Orthopaedics
OrthopaedicsNationally ranked
U.S. News & World Report ranked our pediatric orthopaedics program 8th in the nation in 2019–2020, in collaboration with Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California, our longstanding partner on orthopaedic disorders and spinal injuries.
Treating trauma and complex sports injuries
UC Davis pediatric orthopaedic surgeons perform a high volume of trauma surgeries and play an important role in our American College of Surgeons-verified level l pediatric trauma center. We also provide care and research for complex sports injuries and investigate brachial plexus birth palsy.
“What motivates us to keep moving forward is that he always smiles — even through things that are really hard, he smiles.” – Alma Portugal-Herrera, after her son Jorge received rotationplasty surgery from a multidisciplinary team at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center after being diagnosed with sarcoma.
