Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon
Located in Palm Springs. Serving Southern California and Beyond.
Welcome to Our Practice
Matthew Zapf MD MSc is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in the treatment of simple to complex shoulder, hip, and knee injuries.
As a sports medicine doctor focused on helping athletes return to their careers or passions after injury, Dr. Zapf will exhaust non-operative treatment whenever possible before operative intervention is discussed. He believes in a team-oriented approach to patient care to achieve the best, patient-specific, outcome.
He is a team physician for the United States Ski and Snowboard Association and was previously a team physician for the New Mexico Highlands University Football team.
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About Dr. Matthew Zapf
As an avid sports fan and athlete who enjoys cycling, trail running, hiking and skiing, Dr. Zapf understands the passion driving athletes to dedicate themselves to a sport – and he understands the devastation an injury can cause. That’s why Dr. Zapf has made it his life’s work to help athletes with complex shoulder, knee and hip injuries regain the function and strength they need to continue pursuing their passions.
Dr. Zapf is a Southern California native returning to his home state after completing his surgical training. He completed his undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley and graduate studies at Georgetown University before matriculating toNew York Medical College (NYMC), where he earned his medical doctorate. While at NYMC, Dr. Zapf was elected to the prestigious nationwide medical honors society Alpha Omega Alpha and was the recipient of the Merck Award for Academic Excellence. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and an ACGME accredited sports medicine surgical fellowship at the Taos Orthopaedic Institute in Taos, New Mexico.
Dr. Zapf is Currently Accepting Patients 14 Years and Older
Comprehensive Care for Sports-Related Injuries
The Practice
The Institute of Clinical and Orthopedics & Neurosciences
Dr. Zapf is a sports medicine doctor practicing at the Institute of Clinical and Orthopedics and Neurosciences in Palm Springs, California. Administering out-patient services via offices in Palm Springs and La Quinta, and in-patient services at the Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, The Institute is a comprehensive diagnostic and treatment center providing the latest in surgical techniques and procedures from specialty trained, board-certified physicians.
Education
- Sports Medicine Fellowship with significant practice components in arthroplasty and trauma, Sports Medicine Fellow, Taos Orthopaedic Institute, Taos, NM
- Member of Founding Class, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Surgical Internship, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Post Graduate Medical Education
- Medical Doctorate, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
- Master of Science, Physiology, Georgetown University, School of Medicine, Washington, DC
- Bachelor of Arts in Molecular Cell Biology, Cell & Developmental Biology Emphasis and Economics, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Licensures
- 2013 to Present – Physician and Surgeon, Medical Board of California, Sacramento, CA
- 2015 to Present – Controlled Substance Registration Certificate, Washington, DC
Professional Society Memberships
- 2018 to Present – American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Rosemont, IL
- 2012 to Present – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL
- 2012 to 2015 – AO Trauma, Davos, Switzerland
- 2011 to Present – Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Iota Chapter, New York Medical College Valhalla, NY
