This document provides biographical and professional information about Dr. Alan B. Knopf including his education, work history, licensure, certifications, publications, lectures, military service, and special interests. It details his medical training and career as an orthopedic surgeon, including positions as attending staff at various hospitals, private practice, consulting, teaching, and expert testimony. His work history spans from 1972 to present and includes roles such as Chief of Surgery, Chairman of Departments, and Professor.

1. HOME ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE:
E-MAIL:
WORK HISTORY:
CURRICULUM VITAE
ALAN B. KNOPF, M.D.
22650 Margarita Drive,
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
(818) 222-7071 Home/Office
(818) 223-9729 Fax
(818) 402-0305 Cell
sandieski@aol.com (preferred)
alanknopfmd@gmail.com
Attending Staff
California Permanente Medical Group
Donald Marcus, M.D., Medical Director
4747 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 783-4947
Retired/Partner 12/3112004
Private Practice
West Valley Orthopedics & Sports
Medicine
23101 Sherman Place, Suite 210
West Hills, CA 91307
(818) 348-4110
2006 - 2008
Attending Staff
California Permanente Medical Group
Kevin Moore, Chief of Service
Orthopedic Department
5601 Desoto Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA
91367
04/2005 to 2008 "per diem"
Staff Orthopedic Consultant
USC Erick Cohen Student Health Service
1510 San Pablo Street, Suite 104
Los Angeles, CA 90033-4613
2008 - 2010
Expert Testimony in various fields of
Orthopedics
1994 - Present

2. WORK HISTORY
(CONT.):
DATE OF BIRTH:
MARITAL STATUS:
NUMBER OF CHILDREN:
Utilization Reviewer
Jerry Moss, M.D., CEO
Physician Based Medical Management
7321 View Court Hills, Suite 101
West Hills, CA 91307
2005 - Present
Lecturer USC Medical School
Professor Orthopedic Surgery
2007 - 2012
Staff Orthopedic Consultant
Chief of Staff: Jesse E. Thompson, M.D.
818-364-3194
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
14445 Olive View Drive, Sylmar CA 91342
2008 - 2012
Attending Staff Orthopedist
Dr. Michael Patzakis, Chairman
Arthritis Service Total Joints Lower
Extremities
Los Angeles County Keck School of
Medicine
1996 - Present
Attending Staff Orthopedist
Chief of Service: Donald Long John, M.D.
Lower Extremity Total Joint Replacement
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, Downey, CA
1996 - 2000
Associate Clinical Professor, Volunteer
Orthopedic Surgery
Keck School of Medicine at USC
Los Angeles County Medical Center
July 1996 - Present
Resident Teaching Program
Thomas Vangsness MD Director
Jay Lieberman MD
Chairman Orthopedic Surgery
1200 N. State Street
Los Angeles, California
November 2, 1939, Chicago, Illinois
Married
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3. EDUCATION
HIGH SCHOOL:
COLLEGE:
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
INTERNSHIP:
Roosevelt High School, Chicago, Illinois 1957
University of Illinois, Champaign, Urbana,
Illinois,
Bachelor of Science, 1961
University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois,
Medical Degree, 1965
Los Angeles County General Hospital,
USC Medical Center,
Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA, 1965-1966

4. RESIDENCY:
FELLOWSHIP:
LICENSURE:
BOARD
CERTIFICATION:
ASSOCIATIONS:
General Surgery: 1966-1967
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Chief of Surgery: Leon Morganstern, MD
Orthopaedics: 1967-1971
Los Angeles County General Hospital
USC Medical Center
Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Department Chairman: J. Paul Harvey, M.D.
Children's Orthopaedics: July 1971 - January 1972
Pediatric Reconstructive Surgery
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
Chief of Service: M. M. Hoffer, M.D.
Bureau of Medical Quality
State of California
Medical Examiner, May 1997
National Board of Medical Examiner
July 1966, Certificate No. 81152
State of California
August 1966, Certificate No. G12310
Qualified Medical Evaluator
QME No. 916707 (Expired)
September 1999
State of California
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
September 1973
American Board of Arthroscopic Surgery
September 1989
American Board of Forensic Examiners, February 1996
Member - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
(AAOS)
1996 to present
Diplomat - American Board of Arthroscopic Surgery
1989 to present
Member - American Academy of Hip and Knee Surgeons
(AAHKS)
1991 to present

5. ASSOCIATIONS (CONT): Diplomat - American college of Forensic Examiners 1995
Member - American College of Physician Executives 1995
Member - Los Angeles County Medical Association 1996
Member - California Medical Association
Member - California Orthopaedic Association
Member - American Medical Association
Board Member - University of Southern California
USC Graduate Orthopaedic Society (SOGOS)
(FSA) Forensic Consultants Association,
Los Angeles Chapter - 1995 - 2007
Expert Witness Orthopedic Surgery
Jurispro - Lexis Nexis 2007 to present
Jane Richardson Director
PROFESSIONAL
BACKGROUND:
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE:
1) Instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Naval Hospital
Balboa, San Diego, CA February 1972 - January 1974
2) Attending Physician, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles,
Orthopaedic Surgery 1973 - 2004
3) Instructor, Los Angeles County USC Keck School of
Medicine
4) Assistant Clinical Professor, Los Angeles County USC
Keck School of Medicine
5) Voluntary Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Reconstructive
Surgery, Joint Implant Service, USC Keck School of
Medicine, Dr. Michael Patzakis, Chairman, Department
of Orthopedic Surgery, July 1996 - present
Instruction Participant: 1972
Anatomy with USC Medical School Students
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Instructor: July 1972 - January 1973
Cerebral Palsy Service and Myelodysplasia Service
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, Downey, CA
Instructor of Orthopaedics/Ward Medical Officer:
February 1972 - June 1972
Naval Hospital, San Diego, CA
Orthopedic Surgery Lectures discontinued 2012
Arthritis and Total Joint
USC School of Medicine

