Nationally ranked
U.S. News & World Report ranked our pediatric orthopaedic program 23rd nationally in 2025–2026, in collaboration with Shriners Children’s Northern California, our longstanding partner on orthopaedic disorders and spinal injuries.

R. Lor Randall, M.D., chair of the UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and pediatric orthopaedic patient Ryder.
“Ryder is healthy and back to doing the things he loves, and we have Dr. Randall and UC Davis Children’s Hospital to thank for that.”
– Jennifer Phippin, whose son Ryder was diagnosed with osteoid osteoma, a benign bone tumor.

U.S. News & World Report ranked our pediatric orthopaedic program 23rd nationally in 2025–2026, in collaboration with Shriners Children’s Northern California, our longstanding partner on orthopaedic disorders and spinal injuries.
Last July, R. Lor Randall, M.D., sarcoma surgeon, researcher, and chair of the UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, headed to the Sierra Nevada foothills to present Shingle Springs Subaru with a symbol of UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center gratitude: a race car-style trophy. Since 2021, the El Dorado County dealership has leveraged Subaru’s annual Share the Love Event to raise nearly $400,000 to help with Randall’s research into sarcoma.
Thanks to a $150,000 grant from the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, pediatric orthopaedic surgeon Brian Haus, M.D., is spearheading a North American registry to determine the best treatment for meniscus tears in young athletes. The study aims to improve outcomes and reduce long-term disability from these increasingly common injuries.