Keith S. Feder, M.D.
"West Coast Center for Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine"
- Address:
- 1200 Rosecrans Ave
- 208
- Phone: (310) 416-9700
Our Practice
Welcome to West Coast Center for Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. Our objective at the Sports Medicine Center is to treat all orthopedic problems and allow a return to optimum function through up-to-date conscientious medical care. Our center takes the conservative approach, with surgery as the last option. Most injuries can be treated with medication and physical therapy tailored to individual needs.
The Cartilage Restoration Center is headed by Keith S. Feder, MD and Carol Frey, MD. These two orthopedic surgeons have further developed an advanced treatment center for post traumatic osteoarthritis chondral injuries and osteochondritis dissicans of the knee, ankle (talus), shoulder, elbow and hip. Dr. Feder and Dr. Frey have extensive experience in revision surgery. Procedures performed include: microfracture, OATS (Osteochondral Autograft Transfer), ACI (Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation), osteochondral allograft implantation, and osteotomies of the femur, tibia, foot and ankle.
We are pleased you have chosen our facility. This website includes comprehensive physician biographies and explains the spectrum of care you will receive at the center.
Our practice provides complete orthopedic diagnostic and surgical care. Our services include injury evaluation, treatment and prevention, fracture care, evaluation and treatment of worker's compensation injuries and examinations, second opinion evaluations, arthroscopic surgery, fracture surgery, joint care for inflammation, arthritis and injuries, including joint injections and replacement.
Our staff is specialized in orthopedic sports medicine for athletes of all ages and skill levels. They provide customized preventative programs, injury rehabilitation, arthroscopy and reconstructive surgery. Their specialty training guides their treatment of every patient, regardless of age, activity level or mechanism of injury. Their goal is the return to optimum recovery and maximum performance for every patient.
Keith S. Feder, M.D.
Dr. Feder is a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon, Medical Director of the West Coast Center for Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Founder of the West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation and Past Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Centinela Hospital. Dr. Feder is a Clinical Assistant Professor- UCLA School of Medicine as well past chief of Sports Medicine at the UCLA-Harbor Orthopedic Residency Program. Dr. Feder is the Director of The Cartilage Restoration Center and the Medical Director of the Team to Win Sports Medicine program. Dr. Feder lends his sports medicine expertise as a committee member of the CIF State safety committee and was appointed by the Governor of the State of California as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Health Professions Education Foundation. He is a graduate of SUNY Downstate Medical School, New York, followed by an internship and residency in orthopedic surgery at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York. Dr. Feder is fellowship trained in arthroscopic surgery and sports medicine. He is the author of multiple chapters and peer reviewed articles in the Orthopedic Surgery literature as well an Associate Editor of Foot and Ankle International, the signature publication of the American Orthopedic Society for Foot and Ankle Surgery. Dr Feder is a member of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine(AOSSM) and the Arthroscopy Association of North America(AANA)
Dr. Feder co-created the Team to Win program to provide sports medicine expertise and treatment to low income, at risk student athletes of Los Angeles, the first of it's kind in Los Angeles. His participation in high school and collegiate athletics has given him first-hand knowledge of what can occur during sports participation. His expertise in sports medicine is the reason professional athletes and sports organizations, such as USA Weightlifting, the L.A. Triathlon, the Nike Real Run Professional Basketball League, and the L.A. Rugby Club, depend on him as their Chief Orthopedic Consultant. Dr. Feder served as Medical Director/Team Physician and Chief Orthopedic Consultant to the Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL Hockey Team for 7 years as well as the AVP(Association of Volleyball Professionals) for 10 years. Dr. Feder participated as a Team Physician in the 1996 Summer Olympics (Beach Volleyball) and the 2000 Summer Olympics (Olympic Weight Lifting). Dr. Feder is an orthopedic consultant to the National Hockey League (NHLPA) Players Association.
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Mission Statement
"Healthy student athletes have higher self-esteem, higher grades, better attendance, and better behavior. They are less likely to use drugs or join a gang, more likely to graduate high school and receive college scholarships. Our mission is clear."
The West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation
Overview of Foundation
The West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation ("Foundation") is, a non-profit, 501(C)3 charitable organization. A Board of Directors comprised of medical, law, business and other community leaders governs the Foundation. The Foundation was founded in 1994 to provide all high school students with the opportunity to participate in interscholastic sports, reduce and mitigate injuries through proper athletic training, improve athletic performance and provide necessary sports accident health insurance for students, enabling them to participate in interscholastic sports and have access to quality sports medicine care.
Overview of the Team to Win, Sports Medicine Youth Program
The Team to Win ("teamtowin"), Sports Medicine Youth Program was co-created by Keith S. Feder, M.D., a Board certified orthopedic surgeon who serves as Medical Director of the Team to Win program, and Jill Sleight, a Certified Athletic Trainer and Director of Team to Win.
This community out-reach program operates year round, including summers and is free to all participating students.
In the 1994/1995 school year, the Foundation launched its sports medicine youth program, which initially included six Los Angeles area schools and served 3,000 at-risk high school students athletes. Today, this program serves 13,000 students in 22 high schools throughout Los Angeles County.
