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How You Can Support Our Work

Thank you for considering supporting our Department. Your contributions are vital to advancing our orthopedic and musculoskeletal programs and establishing us as leaders in the field. From enhancing patient care and pioneering new research to training the next generation of orthopedic surgeons, your support ensures that our patients receive the best possible care for their musculoskeletal conditions, now and in the future.

Please consider supporting any of the programs listed below. We offer various methods for you to submit a donation. We thank you in advance for your generous support and for the opportunities it provides us to expand our existing programs and develop new ones.

EMPOWERING EDUCATION, FOSTERING INNOVATION

DR. WAYNE AND JUNE AKESON VISITING PROFESSORSHIP AND ORTHOPAEDIC EDUCATION ENDOWMENT

Established by the founding department chair, Dr. Wayne Akeson, this endowment makes highly regarded visiting professorships possible and provides on-going funding in support of advancing resident education.

Fund #K2255.

Donate to Education

Advancing Research and Extraordinary Science

ORTHOPAEDIC DISCOVERY FUND

Empowered by UC San Diego Health Sciences' innovative minds and state-of-the-art infrastructure, Orthopaedic Surgery produces groundbreaking discoveries that expand the boundaries of medical science and advance clinical care. Your gift equips our faculty to further our critical research mission.

Fund #E4070. 

Donate to Research

ALUMNI: OUR PAST AND FUTURE

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY RESIDENT ALUMNI FUND

Alumni gifts are an impactful way of furthering the educational goals of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery while also supporting our alumni activities.

Fund #E4066.

Donate To Education

Supporting Our Greatest Needs

ORTHOPAEDIC ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT

Unrestricted funds are a vital component of the department’s sustainability in areas as diverse as education, faculty recruitment and retention, innovative research and clinical care. Your gift will ensure that our department is able to nimbly respond to whatever challenges and opportunities arise.

Fund #E4052.

Donate To Our Greatest Needs

Give by Mail

 Donations via check can be mailed in:

• Make your check payable to: UC San Diego Foundation
• Designate an Orthopaedic Surgery program in the 'notes' section of your check and include a fund number from the descriptions above.
• Send your check to:
  UC San Diego Gift Services
  9500 Gilman Dr. Mail Code 0940
  La Jolla, CA 92093-0940

 Give by Bequest

Consider UC San Diego's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in your estate planning. For more information contact our Office of Gift Planning at (858) 534-2249 or giftplanning@ucsd.edu.