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With over 20 years experience, Dr. Frederic Nicola specialize in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. Utilizing minimally invasive procedures, Dr. Nicola is renowned for advanced techniques in cartilage preservation.
Having served as team physician for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders since 1983, Dr. Nicola still actively maintains that role for the Raiders, performing game-day, training camp, and NFL Combine duties. The former chairman of orthopedics at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Dr. Nicola is currently the director of the Knee and Hip Institute at DISC.
Dr. Nicola is dedicated to relieving pain caused by joint-related injuries and returning his patients to their active lifestyles.
2012 Super Doctor
Fred Nicola, MD has been named by Marina del Rey, CA Super Doctors magazine as one of the top doctors in Los Angeles for 2012. Only five percent of the doctors in the Los Angeles are named by Super Doctors. The selections for this esteemed list are made by the research team at Super Doctors, which is a service [...]
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Electronic knee sleeve prevents knee surgery Thursday, August 12, 2010 Lori Corbin LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Osteoarthritis of the knee affects some 10 million people and can cause a lot of pain. But new technology by way of an electronic knee sleeve can save many from the cost and downtime of surgery. “I was walking with a cane, I [...]
read moreDr. Nicola Featured in AARP Magazine on Keeping Your Knees Healthy
Three years ago Linda Morse tossed a tennis ball gracefully overhead, reached for it with her racket, planted her left leg on the hard tennis court for leverage, and felt something snap. “It was one of those ‘Oh, no’ moments,” says Morse, now 73. “Most people I know who play tennis have some kind of [...]
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