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Summary
- Ronald A. Navarro, M.D. is the southern California Regional Orthopaedic Chief with responsibility for orthopaedic clinical care in all of SCAL Kaiser Permanente (KP), in collaboration with 13 different Medical Center Ortho Chiefs. He is also Inter-regional chief of Ortho for all the Regions of KP.
He is also the Director for Clinical Affairs at the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine since February 2021. He was the Regional Assistant Medical Director in the Business Management Line for Retail Strategy in the Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG) until this appointment.
He joined KP as an Orthopaedic Shoulder & Sports Medicine specialist in 1997 after a fellowship in shoulder surgery, arthroscopy, and sports medicine at University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Navarro was named President of the American Association of Latino Orthopedic Surgeons in March 2024. He is a well published author in shoulder and knee surgery, and is an Active Member of the prestigious American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) and its exclusive Neer Circle. Dr. Navarro is a proud Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and is a member of the AAOS Leadership Institute Mentoring group, AAOS Now Editorial Board and past Chair of the AAOS Central Instructional Course Committee. Navarro was honored to be appointed Member at Large of the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) from 2017 to 2019. He was President of the California Orthopaedic Association (COA) for the 2019-2020 year, as the Covid-19 pandemic unfolded and helped to plan the response to the pandemic as it related to practices across the state. He is Deputy Editor for Levels of Evidence with JBJS.
He was also Assistant Area Medical Director overseeing all Surgical Services at his home Medical Center in South Bay for 9 years, after having been Chief of the Department of Orthopaedics at Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center, for 8 years.
Education & Training
- Harvard Business SchoolELP, Executive Leadership, 2012 - 2012
- UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 1995 - 1996
- Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1989 - 1995
- Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1988 - 1989
- University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1988
- University of California, Santa BarbaraBA, Biology, 1982 - 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1989 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 1995 - 1996
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Vohs Award for Multiregional TJA Same Day Program Kaiser Permanente, 2022
- AAOS Achievement Award American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2010-2021
- ASES Neer Circle (Reflects Highest Level of American Shoulder Surgeon Expertise) American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, 2019
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsThe Role of Intraoperative Urinary Catheters on Postoperative Urinary Retention after Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Multi-Hospital Retrospective Study on 9,580 Patients.Nikhil Crain, Reza Z. Goharderakhshan, Nithin C. Reddy, Allison M. Apfel, Ronald A. Navarro
The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2021-09-01 - 12 citationsEarly Hospital Readmission and Mortality Risk after Surgical Treatment of Proximal Humerus Fractures in a Community-Based Health Care OrganizationEdward H. Yian, Hui Zhou, Ariyon Schreiber, Jeff F. Sodl, Ronald A. Navarro
The Permanente Journal. 2015-02-05 - 131 citationsPatient and procedure-specific risk factors for deep infection after primary shoulder arthroplasty.Jason Richards, Maria C.S. Inacio, Michael Beckett, Ronald A. Navarro, Anshuman Singh
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2014-06-07
Authored Content
- AAOS 2021: Hope Springs in SeptemberSeptember 2021
- My Patient Went on Vacation and Survived a Mass ShootingMarch 2019
- My Patient Went on Vacation and Survived a Mass ShootingMarch 2019
- TWM: My Medical Journey with Dr. Ronald NavarroDecember 2018
- A lot is in the legs of soccer athletesOctober 2018
- Misplacing My First Solo Central LineMarch 2018
- Misplacing My First Solo Central LineMarch 2018
- I need a total shoulder replacement. What happens if I don’t get it?February 2017
- Remembering life lessons from Dad, a great teacher: Guest commentaryJune 2014
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Press Mentions
- The Technologies Dr. Bert Mandelbaum Is Most Excited AboutAugust 10th, 2021
- The No. 1 Hospital for Neurosurgery, Neurology in Each State: US NewsAugust 9th, 2021
- Meet the Orthopedic Surgeon Serving as a Medical Delegate for the 2020 ParalympicsAugust 9th, 2021
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Past Member
- Past Member
- Member
- American Shoulder and Elbow SurgeonsMember
- California Orthopaedic AssociationMember
- Twentieth Century Orthopaedic AssociationMember
- American Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryDiplomate
- American Orthopaedic AssociationMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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