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About Alan Shahtaji, DO

Alan Shahtaji, DO, is a board-certified family medicine and sports medicine doctor. He directs UC San Diego Health's Sports Concussion Clinic, which offers comprehensive care for concussion assessment and management.

Dr. Shahtaji provides primary care for patients of all ages, with a passion for health span and longevity using personalized medicine focusing on lifestyle.

He is a team physician for the U.S. Soccer Federation and associate team physician for the UC San Diego Tritons. As a team physician for the U.S. Soccer Federation, he has worked with the U-17, U-20 and U-23 women's national teams and provided medical care at numerous youth World Cups. He has also worked with the U-20 men's national team in Mexico and the 2012 World Cup in Turkey.

Currently, Dr. Shahtaji works with the U.S. Women's National Team and has been part of their medical team since 2015. He has served as team physician in the 2016 and 2020 Olympics and the 2019 and 2023 World Cups.

As a professor in the Department of Family Medicine, Dr. Shahtaji instructs medical students, residents and fellows at UC San Diego School of Medicine. Dr. Shahtaji completed a fellowship in sports medicine at Wake Forest School of Medicine and a residency in family medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine, where he was elected chief resident. He earned his medical degree at Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Outside of work, Dr. Shahtaji is a husband and a father. He is a passionate Chicago sports fan and enjoys an active lifestyle through resistance training, running, biking, swimming, rucking and most other sports and physical activities. He believes that the body, mind and spirit function as a unit and is perpetually working on a meditation practice.

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Medical DegreeChicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Chicago, ILFellowshipWake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NCResidencyUC San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA
GenderMale
Date Joined Staff2012-09-03
Board Certifications
American Board of Family MedicineSports Medicine
Conditions and Treatments
  • Arthritis
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Bursitis
  • Hamstring Tendonitis
  • Snapping Hip Syndrome
  • Sports Injuries
  • Athletic Injuries
  • Concussion
  • Family Practice
  • Care for All Ages
  • Comprehensive Care for the Individual and Family
  • Overall Health and Well-Being
  • Management of Common and Long-Term Illnesses in Children and Adults
  • Concussion Assessment
  • Injury Prevention
  • Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT)
  • Exercise Prescription
  • Fracture Management
  • Concussion Management
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Sports medicine doctor heads to Women's World Cup
Sports medicine doctor heads to Women's World Cup

In this episode we talk to Alan Shahtaji, DO, family and sports medicine physician at UC San Diego Health and a team doctor for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team. We caught up with Shahtaji on the morning before he left to join up with the team and travel with them for the 2019 World Cup in France. He talks about what he does, what he likes about it and what’s challenging about providing medical care abroad for an elite team. He also shares some advice for anyone interested in staying healthy and performing well in soccer, including parents with kids getting into the sport.

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Reviews

Ratings and comments are gathered from NRC Health patient experience surveys. Ratings are an average of all responses to the question, “How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends?” with 5 stars being the highest.

  • - Verified UCSD Patient
  • - Verified UCSD Patient
  • His nurse, Jessica, was very helpful & gave me a copy of his recommended postop instructions.
    - Verified UCSD Patient
  • - Verified UCSD Patient
  • This doctor is great, great manners, bedside manners, concerned, professional, excellent doctor.
    - Verified UCSD Patient