Michael D. Began, MD

Orthopaedic Surgeon

Education

• Medical Degree, University of Southern California, School of Medicine - 1984
• Kinesiology, University of California, Los Angeles - 1980
• Undergraduate Studies, University of California, Davis - 1977
• Diploma, Woodrow Wilson High School, Long Beach - 1975

Internship and Residency

• San Francisco Orthopedic Residency Program

  St. Mary’s Hospital, San Francisco, California - 1986 to 1990

• Internship and Surgical Residency Program

  Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, California - 1984 to 1986

Orthopedic Practice Experience

• Orthopedic Surgeon

  Michael D. Began, M.D. APC

  Ventura, California - 2002-present

• Orthopedic Surgeon

  Ocean Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medical Group

  Ventura and Oxnard, California - 1991 to 2002

• Orthopedic Surgeon

  Oxnard Orthopedic Surgeons

  Oxnard, California - 1990 to 1991

Board Certification

American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons - 1993

Teaching Experience

• Oversee and Direct Junior Residents and Medical Students - 1984 to 1990
• Teaching Assistant, Human Anatomy, University of California, Los Angeles - 1980
• Teaching Assistant, Exercise Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles - 1979
• Tutor, Chemistry and Physics, University of California, Davis - 1975 to 1977

Hospital Affilations

• Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura, California
  Active
• St. John’s Regional Medical Center, Oxnard, California
  Active

Medical Activities and Associations

• Chief of Surgery

  American Medical Association - 1994 to 1995

• California Medical Association

  California Orthopedic Association Board of Directors - 1996 to 1998

To know more about Dr. Michael Began please visit www.oceanorthopedics.com