Press Release...

October 19, 2009
UC Irvine Sarcoma Team Presents Research and Clinical Knowledge at International Meeting of Limb Salvage Surgeons in Boston. Read full release

October 7, 2009
After the Adenhart Tragedy, an Angels Miracle. UC Irvine Spine Surgeon, Dr. Nitin Bhatia story covered by Time Magazine. Read more.

September 11, 2009
Orange County Hand Surgery Team Presents Research and Clinical Knowledge at International Meeting. Read full release.

July 14, 2009
Orange County Spine Surgeon, Dr. Nitin Bhatia gives lone survivor of Angel’s pitcher Nick Adenhart car crash his life back. Read full release.

University of California • Irvine
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine is committed to patient care, education and research. The field of orthopaedic surgery involves the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the musculoskeletal system. We utilize an interdisciplinary team approach, catered to each individual as we provide exemplary patient care. We collaborate with specialists in adult reconstruction, spine, hand, shoulder, elbow, oncology, pediatrics, and trauma.

Ranjan Gupta, MD
Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Anatomy & Neurobiology, and Biomedical Engineering
University of California, Irvine

Dr. Nitin Bhatia and Dr. Thay Lee were presented with the prestigious "Harold and Nancy Willingham Award for Outstanding Research Paper" at the meeting of the Western Ortopaedic Association this year. Drs. Bhatia and Lee presented their paper, entitled "Biomechanical Evaluation of Short-Segment Posterior Instrumentation with Crosslinks In An Unstable Human Burst Fracture Model".

The WOA, with more than 1,700 members, held it's 73rd annual meeting in Seattle, Washington.

Dr. Bhatia, an orthopedic surgeon and Dr. Lee, a Ph.D Research Career Scientist/Biomedical Engineer, are on staff at University of California at Irvine.