William Stetson

About William Stetson

Dr. Stetson is an award winning orthopaedic surgeon who is double board certified in orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine and is the Olympic Team Doctor for the USA Men’s and Women’s Indoor Volleyball Teams. He is a sports medicine and arthroscopy specialist with an expertise in the surgical reconstruction of complex shoulder, knee, elbow and ankle injuries. He graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) with honors (Phi Beta Kappa, Student Athlete of the Year and Two Time NCAA All-American Volleyball Player) and also from the USC Keck School of Medicine with honors. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center where he had extensive experience in trauma and reconstructive surgery. He then did a one year fellowship in sports medicine and arthroscopy where he trained under the leaders in arthroscopic surgery at the Southern California Orthopaedic Institute (SCOI). Dr. Stetson has an active clinical, private practice and over 90% of his time is spent seeing patients, doing surgery, teaching and doing clinical research. He has over 25 years of teaching experience as a volunteer professor of orthopaedic surgery at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center where he teaches the residents orthopaedic surgery and arthroscopy. He has also served as the medical director and on the management committee of out-patient surgery centers. He is the author of over 45 peer reviewed publications and has over 100 national and international presentations. He is a Qualified Medical Examiner (QME) for the state of California and has served as an expert witness for the last 15 years in over 60 cases involving complex personal injury, workers compensation, malpractice and product liability cases.

Experience

1. Orthopaedic Surgeon

   William B. Stetson, M.D., A Professional Corporation

   Jan 1995 — Present

   Dr. William Stetson has been an orthopaedic surgeon since 1995 and is fellowship trained in sports medicine and arthroscopy of the shoulder, elbow, knee and ankle. He is the founding partner of Stetson Lee Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. Dr. Stetson is also a voluntary assistant clinical professor of orthopaedic surgery at the USC School of Medicine. Dr. Stetson also has traveled extensively to many developing countries to teach orthopaedic and arthroscopic surgery. He is a Professor Emeritus of the Cuban Orthopaedic Society and also a visiting professor of orthopaedic surgery at Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Romania where he has taught shoulder surgery for the last 5 years. Dr. Stetson has been the team orthopaedic surgeon for the USA Men\'s and Women\'s National and Olympic Volleyball Teams since 2004. He travels with both teams extensively including the London Olympic Games in 2012 and the Women\'s World Championships in 2014.

Education

• Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

  Doctor of Medicine - MD

  1984 — 1989

• Los Angeles County - USC Medical Center

  Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

  1989 — 1994

• Los Angeles County USC Medical Center

  Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

  1989 — 1994

• Southern California Orthoaedic Institute

  Fellowship in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery

  1994 — 1995

• University of Southern California

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Classical Civilization

  1978 — 1983

• Johns Hopkins School of Business

  The Business of Medicine

  1999 — 2000

Skills

• Arthroscopy
• Board Certified
• Sports Medicine
• Elbow
• Surgery
• Shoulder
• Knee
• Orthopedic