Susan Bukata

Dr. Bukata is the Vice Chair for Clinical Operations and a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at UCLA. She is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in oncology with a significant research interest in bone fragility and bone healing. For more than 10 years, Dr. Bukata has dedicated a portion of her practice to managing osteoporosis and metabolic bone patients. Prior to joining the UCLA Orthopaedic Center faculty, Dr. Bukata spent eight years on faculty at the University of Rochester, where she helped develop and implement the Geriatric Fracture treatment algorithm now followed around the world. She lectures world-wide on the role of orthopaedic surgeons in the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis after fragility fracture, and in 2016 was elected to serve as a member of the National Osteoporosis Foundation’s Board of Trustees.