Daniel Chivas, MD

Dr. Daniel John Chivas is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and California Qualified Medical Evaluator with fellowship training in adult reconstruction. He earned his medical degree from MCP-Hahnemann University School of Medicine, now part of Drexel University, completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at McGill University, and completed his adult reconstruction fellowship at the University of Southern California.

Dr. Chivas’s career includes extensive experience in hip and knee replacement surgery. He served as an orthopaedic surgeon with Southern California Permanente Medical Group, including as a partner physician from 2010 to 2026. From 2019 to 2024, he was the lead surgeon for the Total Joint Arthroplasty and Home Recovery Program at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. His experience also includes work in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and medical evaluations with Spectrum Medical Evaluators.

His published research addresses revision knee replacement, wound complications following total knee replacement, and the role of capsular repair in preventing dislocation after revision hip replacement. He has coauthored articles in the Journal of Arthroplasty, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, Orthopedics, and the Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances.

Dr. Chivas has also volunteered with Operation Walk Los Angeles, participating in medical missions to Guatemala, Cuba, and the Philippines to perform hip and knee replacement surgeries.