Marc J. Friedman, MD
(818) 986-3000
sleep doctor
16830 Ventura Boulevard
CA, Encino 91436
About us
Dr. Friedman is a graduate of Princeton University and Cornell University Medical School.
He completed his orthopedic residency training at UCLA and spent a year at Lenox-Hill Hospital in New York City as a Sports Medicine Fellow. At the time he had primary responsibility for the New York Jets football and New York Knicks basketball teams. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopedics at UCLA.
Dr. Friedman has organized the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual instructional Course on treatment of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries from 1992-1996. Also, Dr. Friedman was the Sports Medicine Fellowship Director at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute. He is chairman of the Education Committee of the Arthroscopy Association of North America 1997-1999.
He is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, and is a Fellow in the Arthroscopy Association of North America, the International Knee Society and the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine.
Dr. Friedman served as a Physician Specialist for the 1994 Olympic Games for soccer. He has published numerous sports medicine articles, co-edited the book, Prosthetic Ligament Reconstruction of the Knee, and lectures extensively both nationally and internationally, including live surgical demonstrations in Europe. He is presently involved in a multi center FDA Study of a meniscal replacement technique.
He is a Qualified Medical Examiner (Q.M.E.) for the State of California Industrial Medical Council Department of Industrial Relations.
Outside interests include his family, jogging, tennis, golf, skiing, travel and wine. Marc J. Friedman, M.D. is available to see patients at the Van Nuys and Valencia offices.
