- Name Michael Purnell, M.D., FAAOS
- Position Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Purnell is a board-certified, fellowship-trained sports medicine orthopedic surgeon, specializing in shoulder and knee pathology.
His sports career pivoted to caring for athletes, where he has been the team physician for a minor league baseball affiliate for over 25 years, as well as the team physician for local colleges, high schools, and the Central West Ballet.
Dr. Purnell founded Modesto Sports Medicine, a non-profit organization to fund and support athletic training programs for high schools. He has also developed an orthobiologic program to offer nonsurgical, less invasive, healing opportunities to patients, allowing their bodies to recover and heal naturally.
Speciality
Shoulder and Knee Pathology
Education
Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
Medical School:
Doctor of Medicine
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa City, Iowa
Internship:
Transitional Internship
Evanston Hospital
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
Residency:
Orthopedic Surgery Residency
Boston University Affiliated Hospitals Program
Boston, MA
Fellowship:
Sports Medicine Fellowship
North Sydney Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Centre
New South Wales, Australia
AO Fellowship (Internal Fixation)
Munich, Germany
Certifications:
Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Certificate of Added Qualification, Sports Medicine
Licensure:
California
Iowa
Arizona
Attending:
Doctors Medical Center, Modesto, CA
Stanislaus Surgical Hospital, Modesto, CA
Memorial Medical Center, Modesto, CA
Experience
Professional:
OrthoMed Center, Private Practice
Modesto, CA
Founder, Sports Medicine Modesto
Non-Profit Athletic Training Program and Education Foundation
Modesto, CA
Surgical Advisory Board, Shoulder Innovations
Surgical Advisory Board, Conventus
Surgical Advisory Board, Pacific Medical, Inc.
Clinical Consultant, Arthrex
Orthopedic Consultant, Central West Ballet
Editorial Review Staff, American Journal of Sports Medicine
Academic Appointment:
Faculty Member
Valley Consortium for Medical Education
Valley Orthopedic Surgery Residency
Modesto, CA
Patent:
The Beach Chair Lateral Traction Device
Compositional Patent for Topical Antimicrobial Cream
Team Physician:
California State University Stanislaus
Seattle Mariners – “Modesto Affiliate”
Head Team Physician, Modesto Junior College
Board of Directors:
Board of Councilors, AAOS
Stanislaus Surgical Hospital
California Orthopedic Association
Member:
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery
Member, American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine
Member, Biologics Association
Member, California Medical Association
Member, California Orthopedic Association
President, California Orthopedic Foundation
Member, Stanislaus Medical Society
Insurance
Medicare
BCBSAZ Commercial & Medicare Advantage
AETNA Commercial (Including Meritain), Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
Cigna Commercial & Medicare Advantage
Devoted
Multiplan
Banner Health Network
BCBSAZ BHN Advantage
AARP Medicare Complete BHN
UHC Medicare Solutions BHN
United Healthcare
AARP Medicare Complete UHC
UHC Medicare Solutions
Optum Network
State AHCCCS
CMDP
UHC Community Plan-Complete Care
AZ Complete Health + Allwell MCR Advantage
AmBetter
AZ Complete Health-Complete Care