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Alumni
UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Welcome to Alumni Relations
Our mission is to engage you in the life of UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery by offering unique alumni stories, keeping you up with university happenings, and helping you reconnect with classmates.
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Chair's Message: Jeffrey Eckardt, MD, Professor & Chair
We moved into our new facility at the UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, opened an eight-unit outpatient surgery center across the street, and opened the UCLA Spine Center on Wilshire Boulevard and 16th Street in Santa Monica. Our residents continue to perform well on their Orthopaedic Surgery In-Training Examinations and I've been very pleased with their fellowship opportunities after graduation. We are expanding our basic skills laboratory for all residents to include sawbones, cadaver dissections, as well as OR matrices, all mandated by the ACGME, and I'm delighted that former resident Nicholas Bernthal, M.D. is joining our faculty after fellowship this summer. We now have a total of 73 clinical and research faculty members in the Department. Our alliance with the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital and the development of the Orthopaedic Hospital Research Center has strengthened our research efforts exponentially. We are now ranked #7 in the nation for National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding among all University programs for orthopaedic research and look forward to increasing those efforts. We have also been gearing up and are about to implement UCLA's electronic medical record system, CareConnect, which has been a huge undertaking and we're grateful for all those who have helped. We have started a new section in this bulletin with news of several of our Alumni and would ask that you, in the future, send us pictures and news of how you're doing, including honors, awards and exciting announcements. It is my hope that you will all keep in touch and come to visit us if in Los Angeles. Please help us strengthen our Alumni network by updating your contact information and donating to the residency or fellowship program and/or Alumni Association. Alumni Bulletin | Alumni Reception —Dr. Eckardt |
Welcome to the 2013 AAOS UCLA/OH Alumni Reception. I'm glad to report that over the past several years we've had many accomplishments and 2012 was a banner year in many ways.| 2014 Alumni Reception |
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| 2013 Alumni Bulletin |
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Upcoming Alumni Events
Save the Date! Alumni Reception: March 14, 2014
Department Chair Jeffrey Eckardt, MD and Executive Vice Chair Anthony Scaduto, MD Cordially Invite you to the:
- UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital Alumni Association Cocktail Reception
- AAOS Annual Meeting - New Orleans, Louisiana
- Friday, March 14, 2014, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
- Meeting Room - TBD
- RSVP to: Tina Nguyen, Operations Manager, Orthopaedic Surgery
TinaNguyen@mednet.ucla.edu
Donations
The generosity of our donors has been essential to making the UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery one of the nation’s leading centers for orthopaedic research, training, and treatment.
Contributions to the UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. If you are interested in learning more about making a gift targeted to a specific project or division within the UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, hearing about our endowment opportunities, making a bequest or other estate gift, or discussing how to you can give in a way that provides you or a beneficiary with tangible financial benefits, please contact the UCLA Health Sciences Development at 310-267-1835 or email us at UCLAOrtho@mednet.ucla.edu.
Donation Levels
- Premier: $10,000 and above
- Benefactor: $5,000-$10,000
- Diamond: $2,500-$5,000
- Platinum: $1,000-$2,500
- Gold: $500-$1,000
- Silver: $250-$500
- Bronze: Below $250
Contact Us and Stay Connected
- Medical Education Coordinator
Connie Sams - CSams@mednet.ucla.edu - Subscribe to our eNewsletter »
- Update Your Alumni Profile »
