Dr. Jervis Yau, orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist serving the greater Santa Barbara, California communities, has a particular interest in minimally invasive techniques of the shoulder, knee, hip, elbow and ankle joints, as well as joint preservation and cartilage restoration procedures. He proudly treats these common orthopedic injuries and sports injuries, as well as many others: rotator cuff injuries, frozen shoulder, SC joint injuries, knee ligament injuries, meniscus tears, cartilage injuries, snapping hip syndrome, femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), golfer’s elbow, tennis elbow, ankle instability and Achilles tendon ruptures.Besides his active orthopedic practice at Ryu Hurvitz Orthopedic Clinic in Santa Barbara, Dr. Yau is a team physician for Cate School, Bishop Diego High School, Santa Barbara High School, Westmont College Intercollegiate Athletics and the University of California-Santa Barbara Intercollegiate Athletics. He is also a past team physician for the San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Bulls Hockey and ATP/WTA Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament.Orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, Dr. Jervis Yau graduated from the University of California, San Diego and completed his Doctor of Medicine (MD) at New York Medical College where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, followed by his sports medicine fellowship at Sports Orthopedic and Rehabilitation (SOAR).Dr. Yau is on the Membership Committee of Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA). He is also a proud member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.