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Benjamin Bengs, MD

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Benjamin Christopher Bengs, MD
Specialty
Orthopaedic Surgery
Gender Language Spoken
Male English
Hospital Affiliation
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital
State License Number
A95204
Contact
(310) 319-1234 Appointments
(310) 794-6613 Academic office
Fax Number
(310) 825-3285 Westwood
Email Address
bbengs@mednet.ucla.edu
PRACTICE LOCATION

Westwood
UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Center
100 Medical Plaza, Suite 755
Los Angeles, 90095

Santa Monica
UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Center
1245 16th Stree, Suite 220
Santa Monica, Ca 90404

Academic Office
10945 Le Conte Ave Suite 33-55 PVUB
Los Angeles, CA 90095

EDUCATION
Residency
Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2002 - 2006
Internship
Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2001 - 2002
Medical Degree
MD, Georgetown University Medical Center, 2001
CLINICAL INTEREST
Arthritis, Avascular Necrosis, BMP (Bone Morphogenetic Protein), Clinical Trials, Complex Trauma, Fracture (Except Hand), Fresh Trauma, Hip Resurfacing, Hip Revision, Hip Trauma, Multi Trauma, Nonunion Trauma, Osteoarthritis, Osteonecrosis, Re-do Hip, Re-do Knee, Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee Replacement, Trauma
AFFILIATION
Department Affiliation
Physician, Orthopaedic Surgery, Joint Replacement, Orthopaedic Trauma, Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease, UCLA Comprehensive Hip Care Program
MORE INFORMATION
Research Interest

Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty, Total Knee Replacement,  Total Hip Replacement

Additional Information

BIO

Dr. Bengs, Assistant Professor, UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, is a full time faculty of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and sees patients at both UCLA Medical Center in Westwood and Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital.

Dr. Bengs specializes in orthopaedic surgery with an emphasis in arthroplasty and trauma.

Dr. Bengs received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara and earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed an internship at Massachusetts General Hospital and his orthopaedic surgery training from the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program.

 

Awards & Recognition
  • Marmour Award recipient for highest cumulative OITE scores, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Class 2006
  • Cum Laude at graduation, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2001
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Georgetown University School of Medicine
  • USMLE Step I: 99%, Georgetown University School of Medicine
  • High Honors at graduation, University of California Santa Barbara, 1996
  • Distinction in Major, Physiology
  • College of Letters and Science Academic Excellence Award at graduation
  • Honors Prgram, 1992 - 1996
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellow, 1995 - 1996
  • Member of Order of Omega and the Golden Key Society, Academic Societies
  • Founding Father for the Theta Sigma chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity, Scholar of the Year 1993 and House Manager 1994

Publications
Link to My PubMed publications.
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