David P. Zamorano, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Director of Orthopaedic Trauma

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Email: dzamoran@uci.edu

Dr. Zamorano's CV

Clinical Specialty:
Dr. Zamorano is a Fellowship-trained orthopaedic traumatologist specializing in acute and delayed care of fractures. His is the Director of Orthopaedic Trauma at UC Irvine.

Clinical Interests:
Dr. Zamorano specializes in acute fracture care. His special interest is in pelvic and acetabular fracture reconstruction. He also has special training in minimally invasive fracture management.

Research Interests:
Dr. Zamorano has been actively involved in both clinical and biomechanical research. He currently is working on a novel pelvic fracture model that will help develop innovative surgical techniques and implants.

Background:
Dr. Zamorano graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from the University of California, Los Angeles. He received his medical degree in from the University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles. He also completed his internship and an orthopaedic surgery residency program, at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center.

Dr. Zamorano subsequently completed an orthopaedic trauma fellowship at the University of Texas at Houston, Hermann Hospital, Texas Medical Center. This highly specialized fellowship training program prepared Dr. Zamorano in the management of advanced techniques of fracture, fixation, treatment of bone infections, surgical reconstruction, complete care of the multiply injured patient, and comprehensive care of the musculoskeletal system.

After completing his fellowship, Dr. Zamorano extended his training in pelvic and acetabular reconstruction under the tutelage of Dr. Joel Matta at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Matta is recongnized internationally as one of the foremost authorities on pelvis and acetubulum reconstruction. This additional training proved to be invaluable to Dr. Zamorano’s development as an orthopaedic traumatologist.

Medical Degree:
University of Southern California

Residency:
Harbor/UCLA Medical Center

Fellowship:
Orthopaedic Trauma, University of Texas, Houston, Hermann Hospital, Texas Medical Center

Other training:
Pelvis and Acetabular Reconstruction, Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles

Please visit our new Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in Costa Mesa at:

1640 Newport Blvd., Suite 230
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
949-515-5210

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Dr. Nitin Bhatia and Dr. Thay Lee were presented with the prestigious "Harold and Nancy Willingham Award for Outstanding Research Paper" at the meeting of the Western Orthopaedic Association this year. Drs. Bhatia and Lee presented their paper, entitled "Biomechanical Evaluation of Short-Segment Posterior Instrumentation with Crosslinks In An Unstable Human Burst Fracture Model".

The WOA, with more than 1,700 members, held it's 73rd annual meeting in Seattle, Washington.

Dr. Bhatia, an orthopaedic surgeon and Dr. Lee, a Ph.D Research Career Scientist/Biomedical Engineer, are on staff at University of California at Irvine.