John G. Finkenberg, MD leads Orthopedic Specialists of San Diego at 5555 Reservoir Drive, Suite 104, in Allied Gardens, San Diego 92120 — a practice that has provided orthopaedic care to San Diego for more than fifty years under the original name Alvarado Orthopedic Medical Group. He earned his medical degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1984 and completed his internship, residency, and fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where his fellowship concentrated on advanced spinal surgery. Acute spinal trauma and fracture cases from the Allied Gardens corridor route through UC San Diego Health East Campus Emergency Department in Grantville, which stabilizes patients before transfer to Dr. Finkenberg's surgical service for definitive fixation. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and holds NPI 1285703413. Dr. Finkenberg has patented instrumentation used in reconstructive spinal surgery and treats degenerative disc disease, herniated discs, sciatica, spinal stenosis, scoliosis, and lumbar radiculopathy alongside general orthopedic conditions including rotator cuff tears, knee replacement, hip replacement, ACL reconstruction, and hand surgery. Hospital affiliations include Sharp Grossmont Hospital, Sharp Coronado Hospital, and Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health. The Reservoir Drive office sits across from the East Campus medical complex near the I-8 freeway, within the Allied Gardens medical infrastructure between Waring Road and the Grantville commercial district. Post-operative spinal and joint rehabilitation cases coordinate with therapy providers in the surrounding network, including PhysioFixx Physical Therapy in San Carlos for return-to-function protocols. Dr. Finkenberg speaks Spanish and English and maintains a satellite office in Coronado.