to teach surgical skills. It is called SurgTime.
What is SurgTime? SurgTime™ is a telesurgery platform that connects the operating surgeon to other surgeons, colleagues and industry representatives allowing real time/live interacting, instruction and mentoring via the internet to anywhere in the world. The SurgTime™ two-way audiovisual communication pathway with patent pending technology allows an expert surgeon to virtually “scrub in” from anywhere in the world at any time to mentor or guide the local doctor through a complex procedure. Our mobile unit easily connects to existing operating room equipment. Whether you’re in medicine, education, or industry you will have unprecedented access to operating room procedures through our portal.
More information can be found at www.SurgTime.com
Dr. Stetson voted to Super Doctors of Southern California for the 11th year in a row
Dr. Stetson was selected by his peers as an outstanding practicing doctor in Southern California for the 11th year in a row.
After an extensive nomination and research process conducted by MSP Communications, the results will be published in Southern California Super Doctors, a separate publication distributed with the January 2022 issue of the Los Angeles Times. This is Dr. Stetson's 11th consecutive year and he is now an Honoree of the Southern California Hall of Fame for Super Doctors.
Dr. Stetson Is Team Physician for USA Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Teams
As team physician for USA Men's and Women’s Volleyball teams, Dr. Stetson has traveled with the teams to Japan, Poland, Spain, Brazil, the Netherlands, Bulgaria and many other countries since 2006. He was the team physician for both USA Men’s and Women’s Indoor Volleyball Teams for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England.
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Dr. Stetson interviewed about the injuries suffered by Tiger Woods in his recent car accident
Dr. Stetson was recently interviewed on Channel 7 KABC News about the injuries suffered by Tiger Woods in his recent car accident.
Dr. Stetson invited as speaker at the Romanian International Comprehensive Shoulder Course
Dr. Stetson was a guest speaker for the 2021 Romanian International Comprehensive Shoulder Course on Shoulder Instability March 20th and March 21st.
This is the 7th year that Dr. Stetson and his colleague Dr. Guido Marra of Northwestern University have taken part in this course. Dr. Stetson and Dr. Marra started the course 7 years ago to bring modern shoulder surgery techniques to the surgeons of Romania.
Dr. Stetson has again been recognized as one of “America’s Top Orthopedists” for 2020
This is Dr. Stetson's 14th straight year of being selected by the Consumers’ Research Council of America, an independent research company based in Washington, DC. Since that time, he has also been recognized as one of “America’s Top Physicians” and one of “America’s Top Surgeons" by the same group.
The selection process is based on a point value system that awards points for education, years in practice, and affiliations with professional associations. No fees, sponsorships, donations or advertising are accepted from physicians or healthcare facilities to insure an unbiased selection. For more information, the website is www.consumersresearchcncl.org.
Dr. Stetson Co-author of the #1 Amazon Bestseller Empowered Aging
Dr. Stetson joins 13 experts in a variety of fields to write an Amazon best seller on how to live a full, vibrant life as we age. Dr. Stetson’s book chapter contributes medical knowledge and advice on caring for your joints and body.
Get a copy of Empowered Aging today, to see how we can all better embrace age and live our lives to the fullest.
Dr. Stetson invited as speaker at Romanian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Dr. Stetson was invited as speaker to the Romanian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology Virtual Conference 2020.
Please click the following links for SOROT's Certificate of Appreciation and Thank You Letter to Dr. Stetson.
Dr. Stetson authors article on SLAP (Superior Labral Anterior to Posterior) Tears
