About Me

Brandon A. Ortega, MD is a fellowship-trained, board-eligible spine surgeon who specializes in spine health with the Long Beach Lakewood Orthopedic Institute in Long Beach.

His clinical interests include spinal deformity correction, spinal metastatic disease, and spine degenerative conditions and treatments.

He received his medical degree from Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC) where he received the Dean’s Research Fellowship award. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Keck School of Medicine of USC, LAC+USC Medical Center and served as co-administrative chief resident. He received the Dean’s Research Fellowship & was awarded the Herman Epstein Award for Clinical Excellence during residency. Dr. Ortega then completed his fellowship in spine surgery at UC Davis Medical Center. He is board-certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS) and board-eligible in spine surgery.

He is a member of the North American Spine Society (NASS) and AO Spine North America, a spine surgeon organization who believe in a patient-first, principle-based and evidence-supported approach to spinal care.

Languages

English, Spanish

Provider Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Surgery

Education

Medical School

Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles CA

Residency - Orthopedic Surgery

University of Southern California, LAC+USC Medical Center

Fellowship - Spine Surgery

University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA

Locations & Affiliations

Locations

Long Beach - Lakewood Orthopedic Institute

3828 Schaufele Ave., Suite 320

Long Beach, CA

Office: (562) 348-4588

Insurances Accepted

Aetna Commercial HMO
Anthem Commercial HMO
BlueShield Commercial HMO
Cigna Commercial HMO
Health Net Commercial HMO
UHC Commercial HMO
Anthem Vivity HMO
Anthem Pathway HMO
BlueShield Trio Commercial HMO
Cigna Value/Select HMO
UHC Harmony Commercial HMO
Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO
BlueShield Medicare Advantage HMO
Clever Care Medicare Advantage HMO
Health Net Medicare Advantage HMO
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO
SCAN Medicare Advantage HMO
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO
UHC Harmony Medicare Advantage HMO
Aetna Whole Health ACO
Boeing MemorialCare Health Alliance ACO
Centivo ACO
Aetna Commercial HMO (GNP)
Anthem Commercial HMO (GNP)
BlueShield Commercial HMO (GNP)
Cigna Commercial HMO (GNP)
Health Net Commercial HMO (GNP)
UHC Commercial HMO (GNP)
Anthem Vivity HMO (GNP)
Anthem Pathway HMO (GNP)
BlueShield Trio Commercial HMO (GNP)
Cigna Value/Select HMO (GNP)
UHC Harmony Commercial HMO (GNP)
Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO (GNP)
BlueShield Medicare Advantage HMO (GNP)
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO (GNP)
SCAN Medicare Advantage HMO (GNP)
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (GNP)
UHC Harmony Medicare Advantage HMO (GNP)