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Our team · Eight surgeonsFellowship trained. Here in Utah Valley.
Every Ridgeline surgeon completed fellowship training in a named subspecialty and is board certified. Swipe to meet them, or start from the problem in Find Your Care. Shoulder and Sports Medicine · Ridgeline Orthopedic SpecialistsJ. Ryan Taylor, MD
Dual fellowship trained: sports medicine at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute and shoulder and elbow surgery at California Pacific Medical Center. Board certified. Former Division I football player at Utah State and the University of Utah. 
Hand and Upper Extremity · Ridgeline Orthopedic SpecialistsM. Shane Frazier, DO
Fellowship trained in hand and upper extremity surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Presbyterian Medical Center. Board certified in orthopedic surgery with subspecialty certification in hand surgery. Born and raised in Provo. Fluent in Spanish. Shoulder and Sports Medicine · Ridgeline Orthopedic SpecialistsKevin Christensen, MD
Fellowship trained at the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine under Dr. James Andrews. Board certified in orthopedic surgery with a subspecialty certificate in orthopedic sports medicine. Alpha Omega Alpha. Fluent in Spanish. 
Foot and Ankle · Ridgeline Orthopedic SpecialistsDaniel Hoopes, MD
Fellowship trained in foot and ankle surgery at the University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center. Board certified. Twelve years in practice treating everything below the knee, plus knee pain in adults over fifty. Hand and Upper Extremity · Ridgeline Orthopedic SpecialistsToby Johnson, MD
Weill Cornell Medical College graduate with a hand and upper extremity fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital. Board certified with a subspecialty certificate in surgery of the hand. Team physician at Fresno State University for seventeen years. 
Joint Replacement · Ridgeline Orthopedic SpecialistsJeffrey Wallentine, MD
Thirty-four years in practice, the most senior surgeon at Ridgeline. Mako robotic-arm-assisted total and partial knee and hip replacement, direct anterior hip. Stanford sports medicine fellowship. Former U.S. Air Force and Utah Army National Guard medical officer. Shoulder and Sports Medicine · Ridgeline Orthopedic SpecialistsMichael Carlson, MD
Sports medicine fellowship at the Southern California Orthopaedic Institute. Board certified with a subspecialty certificate in orthopaedic sports medicine. Arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, elbow, knee, hip and ankle, with a conservative, minimally invasive approach. Hand and Upper Extremity · Ridgeline Orthopedic SpecialistsTravis Peterson, DO
Hand surgery fellowship at UMass Chan Medical School. Board certified in orthopedic surgery with a Certificate of Added Qualification in surgery of the hand. Performs office-based, wide-awake carpal tunnel release without general anesthesia. Holds an MBA from BYU. 