Scott Herron, MD

Dr. Scott Herron is a dual board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopaedic sports medicine and knee surgeon who specializes in complex knee pathology, including anterior cruciate ligament injuries, cartilage restoration, complex meniscal pathology, and performs total joint replacements of the hip and knee. He takes orthopaedic trauma call for his hospital.

Dr. Herron is a graduate of Springfield College in Massachusetts. He was a multi-sport student athlete in high school excelling in basketball, track and tennis. He was a walk on player for the Division Level II New England Regional Championship Springfield College Men’s Basketball Team. He completed his orthopaedic residency at the University of Southern California. He completed an orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship at the distinguished Jewett Clinic in Orlando, Florida, where he was an assistant team physician for multiple sports, including the NBA franchise Orlando Magic, Orlando Solar Bears hockey, and the University of Central Florida Men’s basketball and football teams.

Dr. Herron has previously served on the football selection committee for the Capital One and Champs Bowl. He has previously served as a team physician for the championship high school football powerhouse Centennial High in Corona, California.

Dr. Herron continues to see athletes in his community, from the grade school athlete to the professional minor league franchises in the Inland Empire. He continues to care for countless high-level athletes, including mixed martial artists as well as professional dancers and musicians. He currently serves as the orthopaedic specialist consultant for the San Diego senior men’s Olympics basketball tournament.

Dr. Herron stays active and is a perennial medalist in the San Diego and Pasadena men’s basketball regional shooting competitions.

Dr. Herron has served in leadership positions at local hospitals on the credentials committee. He is a published author in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He is an active member of the Western Orthopaedic Association as well as the California Orthopaedic Association. He has a clinical site in his private practice where he regularly trains medical assistants, medical billers and coders from local colleges.

Dr. Herron is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS), and remains active in clinical research, education, and patient advocacy.