Alexander B. Christ, M.D.

Alexander B. Christ, MD, is an assistant professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Dr. Christ graduated from Yale University in New Haven, CT, with a BS in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, where he also pitched for the varsity baseball team. He then earned his medical degree from the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. Dr. Christ then completed orthopaedic surgery residency at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, the top-ranked orthopaedic residency program in the country. Following residency, he completed two additional years of subspecialty fellowship training in Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement at Hospital for Special Surgery and in Musculoskeletal Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Christ's philosophy of care is first to help patients understand their disease and treatment options. Dr. Christ prioritizes each individual patient’s goals and needs in order to develop an effective treatment plan that maximizes function and mobility while decreasing pain and optimizing their recovery.