Orthopedics
Rated high-performing in back surgery.
CLINICAL SCIENCE
Complex Hip Replacement Allows Doctor to Walk Upright Again
After years of illness and injury, Michael McGrath, M.D., Ph.D., a professor at the UC San Francisco School of Medicine, turned to UC Davis Health for a life-changing hip replacement. On the day of his complex hip replacement, performed by orthopaedic surgeon Adam Taylor, M.D., McGrath stood and walked upright for the first time since 2023.
RESEARCH
Scientists Discover Molecule that Strengthens Bones
Researchers at UC Davis Health and UC San Francisco have identified a molecule known as Maternal Brain Hormone (CCN3) that increases bone density and strength. Their study, published in Nature, explains how women’s bones remain strong during breastfeeding, despite calcium being stripped from bones to support milk production. The discovery has the potential to treat bone conditions like osteoporosis.
SURGERY
Using Augmented Reality Goggles in the Operating Room
Orthopedic surgeons and colleagues at UC Davis Health are leading the way in using augmented reality goggles to improve surgical outcomes. A group of UC Davis surgeons, including orthopedic expert Safdar Kahn, have established the UC Davis Medical Extended Reality (MXR) Research Group to apply augmented reality overlays to complex surgical procedures.
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Ranked among the nation’s best hospitals
A U.S. News & World Report best hospital in cardiology, heart & vascular surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ENT, geriatrics, neurology & neurosurgery, and pulmonology & lung surgery.
Ranked high-performing in spinal fusion
U.S. News & World Report rated UC Davis Medical Center high-performing in spinal fusion.
The nation’s highest nursing honor
UC Davis Medical Center has received Magnet® recognition, the nation’s highest honor for nursing excellence.
World-class cancer care
One of ~59 U.S. cancer centers designated “comprehensive” by the National Cancer Institute.
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital by U.S. News, and high-performing in aortic valve surgery, back surgery (spinal fusion), COPD, colon cancer surgery, diabetes, gynecological cancer surgery, heart arrhythmia, heart failure, kidney failure, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, lung cancer surgery, pacemaker implantation, pneumonia, prostate cancer surgery, stroke, TAVR, cancer, orthopedics, gastroenterology & GI surgery, and urology.