Dr. David Alan Friscia, MD

He says he always had an interest in science and a desire to work with people, which is why he pursued medicine. “I enjoy patients of all ages—from the curious toddler playing with my reflex hammer to the elderly patient giving me sage advice. Orthopedics is a rapidly developing discipline with room for research and technical advances,” comments Dr. Friscia.
Dr. Friscia graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University. Returning to California, he earned his Medical Degree from the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF). Following medical school in 1984, he spent five years as a resident at UCLA.
In 1990, he went to the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ and received his subspecialty training as a fellow in foot and ankle surgery.
Dr. Friscia is a member of the American Medical Association, California Medical Association, American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, North American Foot & Ankle Association and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is a …Diplomat of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and serves as an assistant clinical professor at USC.
He is currently Chairman of the Membership Committee of the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society and Chairman of the Eisenhower Medical Center Department of Surgery (2002/03). He is a former Chairman of the EMC Surgery Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee (1998-2001). Additionally, he has made numerous presentations on his specialty.

• Jfk Memorial Hospital

Desert Orthopedic Center

39000 Bob Hope Dr

Rancho Mirage

CA

92270

USA

+17605682684

• Foot & Ankle Surgery
• Orthopedic Surgery
• Trauma Surgery

• Occupational Therapy Evaluation
• Bunion Surgery
• Wound Care
• Physical Therapy
• Knee Replacement
• Knee Arthroscopy
• Lower Leg/Ankle Fractures and Dislocations

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• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Sciatica
• Osteoporosis
• Spinal Stenosis
• Internal Derangement of Knee
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Osteomyelitis
• Lateral Epicondylitis
• Fractures
• Dislocations
• Derangement
• and Sprains
• Bunions
• Internal Derangement of Knee Cartilage