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Kristopher Downing

Orthopaedics

Kristopher Downing, MD

San Diego, CA

I was born in San Jose, California. My family moved to Alabama while I was a young boy. When I was 17 years old, I moved back to California to attend undergraduate school at UCR then went to medical school at UCLA. I enjoyed music as a young man and played the saxophone and piano for much of those years. I also participated in soccer, racquetball and skateboarding while younger. Upon completing medical school, I moved to Philadelphia for orthopedic surgery residency training at UPenn and then mo

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22+

Years in Practice

Peer Recognition

  • Castle ConnollyTop Doctor

    2022-2026 (5 years)

  • HealthgradesHealthgrades Honor Roll

Clinical Focus

Subspecialties

Hand & Upper Extremity

Conditions & Treatments

Hand & Upper ExtremityHand Fractures

Practice Details

Hospital Affiliations

  • Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
  • Sharp Grossmont Hospital
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

Experience

22+ years in practice