{"id":10148,"date":"2025-05-29T09:55:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T16:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhs.lacounty.gov\/harbor-ucla-medical-center\/?page_id=10148"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:20:48","slug":"ortho","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhs.lacounty.gov\/harbor-ucla-medical-center\/gme\/ortho\/","title":{"rendered":"Orthopaedic Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The Harbor-UCLA Orthopaedic Residency Training Program is known for its balance of surgical volume, operative experience, didactic teaching, clinical supervision, and early emphasis on clinical decision-making and continuity of care.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the physical and mental rigors of a demanding training program, Harbor residents are distinguished as being happy\u2014enjoying a camaraderie and esprit de corps among residents and faculty that is almost unique among surgical training programs.<\/p>\n<p>The high spirit of fellowship among residents and teaching staff provides a healthy and productive work environment in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. The Academic Staff derives the greatest satisfaction not just from teaching, but specifically from teaching at Harbor.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"grve-element grve-video\" style=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Harbor-UCLA Recruitment Video\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q3dSYVHp9ZU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"grve-element grve-hr \" style=\"\"><div class=\"grve-line-divider\"><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10151&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Connect with Harbor-UCLA Ortho on Instagram<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10153&#8243; 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