Orthopedic Surgery

Our highly ranked physicians are successfully treating the full scope of orthopedic conditions.

UC San Diego Health System’s orthopedic surgeons provide comprehensive and innovative treatment for bone, muscle, tendon, nerve and joint injuries and diseases. In 2011 our orthopaedic surgery department was ranked 48th in the nation by US News and World Report out of 5000 hospitals. Also in 2011, San Diego Magazine named ten of our specialists Top Doctors in orthopedics and sports medicine.

 Areas of Expertise

Whether you are dealing with an arthritic hip, painful spine, sports injury, wrist fracture or musculoskeletal cancer, our orthopedic surgeons provide expert care for every bone and joint in the body.

Microsurgical repair, minimally invasive surgical techniques, joint reconstruction and resurfacing, complex spine surgery, limb-sparing oncology procedures – we do it all, well.

UC San Diego Health System orthopedic surgeons offer you advanced surgical and nonsurgical treatments and the newest technologies in the field. Read more about research and clinical trials in orthopedic surgery.

Learn more about our areas of expertise, the conditions we address and the specialists dedicated to this work.