October 6, 2026 · By Davis Koh, PT, DPT, GCS, CSCS
Treating Surfers at the Vans US Open of Surfing
The Vans US Open of Surfing brings surfers, skateboarders and very large crowds to the sand beside the Huntington Beach pier each summer. Dr. Koh has worked on the event's medical team, treating surfers in the medical tent during the competition.
The cover photo is from 2017: the back of his shirt reads Medical, Vans US Open of Surfing, Huntington Beach. The other photos show the medical tent and crew, the skate bowl beside the surf venue, and an earlier year of the event.
Action sports have been a steady part of his sports medicine work, alongside Olympic sport and professional beach volleyball.
The medical tent and crew. 
The skate bowl and grandstands beside the surf venue. 
At an earlier US Open of Surfing. 
At the door of an event medical room. 
On the beach during a contest.