Michael F. Shepard, M.D.
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Dr. Shepard's background in sports medicine is extensive and includes a residency and fellowship at UCLA. |
Dr. Shepard is associate team physician for the University of California Irvine with Carlos Prietto, M.D. He also cares for Chapman University with Miguel Prietto, M.D. Dr. Shepard is the team physician for Santa Ana College and devotes Friday nights to multiple local high school football games.
Dr. Shepard grew up in Tustin and attended Foothill High School. He graduated summa cum laude from U.C. Davis with a degree in biochemistry and was also captain of the football team, an All-American, and the recipient of the Woody Hayes Award as the nation’s top Division II scholar athlete. Dr. Shepard graduated from the UCLA School of Medicine with AOA honors. He completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at UCLA and completed a fellowship in Orthopaedic Basic Science Research at UCLA. Dr. Shepard completed a second fellowship in sports medicine with world renowned Orthopaedic surgeons James R Andrews, M.D. and William Clancy, M.D. at the American Sports Medicine Institute. At ASMI and now at OSI, Dr. Shepard participates in the care of athletes from the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, NCAA, and the PGA/LPGA tours.
Dr. Shepard is a candidate member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. He lectures and teaches about the special needs and care of athletes to Orthopaedic surgical residents, surgeons, therapists, and athletic trainers.
Dr. Shepard’s outside interests include spending time with his wife Colleen, all sports, fly-fishing, paddling, photography, travel, and his English bulldog named Stumpy.
