John H. Velyvis, MD, is a board certified orthopedic surgeon at the Desert Orthopedic Center (DOC) in Rancho Mirage, CA providing orthopaedic services to entire Coachella valley: Palm springs, Cathedral city, Rancho mirage, La quinta, Indio. Also serving Riverside county, Orange county, San Diego county, and Los Angeles county.

His areas of specialty include total knee and total hip replacement surgery and arthroscopic knee surgery. Dr. Velyvis came to DOC from Boston, MA, where he completed a fellowship at the renowned Massachusetts General Hospital – focusing on the latest techniques in total hip and total knee replacement, including minimally invasive surgery and computer-assisted surgery.