Celina De Borja, MD
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine

Dr. Celina de Borja is a board-certified pediatrician with fellowship training and certification in sports medicine, who cares for children, adolescents, and young adults with a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions. In addition to general pediatric orthopedics, her areas of interest include sports and dance medicine, injury prevention and bone health.

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Originally from the Philippines, de Borja earned her medical degree from University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center. She completed her pediatric residency through Hackensack Meridian Health at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, and then pursued fellowship in sports medicine through Harvard Medical School at Boston Children’s Hospital. During her fellowship in Boston, de Borja served as team physician for Northeastern University’s women’s basketball team; traveled with the Northeastern University women’s field hockey team during their global experience tour in Buenos Aires, Argentina; served as team physician for Newton South High School’s football team; and was a consulting physician for Boston Ballet School, Boston Conservatory and Berklee School of Music.

De Borja has been an active medical volunteer with RunSafe, providing medical coverage at various sporting events within the bay area. She also serves as the Medical Director of the ODC Healthy Dancers’ Clinic, wherein she collaborates with other healthcare professionals to provide educational programs, musculoskeletal screening, and accessibility to help guide dancers and performing artists.

At UCSF, Dr. de Borja will be based primarily at the Benioff Children’s Hospital in Mission bay, and will also see patients at the pediatric specialty care clinic in San Mateo.

Education & Training

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• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2021
• Pediatric Sports Medicine Fellowship Harvard Medical School at Boston Children's Hospital 2019
• Pediatric Residency Hackensack Meridian Health at Jersey Shore University Medical Center 2018

Interests

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• Bone Health and Nutrition
• Pediatric Fractures
• Sports and Dance Medicine
• Injury prevention in young athletes

Websites

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• Meet Dr. Celinia de Borja MD (youtube.com)

Videos

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• Video (youtube.com)

Publications (7)

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Cross-Sectional StudiesChildSports MedicineFellowships and ScholarshipsUnited StatesHumansPhysiciansPrimary Health Care

• Common Ultrasound Applications for Pediatric Musculoskeletal Conditions.
  Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine 2022 de Borja C, Watkins R, Woolridge T
• Common Upper Extremity Injuries in Pediatric Athletes.
  Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine 2022 Watkins RA, De Borja C, Ramirez F
• An Uncommon Hip Injury In A Skeletally Immature Multi-sport Female Athlete
  An Uncommon Hip Injury In A Skeletally Immature Multi-sport Female Athlete 2022 Author: Faustine Ramirez, MD; Co Author #1: Alan Zhang, MD; Co Author #2: Celina de Borja, MD; Senior Editor: Justin Mark Young, MD; Editor: Shaheen Jadidi, DO
• Optimizing Health and Athletic Performance for Women.
  Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine 2022 de Borja C, Chang CJ, Watkins R, Senter C
• Primary Care Sports Medicine fellowship opportunities for Pediatrics-trained physicians in the United States.
  The Physician and sportsmedicine 2021 Ramirez FD, Chang CJ, Watkins RA, Senter C, de Borja C
• Specific dietary practices in female athletes and their association with positive screening for disordered eating.
  Journal of eating disorders 2021 de Borja C, Holtzman B, McCall LM, Carson TL, Moretti LJ, Farnsworth N, Ackerman KE
• American Academy of Pediatrics New Jersey Chapter
  New Jersey Pediatrics 2016 Celina de Borja, MD Chelsi Flippo, MD Stephanie Chin, MD