Stephen R. Steele, DO

Stephen Steele, DO, FAOASM, CAQSM is the director of the Sports Medicine fellowship and has practiced family and sports medicine here in the Coachella Valley for the past 23 years. He has been on the medical staff of both College of the Desert and the BNP Paribas Open.

Dr. Steele served his residency at the University of California, Davis, Mercy Medical Center then attended a fellowship program at the University of California, San Diego, in sports medicine. He spent two years as the Telluride Medical Director caring for injured skiers before moving to the Coachella Valley in 1995.

Dr. Steele is a past president of Eisenhower Medical Center's medical staff and was the Sports Medicine Director at the Advantage Sports and Wellness Medical Group in Bermuda Dunes for 12 years. Dr. Steele also serves on the Board of Directors of the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine.

Dr. Steele has also continued his Navy career as a reserve officer after being a Navy Flight Surgeon on active duty. He attained the rank of Captain and retired after 31 years of service deploying once to Afghanistan. "The camaraderie I enjoy with Navy and Marine Corps Aviators is what has compelled me to serve for all of these years," says Dr. Steele.