Sharon L. Hame, MD
(she/her) - Orthopedic Sports Medicine
About
Dr. Sharon Hame is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with subspecialty certification in sports medicine. She has been practicing orthopaedic sports medicine for more than 23 years. She is currently a Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery and sees patients at the UCLA Medical Center and at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. Dr. Hame completed her residency at New York University Medical Center and her sports medicine fellowship at UCLA.
Dr. Hame treats a wide variety of sports medicine injuries including knee ligament injuries, meniscus tears, hip labral tears, femoral acetabular impingement, rotator cuff tears and shoulder instability. She also has expertise in knee, hip, and shoulder arthroscopy.
Dr. Hame is past-president of the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society and of the FORUM Society. Dr. Hame also serves as the Associate Team physician for the UCLA Athletic Department. She is the team physician for UCLA Football, UCLA Women’s Basketball, UCLA Women’s Indoor and Beach Volleyball, UCLA Men’s Tennis and USA Basketball.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certifications
Fellowship
Residency
Degree
Recognitions
- Super doctors, Southern California, 2025
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2022 - 2025
- O'Donoghue Award AOSSM, 2014 Mars Group, Hame, S.L.: Effect of graft choice on the outcome of revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the multicenter ACL revision study (MARS) group.
- Service Award, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, 2018
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Locations
Westwood Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Medical Services
Areas of Focus
Research
Interests
- ACL Outcomes
- Knee Biomechanics
- Outcomes and epidemiology research in shoulder, knee and hip surgery,
- Return to play and injury risk assessment in athletes
- Early sports specialization in athletes
Publications
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- L.A. Care
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2022 - 2025
- O'Donoghue Award AOSSM, 2014 Mars Group, Hame, S.L.: Effect of graft choice on the outcome of revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the multicenter ACL revision study (MARS) group.
- Service Award, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, 2018
- Distinguished Alumnus of the Year 2019, NYU-HJD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York, NY
- Exceptional Women in Medicine, Castle Connolly, 2019
- Kappa Delta Award, 2019 MARS Group: Predictors of Clinical Outcome Following Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
- 2020 Kaiser-Permanente Award for Excellence in Teaching David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA