Dr. Alex Joseph Onofrei M.D.

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His medical career began in 1995, when he graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Medicine in Milwaukee. This was followed by a residency at the Scottsdale Memorial Hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona, prior to Dr. Onofrei entering private practice. Alexander J. Onofrei is a very experienced physician, having been in practice for more than 21 years. Dr. Onofrei is board certified in Family Practice, meaning that he treats a wide range of conditions for patients of all ages. Conditions treated include bronchitis and asthma, allergies, skin infections, gout, and osteoarthritis. He is also renowned as specialist in sports medicine, treating sporting injuries as well as fractures, sprains and dislocations. Alexander J. Onofrei, MD, a Family Practitioner sub specializing in sports medicine at Arizona Family Medicine & Sports Medicine, is affiliated with Banner Baywood Medical Center. Sports medicine focuses on helping people improve their athletic performance, recover from injury and prevent future injuries. It is a fast-growing health care field, because health workers who specialize in sports medicine help all kinds of people, not just athletes. Sports medicine professionals treat amateur athletes, those who want better results from their exercise program, people who have suffered injuries and are trying to regain full function and those with disabilities who are trying to increase mobility and capability.

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