Saint John’s Health Center will be announcing the creation of a
state-of-the-art orthopedic and sports medicine center – the Chan
Soon-Shiong Musculo-Skeletal Science Center (CSS-MSSC) – at a
corporate leadership event honoring renowned Los Angeles developer
Timothy J. Leiweke at the JW Marriott Los Angeles at LA Live. The
CSS-MSSC is made possible by funding from the Chan Soon-Shiong
Family Foundation, and the initiative has been led by healthcare
visionaries Michele B. Chan and Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD, by Lou
Lazatin, President and CEO of Saint John’s, and by the newly
appointed co-Medical Directors Neal ElAttrache, MD, and Bert
Mandelbaum, MD.
“There is a great need to integrate sports training with
physical therapy and rehabilitation, and with state of the art
acute care at every level, from high school to college to
professional sports,” said Dr. Soon-Shiong. “To our knowledge,
there is currently no institution in the country dedicated to
addressing musculo-skeletal conditions in this comprehensive
fashion. The Chan Soon-Shiong Musculo-Skeletal Science Center will
provide this unifying structure, through which Saint John’s will
fully integrate sports medicine, sports performance science,
physical therapy, stem cell therapy, integrated education of
surgical fellows, physical therapists and sports trainers.
Clinicians of the highest caliber will provide acute care and
conduct state of the art clinical trials. The Center will provide
the highest quality of care, from treatment to rehabilitation, and
will have a reputation for excellence and innovation that
professional sports teams and world-class sports performance
organizations will seek out. Our honoree this evening, Tim Leiweke,
and the Anschutz Entertainment Group epitomize excellence in sport
and the highest standards of civic and community service. I can
think of no more appropriate occasion to announce the establishment
of this new Center.”
The CSS-MSSC vision includes the addition of both the
Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic and the Santa Monica Orthopaedic and
Sports Medicine Group (SMOG) to the Saint John’s family. Having the
support of these two healthcare leaders will make Saint John’s a
global destination for advanced orthopedic and sports medicine
care. Through their joint efforts, Saint John’s will also be able
to better serve the community, especially to benefit Los Angeles’s
young student athletes.
“The new Center will be a world leader in the increasingly
important field of sports sciences and a provider of the highest
quality of care for athletes along the entire continuum from
treatment through complete rehabilitation,” explained Lazatin.
“Saint John’s is grateful for the visionary leadership of the Chan
Soon-Shiong Family Foundation, who initiated the concept, and for
Kerlan-Jobe and SMOG who have agreed to take part in this amazing
new venture.”
As part of Kerlan-Jobe’s move to Saint John’s, its practice at
the Howard Hughes Center in Los Angeles will become a Saint John’s
outpatient department. Kerlan-Jobe will also move its outpatient
clinic in Beverly Hills and all of its inpatient practices to Saint
John’s campus, in addition to bringing its research and fellowship
program to the Saint John’s. Kerlan-Jobe, which is the largest and
most successful sports medicine fellowship program in the country,
will be supported under an affiliation with the Saint John’s
Foundation.
SMOG, which has had a strong relationship with Saint John’s for
the past 25 years, will expand its affiliation with the Health
Center by converting its clinic on the fourth floor of the 2020
Santa Monica Boulevard building in Santa Monica into a Saint John’s
outpatient department. SMOG will also continue to provide
outpatient and inpatient services at Saint John’s.
“Bringing SMOG and Kerlan-Jobe under the Saint John’s umbrella
of care will allow us to better serve our patients,” said Lazatin.
“The talent and experience these two great orthopedic powerhouses
bring is undeniable. This new venture will enable us to continue to
provide the breakthrough medicine and inspired healing for which we
are known.”
Kerlan-Jobe and SMOG have already developed reputations as the
go-to clinics for sports medicine care in Los Angeles. Both work
with Los Angeles-area teams such as the Lakers, Sparks, Dodgers,
Angels, Kings, Anaheim Ducks, Chivas USA and LA Galaxy as well as
collegiate athletic departments at the University of Southern
California, Loyola Marymount University, Pepperdine University and
Santa Monica College. This is all in addition to national and
international organizations and events including the PGA, Major
League Baseball, US Soccer, Amgen Tour of California, Cirque du
Soleil and the World Cup.
Saint John’s sees its 2012 Corporate Leadership Award event
honoring Timothy J. Leiweke as the perfect place to announce this
new venture. An extraordinary Los Angeles leader, Leiweke is
dedicated to revitalizing the economic, civic and social landscape
of Los Angeles. His achievements have created positive change that
has resulted in extraordinary and lasting benefits to the
community.
About Saint John’s
Since its founding in 1942 by the Sisters of Charity of
Leavenworth, Saint John’s Health Center has been providing the
patients and families of Santa Monica, West Los Angeles and ocean
communities with breakthrough medicine and inspired
healing. Saint John’s provides a spectrum of treatment and
diagnostic services with distinguished areas of excellence in
cancer care, spine, orthopedics, women’s health, cardiac care and
specialized programs such as the internationally acclaimed John
Wayne Cancer Institute. Saint John’s is dedicated to bringing
to the community the most innovative advances in medicine and
technology. For more information, visit www.newstjohns.org
About the Chan Soon-Shiong Family
Foundation
Established and led by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and his wife,
Michele B. Chan, the Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation is a 501
(c) 3 non-profit entity dedicated to the support of health care and
medical research initiatives. The CSSFF has made numerous grants to
health initiatives in California and across the United States. It
has so far pledged some $135 million in support of developments at
Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica.
About Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic
Clinic
The Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic is a world leader in the
diagnosis and treatment of orthopaedic and sports medicine injuries
and illnesses. In addition to sports medicine, Kerlan-Jobe
specializes in all aspects of orthopaedic care, including the
diagnosis and treatment of the spine, shoulder, elbow, knee, hand
and foot disorders, orthopaedic trauma, arthritis, congenital
disorders and work-related injuries. It is also a leader in
research in the areas of sports medicine and orthopaedic care. For
more information, visit www.kerlanjobe.com.
About Santa Monica Orthopaedic and
Sports Medicine Group (SMOG)
The Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group has grown
to be the premier orthopaedic practice in Western Los Angeles, and
now consists of 12 physicians all of whom meet the highest
standards of education, training and experience. SMOG’s physicians
are constantly involved in the development of new techniques and
treatments to remain on the leading edge of orthopaedic medicine.
This includes work with the National Institute of Health as well as
some of the world’s leading medical technology companies. SMOG, a
FIFA Medical Center of Excellence, continues to elevate levels of
care with a central focus on quality of care for athletes ranging
from young to old, novice to professional. In addition, SMOG has
developed a nationally recognized fellowship program that annually
trains three orthopaedic surgeons from around the country in the
most advanced techniques of patient care for all aspects of Sports
Medicine. For more information, visit www.smog-ortho.com.