UCLA Health · Los Angeles

Sports medicine care in Westwood and West Hills.

See Dr. Swisher at two UCLA Health locations for an evidence-based approach to sports injuries, joint pain, and non-operative musculoskeletal care.

Call 310-319-1234 Online Request Form

Location information verified July 2026

Clinic locations

Two places to receive care.

Use the official UCLA Health location page for current directions and facility details. Please follow the suite and arrival instructions in your appointment confirmation.

Follow the details in your appointment confirmation.

UCLA has multiple orthopedic offices in Westwood. Confirm the location, suite, arrival time, and any preparation instructions before traveling.

Scheduling

How to make an appointment.

For the most direct scheduling path, new and returning patients can call UCLA Orthopedics at 310-319-1234. The official UCLA Health online request form remains available as a secondary option. Returning patients may use myUCLAhealth for established-care messaging and scheduling options.

  1. 01

    Choose the reason for your visit

    Describe the body area, how long symptoms have been present, and whether there was a recent injury.

  2. 02

    Confirm the location

    Ask whether Westwood or West Hills is the best fit for the visit type and available appointment.

  3. 03

    Check records and authorization needs

    Ask what imaging, referrals, insurance authorization, or outside records should arrive before the appointment.

Selected ultrasound-guided procedures may require a separate appointment, authorization, or specific location. A consultation does not guarantee a procedure on the same day.

Before you arrive

Prepare for a more useful first visit.

  • Bring your appointment confirmation, photo ID, and insurance card.
  • Bring a current medication list, including anticoagulants and supplements.
  • Bring prior imaging reports and the actual images when available.
  • Bring relevant operative reports, therapy notes, and procedure history.
  • Think about the activities and decisions you most want the visit to address.

Insurance participation and out-of-pocket costs can change. Verify coverage directly with UCLA Health and your health plan rather than relying on a static list.

UCLA Health: prepare for your visit

For PTs & referring clinicians

Referral and care coordination.

Dr. Swisher welcomes referrals for diagnostic clarification, persistent tendon or joint pain, point-of-care ultrasound, procedure consideration, and coordinated return-to-sport planning.

UCLA’s physician referral line is 310-825-2631. The published physician referral fax is 310-301-5391. Include the clinical question, relevant notes, imaging, and prior rehabilitation when possible.

Official UCLA referral information

Right level of care

Scheduled, urgent, or emergency care?

  • Scheduled sports medicine visit: persistent or recurrent pain, overuse injury, osteoarthritis, tendon symptoms, imaging questions, or return-to-activity planning.
  • Urgent orthopedic evaluation: a new non-emergency bone, joint, muscle, or tendon injury may be appropriate for UCLA’s orthopedic walk-in services or another urgent clinic.
  • Emergency care: call 911 or go to an emergency department for severe trauma, visible deformity, an open fracture, uncontrolled bleeding, loss of consciousness, or a numb, cool, pale limb.

Explore care

Pain that worsens with activityTendon pain & tendinopathy Joint symptomsKnee, hip & shoulder pain Acute or overuseSports injury care Function-first careOsteoarthritis Imaging & proceduresMSK ultrasound

Westwood + West Hills

Choose a location and take the next step.

Call UCLA Orthopedics for the most direct scheduling path.

Call 310-319-1234Online Request Form