Dr. Sara K. Jurek M.D., earned her medical degree at Oklahoma University School of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK, and completed her residency at Medical College of Wisconsin, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Milwaukee, WI. She then finished her fellowship in Advanced Shoulder & Elbow Open and Arthroscopic Surgery at The Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Los Angeles, CA., and in Sports Medicine at Santa Monica Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Group, Santa Monica, CA.
Dr. Sara K. Jurek M.D., earned her medical degree at Oklahoma University School of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK, and completed her residency at Medical College of Wisconsin, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Milwaukee, WI. She then finished her fellowship in Advanced Shoulder & Elbow Open and Arthroscopic Surgery at The Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Los Angeles, CA., and in Sports Medicine at Santa Monica Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Group, Santa Monica, CA.
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Extremely professional and yet warm and personable. A pleasure to work with.
May-2025
Very professional, explains everything quite clearly. i’m looking forward to her. Excellent results.
May-2025
Dr. Jurek is a top-notch excellent shoulder specialist. Her professionalism is spot-on and bedside manner makes you feel very comfortable and well-cared for. You will be getting the best care possible. Highly recommended!
Apr-2025
I appreciated how Dr. Jurek and her assistant listened to exactly what my concerns were and thoughtfully provided clear and realistic options. Thank you.
Apr-2025
Very thorough and helpful
Apr-2025
Dr. Jurek is the most compassionate doctor…EVER! She takes time to listen and to explain everything and anything. I appreciate the time she spent with me explaining things in terms I can understand. She also replaced one of my shoulders and that shoulder is now fully functional whereas it had been bone-on-bone and immobile. Today I saw her for my other shoulder and thankfully it doesn’t require surgery, but she gave me a script for PT. AND she is always upbeat and always smiling.
Apr-2025
She’s amazing!
One shoulder 5-6 years ago. Works great.
Second shoulder recently. Recovering.
Apr-2025
Dr. Jurek really took the time to listen and made me feel seen—not just as a patient, but as an athlete. She reviewed my MRIs thoroughly and gave me a clear plan to fix my rotator cuff, along with honest and encouraging feedback about recovery time. It meant so much to be treated like a real person with goals and to leave with hope and direction.
Apr-2025
Good visit, complete explanations, very pleased.
Apr-2025
Dr. Jurek is very patient and thorough in diagnosing and explaining my conditions to me in layman’s terms. She’s very empathetic and offers treatment options that I feel most comfortable with. I wish I had found her 10 years earlier when my symptoms had first started to pop up!
Dr. Sara K. Jurek M.D., is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon fellowship trained in advanced shoulder surgery, arthroscopy and sports medicine. Dr. Jurek earned her medical degree at Oklahoma University School of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK, and completed her residency at Medical College of Wisconsin, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Milwaukee, WI. She then finished her fellowship in Advanced Shoulder & Elbow Open and Arthroscopic Surgery at The Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Los Angeles, CA., and in Sports Medicine at Santa Monica Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Group, Santa Monica, CA.
She served as a team physician for the LA Lakers, LA Galaxy and LA Sparks professional sports teams. With each and every patient interaction, she focuses on providing the highest quality of care while fostering an honest, informed relationship and dialogue. As a physician and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jurek’s goal is to return her patients to their activities as safely and efficiently as possible.
Dr. Jurek’s ideal day consists of waking up really early, accomplishing meaningful tasks, and then finding the time for an afternoon nap. The nap rarely happens, but when it does, it is amazing. Outside of work, she loves spending time with her wife, their son, and their dogs. She really enjoys being physically active and particularly enjoys honing what she likes to call “the escape skills” of CrossFit; running fast, jumping high and often, and climbing ropes and bars. She also has some quirky hobbies that she contends make her better in the OR: mountain unicycling, slack-lining, and devising various art and craft projects. She dedicates time regularly to achieving what have become her perpetual New Year’s resolutions: learning Spanish and writing the next Man Booker Prize-winning novel (it’s going to happen this year!).
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Extremely professional and yet warm and personable. A pleasure to work with.
Very professional, explains everything quite clearly. i’m looking forward to her. Excellent results.
Dr. Jurek is a top-notch excellent shoulder specialist. Her professionalism is spot-on and bedside manner makes you feel very comfortable and well-cared for. You will be getting the best care possible. Highly recommended!
I appreciated how Dr. Jurek and her assistant listened to exactly what my concerns were and thoughtfully provided clear and realistic options. Thank you.
Very thorough and helpful
Dr. Jurek is the most compassionate doctor…EVER! She takes time to listen and to explain everything and anything. I appreciate the time she spent with me explaining things in terms I can understand. She also replaced one of my shoulders and that shoulder is now fully functional whereas it had been bone-on-bone and immobile. Today I saw her for my other shoulder and thankfully it doesn’t require surgery, but she gave me a script for PT. AND she is always upbeat and always smiling.
She’s amazing! One shoulder 5-6 years ago. Works great. Second shoulder recently. Recovering.
Dr. Jurek really took the time to listen and made me feel seen—not just as a patient, but as an athlete. She reviewed my MRIs thoroughly and gave me a clear plan to fix my rotator cuff, along with honest and encouraging feedback about recovery time. It meant so much to be treated like a real person with goals and to leave with hope and direction.
Good visit, complete explanations, very pleased.
Dr. Jurek is very patient and thorough in diagnosing and explaining my conditions to me in layman’s terms. She’s very empathetic and offers treatment options that I feel most comfortable with. I wish I had found her 10 years earlier when my symptoms had first started to pop up!