MauricioSilvaMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Los Angeles, CA

Pediatric Orthopedics

Clinical Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical Operations, Orthopaedic Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine

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Office
403 W. Adams Blvd.
403 W. Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Phone+1 213-742-1109

Fax+1 213-742-1109

Education & Training

University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics, 2019 - 2019
Orthopaedic HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2004 - 2005
Orthopaedic Institute for ChildrenPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2000 - 2003
Pontifical Xaverian UniversityOrthopaedics and Tramatology, 1994 - 1999
Pontifical Xavierian UniversityClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2007 - 2025
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Clinical Trials

Waterproof Casting for Pediatric Distal Radius Fractures Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Regional Blocks for Lateral Condyle Fractures Start of enrollment: 2019 Sep 16
Recruiting
Phase 4
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Closing-wedge Osteotomies: Can We Do and Teach Better?
Daniel Weltsch, Michaela Juels, Kevin Yining Chen, Nakul Talathi, Mauricio Silva
Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2024-03-01
1 citations
Ambulatory surgical management of most displaced tibial tubercle fractures in children is safe and efficient.
Brian Kendrick Zukotynski, Danielle Brown, Kellyn Hori, Mauricio Silva
Journal of Children's Orthopaedics. 2023-12-01
Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for failure of non-operative treatment of pediatric forearm fractures: Where can we do better?
Nakul S Talathi, Brendan Shi, Jeremy Policht, Bailey Mooney, Kevin Y Chen
Journal of Children's Orthopaedics. 2023-08-01

Press Mentions

One of the Nation’s Largest Pediatric Orthopaedic Fracture Centers Opens at Los Angeles’ Orthopaedic Institute for ChildrenFebruary 3rd, 2020
Safe Disposal of Narcotics Is Key to Reducing Children's Opioid DeathsMarch 12th, 2024

Professional Memberships

Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
Member

Other Languages

Spanish