A native of California, Dr. David Propst obtained both is B.S. and a Master's in Business and Public Administration from the University of California, Irvine. He went on to complete medical school at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in Pomona, California. He served both his internship and orthopedic residency at Ohio University Grandview Hospital and Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio, where he also served as chief resident in orthopedic surgery. Dr. Propst is a Board Certified orthopedic surgeon whose main focus is to provide his patients with innovative technology, education and an all around pleasant, profession experience.

Dr. David Propst currently resides in the wonderful Orange County region where he enjoys watching and playing golf during his off hours and taking long walks with his German Shepard, Jake. During the summer months, Dr. Propst enjoys family outings to the river with his four children, Samantha, Nicole, Michelle and Benjamin, as well as having family barbeque dinners on Sunday evenings.

 

CURRICULUM VITAE:
DAVID ALAN PROPST, D.O., M.B.P.A.

PERSONAL DATA:
Date of Birth: August 13, 1959
Place of Birth: Orange, CA
Office Address:
26732 Crown Valley Pkwy
Suite 541
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Office Phone: 949.218.9990
Office Fax 949.218.9991

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:

President/Surgeon David Propst, DO, INC
26732 Crown Valley Pkwy, Suite 541
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
October 2002 - Present

Director, Comprehensive Desert Orthopedic Center
Spine Center 39000 Bob Hope Drive
Rancho Mirage, Ca 92270
February 1998 - October 2002

Desert Orthopedic Center
Medical Director 9/2000 - 12/2001
Chief Financial Officer 9/1999 - 10/2001
Corporate Board Member 9/1998 - 10/2001

Associate Physician Midwest Emergency Physicians
Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital
Coldwater, Ohio 45828
Ross Warren, DO
July 1991 - December 1997

Financial Analyst McDonnell Douglas Corporation
Douglas Aircraft Division
Long Beach, CA
July 1983 - August 1986

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:

Fellowship: Florida Fellowship in Reconstructinve Spinal Surgery
6440 W. Newberry Road, Suite 410
Gainesville, Florida 32605
Chester Sutterlin, M.D.
February 1997 - January 1998

Residency: Ohio University/Grandview Hospital and Medical Center
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
405 Grand Avenue
Dayton, Ohio 45405
December 1992 - November 1996

Internship: Ohio University/Grandview Hospital and Medical Center
Department of Medical Education
405 Grand Avenue
Dayton, Ohio 45405
July 1990 - June 1991

EDUCATION:

D.O. Doctor of Osteopathy
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
College Plaza
Pomona, CA 91766
August 1986 - June 1990

M.B.P.A. Masters in Business and Public Administration - Finance
School of Business Administration
University of California, Irvine
Campus Drive
Irvine, CA 92697
August 1981 - June 1983

B.S. Bachelors of Science - Biology
University of California, Irvine
Campus Drive
Irvine, CA 92697
August 1977 - June 1981

High School Verdugo Hills High School
Tujunga, CA
Diploma June 1977

CURRENT HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:

Mission Hospital and Regional Medical Center
27700 Medical Center Road
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Phone 949.364.1400
October 2002 - present

Children's Hospital of Orange County at Mission
27700 Medical Center Road
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Phone 949.364.1400
October 2002 - present

Laguna Niguel Surgery Center
27882 Forbes Road
Suite 203
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Phone 949.347.2400
August 2008 - present

LICENSURE:

California Medical Board 1994 - Active
20A6635

Florida 1996- Inactive
OS - 0007219

Ohio 1991 - Inactive
5314

BOARD CERTIFICATION:

Board Certified Americal Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery
March 24, 2000 - December 31, 2010

Diplomat National Board of Osteopathic Examiners
#19361 July 1991

OTHER CERTIFICATION:

Radiology State of California Fluoroscopy and Radiology
Supervisor and Operator
Department of Health Services, Sacramento, CA
April 1998 - present

CME:

October 10, 2008

May 4, 2008 Advanced Cervical Solutions 7 hours
Prodisc-C Training Seminar
Los Angeles, CA

April 4 - 6, 2008 48th Annual Postgraduate Seminar 20 hours
Chicago IL

April 3, 2008 Board Certification Test Writing Conference 9 hours
Chicago. IL

February 10 - 13, 2008 Vail Spinal Summit 12 hours
Vail, CO

October 18 - 21, 2007 Annual Clinical Assembly 29.5 hours
San Francisco, CA

August 18, 2007 Cervical Arthroplasty Core Education 9 hours
San Diego, CA

April 10, 2007 Clinical Examination - AOAO 10 hours
Temecula, CA

November 20, 2006 Pain Management and End of Life Care 12 hours
Los Angeles, CA

August 30, 2006 TransS1 AxialIF Clinical Training 4 hours
Newport Beach, CA

August 11 - 12, 2006 Emerging Technologies in Spine 2 14 hours
Las Vegas, NV

May 5 - 7, 2006 46th Annual Postgraduate Seminar 20 hours
Scottsdale, AZ

November 4 - 5, 2005 Artificial Disc Revision Training 16 hours
Las Vegas, NV

October 22 - 25, 2005 Annual Clinical Assembly 31 hours
Orlando, FL

September 9 - 10, 2005 Posterior Deformity Tutorial 14 hours
San Diego, CA

August 24, 2005 Cervical Hot City Meeting 2 hours
Costa Mesa, CA

June 17th, 2005 AMA Guides to the Evaluation of 8 hours
Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition
San Diego, CA

June 10 - 11, 2005 Emerging Technologies in Spine 14 hours
Las Vegas, CA

May 13 - 15, 2005 45th Annual Post Graduate Seminar 19 hours
Washington, DC

March 19, 2005 Dynesys Dynamic Stabilization Workshop 8 hours
Warsaw, IN

March 6, 2005 Fluoroscopy Conference - Mission 4.5 hours
Mission Viejo, CA

February 11 - 13, 2005 4th Annual Symposium on Corrent Concept 12 hour in Spinal disorders
Las Vegas, NV

January 5, 2005 Chartite Artificial Disc Training 8 hours
Cincinnati, OH

October 22, 2004 ACOFP - CA, Kyphoplasty Lecture 1 hour
Anaheim, CA

October 17, 2004 Implantable Pain Therapies Workshop 7 hours
San Francisco, CA

October 6, 2004 CAP - MPT Risk Management Program 3 hours
Costa Mesa, CA

October 2, 2004 Oral Board Examiner Meeting 10 hours
San Diego, CA

September 30, 2004 Annual Clinical Assembly 31 hours
San Diego, CA

September 29, 2004 Oral Board Examiner - AOAO 10 hours
San Deigo, CA

September 24, 2004 Controversies in Cevical Spine Surgery 4 hours
Costa Mesa, CA

May 6, 2004 Orthopedic M&M - Mission 1 hour
Mission Viejo, CA

May 1, 2004 Board Consultant - AOAO 5 hours

March 24, 2004 Orthopedic Symposium - Mission 4 hours
Mission Viejo, CA

March 6, 2004 Fluoroscopy Conference - Mission 4.5 hours
Mission Viejo, CA

May 2 - 3, 2003 43rd Annual Postgraduate Seminar 16 hours
Las Vegas, NV

March 1, 2003 Disability Evaluation Report Writing Class 12 hours
Santa Ana, CA

February 24, 2003 Clarus Laser Assisted Spinal Endoscopy 7 hours
Salt Lake City, UT