Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic Opens New Office Location in Thousand Oaks

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – In its continued efforts to better serve the Los Angeles Rams and increase patient access to advanced sports medicine and orthopedic care throughout Southern California, Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic (KJOC), a Cedars-Sinai affiliate, recently announced the opening of its newest office location in Thousand Oaks. Headquartered in Los Angeles and with offices located at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles and additional satellite locations in Anaheim, Glendale, and Pasadena, KJOC’s sixth location is housed in the Sports Academy training facility located at 1011 Rancho Conejo Blvd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320.

The partnership with Sports Academy, which offers high-level athletic performance and rehabilitation services, enables KJOC to provide Rams’ players and patients in the surrounding community a full complement of diagnostic and non-operative treatments.

“With the Los Angeles Rams’ training facility located in Thousand Oaks combined with the city’s continued growth, it was imperative for us to find a new office location that meets the health care needs of the team and its community,” says Ralph Gambardella, M.D., president and chairman of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic. “With our dedicated team of medical professionals, we can efficiently and effectively deliver high quality medical care to both the players and local residents.”

Kerlan-Jobe’s new office provides patients access to sports medicine specialists and orthopedic surgeons including Casey G. Batten, M.D., Christos D. Photopoulos, M.D., and Mona Zall, D.O.

Dr. Batten is a double board-certified physician in family medicine and sports medicine and KJOC’s director of Primary Care Sports Medicine. He also serves as the lead primary care sports medicine physician for the Rams.

Dr. Photopoulos is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine. His areas of clinical interest include arthroscopic surgery, joint preservation, knee replacement surgery, and fracture care. He is a team physician for the Rams and was an orthopedic consultant to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, and Los Angeles Sparks. Dr. Photopoulos has also been a consultant for a variety of other professional and collegiate athletic teams, including the PGA Tour and USC Football.

Dr. Zall is a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician with a specialization in interventional spine. Her clinical interests include nonoperative spinal procedures, biologics, nerve conduction and electromyography studies.

In addition to being a Medicare provider, Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic accepts most major insurances, as well as several local medical group plans. The office is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and offers free parking.

For more information about Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic’s new office in Thousand Oaks or to schedule an appointment, please call (310) 665-7200 or log on to www.kerlanjobe.com.