Michael Esposito, M.D.
Worker's Compensation
Orthopedic Surgeon
Comprehensive Medical Treatment
Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Esposito has been practicing in the Los Angeles/Orange County area as an orthopaedic surgeon since 1982, with offices located in Northern California as well. He has recently opened practices in the San Diego/Temecula Valley areas, providing continued excellent medical care to his patient's up and down the California coast. Dr. Esposito specializes in orthopaedic surgery with emphasis on shoulders, knees, elbows and low backs. Dr. Esposito also has a Fluoroscopy license and routinely performs Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections (L-ESIs). He accepts workers compensation and private insurance as well as personal injury liens.
Education:
University of California, IrvineCalifornia B.S. 1975
University of California, IrvineCalifornia M.D. 1979
Internship:
St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach California 1979
(Internal Medicine)
Residency:
Harbor General Hospital/UCLA Medical Center 1980-1981
(General Surgery)
Los Angeles County USC Medical Center 1982-1986
(Orthopedic Surgery)
Los Angeles Orthopedic Hospital 1986-1987
(Spine Fellowship)
Hospital Appointments:
Santa Ana Outpatient Surgery Center, California
Alliance Surgery Center Bakersfield, California
Forest Surgery Center Santa Clara, California
Star Point Health Irvine, California
Tri-City Regional Medical Center Hawaiian Gardens, California
Silverlake Hospital, California
Workers' Compensation Specialist Since 1987
Publications:
"Electron Microscopic Surface Topographic Changes of Articular Cartilage after Continuous Passive Motion": Poster exhibit, Orthopedic Research Society February, 1984
"Electrophysiologic Habituation of Auditory Cortex in Cats": Journal of Psychobiology 1984
Presentations:
"Patella Fractures": Case presentations and literature review, LAC-USC Medical Center, Moderator - Dr. Tillman Moore, June, 1984
"Current Concepts of Fracture Healing": HastingsBuilding, LAC-USC Medical Center, Moderator - Dr. Augusto Sarmiento, March, 1985
"Children's Elbow Injuries": Case presentation, LAC-USC Medical Center, Moderator - Dr. Donald Weiss, July, 1985
"Spinal Fusions: Anterior and Posterior Spine Fusions, Indications and Methodology": Rancho Los Amigos Spinal Injury Service, August, 1984
Continued Medical Education: (past 5 years)
Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine, A Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Review:
Reconstructive Surgery and Trauma of the Upper and Lower Limb, Maui, Wailea, Hawaii January 2005
"Disability Evaluation Report Writing in the State of California Workers' Compensation System" Seminar, DWC-Medica1 Unit Providers Nos: 3 & 830, Irvine, CA January 2005
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 20th Annual Comprehensive Review Course for Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago, IL May 2004
Masteries Series: Techniques in Arthritis Surgery, Centinela Hospital Medical Center, Inglewood, CA April- May 2004
North American Spine Society, 18th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA October 2003 Disability Evaluation Report Writing Class, Livingstone-Lopez Consulting, Carlsbad, CA August 2003
North American Spine Society, 17th Annual Meeting, Palais de Congres de Montreal, October - November 2002
Advanced Spine Preceptorship, Sulzer Spine-Tech Center, St. John's Health Center, Santa Monica, CA February 2002
AmericanAcademy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 68th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA February / March 2001
Shoulder Surgery Controversies 2000, Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, Laguna Hills, CA October 2000
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 16th Annual Comprehensive Review Course for Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago, IL April- May 2000