Orthopaedics
Nationally 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.
![Jorge Portugal-Herrera](/childrens-annual-report/_img/specialties/2019-specialties-orthopaedics.jpg)
“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.