Dr. Eppley is a board certified Orthopaedic Surgeon
and a Qualified Medical Examiner, who has specialized in injuries to the shoulder and knee since 1990. He is the primary orthopaedic
surgeon for the University of California at Berkeley athletic teams, including sideline coverage and travel with the CAL football
team for many years. Dr. Eppley is the Chief of Orthopedics for the CAL Student Health Service and Chief of Orthopedics
for Sports Medicine at CAL.
He is a nationally recognized leader in shoulder and knee surgery. Dr. Eppley has lectured,
published and instructed many surgical teaching laboratories nationally.
Dr. Eppley performs arthroscopic and open
surgeries of the shoulder and knee, including acl reconstruction, meniscus repairs, microfracture, osteochondral grafts,
tibial tubercle osteotomy, lateral release, bankart repairs, rotator cuff tendon repairs, ac repairs,
open reduction internal fixation of the clavicle and humerus and partial replacement of the knee and shoulder, total shoulder
replacement, as well as resurfacing of the humeral head and reverse shoulder replacement.
His peers have repeatedly voted
Dr. Eppley to “ The Bay Areas Best Doctors” by Focus magazine and “ Best of the Bay”,
by San Francisco magazine, " One of San Francisco's Top Doctors". He is also listed as one of
the " Top Doctors in America" and " One of the Best Doctors in America".
Dr. Eppley is part of the
Best Doctors, team of physicians. He is one of the renown experts from across the country that is selected as an expert in
his field for the Best Doctors consultation service.
Best
Doctors physicians are best-in-their-field medical specialists selected by their clinical peers. As of 2009, Best Doctors
proprietary database includes the top 5 percent of physicians across the United States covering more than 400 specialties
and subspecialties of medicine He has reviewed cases from other countries as
well as the United States. He provides services to individuals who have recently received a diagnosis of
a medical condition for which they are unsure of or face a difficult medical decision regarding treatment. Thru Best
Doctors, he will review the diagnosis and all relative information including previous surgeries and any test that
were done, to help the individual understand treatment options. http://www.bestdoctors.com
Dr. Eppley has been honored
by his patients with a Patients' Choice recognition . There is nothing
more rewarding then to be honored and highly regarded by the patients. In fact, of the nation's 720,000
active physicians, less than 5% were accorded this honor by their patients in 2008.
He was also invited to be a master surgeon at the Orthopaedic Academy Learning Center in Illinois.
Dr. Eppley attended Swarthmore College
and Yale University followed by medical school at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, where he graduated with honors.
He completed 7 years of surgical residency and fellowship at Case Western Reserve University, Harvard, Tufts and
UCLA. Dr. Eppley is an Aufranc fellow from the prestigious Baptist Hospital in Boston, where he was trained in Total Joint
Replacement. http://www.nebh.caregroup.org/sites/nebh/home.asp. He is also a Southern California Orthopaedic Institute fellow, having trained with
the premier Arthroscopic Surgery Training Program in Los Angeles. http://www.scoi.com
Dr.
Eppley competed in the Ohio regional tennis competition and played college basketball. He currently lives in Orinda with his
wife Karen and children Sarah, Emma and Robert.
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