Compassionate care from a trusted team

You were made for more. More enjoyment. More time spent with those you love.

Pain or injury shouldn’t keep you from enjoying life to the fullest. The orthopedics and spine team at Adventist Health offers the care you need to regain your freedom. Here you’ll find comprehensive technology and the most compassionate care. Whether it’s discomfort in your hips, knees, spine, shoulders or any other joint, we get you past the pain and back to everything you love.

A full range of orthopedic and spine services

We proudly offer comprehensive options to solve joint and spine conditions, including surgical and non-surgical interventions such as:

  • Joint injections
  • Sports injury management
  • Total joint replacement and revision surgeries
  • Arthroscopy for knees, hips, shoulders, and ankles
  • Complex hand surgery
  • Reconstructive surgery
  • Robotic assisted surgery
  • Sports medicine and rehabilitation

Find out your risk 

If you are giving up important daily activities or missing out on hobbies you enjoy because of joint or spine pain, it's time to take the first step to better health! Our risk assessments take just 5-7 minutes to complete. At the end you will receive a free, personalized risk assessment report.

More Movement Starts Here

We are here for you before, during and after treatment

Injury, along with chronic or severe joint or spine pain, can prevent you from enjoying the activities you love most. That’s why our orthopedic surgeons and patient care team have worked together to develop an orthopedic program that shortens hospital stays, improves the quality of care and makes your recovery more successful. Our combined expertise and focus on your comfort work together to create the best experience for you.

Patient-Centered Care

Expect more than just short-term solutions — experience life-long freedom

Turn to us for compassionate, quality care for orthopedic and spine conditions. Our team of specialists is ready to offer expert care, relief from pain and ongoing support. As we treat your injury, we will teach you various pain management tactics and show you how to gradually regain your strength through therapy. Our goal is long-term relief and a full return to the activities you’re made for.

Meet Our Orthopedic & Spine Expert Physicians

When it comes to your orthopedic and spine care, experience counts. Adventist Health has earned a reputation for providing exceptional, high-quality care using the latest minimally invasive techniques for treating conditions of the spine, hip, knee and shoulder and other sports-related conditions. In addition to our providers, our team includes a certified athletic trainer and dedicated orthopedic and spine nurse navigators.

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Firooz Amjadi, MD

Spine

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Karl Balch, MD

Orthopedics

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Alan Bankhead, PA-C

Orthopedics

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Jose Roberto Bosque, MD

Sports Medicine

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Timothy Galan, MD

Orthopedics

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Nickul Jain, MD

Spine

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Jarrad Merriman, MD

Sports Medicine

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Pavel Moldavskiy, MD

Orthopedics

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Dami Oluyede, MD

Spine

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Fadi Saied, DO

Orthopedics/Joint

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Rahul Samtani, MD

Spine

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Mark Schamblin, MD

Sports Medicine

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Todd Shapiro, MD

Sports Medicine

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Austin Singhavong, PA-C

Spine

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George Wahba, MD

Spine

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Our Locations

With expert providers, personalized treatment options and innovative surgical techniques offered at both of our Bakersfield hospitals, you don’t have to travel far to receive exceptional orthopedic and spine care.

Adventist Health Bakersfield

(661) 395-3000

2615 Chester Avenue
Bakersfield, CA

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Adventist Health Specialty Bakersfield

(661) 316-6000

3001 Sillect Avenue
Bakersfield, CA

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