Gopal Lalchandani, MD
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine

He also cares for a variety of other conditions affecting the upper extremities, including sports-related injuries, arthritis, carpal tunnel, tendon lacerations and ligament injuries. He also treats pediatric congenital hand disorders and complex elbow injuries.

Lalchandani's research focuses on wide-awake hand surgery (surgery with local anesthesia), distal radius fractures (broken wrists) and outcomes after upper extremity surgery.

Lalchandani earned his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He completed a residency in orthopedic surgery UCSF, where he served as chief resident. He completed a fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Lalchandani grew up in Sacramento, California. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling, skiing and spending time with his family.

• Interobserver and Intraobserver Reliability of Classification Systems for Radiographic Complications After Radial Head Arthroplasty.
  The Journal of hand surgery 2022 Halvorson RT, Lalchandani GR, Cherches MF, Petit LM, Lattanza L, Lee NH, Kandemir U
• Infection and Mechanical Complications Are Risk Factors for New Diagnosis of a Mental Health Disorder After Total Joint Arthroplasty.
  Arthroplasty today 2021 Figoni AM, Lalchandani GR, Markes AR, Sing D, Hansen EN
• Patient outcomes and costs after isolated flexor tendon repairs of the hand.
  Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists 2021 Lalchandani GR, Halvorson RT, Zhang AL, Lattanza LL, Immerman I
• Opioid Use following Open versus Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release: A Population Study.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2021 Withers JA, Lalchandani GR, Halvorson RT, Immerman I, Rahgozar P
• Flexor Tendon Rupture After Distal Radius Malunion Associated With Electromyographic Abnormalities: A Case Report.
  JBJS case connector 2020 Lalchandani GR, Chan A, Nagao M, Immerman I
• Incidence of Corrective Procedures After Nonoperatively Managed Distal Radius Fractures in the Elderly.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews 2019 Satariano NP, Lalchandani GR, Menchaca SE, Immerman I
• Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia for Minor Hand Surgery Associated With Lower Opioid Prescriptions, Morbidity, and Costs: A Nationwide Database Study.
  Journal of hand surgery global online 2019 Lalchandani GR, Halvorson RT, Rahgozar P, Immerman I
• The Addition of Hip Arthroscopy to Periacetabular Osteotomy Does Not Increase Complication Rates: A Prospective Case Series.
  The American journal of sports medicine 2019 Sabbag CM, Nepple JJ, Pascual-Garrido C, Lalchandani GR, Clohisy JC, Sierra RJ
• Decompression of the superficial peroneal nerve: clinical outcomes and anatomical study.
  Journal of neurosurgery 2016 Franco MJ, Phillips BZ, Lalchandani GR, Mackinnon SE
• The impact of obesity on complications of elbow, forearm, and hand surgeries.
  The Journal of hand surgery 2014 London DA, Stepan JG, Lalchandani GR, Okoroafor UC, Wildes TS, Calfee RP
• Delayed environmental enrichment reverses sevoflurane-induced memory impairment in rats.
  Anesthesiology 2012 Shih J, May LD, Gonzalez HE, Lee EW, Alvi RS, Sall JW, Rau V, Bickler PE, Lalchandani GR, Yusupova M, Woodward E, Kang H, Wilk AJ, Carlston CM, Mendoza MV, Guggenheim JN, Schaefer M, Rowe AM, …