Bahrom Firozgary, MD, has loved sports for as long as he can remember. He grew up watching and playing a number of sports, but as his height climbed to 6-foot-9, he says basketball chose him. He ultimately put b-ball on the back burner to pursue a career in medicine. However, the lessons he learned—teamwork, perseverance, discipline, resilience— would benefit him far into the future. Now as a sports medicine physician at Scripps Clinic, he uses what he learned over the years to treat patients of all activity levels and age groups. Read more about Dr. Firozgaryand his “motion is medicine” philosophy here.
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