Fellowship Programs

Sports Medicine Fellowship
ACGME Accredited Sports Medicine Fellowship

‍DETAILS‍ Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program

22 primary care sports medicine positions
Accepts applicants from the fields of family medicine, internal medicine, emergency medicine, pediatrics, and physical medicine and rehabilitation


‍Fellowship Partners: Harbor – UCLA Medical Center, The West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation (WCSMF), and Kaiser Permanente.

ACGME Accredited 
Established 1999

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‍Contact Info:  Bernadette Pendergraph, M.D. Program Director Harbor-UCLA/Team to Win Sports Medicine Fellowship
1403 W. Lomita Blvd  2nd Floor Harbor City, CA  90710 office (310) 257-4991  fax (310) 326-7205 Email: bpendergraph@labiomed.org

‍Fellowship Faculty:  Harbor-UCLA, Bernadette Pendergraph, M.D., Kaiser Permanente, Evan Bass, M.D., WCSMF, Keith Feder, M.D., Jill Sleight, ATC, Carol Frey, M.D, William Hohl, M.D.

WCSMF Info: 1200 Rosecrans Ave # 206, Manhattan Beach, CA. 90266310-726-0750 phone, 310-726-0752 fax, www.wcsportsmed.com and www.westcoastorthopedics.com

Dear Prospective Fellow,
The Fellowship offers a unique Los Angeles based experience in Primary Care Sports Medicine which combines three settings: county experience at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, private practice experience at the West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation and a HMO experience at Kaiser Permanente. Surgical experience includes: sports medicine, arthroscopy, articular cartilage repair, shoulder and knee ligament reconstruction, meniscus repair, meniscus allograft implantation, autograft/allograft OATS, and tibial/femoral osteotomy.Fellows participate directly in the care of recreational, high school, college and professional Athletes.  Research and Teaching opportunities are also offered.  The WCSMF runs a high school outreach clinic on Saturday mornings (Fall ONLY) where we see local high school athletic injuries.  This clinic is offered to all of the Team to Win high schools.  More information about the Team to Win program can be found on our web site at www.wcsportsmed.com.The Team to Win outreach program is a community outreach program for high school athletes who cannot afford sports medicine care.  The WCSMF puts certified athletic trainers at 22 high schools each year, and sideline physicians at football games on Friday nights.  Fellows are responsible for covering Friday night football, in addition to working Saturday injury clinics along side other physicians and surgeons.  In addition, fellows are the primary team physicians of several junior colleges in the area.  This responsibility requires Saturday football games (approximately 5 total games per season). The WCSMF, in partnership with Harbor City Kaiser and Harbor UCLA runs a primary care sports medicine fellowship, and takes two (2) primary care fellows each year to assist with the Team to Win program.The WCSMF Team to Win program is a fast paced program, and FALL (football season) is the busiest.The applicant must be Board-certified/eligible and obtain a California medical license.  This is a 1 Year Fellowship and begins on July 15.

‍Orthopedic Fellowship

AANA Accredited Orthopedic Fellowship

Dear Prospective Orthopedic Fellow,The WCSMF is proud to offer an exciting Orthopedic Sports Medicine/Foot and Ankle Fellowship. We run a very busy orthopedic practice here at the WCSMF. You will get a significant amount of surgical experience with Keith S. Feder, MD and Carol Frey, MD, sharing time between the two orthopedic surgeons, in addition to working with William Hohl, MD at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The primary hospital for surgery is Centinela Freeman Medical Center, and, in addition, two out patient surgery centers are utilized.The West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation offers a unique Sports Medicine/Arthroscopic Surgery/Articular Cartilage Repair Fellowship Position. Surgical Exposure includes: Ligament Reconstruction of the Shoulder and Knee, Meniscus Repair, Meniscus Allograft Implantation, Autograft/Allograft OATS, Tibial/Femoral Osteotomy and a Comprehensive Foot and Ankle experience.The fellow will participate directly with the care of High School, College and Professional Athletes, in addition to junior college athletics. Research and Teaching opportunities are also offered. The WCSMF runs a high school outreach clinic on Saturday mornings (Fall ONLY), for football, where we see local high school athletic injuries. This clinic is offered to all of the Team to Win high schools. More information about the Team to Win program can be found on our web site at www.wcswportsmed.com.The Team to Win outreach program is a community outreach program for high school athletes who cannot afford sports medicine care. The WCSMF puts certified athletic trainers out at 22 high schools each year, and sideline physicians out at football games on Friday nights. The fellow will be responsible for covering Friday night football, in addition to working Saturday injury clinics along side other physicians and surgeons. In addition the fellow will be the primary team physician of a Junior College in the area. This responsibility will require Saturday football games (approximately 5 total games per season). The WCSMF in partnership with Kaiser and Harbor UCLA runs a family practice sports medicine fellowship, and takes two (2) family practice fellows each year to assist with the Team to Win program.The WCSMF Team to Win program is a fast paced program, and FALL (football season) is the busiest. We slow down considerably once football is over, but we like to make sure that any MD applying for this fellowship, understands that the fall is very busy for any orthopedic practice, but, especially one focused on high school and college sports.The applicant must be Board-certified/eligible and obtain a California License. This is a 1 Year Fellowship and will begin on August 1 through July 31. The WCSMF participates in the match. Apply through You can apply for our fellowship program through the San Francisco Match at www.sfmatch.orgThank you for your interest in the WCSMF,Sincerely,
Keith S. Feder, MD, Co-Fellowship Director Carol Frey, MD, Co-Fellowship Director Jill Sleight, ATC, WCSMF Director, Jill@wcsportsmed.com