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Edward Mcpherson is an Orthopedics provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Mcpherson is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Scoliosis, Infectious Arthritis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 36 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

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