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Michelle Doscas, MD Dr. Michelle Doscas is a board-certified Family Medicine and Sports Medicine physician. She is originally from New York and went to college at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. She earned her medical degree at Rush Medical College in Chicago and then completed her Family Medicine residency at UC San Diego. She stayed on at UCSD for her Sports Medicine fellowship. During fellowship, she gained expertise in musculoskeletal diagnostics, ultrasound-guided procedures, concussion management and being a team physician for local NCAA and professional teams. Dr. Doscas values patient centered decision making. She strives to listen to her patients and meet them where they are. She has a special interest in women’s health, LGBTQ+ health and taking care of athletes of all ages. In her free time, Dr. Doscas enjoys playing soccer, making homemade pasta, traveling, and spending time outside with her wife and son. |
EDUCATION |
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Postgraduate | Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, UC San Diego Health | 2021 - 2022 | ||
Resident Physician in Family Medicine, UC San Diego Health | 2018 - 2021 | |||
Medical Degree | Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL | 2014 - 2018 | ||
Post Baccalaureate | Pre-Health Program, New York University | 2011 - 2013 | ||
Undergraduate | Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN | 2007 - 2011 | ||
B.S. Child Development and Medicine, Health & Society | ||||
Honors Thesis: Child Development | ||||
WORK EXPERIENCE |
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Private Practice | Silicon Valley Sports Medicine | 2023 | ||
Sharp Rees-Stealy Urgent Care, San Diego, CA | 2022 - 2023 | |||
Family Health Centers of San Diego | 2021 - 2023 | |||
UC San Diego Health Family Medicine, San Diego, CA | 2021 - 2022 | |||
Team Physician | ||||
USA Water Polo, U-18 FINA World Youth Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 2022 | |||
UC San Diego Tritons Athletics | San Diego, CA | 2021 - 2022 | |||
Lake Elsinore Storm Minor League Baseball Team | Lake Elsinore, CA | 2021 - 2022 | |||
San Diego Loyal Soccer Club | San Diego, CA | 2021 - 2022 | |||
San Diego Padres Baseball Spring Training | Peoria, AZ | 2022 | |||
Truckee Tahoe Medical Group | Olympic Valley, CA | 2022 | |||
Hoover High School Football | San Diego, CA | 2021 | |||
Oceanside Ironman 70.3 | Oceanside, CA | 2021 | |||
U.S. Open Golf Championship | San Diego, CA | 2021 | |||
Morse High School Football | San Diego, CA | 2019 - 2020 | |||
San Diego Seals Professional Indoor Lacrosse Team | San Diego, CA | 2019, 2022 | |||
California State Games | San Diego, CA | 2019, 2022 | |||
UC San Diego Athletics | San Diego, CA | 2018 - 2021 | |||
San Diego Public High Schools | San Diego, CA | 2018 - 2021 | |||
Chicago Marathon | Chicago, IL | 2014, 2015 & 2017 | |||
CERTIFICATIONS | ||||
Board Certified, Family Medicine | ||||
Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ), Sports Medicine | ||||
Licensure, Medical Board of California (M.D.) | ||||
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS | ||||
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) | ||||
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) | ||||
HONORS AND AWARDS | ||||
The Erich E. Brueschke, MD Award for outstanding student performance in Family Medicine. |
2018 | |||
Department of Family Medicine | Rush University Medical Center | ||||