Kenton H. Fibel, M.D.
Board Certified Nonoperative Orthopaedic Specialist
Fellowship Trained in Sports Medicine
Kenton H. Fibel, M.D.
Board Certified Nonoperative Orthopaedic Specialist
Fellowship Trained in Sports Medicine
Kenton H. Fibel, MD, is a sports medicine physician at Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedics (formerly Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedics) with an office in Los Angeles and Orange County where he practices high-level Nonoperative Orthopaedics. He joined the Anaheim Ducks organization in 2017-2018 season and serves as the Head Team Physician/Medical Director for the Anaheim Ducks. He also is a consultant for other professional and collegiate athletes in various sports including MLB, NFL, and NBA. He previously was the Lead Medical Physician for the New York Rangers (2014-17) for several seasons as well as an Assistant Team Physician for the New York Giants and New York Mets while working at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.
He is a member of the NHL Team Physicians Society and serves as a subcommittee member and is the assistant Program Director for the Cedars-Sinai/White Memorial Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship. He is a member of the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine and serves as a subcommittee member. He has also served as the Medical Advisor and Member-At-Large for the Irvine Youth Sports Committee.
He moved to Southern California from New York City where he had his sports medicine practice at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and was on faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College.
He is board certified in Family Medicine with a specialization in Sports Medicine.
Dr. Fibel graduated from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and completed his Family Medicine residency training at the University of California, San Diego. He went on to complete a Sports Medicine fellowship at the #1 Orthopaedic Hospital in the country, Hospital for Special Surgery, where he served as an assistant team physician for several sports teams including the New York Giants, New York Mets, St. John’s Athletics, as well as several local high school football teams. He also has served as an event physician for the Lake Placid Ironman, New York City Marathon, Brooklyn 10k, and Oakley Women’s New York 10k.
Having previously played competitive baseball, soccer, and collegiate ice hockey, Dr. Fibel has an interest in caring for athletes who play a variety of sports and has an appreciation for the demands of higher-level athletics. Dr. Fibel sees patients of all ages including adolescents participating in recreational sporting activities, weekend warriors, individuals engaging in exercise programs for their health, and those battling with arthritis affecting their daily activities.
Dr. Fibel’s expertise lies in his conservative, non-surgical approach to sports-related injuries including those that are acute, chronic, or from overuse. While his goal is to help patients avoid surgery and return to their activities, he has an in-depth understanding of surgical indications which allows him to provide appropriate recommendations and guidance to all of his patients.
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Hospital for Special Surgery
Sports Medicine Fellowship
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University of California, San Diego
Family Medicine Residency Program
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University of California, Irvine – School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
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University of California, San Diego – Muir College
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Microbiology
Regent’s Scholar
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Aliso Niguel High School
Scholar of Scholars (Class Valedictorian of 716 students)
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June 2013
University of California, San Diego – Department of Family Medicine- Received Family Medicine Residency Leadership Award
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October 2011
University of California, San Diego – Department of Family Medicine- Elected Chief Resident for the 2012–2013 Academic Year
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August 2009
University of California, Irvine – School of Medicine- Nominated for Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
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May 2008
University of California, Irvine – School of Medicine- Received Basic Science Certificate of Excellence
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January 2002
University of California, San Diego- Accepted Regent’s Scholarship (tuition, textbooks, housing)
- Awarded Regent’s Scholarship to University of California, Santa Barbara
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June 2002
Aliso Niguel High School – Aliso Viejo, CA- Graduated as Scholar of Scholars (Class Valedictorian), Class of 716
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September 2006 – 2009
University of California, Irvine – School of Medicine- Received Honors in Anatomy & Embryology, Neuroscience, Clinical Pathology, Pharmacology, Clinical Foundations II, Psychiatry Clerkship, Surgical Anatomy, Pain Management, Primary Care Sports Medicine, Advanced Topics in Anatomy, and Core Family Medicine Sub-Internship
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Jan 2023
Matusak ME, Yau CC, Fibel KH. Medical Sports Injuries in American Football Players. HSS Journal. 2023;0(0). -
May 2017
Degen RM, Fink ME, Callahan L, Fibel K, Ramsay J, Kelly BT. Internal Carotid Artery Dissection After Indirect Blunt Cervical Trauma in an Ice Hockey Goaltender. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2017 May/Jun;46(3):E139-E143. PMID: 28666040. -
Apr 2016
Degen RM, Fink ME, Callahan L, Fibel KH, Ramsay J, Kelly BT. Brain contusion with aphasia following an ice hockey injury. Phys Sportsmed. 2016 Apr 22:1-3. PMID: 27074595. -
Dec 2015
Fibel KH, King O, Halpern B. Sports Injuries: The Upper Extremity. In: Birrer et al. Sports Medicine for the Primary Care Practitioner, Fourth Edition. Book Chapter. Dec 2015. -
Feb 2015
Fibel KH, Hillstrom H, Halpern B. State-of-the-Art Management of Knee Osteoarthritis. World J Clin Cases. 2015 Feb 16;3(2):89-101. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i2.89. -
Oct 2014
Fibel KH, Barnes RP, Kinderknecht JJ. Pressurized Intravenous Fluid Administration in the Professional Football Player: A Unique Setting for Venous Air Embolism. Clin J Sport Med. Case Series. 2014 Oct 6. -
May 2014
Fibel KH, Cardinale N, Nichols S, et al. Evaluating Concussion in Sport: A Case for Magnetoencephalography. J Athl Enhancement. Accepted for publication May 2014. -
April 2012
Fibel KH, Reece MGS, Taylor KS. How to Guide Return to Play. In: Koutures C, Wong V, eds. Pediatric Sports Medicine: Essentials for Office Evaluation. New Jersey: Slack Inc.; 2013. Book Chapter. -
March 2012
Fibel KH, Cardinale N, Achar S. Evaluating Sport-Related Concussions With Magnetoencephalography. Clin J Sport Med. Mar 2012. Abstract. -
Jan 2004
Shah N, Merritt SI, Fibel K, et al. Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy of Bone. International Biomedical Optics Symposium. Abstract published and presented by N Shah.
- Aug 2024 – Emergency Action Plan. The AOSSM/NHL Hockey Summit in Chicago, Illinois.
- Aug 2024 – Sideline Coverage: Medical Sports Injuries for Kerlan-Jobe Fellowship Conference.
- June 2024 – Sleep Medicine for NHL/PHATS Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.
- Ice hockey – Played collegiate ice hockey at UC San Diego
- High school soccer and baseball
- Interest in Sports Medicine
- Passion for Travel
- Board Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine
- Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine
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