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Saturday, October 24, 2026 at UCLA

Who we are

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

Susan Bukata, MD UC San Diego - 2024 Women in Ortho Chair	Melissa Zimel, MD UCSF	Coleen Sabatini, MD MPH UCSF	Kristin Livingston, MD Boston Children's Hospital

What we do

We support an open dialogue of ways to support and improve upon leadership training for women who pursue a career in orthopaedics.  Our annual event is a one-day leadership summit.

This year's event was attended by 65 women physicians, fellows and residents  from UC orthopaedics departments and northern California practices for a day of coaching, leadership training, and empowerment, The summit was held Sept. 9, 2023 at the UCSF Mission Bay Campus in San Francisco.  All genders are welcome.

Get involved

We encourage anyone interested to get involved.  We seek support on committees, projects, grants as well as financial support to fund our events and outreach projects.

Contact us

To get involved or lend support, please contact Susan Bukata, MD (Chair, UCSD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)