A Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
and Fellowship Trained Spinal surgeon
Nitin N.
Bhatia, M.D.Chief, Adult & Pediatric Spinal Surgery
Dr. Bhatia graduated with honors from Stanford University, after which he attended Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.
Conditions &
Procedures
spinal pathology
- spinal stenosis
- disc herniations
- spine trauma
- scoliosis
- complex cervical
- lumbar reconstruction
- failed back syndrome
Expertise
surgical and
non-surgicaltreatment of spinal disorders
non-surgicaltreatment of spinal disorders
Dr. Bhatia specializes in the surgical and non-surgical treatment of spinal disorders. He has a special interest in problems affecting the cervical spine as well as spinal trauma.
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Read MorePatient TestimonialsFrom Crippling Back Pain to a Return to Active Motherhood
“I was told I had to take them, but it was awful,” Watt said. “I drive a lot because of my girls, and getting in and out of the car used to kill me. I would cry right in front of my kids, the pain was so bad.”
View AllIn The NewsAbout Dr. Nitin Bhatia
- Portability of imaging fundamentally changed orthopedic surgery, says UCI Health expert
Dr. Nitin Bhatia, chief of UCI Health Orthopedic Surgery Services, spoke with Becker’s Spine Review about how accessing imaging studies on portable devices, such as smartphones and tablets, has been a game changer for surgeons.
- Dr. Bhatia’s article cited in Beckers Spine
Researchers examined the National Trauma Data Bank admissions for 2008 to 2011, including patients 18 years old to 64 years old with cervical or thoracolumbar spine fractures. The researchers found:
Dr. Nitin Bhatia Discusses
Mazor Robotics Spine Surgery
