Faculty Details

2026 Meeting Faculty Details

Marc Safran, MD

Stanford University
Stanford, California UNITED STATES

Dr. Safran is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at Stanford University. He is also the Chief of the Division of Sports Medicine at Stanford University. He completed his undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley (Cal) and medical school at Duke University. He did his residency at UCLA, where he also spent a year doing research under an NIH research grant. After residency, he completed his Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, under the tutelage of Freddie Fu, Chris Harner and JP Warner. He is a team physician for Stanford Athletics, Oakland A’s, San Jose Earthquakes as well as for many Olympic, college, professional athletes. He also cares for De Anza junior college, Menlo College (NAIA) and the Menlo School (high school). He is Chief Orthopaedic Consultant Emeritus for the Women’s Tennis Association, while he remains a consultant for the NBA Players’ Association, the NHL Players’ Association and the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association. He is a past president of ISAKOS (International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine) and ISHA (International Society for Hip Arthroscopy and Preservation). He has been a board member of the AOSSM (American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine) and ASES (American Shoulder and Elbow Society). Dr. Safran is on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Sports Medicine, the Journal of ISAKOS, and the Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery. Dr. Safran has authored over 300 peer reviewed publications, 150 books chapters and 9 books. Dr. Safran and his wife of nearly 30 years, Lee, have 3 children – Janna, Nathan and Clark.
https://www.marcsafranmd.com