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About Us

About the UCLA / Orthopaedic Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

The UCLA / Orthopaedic Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is dedicated to comprehensive, state-of-the-art care of musculoskeletal disorders, delivered in a safe and compassionate manner that focuses upon the needs and expectations of our patients. The Department represents an important alliance between UCLA and Orthopaedic Hospital, with long traditions of service, academic excellence, and scientific advancement. This partnership creates the platform for un-paralleled contributions to patient care and scientific discovery in orthopaedic surgery and musculoskeletal medicine. We strive to be the destination for satisfied patients, world-class faculty, and inquisitive students, to create a new standard of musculoskeletal care for the 21st century.

Message from the Chair

Dr. Robert Pedowitz - Professor and Chair UCLA / Orthopaedic Hospital Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryThank you for visiting the UCLA / Orthopaedic Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery website. We hope you find this information interesting and useful.

We are dedicated to providing the best in patient care, education, scientific advancement, and leadership in the areas of orthopaedic surgery and musculoskeletal medicine. The Department is in an extraordinary position to achieve excellence in these areas due to the combined resources of top hospitals (the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood and the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital in Santa Monica), outstanding outpatient clinics and ambulatory surgery centers, the University of California Los Angeles itself (a world-class comprehensive research campus), and one of the largest and most productive orthopaedic research facilities in the world (The J. Vernon Luck, Sr., M.D. Orthopaedic Research Center on the UCLA campus).

This environment allows us to attract the best and the brightest orthopaedic faculty, residents, fellows, and students, which translates into great care for our patients as well as high-impact clinical advancements and important basic scientific discoveries.

We are very proud of what we have to offer, yet we are aware of the important challenges and responsibilities that come with leadership in clinical care and academic medicine.  We sincerely hope that you enjoy your exploration of what UCLA Orthopaedic Surgery has to offer!

Robert A. Pedowitz, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair
UCLA / Orthopaedic Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery