David A. Schafer, MD

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About David

David Schafer, MD has over 15 years of experience in orthopedics. He completed his medical studies at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois and orthopedic fellowship at the prestigious Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles, California. 

He has particular interest and expertise in: 

  • Advanced arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction of the rotator cuff and labrum
  • Shoulder and elbow arthroplasty
  • Anterior cruciate ligament and all other ligament injuries to the knee
Education
  • Medical School
  • Doctor of Medicine Northwestern University
    Chicago, IL
    1999
  • Residency
  • Orthopedic Surgery Resident Northwestern Memorial Hospital
    Chicago, IL
    2004
  • Fellowship
  • Sports Medicine Fellowship Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic
    Los Angles, CA
    2005
Medical Interests Areas of Interest:
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Sports Medicine
Star Ratings
4.7 out of 5
( 433 Ratings
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Comments
  • Jul 31, 2026
    Excellent.
  • Jul 27, 2026
    Dr. Schafer and staff are wonderful.
  • Jul 10, 2026
    The office is great and Dr Schafer was awesome during the treatment. The Parrish scheduler and main phone lines are terrible. Every office really needs to go back to scheduling their own appointments. The office runs smoother. You can get in contact with the office easier. It's frustrating trying to call and then going to an operator and waiting for them to contact the office. There doesn't need to be a middle man for that.
  • Jul 1, 2026
    Great experience. My shoulder feels better already.
  • Jun 29, 2026
    Everyone was very courteous,respectful and informative.Very positive experience!
  • Jun 19, 2026
    Hi, I wanted to thank Dr. David Schafer for going above and beyond to fit me into his really busy schedule. I had an urgency that he addressed and he took the time with me, even though I know his clinic was really busy that day, he took the time with me that I needed to be able to have my problem taken care of and have a really definitive plan moving forward. I feel confident that I'm getting the best care possible. So again, wanted to thank him for going above and beyond to make himself available when need
  • Jun 16, 2026
    Doctor is very professional and empathetic
  • Jun 12, 2026
    You've done well. It was a timely manner and I understood exactly what the doctor was saying.
  • Jun 9, 2026
    I was able to call the Dr's office directly instead of going through the mass phone system where you wait for hours in the quay to be answered. Dr. Schafer and his staff are really professional and good at their jobs! Dr spent enough time with me to go over the process of rotator cuff surgery and the recovery process. I really like this Dr. and feel totally comfortable with him performing surgery on me.
  • Jun 8, 2026
    It. Was a good and I will be back
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