Dr. Eli Kupperman has joined Alta Orthopaedics of Santa Barbara and Solvang as a sports medicine specialist.
Dr. Kupperman treats musculoskeletal conditions resulting from injury, overuse and arthritis, and has extensive training in operative and nonoperative treatment of musculoskeletal conditions in professional and collegiate athletes.
He specializes in arthroscopic and minimally-invasive surgical techniques, which reduce post-operative recovery time and allow patients an earlier return to work and play.
Dr. Kupperman is proud to have grown up in Santa Barbara, where he attended Vieja Valley Elementary, La Colina Junior High and San Marcos High schools. He graduated from Harvard University, where he majored in mathematics and economics, and rowed for the crew team.
He then earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at UCLA. Dr. Kupperman completed his specialty fellowship in sports medicine under the world-renowned surgeon Dr. James Andrews at the Andrews Institute, where he was awarded the prestigious Herodicus Society North American Travelling Fellowship.
Today, Dr. Kupperman stays active by distance running, including completing many marathons. He and his wife, Stephanie, and their young daughter, Audrey, love spending time with their extended family in Santa Barbara, enjoying the outdoors, and sampling the wonderful variety of activities and food Santa Barbara has to offer.
Alta Orthopaedics’ multidisciplinary team of board-certified orthopaedic surgeons, physician assistants and physical therapists has been providing orthopaedic and sports medical care to the greater Santa Barbara community for more than 30 years. Physician specialties include cervical (neck), thoracic and lumbar spine (back), sports medicine, shoulder, hip and knee, foot and ankle problems.
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