Elly LaRoque, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Golden State Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery in San Francisco.
In addition to her clinical work, Dr. LaRoque is an instructor at the UC San Francisco and teaches at the San Francisco Veterans Administration Hospital.
Previously, Dr. LaRoque served as president of the American Medical Women's Association. She has special interest in sports medicine, particularly arthroscopy and women's sports injures.
After earning her medical degree from UC Irvine, Dr. LaRoque completed her residency at Stanford (Calif.) University. Dr. LaRoque underwent fellowship training in sports medicine at SOAR Orthopedics in San Jose, Calif.
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