Patrick St. Pierre MD

Dr. Patrick St. Pierre is the team physician for College of the Desert, Palm Desert High School, and Palm Springs Power Baseball. As Medical Director for the BNP Paribas Tennis Open, he cares for the world’s best tennis players on a yearly basis. He has also served as a team physician for Army Athletics (West Point), Tacoma Sabercats (AA Professional Hockey) West Coast Hockey League, Tacoma Rainiers (AAA Professional Baseball) Pacific Coast Baseball League, and Marymount University. He is a nationally recognized shoulder expert and as such, is the only Coachella Valley member of the prestigious American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons and one of only 200 nationwide.

Dr. St. Pierre is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. After completing his Orthopedic surgery residency at Madigan Army Medical Center, he completed fellowships in Medical Research at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and in Orthopedic Sports Medicine at West Point. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, the Arthroscopy Association of North America The American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, and the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons.

Dr. St. Pierre is very involved in Sports Medicine and Shoulder research and has been recognized with several international and national awards. He has written numerous articles and book chapters and has edited four books on Sports Medicine. He frequently lectures around the world on sports medicine, shoulder, and arthroscopy topics.