Best Orthopedic Surgeon Murrieta Near Me

4worldlovers:
Welcome! This is the office of board certified orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist Dr. Andrew Erwteman.


Many people love to be physically active, and this certainly comes with many benefits. However, it’s also possible to become injured while playing your favorite sport. We know that you want to get better, live pain-free, and get back to activity as soon as possible. Dr. Erwteman understands your active lifestyle, and wants to help you maintain it.

Besides his MD (Doctor of Medicine) degree, Dr. Erwteman also holds a second doctoral degree, the DPT (Doctor of Physical Therapy). This unusual but powerful combination of degrees makes him uniquely qualified to treat problems of the musculoskeletal system (the joints, bones, and muscles).

After earning his medical degree, Dr. Erwteman went on to complete five years of postgraduate training in orthopaedic surgery, and then an additional year of subspecialty training in orthopaedic sports medicine and shoulder surgery.

With years of professional experience as a physical therapist and fitness trainer prior to entering medical school, along with a bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science, Dr. Erwteman has a well-rounded perspective on the musculoskeletal system. He has focused for his entire professional career on helping people with injuries stay active, from creating personalized training programs for those with injuries to surgically treating the injured joints.

Dr. Erwteman’s practice is located in Murrieta, CA, and serves patients from all around the Temecula Valley, including Temecula, Murrieta, and Fallbrook, CA. Dr. Erwteman has medical staff privileges at Temecula Valley Hospital, and Golden Triangle Surgery Center, where he performs surgical procedures on his patients.

4worldlovers: SPECIALTIES Hip and Knee Replacements Shoulder and Knee Arthroscopy Sports Injuries

Undergraduate Degree Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry: Maryville College; Maryville, TN; 1972 Medical School Medical Doctor: Vanderbilt University; Nashville, TN; 1976

POSITIONS Orthopaedic Surgeon: Private Practice; Fallbrook, CA and Murrieta, CA; 1985-Present Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon: Naval Hospital; San Diego, CA; 1982-1984 Physician aboard USS Truxton, CCN-35: United States Navy; 1977-1978

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS Fallbrook Hospital; Fallbrook, CA Rancho Springs Hospital; Murrieta, CA Golden Triangle Surgicenter; Murrieta, CA

4worldlovers:
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4worldlovers: Dr. Alexander associated with Dr. Luna in the summer of 2017 and has been in the Temecula Valley area since 1997. He attended Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science graduating with a medical degree in 1988. After his general surgery training through UCSF at Valley Medical Center in Fresno California he attended San Francisco Orthopaedic Residency Training Program. He is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, the California Orthopaedic Association, Riverside County Medical Association, and board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery since 1996.

Following orthopaedic residency Dr. Alexander attended an extra year of sub-specialty sports medicine training at San Diego Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine Fellowship graduating 1993. He has been team physician for the San Diego Gulls Hockey team, various high school football teams (now at Great Oak High School in Temecula), Grossmont College football, and San Diego State College football. He has covered many events including Pro Beach Volleyball, Jet boat racing, and X-games.

Dr. Alexander is on the medical staff at the Alpinestar Mobile Medical Center since 2008 covering professional stadium Supercross and National Motocross racing. His special interests are sports medicine and care of the athlete, arthroscopy of large and small joints, joint arthroplasty, fractures, ligament reconstruction, cartilage regeneration, and general orthopaedic surgery.