Dr. Oppenheim is the Margaret Holden Jones Kaanar Professor of Cerebral Palsy, Emeritus Chief of Pediatric Orthopedics, Director of the Center for Cerebral Palsy at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Consultant to Shriner's Hospital of Los Angeles. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, and the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society. He is a Past President of the American Aceademy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. He has repeatedly been named as one of America's Best Doctors.

William L Oppenheim, MD

Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

About William L Oppenheim, MD

Background

Revised 10/27/2009

Curriculum Vitae

Board certification

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1980 Recertified, 1993

Education

Graduate

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland B.S., Chemistry, High Honors 1966

Medical

Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. M.D., Magna Cum Laude 1970

Internship

San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA Surgery

Residency

University of Washington, Seattle Orthopedic Surgery

Fellowship

Los Angeles Orthopedic Hospital, Los Angeles Pediatric Orthopedics, 1979

Fellowship

Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, England Girdlestone Scholar, 1977

Hospital/academic affiliations

Academic

• Consultant | L.A. Shriners Hospital
• Director, UCLA / Orthopaedic Hospital Center for Cerebral Palsy | UCLA / Geffen School of Medicine
• Margaret Jones Kanaar Chair, Cerebral Palsy | Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
• Orthopaedic Hospital of Los Angeles | Luskin Children's Clinic Santa Monica, CA
• Professor and Emeritus Chief, Pediatric Orthopedics | Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Society memberships

State Society Memberships

• State Orthopaedic Society

Specialty Society Memberships

• American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
• American Orthopaedic Association
• American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
• Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America

Additional Society Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics

Achievements

Margaret Holden Jones Professor of Cerebral Palsy

Vice President, Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital

Past President, American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine

America's Best Doctors 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

White Swan Award, Abilities First / Jones Kennar Foundation, 2000

Who's Who in America Marquis Who's Who 2010 (64th) Edition, Providence, NJ.

Community activities

Board of Directors, LA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 1990-2000

Board of Directors, American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine

Board of Directors, Temple Beth Shir Shalom, Santa Monica, California, past Director.

Former President, Western Orthopedic Association. LA Chapter

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William L Oppenheim, MD Dr. Oppenheim is the Margaret Holden Jones Kaanar Professor of Cerebral Palsy, Emeritus Chief of Pediatric Orthopedics, Director of the Center for Cerebral Palsy at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Consultant to Shriner's Hospital of Los Angeles. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, and the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society. He is a Past President of the American Aceademy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. He has repeatedly been named as one of America's Best Doctors.

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