CORE Orthopaedic Medical Center in Encinitas has served North County San Diego's musculoskeletal care needs from its Santa Fe Drive campus since 1978. The group's board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons hold team-physician contracts with La Costa Canyon High School, Carlsbad High School, and California State University San Marcos, a scholastic sports-medicine role supported by the acute-injury triage at Access Medical Centers. Subspecialty divisions span hand and upper-extremity surgery, foot and ankle trauma, joint reconstruction and replacement, musculoskeletal oncology, and regenerative medicine including deep-tissue laser therapy. Pre-surgical cardiac-clearance workflows for joint-replacement candidates connect the practice with cardiovascular specialists along El Camino Real, including Dr. Damian R. Rasch, DO — San Diego Cardiovascular Associates. Highest-complexity cases involve musculoskeletal tumor resection with limb-salvage reconstruction, multi-ligament knee reconstruction using allograft tissue, and total joint arthroplasty with patient-specific instrumentation guides.