Dr. Nicholas Colyvas is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery of the knee and shoulder, with particular interests in meniscus repair and preservation, meniscus transplants, and complex knee surgery. He has extensive experience in treating athletes of all types, professional and amateur and in-between. He also serves as team physician for numerous sports, including rugby and high school football teams. He a full Profesor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, and is Board Certified in both Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Dr Colyvas' main research is in the field of meniscus preservation. He investigates cutting edge techniques in meniscus repairs, with the goal of preventing knee arthritis in the long term. He is also active in improving outcomes and techniques for meniscal replacement. He is active in helping develop robotic and AI systems to assist in Arthroscopy

Dr Colyvas earned his medical degree at University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He then completed a fellowship as well as a residency in orthopedic surgery at UCSF.

Dr Colyvas is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, where he served on the practice management committee. He also served on the board at the California Orthopaedic Association and is a frequent speaker and moderator at their conferences. Dr Colyvas is a member of the AOSSM Colyvas and is involved in their teaching activities in skill assessment and education conferences. He gives Instructional Course lectures at all the major US based Sports Surgery meetings. He also is invited to meetings internationally to discuss Meniscus Preservation.

On a day to day basis enjoys teaching Sports surgery fellows and Orthopedic Surgery residents at UCSF, as well as assisting his colleagues in challenging, complex knee and shoulder surgeries. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with family, and has a passion for motorsport, racing vintage race cars both locally and internationally.