Board-certified orthopedic surgeon Michael Skyhar, MD, has practiced in Encinitas on the Scripps Memorial Hospital campus since 1988, specializing in sports medicine and minimally invasive knee and shoulder surgery. His fellowship training at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, following a UCSD residency and Oregon Health Sciences University medical degree, supports a practice model emphasizing non-surgical alternatives before operative intervention—a conservative-first philosophy aligned with the musculoskeletal care at Gold Coast Chiropractic. As former Chief of Staff at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas and a member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, he has published and presented extensively on sports injury management. Knee and shoulder arthroscopy, rotator cuff repair, viscosupplementation injections, and platelet-rich plasma therapy comprise the core service menu, with post-operative protocols coordinated through rehabilitation providers including PRN Physical Therapy. Advanced surgical procedures include arthroscopic Bankart repair for recurrent shoulder instability, meniscal transplantation for irreparable tears, and arthroscopic capsular release for adhesive capsulitis resistant to conservative management.