Chief of Sports Medicine
Dr. C. Benjamin Ma is chief of Sports Medicine at UCSF. His special interests include all aspects of shoulder surgery, such as arthroscopy, replacements and tendon transfers; knee arthroscopy surgery such as ligament reconstruction, cartilage replacement and meniscus surgery; and elbow ligament surgery. He also is involved in research on cartilage replacement and imaging as well as the biomechanics of rotator cuff repairs and outcomes. He has received multiple research grants in cartilage and ACL imaging and is involved in multi-center trials in rotator cuff repairs and cartilage resurfacing.
Ma earned an undergraduate degree in bioelectrical engineering at Brown University and a medical degree at Johns Hopkins University. He completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, where he completed a one-year musculoskeletal research fellowship. Following his residency, Ma completed a second fellowship in shoulder and knee surgery and sports medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.
Arthritis and Joint Replacement Center
1500 Owens St.
San Francisco, CA 94158
Phone: (415) 353–2808
Fax: (415) 353–2956
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Cartilage Repair and Regeneration Center
1500 Owens St.
San Francisco, CA 94158
Phone: (415) 353–7566
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sports Medicine Center
1500 Owens St.
San Francisco, CA 94158
Appointments: (415) 353–2808
Main: (415) 353–9400
Fax: (415) 885–3862
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
John Hopkins University School of Medicine 1996
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Orthopedic Surgery 2002
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Musculoskeletal Research 2002
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, Shoulder and Knee Surgery/Sports Medicine 2003
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