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Nitin N. Bhatia, MD

Nitin N. Bhatia, MD

Orthopedic Surgery - Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery

4.8 (105)
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Clinical Interests:

adult and pediatric scoliosis, complex spine surgery, degenerative cervical disorders, thoracic and lumbar spine, minimally invasive spine surgery, orthopedic surgery (bone/joint/spine), robot-assisted spine surgery, spinal stenosis, spinal tumors

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Background

  • Professional Positions

    • Chair — Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UC Irvine School of Medicine
    • Professor — Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
    • Chief — Orthopaedic Spine Service

  • Gender

    Male

  • Board Certifications

    • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery

  • Medical Education

    • Baylor College of Medicine

  • Residencies

    • UCLA School of Medicine - Orthopedic Surgery

  • Fellowships

    • Jackson Memorial Hospital-Miami - Spinal Surgery

  • Awards

    • Physicians of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association — 2011-2023
    • American Orthopaedic Association - Japanese Orthopaedic Association Exchange Traveling Fellow — 2008
    • American Orthopaedic Association Emerging Leaders — 2005-2009
    • Best Paper Award Winner, American College of Spine Surgery
    • Cervical Spine Research Society Outstanding Paper Nominee
    • Edgar Dawson Traveling Fellowship, Scoliosis Research Society — 2005
    • Faculty Teaching Award, Orthopaedic Surgery, UC Irvine — 2005
    • Outstanding Paper Award Winner, Cervical Spine Research Society
    • Research Award, California Orthopaedic Association
    • Scoliosis Research Society Hibbs Award Nominee
    • The Harold and Nancy Willingham Award for Outstanding Research Paper, Western Orthopaedic Association

  • Languages Spoken

    Spanish, English

  • Academic Profile

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    Speakers Bureau Topics

    • Adolescent Back Pain
    • Adult Back Pain
    • Back Care, Nonsurgical
    • Cervical Spine Surgery
    • Disc Herniations
    • Low Back Pain
    • Lumbar Spine Surgery
    • Osteoporosis and the Spine
    • Pediatric Back Pain
    • Robotic Spine Surgery
    • Scoliosis
    • Spinal Cord Injury
    • Spinal Disc Replacement
    • Spinal Infections
    • Spinal Stenosis
    • Spinal Trauma
    • Spine Fractures
    • Spine Surgery, Current Trends
    • Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive
    • Spine Surgery, Recent Advances