Leadership Program:
UC Women of Ortho

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UCSF | UC SAN DIEGO | UCLA | UC DAVIS | UC IRVINE

Hosted by UC Davis: Fall 2025

WHO WE ARE

UC Women of Ortho is a collective group of orthopedic leaders from five University of California campuses (UCSF, UC San Diego, UCLA, UC Davis, UC Irvine) who support the development of women's leadership in the field of orthopedic surgery and orthopedic care. All genders are welcome.

Founding Members

Susan Bukata, MD
UC San Diego

Kristin Livingston, MD
Boston Children's Hospital

Coleen Sabatini, MD
MPH
UCSF

Melissa Zimel, MD
UCSF

WHAT WE DO

UC Women of Ortho supports an open dialogue of ways to support and improve upon leadership training for women who pursue a career in orthopedic care. Every year, we host a one-day leadership summit at one of our UC campuses.

The 2023 summit was held September 9 at the UCSF Mission Bay Campus in San Francisco, California. The event was attended by 65 physicians, fellows and residents from UC orthopedic departments and select northern California practices.

The 2024 summit was held September 14 at UC San Diego in La Jolla, California. The event was open to attendance by physicians, fellows and residents from the five UC orthopedic departments and affiliated northern and southern California practices. 

UC Davis will host the next UC Women of Ortho conference in the fall of 2025. Please stay tuned for more information. 

GET INVOLVED

We encourage anyone interested to get involved. We are continually seeking help organizing committees and projects, as well as grants and financial support to fund our events and outreach efforts.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions or would like to get involved, please contact us at ucwomenofortho@health.ucsd.edu.