Accolades
Dr. Mark Schultzel has been the recipient of numerous medical distinctions, awards, and features from multiple reputable publications and organizations, including:
- San Diego Top Doctor: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- Castle Connolly Top Doctor: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- Best of North County: 2025 Silver, 2026 Gold
- Healio Honors: 2023, 2024
- Dr. First Healtiverse Hero Silver Award: 2023
- Sharp Community Medical Group – Top Patient Experience Provider: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- Sharp Community Medical Group – Top Specialty Provider: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Dr. Mark Frankle Health Policy Award, 2025
- Shoulder Innovations Inset Society Inductee
- Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductee
Dr. Schultzel is also recognized as one of few surgeons in Southern California to be inducted into both the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA – honor, service, and leadership orthopaedic surgery society) and American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES – elite shoulder and elbow surgeon society)
Castle Connolly Top Doctor, 2026
