Sharon L. Hame, MD

Dr. Sharon Hame is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with subspecialty certification in sports medicine. She has been practicing orthopaedic sports medicine for more than 23 years. She is currently a Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery and sees patients at the UCLA Medical Center and at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. Dr. Hame completed her residency at New York University Medical Center and her sports medicine fellowship at UCLA.

Dr. Hame treats a wide variety of sports medicine injuries including knee ligament injuries, meniscus tears, hip labral tears, femoral acetabular impingement, rotator cuff tears and shoulder instability. She also has expertise in knee, hip, and shoulder arthroscopy.

Dr. Hame is past-president of the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society and of the FORUM Society. Dr. Hame also serves as the Associate Team physician for the UCLA Athletic Department. She is the team physician for UCLA Football, UCLA Women’s Basketball, UCLA Women’s Indoor and Beach Volleyball, UCLA Men’s Tennis and USA Basketball(Link is external) (Link opens in new window).