James P. Tasto, MD practices orthopedic surgery and sports medicine at 6719 Alvarado Road, Suite 200, in Grantville, San Diego 92120, through Synergy Orthopedic Specialists. He earned his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in 1965 and completed his orthopaedic residency at the Harvard Combined Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Tasto served as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy from 1967 to 1970, with assignments in Japan, South Vietnam, Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego, and aboard USS Oklahoma City. Post-surgical rehabilitation for arthroscopic knee and shoulder procedures routes through Grantville's physical therapy network, including San Diego Sports Medicine Physical Therapy on the same Alvarado Road corridor. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and past president of the Arthroscopy Association of North America — a leadership position reflecting his standing as an international authority on arthroscopic surgical technique. Dr. Tasto serves as clinical professor at the University of California, San Diego and has received the Francis West Award for Best Clinical Teacher at UCSD three times. His publication record includes more than sixty articles and book chapters, over five hundred scientific presentations, and more than thirty organized courses on arthroscopy, sports medicine, and radiofrequency microtenotomy for tendon repair. He is affiliated with Alvarado Hospital Medical Center, Sharp Grossmont Hospital, and the Jennifer Moreno VA Medical Center. The Alvarado Road practice sits east of the SDSU Transit Center in Grantville's medical office concentration. Conservative spine and extremity management before or after orthopedic intervention coordinates with musculoskeletal providers along the corridor, including Pittman Chiropractic in Grantville. Dr. Tasto speaks Spanish and English and accepts most major insurance plans.