Dr. Ceballos Dual Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon & Sports Medicine Specialist
Sports medicine, done well, is about more than treating the injury in front of you it’s about understanding the demands of your sport, your position, and your competitive timeline, and building a treatment plan around getting you back to all three. As a dual board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, I treat athletes and active adults across every level, from weekend competitors to collegiate and professional athletes.
Whether the problem is an acute tear or a slow-building overuse pattern, the same approach applies: an accurate diagnosis first, then a treatment plan matched to the tissue, the sport, and your goals not a generic protocol applied to every athlete who walks in.
I work with athletes competing at the collegiate and professional level, where the stakes around diagnosis, timeline, and return-to-play decisions are higher and often involve coordination with team medical staff, athletic trainers, and governing-body eligibility rules. This level of care draws on the same evaluation and treatment approach used for every patient, applied with the added coordination competitive athletics requires.
For athletes who’ve been given a diagnosis or treatment recommendation elsewhere and want a second, direct evaluation before committing to a plan particularly before surgery I offer focused second-opinion consultations, including a review of prior imaging and records.
Because I perform the direct evaluation including needle arthroscopy when indicated the orthobiologic treatments, and the surgical repairs myself, your sports medicine care doesn’t get split across a surgeon, a separate injection clinic, and a rehab provider who aren’t coordinating with each other. One relationship manages the diagnosis, the treatment, and the return-to-play plan.
Sports medicine treatment plans, including orthobiologic therapies referenced on this page, are individualized based on a comprehensive evaluation. Some biologic therapies are investigational and not FDA-approved for specific orthopedic indications; full disclosures are provided on the relevant treatment pages. Return-to-play timelines vary by injury and individual and cannot be guaranteed. A physician-patient relationship is established only after consultation and informed consent.
Yes. While many of my patients are competitive athletes, sports medicine principles accurate diagnosis, activity-focused treatment, structured return-to-activity planning apply just as well to active adults who aren’t competing but want to stay active.
Acute injuries are prioritized for prompt evaluation, since an early accurate diagnosis often changes the treatment plan and can shorten the overall timeline. Contact the office directly for urgent scheduling.
Not necessarily. Many sports injuries respond well to nonoperative treatment rehabilitation, activity modification, and, where appropriate, orthobiologics. When surgery genuinely is the better option, I’ll tell you directly and explain why.
Yes, where applicable, particularly for collegiate and professional athletes. Coordinated care between your treating physician and your team’s medical staff generally produces a smoother return-to-play process.
Sports Medicine covers the full range of acute and overuse injuries across sports. Baseball Injuries is a sport-specific deep dive into throwing-related shoulder and elbow care. Athletic Recovery & Longevity is a longer-term, physician-directed program for athletes focused on career longevity across seasons, not a single injury episode.