Dr. Stephen Mitchell Bannar MD
Sports Medicine Specialist | Sports Medicine
1139 3rd St South Lake Tahoe CA, 96150About
Dr. Stephen Bannar is a Sports Medicine Family Practitioner in South Lake Tahoe, CA. As a Sports Medicine Family Practitioner, Dr. Bannar is trained to assess, diagnose, prevent, and treat sports injuries in patients of all ages, and refer those patients to further services if needed. Sports Medicine Family Practitioners must complete specialized training in order to help each patient maximize function and improve quality of life.
Education and Training
Pa State Univ Coll Of Med- Hershey Pa 1990
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine 1990
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Pain
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