Nicolas Hatamiya, DO

Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery

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.

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.

Publications: 

Baseline Sleep Characteristics in NCAA Division I Collegiate Athletes.

Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine

Goldman JT, Donohoe B, Hatamiya N, Boland NF, Vail J, Holmes KE, Presby D, Kim J, Duffaut C

Cardiac Troponin Testing as a Component of Return to Play Cardiac Screening in Young Competitive Athletes Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

Journal of the American Heart Association

Moulson N, Petek BJ, Churchill TW, Drezner JA, Harmon KG, Kliethermes SA, Mellacheruvu P, Patel MR, Baggish AL, ORCCA Investigators †

Cardiovascular Outcomes in Collegiate Athletes After SARS-CoV-2 Infection: 1-Year Follow-Up From the Outcomes Registry for Cardiac Conditions in Athletes.

Circulation

Petek BJ, Moulson N, Drezner JA, Harmon KG, Kliethermes SA, Churchill TW, Patel MR, Baggish AL, ORCCA Investigators

Running Gait Analysis and Biomechanics.

Current sports medicine reports

DeJong P, Hatamiya NS, Barkley LC

Prevalence and clinical implications of persistent or exertional cardiopulmonary symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection in 3597 collegiate athletes: a study from the Outcomes Registry for Cardiac Conditions in Athletes (ORCCA).

British journal of sports medicine

Petek BJ, Moulson N, Baggish AL, Kliethermes SA, Patel MR, Churchill TW, Harmon KG, Drezner JA, ORCCA Investigators

SARS-CoV-2 Cardiac Involvement in Young Competitive Athletes.

Circulation

Moulson N, Petek BJ, Drezner JA, Harmon KG, Kliethermes SA, Patel MR, Baggish AL, Outcomes Registry for Cardiac Conditions in Athletes Investigators

Time from Start of Quarantine to SARS-CoV-2 Positive Test Among Quarantined College and University Athletes - 17 States, June-October 2020.

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report

Atherstone C, Peterson ML, Malone M, Honein MA, MacNeil A, O'Neal CS, Paul S, Harmon KG, Goerl K, Wolfe CR, Casani J, Barrios LC, COVID-19 Collegiate Athlete Testing Group

Medial and Lateral Heel Whips: Prevalence and Characteristics in Recreational Runners.

PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation

Souza RB, Hatamiya N, Martin C, Aramaki A, Martinelli B, Wong J, Luke A