About Us
Consistently, expertly, and compassionately providing optimal medical care to families, athletes of all levels, and professionals to allow them to live healthy, happy, and purposeful lives
Our Story
In 1980, our founding father, E. Lee Rice, DO, started San Diego Sports Medicine and Family Health Center with the vision to provide a place where individuals could receive quality medical care to help them manage every aspect of their health towards achieving optimum health and fitness.
His philosophy stemmed from the belief that health is much more than merely the absence of disease. Since its inception, the care at San Diego Sports Medicine & Family Health Center has not only been about the treatment of injuries and illnesses, but also about individualized patient education and management on a broad spectrum of lifestyle improvements in order to enhance well-being and quality of life. In short, the goal is not to just make patients “feel” better, but also to help them attain optimal health and wellness.
The idea was to combine a great family practice program with physical therapy, a fitness club, dietary counseling, as well as anxiety and emotional care for optimum health. That philosophy still pervades our center today.
Our Focus
Sports Medicine
Our physicians have tended to several professional athletes and sports teams, local high schools and participated in numerous events throughout San Diego County. Our goal has been to care for athletes’ injuries and help them achieve their individual goals and aspirations.
Teaching
Our board-certified physicians are advocates in the academic and education sectors. We are clinical instructors at UCSD, Western Osteopathic University, and Stanford Physicians Assistant program, and we’re highly involved with teaching the professionals of the future.
Industrial Medicine
We have become contracted providers for several businesses and entities, including public workers, firefighters, landscapers, executives, and office employees. Services we’ve provided include injury management and preventive programs on a one-time or continual basis.
Lifewellness
For over 25 years, we have been providing exceptional healthcare and fitness services for individuals and corporations. After the 4-hour wellness consultation, specific recommendations are given verbally and in a packet form, which specifically maps out the steps needed for our patients to attain optimal health.
Medical Providers
Alexandra R. Myers, DO, MSHS, FAOASM
Alexandra R. Myers
DO, MSHS, FAOASM
Dr. Myers completed her Sports Medicine Fellowship with San Diego Sports Medicine and Family Health Center and has been practicing here since 2014. Previously, she obtained a BA in Biology and Spanish at Cornell College. She then earned DO and MSHS degrees at Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, where she also did an Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. Dr. Myers completed her family medicine residency at Downey Regional Medical Center in 2013. She is board certified in family medicine and osteopathic manipulative treatment, with a Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine. Dr. Myers is the Director of Women's Athletic Medicine at San Diego State University, and the Team Physician for the USA Rugby Sevens Women’s and Men’s programs. She serves as a consulting physician for the University of San Diego. She has worked with a variety of schools over the past 10 years including Santa Fe Christian High School, San Diego Christian College, San Diego City College, and Cuyamaca College. Dr. Myers is the current President of the San Diego Osteopathic Medical Association and is a former President of the Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California. She has lectured internationally on Sports Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine. She is bilingual in Spanish, and has volunteered extensively on medical missions to Mexico with Liga International and to Haiti with Global Health Teams. Originally from Wrightwood, CA, Dr. Myers enjoys spending time with her family, skiing, hiking, tennis, soccer, and surfing.
