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Orthopedic Care At Scripps Health

Scripps Health is recognized for providing expert orthopedic care and orthopedic surgery in San Diego. Its orthopedic doctors treat a range of conditions, including sports injuries. These conditions may require knee or hip replacements, spinal care, and procedures for the neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, ankle, and feet.

The Synergy–Scripps Healthcare Partnership

Synergy Orthopedics Specialists is an independent, physician-owned orthopedic medical group that collaborates with, but is not owned by, Scripps Health.

Several Synergy orthopedic physicians are Scripps-affiliated orthopedic surgeons who provide clinic care in Synergy locations and perform surgeries and inpatient care at Scripps hospitals, providing patients coordinated access to both outpatient and hospital-based services.

Scripps Health Locations where Synergy physicians are available

  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
  • Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego (Hillcrest)
  • Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

Your surgery location may be selected based on your procedure, surgeon, insurance coverage, and clinical needs. Routine post-operative appointments and follow-up care may be coordinated through Synergy Orthopedic Specialists’ clinic locations.

Orthopedic Treatments Provided By Synergy Orthopedic Specialists At Scripps Hospitals

Joint Replacement

Synergy orthopedic surgeons perform advanced hip and knee replacement procedures, including total joint replacement, revision surgery, and joint preservation treatments. Our team focuses on restoring mobility, reducing pain, and helping patients return to daily activities with personalized recovery plans.

Sports Medicine

Our sports medicine specialists treat athletic injuries and orthopedic conditions affecting the shoulder, knee, elbow, hip, and ankle. Services include arthroscopic surgery, ligament reconstruction, rotator cuff repair, cartilage restoration, labral repair, and return-to-sport rehabilitation programs.

Spine Care

Synergy Orthopedic Spine Specialists provides comprehensive care for herniated discs, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, and other spine conditions. Treatment options include minimally invasive procedures, surgical care, rehabilitation, and pain management solutions.

Hand & Upper Extremity

Our hand and upper extremity specialists provide expert treatment for conditions involving the hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, and shoulder. Services include fracture care, nerve decompression, tendon repair, arthritis treatment, reconstruction procedures, and shoulder replacement surgery.

Foot & Ankle

Synergy foot and ankle specialists diagnose and treat sports injuries, fractures, instability, deformities, tendon injuries, and chronic foot and ankle conditions. Treatment plans are tailored to improve mobility, reduce pain, and restore function.

Pain Management & Non-Surgical Orthopedic Care

Our PM&R and pain management specialists provide non-surgical orthopedic treatment options, including electrodiagnostic medicine, image-guided injections, rehabilitation planning, and musculoskeletal pain management programs designed to improve quality of life and support recovery.

Synergy Orthopedics Specialists Doctors Available At Scripps

Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery

Shoulder Replacement & Upper Extremity Orthopedic Surgery

Joint Preservation

Adult Reconstruction & Joint Replacement

Hand, Wrist, Forearm, & Elbow Orthopedic Surgery

Foot and Ankle

Spine and Pain Specialists

Scripps Hospital Locations

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Serving patients throughout La Jolla, UTC, Del Mar, Carmel Valley, and surrounding coastal communities, this hospital provides comprehensive hospital-based orthopedic surgical care, inpatient services, and advanced specialty support for Synergy patients requiring orthopedic procedures in a full-service hospital setting.

Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego (Hillcrest)

Serving central San Diego communities including Hillcrest, Mission Hills, Downtown, North Park, and nearby neighborhoods, this hospital provides a full-service surgical and inpatient environment for orthopedic procedures requiring hospital-based care.

Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista

This hospital, serving South Bay patients with hospital-based orthopedic care, serves Chula Vista, National City, Bonita, Eastlake, Otay Ranch, Imperial Beach, and surrounding communities.

Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

Serving North County communities including Encinitas, Carlsbad, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe, and nearby coastal areas, this hospital offers comprehensive orthopedic, surgical, and inpatient services for patients requiring hospital-based care.

FAQs

Synergy Orthopedic Specialists provides sports medicine, joint replacement, spine care, hand and upper extremity surgery, foot and ankle care, fracture care, pain management, and non-surgical orthopedic treatment at affiliated Scripps hospitals.

No. Synergy Orthopedic Specialists is an independent physician-owned medical group whose surgeons hold privileges at multiple Scripps hospitals throughout San Diego County.

Routine follow-up visits are completed at Synergy Orthopedic Specialists’ clinic locations rather than at the hospital.

Surgery scheduling, pre-operative instructions, insurance coordination, and follow-up care are managed directly through Synergy Orthopedic Specialists.

Synergy physicians practice at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista, and Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas.

For appointments, surgery scheduling, or patient questions, call 858-412-6080.

Schedule an appointment with a Sharp-affiliated Synergy orthopedic specialist.