Nicolas Hatamiya, DO
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine

415-353-9400

Dr. Hatamiya is a board-certified Primary Care Sports Medicine physician who focuses on caring for patients of all ages and strives to provide comprehensive care to help them achieve their goals and embrace healthy lifestyles. He has particular interests in musculoskeletal ultrasound, preventative medicine and exercise-as-medicine care.

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In research, Dr. Hatamiya's interests include applications of digital health technologies, point-of-care ultrasound, and improving musculoskeletal medical education. He has also performed research in biomechanics and exercise physiology.

Dr. Hatamiya earned his bachelor’s degree in Integrative Biology from the University of California, Berkeley, and followed by earning his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Calif. He completed a residency in family medicine at Stanford Health Care, at which he served as chief resident and completed a faculty development track. Dr. Hatamiya then completed a fellowship in primary care sports medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.

On the playing field, Dr. Hatamiya has served as a team physician for the UCLA Bruins, local high schools, and served as assistant team physician for the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Dodgers. Currently, he is a team physician for the Academy of Art University in San Francisco (NCAA Division II) and the Oakland Roots USL professional soccer team.

Dr. Hatamiya is also the Program Director of the Primary Care Sports Medicine fellowship program. He is a member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, American Academy of Family Physicians and Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. In 2020, he received a grant from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine for a local humanitarian service project.

Dr. Hatamiya sees patients at the UCSF Orthopaedic Institute in San Francisco, UCSF’s Berkeley Outpatient Center and at the UCSF Sports Medicine Center for Young Athletes in Walnut Creek.

Awards

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  • Excellence in Student Teaching Award, University of California, San Francisco, 2024
  • Fellow Designation (FAAFP), American Academy of Family Physicians, 2023
  • Local Humanitarian Service Project Grant, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, 2020
  • Advocacy Award, Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors, 2020
  • Resident Scholarship Repient, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, 2019
  • All Member's Advocacy Scholarship Recepient, California Academy of Family Physicians, 2019
  • National Conference Scholarship Recipient, California Academy of Family Physicians, 2018
  • Honors Society Inductee, Sigma Sigma Phi National Osteopathic Honors Society, 2017
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society, Arnold P. Gold Foundation, 2016

Education & Training

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California, San Francisco 2022
  • Fellowship Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship University of California, Los Angeles 2021
  • Residency Family Medicine Residency Stanford Health Care 2020
  • DO Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Western University of Health Sciences 2017
  • BA Integrative Biology University of California, Berkeley 2010

Publications (10)

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