Arthur Ting

Dr. Arthur Ting is an orthopaedic surgeon and the team physician for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League and San Jose Sabercats of the Arena Football League. Dr. Ting is also the team orthopaedist for Menlo College, a small liberal arts school which competes on the NCAA Division III circuit (Northwest Conference) and NAIA circuit (California Pacific Conference), and is well known for his surgeries on motorcycle racers such as World Champions Michael Doohan, Nicky Hayden and Ben Spies. Ting works at the Fremont Sports Therapy and Surgery Center, which is responsible for the medical treatment of many Bay Area professional sports organizations, including the Oakland Raiders. He earned his medical degree at Saint Louis University and did his residency at the University of Southern California. In May, 2004, he had his license to practice medicine revoked, then stayed with five years probation.^[1]

He is called "the doctor to the stars" and has caught flak for being the doctor for Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants.^[2]

He has worked with former Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders, former San Francisco 49ers running back Roger Craig, lacrosse player Andrew Unkefer, Menlo College Mighty Oaks, golfer Tiger Woods, Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, the Dallas Cowboys's Terrell Owens, and supercross racer James Stewart, Jr..^[3]

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