Sonia Bell, MD
Avanti Sports Medicine & Fitness
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Sports Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
About Sonia Bell, MD
About Dr. Sonia Bell
Practice Focus:
Dr. Sonia Bell is a Stanford Hospital and Clinics Residency Trained-Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation/Sports Medicine Physician. She earned her undergraduate degree from University of California, Berkeley in physiology and anatomy and received her medical doctorate degree from the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine.
After working as a physiatrist for six years, Dr. Bell obtained her fellowship training in Pain Medicine and Interventional Spine from Pain & Rehabilitation Consultants Medical Group. She is well versed in medical management of musculoskeletal and sports medicine, dance medicine, pain management and occupational medicine. Additionally, she performs regenerative medicine procedures inclusive of PRP and Stem Cell Therapies.
Dr. Sonia Bell is the GO TO DOCTOR for your sports related injuries. She is one of the volunteer team physicians for USA Track & Field, USA Gymnastics and the National Skating League.
Dr. Bell is an athlete herself. She is a classically trained ballerina from the renowned San Francisco Ballet who know what it takes to be an athlete and is the doctor you need to medically manage and rehabilitate your injuries.
Sports Medicine and Team Physician Experience:
• Olympic Marathon Trials, Atlanta Georgia 2020-Volunteer Team Physician
• Olympic Gold Medalist, Kerri Walsh-Jennings P1440 Volleyball Tournament -Volunteer Team Physician
• Marshawn Lynch (Oakland Raiders) Family 1st Foundation Football Camp 2018
• Joe Mixon (Cincinnati Bengals) L.I.F.E. Camp 2017 and 2018
• 2017 - 2018 AVP Volleyball NorCal San Francisco -Volunteer Team Physician
• NFL Alumni-San Francisco Bay Area Concussion/Regenerative Medicine Consultant
• 2016 USA Olympic Gymnastic Trials-St. Louis, Volunteer Team Physician
• 2016 P&G Gymnastic Championship-St., Louis, Volunteer Team Physician
• 2016 USA Track & Field Junior Olympic Trials –Volunteer Team Physician
• 2015 Special Olympics World Games-Los Angeles, CA - Volunteer Team Physician
• PROCAMP WORLDWIDE-Provide medical coverage for proathletic youth camps held in the San Francisco Bay Area (SF 49er's Colin Kaepernick and Patrick Willis, SF Giants Buster Posey, NY Yankee's CC Sabathia, Oakland Warriors Stephen Curry)
• 2012 USA Olympic Gymnastic Olympic Trials & Visa Championships – Volunteer Team Physician
• 2011-Present ALONZO KING'S LINES BALLET-Medical Director
• Special Olympics Sports Medicine Physician 2007-Present
• 2008 IAAF Poland Championships 2008 USA Track & Field Volunteer Team Physician
• 2008-Present ProAM Beach Soccer League Medical Director and Team Physician
• 2008 USA TRACK AND FIELD Olympic Trials – Volunteer Team Physician
• 2006-AVP Pro Volleyball: Volunteer Medical Director and Team Physician
• 2005-2006 US Figure Skating Championship- San Francisco Yerba Buena
• 2005- PEPA TRAINED: Sports Medicine consult for WWW.PEPATRAINED.COM, an NFL Pre-combine training company in Alameda, CA. run by Olympic Gold Medalist Kenny Harrison and Thomas Weatherspoon www.pepasports.com
• 2005 NCAA Track and Field-Team Physician
• 2005 Stanford University US Open Track Meet.-Team Physician
• 2004 USA Olympic Track and Field Trials-Team Physician
• 2004 World Figure Skating Championships-Team Physician
• 2002 MS Society 3-Day Fundraiser Challenge Walk-Team Physician
• 1996 Olympic Games-Doping Control/assistant to Team Physician Juliet DeCampos, MD
• 1996 Olympic Track and Field Trials-Doping
Practice Focus:
Dr. Sonia Bell is a Stanford Hospital and Clinics Residency Trained-Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation/Sports Medicine Physician. She earned her undergraduate degree from University of California, Berkeley in physiology and anatomy and received her medical doctorate degree from the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine.
After working as a physiatrist for six years, Dr. Bell obtained her fellowship training in Pain Medicine and Interventional Spine from Pain & Rehabilitation Consultants Medical Group. She is well versed in medical management of musculoskeletal and sports medicine, dance medicine, pain management and occupational medicine. Additionally, she performs regenerative medicine procedures inclusive of PRP and Stem Cell Therapies.
Dr. Sonia Bell is the GO TO DOCTOR for your sports related injuries. She is one of the volunteer team physicians for USA Track & Field, USA Gymnastics and the National Skating League.
Dr. Bell is an athlete herself. She is a classically trained ballerina from the renowned San Francisco Ballet who know what it takes to be an athlete and is the doctor you need to medically manage and rehabilitate your injuries.
Sports Medicine and Team Physician Experience:
• Olympic Marathon Trials, Atlanta Georgia 2020-Volunteer Team Physician
• Olympic Gold Medalist, Kerri Walsh-Jennings P1440 Volleyball Tournament -Volunteer Team Physician
• Marshawn Lynch (Oakland Raiders) Family 1st Foundation Football Camp 2018
• Joe Mixon (Cincinnati Bengals) L.I.F.E. Camp 2017 and 2018
• 2017 - 2018 AVP Volleyball NorCal San Francisco -Volunteer Team Physician
• NFL Alumni-San Francisco Bay Area Concussion/Regenerative Medicine Consultant
• 2016 USA Olympic Gymnastic Trials-St. Louis, Volunteer Team Physician
• 2016 P&G Gymnastic Championship-St., Louis, Volunteer Team Physician
• 2016 USA Track & Field Junior Olympic Trials –Volunteer Team Physician
• 2015 Special Olympics World Games-Los Angeles, CA - Volunteer Team Physician
• PROCAMP WORLDWIDE-Provide medical coverage for proathletic youth camps held in the San Francisco Bay Area (SF 49er's Colin Kaepernick and Patrick Willis, SF Giants Buster Posey, NY Yankee's CC Sabathia, Oakland Warriors Stephen Curry)
• 2012 USA Olympic Gymnastic Olympic Trials & Visa Championships – Volunteer Team Physician
• 2011-Present ALONZO KING'S LINES BALLET-Medical Director
• Special Olympics Sports Medicine Physician 2007-Present
• 2008 IAAF Poland Championships 2008 USA Track & Field Volunteer Team Physician
• 2008-Present ProAM Beach Soccer League Medical Director and Team Physician
• 2008 USA TRACK AND FIELD Olympic Trials – Volunteer Team Physician
• 2006-AVP Pro Volleyball: Volunteer Medical Director and Team Physician
• 2005-2006 US Figure Skating Championship- San Francisco Yerba Buena
• 2005- PEPA TRAINED: Sports Medicine consult for WWW.PEPATRAINED.COM, an NFL Pre-combine training company in Alameda, CA. run by Olympic Gold Medalist Kenny Harrison and Thomas Weatherspoon www.pepasports.com
• 2005 NCAA Track and Field-Team Physician
• 2005 Stanford University US Open Track Meet.-Team Physician
• 2004 USA Olympic Track and Field Trials-Team Physician
• 2004 World Figure Skating Championships-Team Physician
• 2002 MS Society 3-Day Fundraiser Challenge Walk-Team Physician
• 1996 Olympic Games-Doping Control/assistant to Team Physician Juliet DeCampos, MD
• 1996 Olympic Track and Field Trials-Doping
Board Certifications
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Saint Francis Hospital-Dignity Health
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