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Nitin N Bhatia

Nitin N. Bhatia, MD

Specialties

Spine Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery

Clinical Interests

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, spondylolisthesis, myelopathy, radiculopathy, sciatica, disc herniation

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Certifications
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery

Language
  • English
  • Spanish
Gender
Male
Medical School
Baylor College of Medicine
Internship
UCLA School of MedicineGeneral Surgery
Residency
UCLA School of MedicineOrthopedic Surgery
Fellowship
Jackson Memorial Hospital-MiamiSpinal Surgery
Professional Positions
  • Chair — Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCI School of Medicine
  • Professor — Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Chief — Orthopaedic Spine Service

Awards and Recognition
  • 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
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

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101 The City Drive South, Pavilion 3
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Orange, CA 92868
Phone: 714-456-7012
Fax: 855-519-4485
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Irvine, CA 92612
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