Girard Orthopedic Surgeons has a long tradition of providing exceptional comprehensive orthopedic care to the San Diego community for over 45 years. Our tradition traces back to 1965 with our first office in downtown La Jolla, on Girard Avenue. We established our La Jolla/UTC office in 1990, and for the convenience of our patients, we have also added offices in South Bay and East County.

Our team of five Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeons pride themselves on providing high quality compassionate care in a wide range of orthopedic subspecialties, including:

• Arthroscopic Surgery
• Sports Medicine
• Cervical Disc Replacement
• Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery
• Microsurgery & Limb Replantation
• Arthritis Diagnosis & Treatment
• Joint Replacement & Revisions
• Spine Surgery
• Foot & Ankle Surgery
• Fracture & Trauma Care
• Hip Resurfacing

At Girard Orthopedic Surgeons, our physicians and staff pride themselves on their expertise with work-related illness and injuries covered under Worker's Compensation. All of our physicians can perform Qualified Medical Evaluations, Agreed Medical evaluations, and Independent Medical Evaluations.

MRI Services
Our La Jolla office offers on-site MRI services. We can get you scheduled for an MRI through our prior authorization department and in some cases, perhaps on the same day of your office visit depending on your insurance requirements.

X-Rays - full service
All three of our offices offer on-site full-service X-rays.