Christopher John Wahl MD

Dr. Christopher Wahl, MD is Chief of Sports Medicine and Associate Professor in UC San Diego Health System’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Wahl came to UCSD after spending eight years at the University of Washington serving as team physician for UW football, men’s basketball, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and tennis, among other sports. In addition to his passion for treating elite and recreational athletes, he has developed a special interest and national reputation for his treatment, innovations and study of high-energy, complex knee and shoulder injuries, including multiple-ligament knee reconstructions, cartilage restoration and repair, periarticular fractures, meniscus procedures, rotator cuff and shoulder instability repairs. Dr. Wahl’s research interests include

Dr. Wahl attended medical school and completed his residency training at Yale University. He completed a sports medicine and shoulder surgery fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, the top-ranked orthopedic hospital in the United States. Dr. Wahl then took a three-month trauma fellowship in Germany and Switzerland as an A.O. John Border Traveling Trauma Fellow. In 2011, he took a 5-week sabbatical touring prestigious sports facilities and hospitals in South America as part of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Travelling Fellowship. Dr. Wahl has a national reputation as a skilled surgeon, inspirational teacher and compassionate doctor, and has been named a US News and World Report "Top Doctor" in orthopaedics and sports medicine surgery.
,br/> Outside of his clinical and academic responsibilities, Dr. Wahl enjoys sailing, cycling, skiing, many outdoor sports, and music with his wife, Suzanne and their three young children. He is looking forward to joining the team at UC San Diego and becoming part of the active San Diego community.