Orthopaedic Institute

The Orthopaedic Institute (OI) is located in the Mission Bay Campus. It offers comprehensive musculoskeletal care in one location. 2024 was a memorable year for the OI. We celebrated the OI’s 15th anniversary of operations. Our typical procedures include arthroscopic surgeries on joints, hand, and foot/ankle surgeries. The OI launched an ambulatory total joint arthroplasty service last year. We provide anesthesia for hip and knee arthroplasty surgeries, and the patients typically go home 3 hours after surgery.

Surgical volume has steadily increased since its opening, with over 3,000 surgical cases in FY24. To accommodate increasing surgical volume, we added a 5th OR last year.

At the OI, we perform a high volume of peripheral nerve blocks. We typically have a resident or fellow on staff for their regional anesthesia rotation, and this has been a popular elective rotation for residents. Finally, patient satisfaction has been consistently high. Based on patient satisfaction surveys, the “likelihood of recommending” score has been over 90%.

Sakura Kinjo, MD  
Medical Director, UCSF Orthopaedic Institute