Meet Dr. Nieves

• Orthopaedic Oncology Fellowship: University of California, Los Angeles
• Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Research Fellowship: University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Straight Surgical Internship: University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Medical: University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Undergraduate: University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Musculoskeletal Tumor Society
• Major US ARMY Reserve
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

• Custom Cross-Pin Fixation of 32 Tumor Endoprosthetic Stems. Eckardt J.J.; Nieves R. –
  Presented in MSTS, 2002.
• Endoprostheses. Presented in ISOL, 2001 and MSTS, 2002.
• Intraoperative Autotransfusion as a Second Stage of Autologous Blood Use in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery. Nieves R.; Flynn J. – PRHSJ.
• Ankle Fractures Treated Surgically Without Syndesmotic Screws. Nieves, R.; Romero J.
• Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors in PR. Nieves, R.; Mora E.
• The UCLA Experience With 227 Modular Endoprosthesis. Eckardt J.J.; Nieves R.

• Baptist Hospital
• South Miami Hospital
• West Kendall Baptist Hospital
• Kendall Regional Medical Center
• Mercy Hospital
• Coral Gables Hospital
• Metropolitan Hospital