Nicholas Bernthal, MD

Nick Bernthal is an orthopaedic oncologist who has been on the UCLA faculty since 2013. He graduated magna cum laude and phi beta kappa from Princeton University and received alpha omega alpha honors from Cornell University Medical School. He did his residency at UCLA in orthopedic surgery and did fellowships in orthopaedic research and musculoskeletal oncology at UCLA and the Huntsman Cancer Institute, respectively. His clinical interests are bone and soft tissue tumors and his laboratory is pioneering new implant coatings to prevent surgical infections. He lives in Mar Vista, CA with his wife, their three children, and their dogs. He is currently serving LuskinOIC and UCLA as the Interim Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Specialties

Bone Tumors

Education

Undergraduate

B.A., Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 1998-2002

Medical School

Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, 2006

Internship

Department of General Surgery—University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 2006-2007

Residency

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery—University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 2007-2012

Board Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2015-present

Utah Medical Board, 2012

California Medical Board, 2008

Drug Enforcement Agency, 2008

Fellowships

Sarcoma Service, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2012-2013

Research Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 2008-2009

Society Memberships

Member, Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS)

Member, Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS)

Associate Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

President, Western Orthopaedic Association, Los Angeles Chapter (WOA)

Member, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC)

Member, The American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)

Associate Member, F1000

Member, Orthopaedics Overseas

Elected Resident Representative (UCLA), California Orthopaedic Association (2009)

Invited Scholarly Society Memberships

Member, Interurban Orthopaedic Club

Committees

UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Resident Selection Committee

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Western Orthopaedic Association (WOA), Los Angeles Chapter

Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS)

Orthopaedic Research and Education Society (OREF)