• Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
  Fellowship Advanced Spinal Reconstruction
  
  Dr. Finkenberg has been in private practice with Alvarado Orthopedic Medical Group in San Diego, California since 1992. He is a general orthopaedic surgeon who has obtained fellowship training after his orthopaedic residency in advanced spinal reconstructive surgery. After attending U.C.L.A. Medical School, he completed his orthopaedic training at Harbor-U.C.L.A. Medical Center in Torrance, California. He has been the Chief of the Orthopaedic Department at Alvarado Hospital Medical Center and has served on the Executive Supervisory Committee for many years. Dr. Finkenberg is the acting Director of the Alvarado Spine Center. As a surgical consultant for a spinal instrumentation company, he has developed instrumentation utilized in reconstructive spinal surgery. Dr. Finkenberg has authored several published articles and lectures nationally/internationally on spine surgery. He has served on the faculty of the North American Spine Society’s national hands-on spinal surgery course. Presently he coordinates multi-center prospective outcome studies on lumbar and cervical spinal fusion. He holds a patent for diagnosing fractures with intrasound vibration and has sculpted statues that are on display at U.C.L.A. Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital and Grossmont Hospital Women’s Center.

  Medical Degrees:
  Doctor of Medicine
  University of California, Los Angeles
  
  Residency:
  Orthopedic Surgery
  Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
  
  Fellowship:
  Spine, Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
  
  Professional Appointments:
  Director, Spine Center, Alvarado Hospital Medical Center
  Orthopedic Supervisory Committee, Grossmont Hospital
  Past Chief of Orthopedic Surgery, Alvarado Hospital Medical Center
  Editorial Board, Sports Medicine Digest
  Faculty, North American Spine Society, spine surgery course
  Qualified Medical Examiner, California
  
  Professional Affiliations:
  American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons
  North American Spine Society
  California Medical Association
  San Diego County Medical Society
  Associate Editor for NASS Spine Journal
  Section Editor for Spineline Journal
  Board of Directors for Foundation for Orthopedic Spine Research, Boston, Massachusetts
  
  Additional Credentials/Achievements:
  Published author and international lecturer on advanced techniques for spine surgery
  Surgical consultant, research and development, EBI, LLC, Biomet
  Accomplished Sculptor;

  • Donated Art of Surgery to UCLA Medical Center, 1997
  • Art of Surgery II to Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1999
  • Gift of Life to Grossmont Hospital Women’s Center, 2002

   

A curriculum vitae is available on request.