Daniel Wascher MD

Dr. Daniel Wascher, MD, is a sports medicine orthopaedic surgeon on the faculty of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation. He provides comprehensive care for athletes and active individuals, with an emphasis on sports-related injuries of the knee and shoulder. His clinical expertise includes advanced treatment of knee and shoulder conditions, including both sports injury care and joint replacement procedures such as total knee and total shoulder arthroplasty. Dr. Wascher earned his medical degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine. He completed an internship with training in internal medicine and general surgery at Loyola University in Chicago, followed by orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Rochester. He then pursued fellowship training in orthopaedic sports medicine at UCLA. At UNM, Dr. Wascher serves as Director of the Sports Medicine Division fellowship and is a team physician for UNM varsity athletic teams. He is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and ISAKOS. He also serves on the editorial boards of The American Journal of Sports Medicine and The Journal of Knee Surgery and participates in American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons exam-related activities.