Population Served
This innovative program serves 12,000 male and female high school students in schools located throughout Los Angeles County. More than 80% of the students are from diverse, multi-cultural backgrounds. More than 55% of the youth served by this program are economically disadvantaged.
Benefits to Youth
The Sports Medicine Youth Program has a positive effect on the lives of the youth it serves. Participation in interscholastic sports promotes teamwork and a healthy lifestyle, encourages cooperation and understanding, helps foster and build relationships, enhances equal opportunity and impacts valuable lessons and skills needed in life to survive. Through athletic training, students learn how to set goals and meet challenges. These students are less likely to use drugs or join a gang and more likely to graduate from high school and pursue higher education.
Components of the Sports Medicine Youth Program
Injury Prevention
A key element of this program is its focus on reducing the number and severity of injuries to high school student athletes. This program provides physicians trained in sports medicine to treat students on-site, thus ensuring that each injury receives prompt and appropriate care. Further, this successful program incorporates an inter-disciplinary medical team, managed by Keith S. Feder, M.D., which utilizes the latest in scientific sports performance evaluation and program design to minimize the incident of injuries while at the same time optimizing each student athlete's performance.
Sports Accident Insurance
Sports accident insurance coverage is a critical component of the program. California State law mandates that high school students must have insurance to participate in interscholastic sports. Unlike San Francisco or New York, Los Angeles does not provide sports accident insurance coverage to its students.
The Problem
Studies indicate that there are over 700,000 youths in Los Angeles alone, between 0 and 18 years of age that are not covered by insurance. In addition, more than 55% of the student population in Los Angeles live at or below the poverty line and are eligible for free or low cost meals. This includes the same population group that is required to purchase medical insurance to participate in interscholastic sports. Financial constraints prevent these students from participating in interscholastic sports, accessing quality sports medicine care and receiving proper athletic training.
United States Senator Barbara Boxer became aware of this problem and in September 1998, requested that the "General Accounting office undertake a national survey to determine the number of students who are unable to participate in school-based sports activities due to lack of health insurance coverage.
The Solution
Team to Win provides much more! Each participating high school is provided with an on-site Certified Athletic Trainer. The American Medical Association has long recognized Certified Athletic Trainers as an allied health care professional. In fact, there is overwhelming and remarkable consistent evidence that athletic trainers reduce the level of athletic injuries by 41%. Certified Athletic Trainers are highly educated and skilled professionals whose work is vital to the health and safety of student athletes. In addition, this extraordinary program provides scientifically designed strength and conditioning programs, which further serve to reduce the rate of injury.
Further more, team to win provides physician coverage at all football games, thus ensuring that each injury receives prompt and appropriate care. In addition, this program provides on-site pre-participation physical examinations, conducted by both an internist and orthopedic physician, which include a general and an orthopedic exam.
Additional Program Components
Other program components include the provision of medical supplies to each participating high school, as well as monthly in-service meetings for coaches and trainers and first aid and CPR certification for coaches and athletic trainers.
In addition, students are also provided with injury prevention workshops, a vast roster of fellowship trained physicians and surgeons to provide professional sports medicine care, strength and conditioning workshops, private physical therapy clinics, diagnostic testing, corrective surgery, and postoperative rehabilitation.
Student Mentoring Program
Students can also participate in mentoring and student training internships. Students interested in becoming student athletic trainers may enroll in a summer course, which involves basic sports medicine care, include first aid and CPR, basic athletic training, injury care and taping techniques. After students complete this program, they are eligible to become student trainers at their schools. Students who are interested in the sports medicine field or any other medical related field are also eligible to participate in the student internship program.
24 Hour Fitness
Students are also provided with free access to 24 Hour Fitness Centers located throughout Los Angeles. The Centers opens their clubs to the TTW high school athletes from 2:30 P.M., to 5:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. Call Team Sports to sign up your school team at 1-800-499-1053.
Educational Program
The program also holds quarterly community educational seminars for students, parents, trainers, coaches and administrators on nutrition, the avoidance of drugs, and on injuries and injury prevention. The injury prevention clinics review the relevant anatomy, mechanisms of injury, pathology, treatments and return to play guidelines. In addition, this program provides Summer Sports Camps for the students. Some of these include: speed strength camps, weight training camps, strength and conditioning camps, track and field camps, football, basketball, soccer camps and more.
Scholar Athlete Award of Excellence
Students can also vie for the Scholar Athlete Awards of Excellence. One male and female from each of the participating schools is honored for excelling in scholarly work, community service and interscholastic sports. A panel of coaches, athletic directors and administrators from each of the schools nominates the honorees. Each year these Athletes are honored at a ceremony hosted by The WCSMF.
Injury Prevention Projects
The Foundation serves on the California Interscholastic Federation Health and Safety Commission. This commission formulates sports injury treatment and prevention guidelines aimed at parents, coaches and administrators specifically for pediatric and adolescent school age athletes. The Foundation is in the process of completing a manual, which will outline treatment and prevention guidelines and include information on relevant anatomy, mechanism of injury, acute treatment, on-going treatment, options and return to play criteria. This Treatment and Prevention Guidelines Manual will be distributed to high schools statewide. The Foundation is currently developing a proprietary injury surveillance program to implement a statewide project to assess the most common types of injuries in high school sports. The results of this surveillance program will serve to create a proactive plan to decrease the incidence of injuries.
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