Steven S. Shin MD, MMSc

Dr. Steven Shin is a nationally-recognized surgeon specializing in the treatment of elite athletes' hand and wrist injuries. He received his AB, MMSc, and MD degrees from Brown University. Dr. Shin completed his orthopedic surgery residency at NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases, followed by a hand surgery fellowship at Stanford University. Previously, he was a partner and the director of hand surgery at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic. Dr. Shin is currently executive vice-chairman and associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Cedars-Sinai and is on the faculty of the Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Hand and Upper Extremity Surgical Fellowship. He is a hand consultant to most of the professional teams in Los Angeles including the Los Angeles Lakers, Dodgers, Rams, and Kings.

Dr. Shin is an active member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, a Fellow of the American Orthopaedic Association and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has published and lectured widely. Dr. Shin is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor, has been named one of the country’s top hand surgeons by Becker’s Orthopaedic and Spine Review, and was profiled by the Wall Street Journal in 2020.