Nirav Pandya, MD
Nirav Pandya, MD
Orthopaedic Institute - Sports Medicine
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland - Sports Medicine
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Walnut Creek - Sports Medicine
Publications
- Pandya NK, Otsuka NY, Sanders JO. What's new in pediatric orthopaedics. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Feb 19; 96(4):345-50. PMID: 24553894
- Laron D, Pandya NK. Advances in the orthopedic management of osteogenesis imperfecta. Orthop Clin North Am. 2013 Oct; 44(4):565-73. PMID: 24095072
- Pandya NK, Namdari S. Shoulder arthroscopy in children and adolescents. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2013 Jul; 21(7):389-97. PMID: 23818026
- Pandya NK, Upsani VV, Kulkarni VA. The author's reply. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2013 Jul; 21(7):383-4. PMID: 23908989
- Pandya NK, Upasani VV, Kulkarni VA. The pediatric polytrauma patient: current concepts. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2013 Mar; 21(3):170-9. PMID: 23457067
- Hosalkar HS, Pandya NK, Wenger DR. What's new in pediatric orthopaedics. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Feb 20; 95(4):377-83. PMID: 23426774
- Hosalkar H, Pandya N, Namdari S. Facts, controversies, and current trends. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2013 Jan; 21(1):1-2. PMID: 23367537
- Hosalkar H, Pandya NK, Hsu J, Keenan MA. What's new in orthopaedic rehabilitation. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Jul 20; 93(14):1367-74. PMID: 21792505
- Hosalkar H, Pandya NK, Hsu J, Keenan MA. What's new in orthopaedic rehabilitation. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Sep; 91(9):2296-310. PMID: 19724009
- Hosalkar H, Hsu J, Pandya NK, Keenan MA. What's new in orthopaedic rehabilitation. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Oct; 90(10):2301-11. PMID: 18829929
- Pandya NK. Disparities in Youth Sports and Barriers to Participation. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2021 Dec; 14(6):441-446. PMID: 34622353
- Wenger DR, Pandya NK. A brief history of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. J Pediatr Orthop. 2011 Sep; 31(2 Suppl):S130-6. PMID: 21857426
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Education
Rady Children's Hospital San Diego | 08/2011 | ||
University of Pennsylvania | 06/2010 | ||
MD | University of Chicago | 6/2005 | |
BA | University of Chicago | 6/2001 |
Videos
About Nirav Pandya, MD
Dr. Nirav K. Pandya MD, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist within the UCSF Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, is Vice-Chair of Pediatric Operations and Section Chief of the Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics. His areas of interest include sports medicine, arthroscopy, and pediatric trauma as well as general pediatric orthopaedics.
Originally from Chicago, Dr. Pandya received his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. While at the University of Chicago, Dr. Pandya was a member of the track and field team, and was elected captain his senior year. He remains one of the top 10 triple jumpers in the school’s history. He then received his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. While in medical school, he served as an assistant coach for the University of Chicago track and field team, coaching several national qualifiers in the long and triple jump. Dr. Pandya then went on to complete his orthopaedic surgery residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He served as academic chief resident his final year, and was the recipient of the DeForest Willard Award for outstanding performance. He then completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego where he was awarded the Lena Sefton Clark endowed fellowship award, and received further training in general pediatric orthopaedics, pediatric sports medicine, and hip preservation surgery. Dr. Pandya has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications and multiple book chapters, and speaks regularly at national conferences.
Dr. Pandya also co-hosts 6-8 Weeks: Perspectives on Sports Medicine. This podcast presents the people and stories behind sports medicine at UCSF and our community of learners.