Dr. Gonzalez


Tyler Gonzalez
MD, MBA

Tyler A. Gonzalez is a fellowship-trained orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon. After completing his bachelor's degree at the University of California, Berkeley, he received a Master of Business Administration and his MD from UCLA in Los Angeles. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School in Boston and his fellowship in foot and ankle surgery at Cedar Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Education —

Foot and Ankle Fellowship
August 2017 - July 2018

Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Orthopedic Residency Program
June 2012 - June 2017

Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency Program
Boston, MA

School of Medicine
June 2008 - June 2012

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

Co President Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
Honor Medical Society Class of 2012 (Junior Election)

M.B.A
June 2012

UCLA Anderson School of Management
Los Angeles, CA

B.S. Nutritional Science
Physiology and Metabolism

August 2002 - May 2006

University California at Berkeley
Summa Cum Laude
Berkeley, CA

Honors & Awards —

Cedar Sinai Medical Center

  • 1st Place: Debate Arthroplasty vs. Fusion for MTP arthritis. California Orthopedic Association Meeting 2018 

  • 2018 AOFAS J. Leonard Goldner Award Finalist for best basic science paper in foot and ankle surgery. 

Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency Program

  • Alumni Spotlight Sigma Mu Delta Alumni Spotlight Award 2/2017

  • Richard Kilfoyle Research Award of the New England Orthopedic Association Recipient,  11/2016.

  • Harvard Orthopedic Trauma Initiative Resident Research Award, 6/2016

  • 1st place: Resident Research Award for Resident Research Paper and Presentation Competition, Massachusetts Orthopedic Association Annual Meeting, 5/2016

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Resident Research Award, 3/2016

  • Selected as Podium Speaker at 24th Annual New England Fracture Forum 2/2016

  • Richard Kilfoyle Research Award of the New England Orthopaedic Association Recipient, 11/2015

  • Selected to participate in Harvard Business School Value Based Healthcare Delivery Course, 1/2016

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Resident Research Travel Award, 3/2015

  • 2014 AOFAS Resident Scholar, 5/2014

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Awards

  • Elected Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 4/2011, Junior Election

  • Barbara and Gerald Levey Scholar of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA class of 2011,11/2009

  • Recipient Barbara and Martin Pops Award for outstanding medical student achievement, 4/2009

Letters of Distinction for 3rd Year Rotations

  • Awarded to students who have done exceptionally well in both the written Shelf Exams(>85th percentile) and on the Wards during specific rotations

    • SURGERY

    • INTERNAL MEDICINE

    • PEDIATRICS

    • PSYCHIATRY

UCLA Anderson School of Management Awards

  • Larry Wolfen Entrepreneur Spirit Award Fellowship Recipient, January 2011

  • 1st place Fast Pitch Competition, Entrepreneurial Association Conference at UCLA, 5/2011

  • Semifinalist: Knapp Venture Competition: Director of Medical Research and Co-Presenter, January 2011

  • Anderson Fellowship Award Recipient, 6/2010

  • UCLA Graduate Opportunity Fellowship Program Award Recipient, 6/2010

  • Inspirational Student Speaker at UCLA Anderson Distinguished Alumni Luncheon, 6/2011

Society Memberships —

Candidate Member, American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society
June 2018 - Present

Candidate Member, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
June 2017 - Present 

Resident Member, Massachusetts Medical Society
April 2013 – 2017

Dr. Gonzalez's CV (pdf)