6. WEBSITE(S):
MILITARY
SERVICE:
RESEARCH AND
PUBLICATIONS:
Associate Clinical Professor (Voluntary)
Orthopedic Surgery
Keck School of Medicine at USC
Los Angeles County Medical Center
Attending Voluntary Staff
July 1996 – Present
Resident Teaching Program
Thomas Vangness MD Director
Jay Lieberman MD
Chairman Orthopedic Surgery
1200 N. State Street
Los Angeles, California
The Fantasy Sports M.D.
Consultant to KFFL Fantasy Sports: 2007-2009
Dr. Alan Knopf is the Fantasy Sports M.D.
San Diego, CA
www.fantasysportsmd.com
U.S. Navy - February 1972 - 1974
Lt. Commander, Naval Hospital, San Diego, CA
Officer in Charge, Surgical Team 10 Naval Hospital,
San Diego, CA
Knopf AB. Cervical Spine Complications with Cerebral
Palsy of the Athetoid Type. Orthopaedic Seminars -
USC-LAC Medical Center, Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
Vol. III, p.149, 1970
Turbin RA, Knopf AB, Bethune JE. An Intestinal
Calcium Transport Inhibitor in Uremia.
Clinical Research 19: 198, 1971
Knopf AB. Juxtacortical Osteosarcoma Orthopaedic
Seminars - USC-LAC Medical Center, Rancho Los
Amigos Hospital, Vol. IV, p. 225, 1971
Knopf AB. A review of Ankle Arthrodesis. Orthopaedic
Seminars - USC-LAC Medical Center, Rancho Los
Amigos Hospital, Vol. IV, p. 235, 1971
Knopf AB, Hoffer, HM. Analysis of Gait Patterns in
Cerebral Palsy, Rancho Los Amigos Hospital. Movie-
Used in 1972 American Academy of Cerebral Palsy
Meeting.

7. TALKS AND LECTURES
AT KAISER SUNSET:
Surgical Intern, Resident Lectures and Staff:
a. Evaluation of Knee Ligament Injuries 1978
b. Treatment of Pathological Fracture
c. Orthopaedic Evaluation of Trauma Patients 1979
d. Evaluation of Children's Fractures 1979
e. Evaluation of Ankle Injuries 1980
Pediatric Staff Lectures:
a. Children's Fractures 1977
b. Congenital Hip Treatment 1978
c. Treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease:
Diagnosis and Treatment 1980
Orthopaedic Management of Hip Disease and Trauma AT
From Infancy to Adulthood. American Association for
Medical Transcriptionists, 1984
Experience with Today's Hip and Knee Replacement
Technology:
a. LCS Mobile Bearing Knee Replacement
Joint Implant Surgery Research Foundation,
Hyatt Regency La Jolla, San Diego, CA
September 24, 1993
b. LCS Mobile Bearing Knee Replacement
VA Hospital- UCLA Total Joint Meeting
April 21, 1995
c. Arthroscopic Examination of the Knee.
Industrial Medicine Lecture, Kaiser Meeting.
Marriott Hotel Newport Beach, 1998.
Paul Papernek, M.D., Chairman of Occupational
Medicine, Kaiser Permanente
AAOS Representative:
Discussions with Senator Diane Feinstein and
Congressman Henry Waxman in Washington DC
June 2005

8. RESEARCH:
Results of Hylamer plastic total hip replacement.
1991 - 1995 in progress Depuy Corporation
Warsaw, Indiana, Thomas Schmalzarid, M.D.
Depuy Research Project Chairman
Five-year results of LCS total joints for Depuy Corporation,
Warsaw, Indiana
Use of Hyaluronic Acid injections in knees;
(Hyalgan/Sanoft) 1999
Published June 2003 American Journal Orthopaedics
SPECIAL INTERESTS:
Total Joint Replacement, Hip and Knee, Cemented and Cementless
Diagnostic Arthroscopy and Surgery
Ligament Knee Injuries and Repair
ASIF Fixation
Acute Hand Tendon Injuries and Repair
Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Reconstruction
Revision Total Hip and Total Knee
Unicondylar Knee Replacements
Sports Medicine
MEDICAL AND ORTHOPAEDIC INTERESTS:
Pediatric Orthopaedics
Delayed Fracture and Healing
Hip and Knee Injuries
Teaching in Residency Program
Knee Joint Arthroscopic Diagnosis and Surgery
Hip and Knee Joint Replacements