About Alan Zhang, MD

Dr. Alan Zhang is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and minimally-invasive arthroscopic surgery of the hip, knee and shoulder. In the hip, he treats labral tears, FAI (femoroacetabular impingement), hamstring tears and other athletic injuries. He is a specialist in advanced hip arthroscopy for labral repair and reconstruction as well as hip preservation. In the knee, he specializes in ACL tears, meniscus tears and cartilage injuries- including ACL reconstruction and ACL repair, as well as meniscus repair. In the shoulder, he specializes in rotator cuff tears, labral tears, dislocation/instability, biceps tears and clavicle fractures.

Dr. Zhang is the Medical Director of the UCSF Orthopaedic Institute, the Director of the UCSF Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery Fellowship and the Director of the UCSF Hip Preservation Center. He is a team physician for the University of San Francisco NCAA Division I teams and local area high schools.

Dr. Zhang is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Arthroscopy Association of North America. He is an Associate Editor for the Arthroscopy Journal. Dr. Zhang was elected to the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Council of Delegates and is an editorial board member for the American Journal of Sports Medicine. He is an invited international speaker and has published over 200 research articles, winning numerous awards on his studies. He is also an instructor for advanced arthroscopy courses and is a member of the International Society for Hip Arthroscopy.

Dr. Zhang graduated Summa Cum Laude from Rice University, studying biochemistry and cell biology. He obtained his M.D. from UCSD School of Medicine and was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Dr. Zhang completed residency training in Orthopaedic Surgery at UCLA Medical Center followed by a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery at UCSF.

Dr. Alan Zhang is the Director of the UCSF Hip Preservation Center. (Video)