Dr. Evan Vellios is a Fellowship-Trained Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgeon specializing in open and arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, elbow, and knee. Dr. Vellios was born and raised in Los Angeles and attended UCLA for his undergraduate degree where he graduated magna cum laude as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. He attended medical school at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA where he graduated amongst the top in his class and was selected as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Dr. Vellios then completed his orthopedic surgery residency at UCLA Medical Center where he was selected as administrative Chief Resident by his peers and faculty mentors.
After his residency training, Dr. Vellios then completed a fellowship in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the prestigious Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, which has been rated the number one orthopedic hospital in the country for the last 12 years. There, he learned expertise in the latest, proven treatments for sports-related injuries and shoulder conditions, including minimally invasive techniques and computer-assisted technology to allow his patients to have faster recovery times and superior results. While in New York, Dr. Vellios served as an assistant team physician for the MLB’s New York Mets.
