Nirav Pandya, MD
Associate Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine

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, speaks regularly at national conferences, and is frequently featured in the media.

• Five-Year Radiographic and Functional Outcomes of Nonoperative Treatment of Completely Displaced Midshaft Clavicular Fractures in Teenagers.
  The American journal of sports medicine 2024 Polinsky SG, Edmonds EW, Bastrom TP, Manhard CE, Heyworth BE, FACTS Study Group:, Bae DS, Busch MT, Ellis HB, Hergott K, Kocher MS, Li Y, Nepple JJ, Pandya NK, Perkins C, Sabatini CS, Spence DD, …
• Gender Disparities in Endowed Professorships Within Orthopaedic Surgery.
  Cureus 2024 Asturias AM, Wague A, Feeley LA, Senter C, Pandya N, Feeley BT
• Treatment of Severely Shortened or Comminuted Clavicular Fractures in Older Adolescent Athletes.
  The American journal of sports medicine 2024 Spence DD, Wilson PL, Pennock AT, Nepple JJ, Pandya NK, Perkins CA, Li Y, Ellis HB, Sabatini CS, Edmonds EW, Willimon SC, Bae DS, Busch MT, Kocher M, FACTS Study Group, Heyworth BE
• Hip Pain in Adolescent Patients.
  Instructional course lectures 2024 Swarup I, Makarewich C, Blumberg TJ, Pandya NK
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Did Not Substantially Impact Injury Patterns or Performance of Players in the National Basketball Association From 2016 to 2021.
  Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation 2023 Allahabadi S, Galivanche AR, Coss N, Tenzing N, Gatto AP, Murray JC, Allahabadi S, Pandya NK
• Open Fractures in National Football League Athletes: Analyzing Performance and Return to Sport.
  Spartan medical research journal 2023 Nudelman B, Gardner BB, Bryant SA, Lansdown DA, Feeley BT, Pandya NK
• Adolescent Tibial Tubercle Fracture: Review of Outcomes and Complications.
  Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine 2023 Reyes CD, Wu W, Pandya NK
• Return to Play After Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries Managed Surgically in Athletes-A Systematic Review.
  Journal of hand surgery global online 2023 Allahabadi S, Kwong JW, Pandya NK, Shin SS, Immerman I, Lee NH
• Bony Remodeling of Adolescent Displaced Clavicle Fractures: A FACTS Study.
  The American journal of sports medicine 2023 Pennock AT, Bastrom TP, Boutelle KE, Carroll AN, Edmonds EW, Nepple JJ, Polinsky SG, Spence DD, Perkins C, Willimon SC, Bae DS, Busch MT, Ellis HB, Hergott K, Kocher MS, Li Y, Pandya NK, Sabatini CS, …
• Gender and Racial Diversity Among the Head Medical and Athletic Training Staff of Women's Professional Sports Leagues.
  Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine 2023 Wilson J, Agha O, Wiggins AJ, Diaz A, Jones KJ, Feeley BT, Pandya NK, Wong SE
• #OrthoTwitter: Relationship Between Author Twitter Utilization and Academic Impact in Orthopaedic Surgery.
  Cureus 2023 Halvorson RT, Allahabadi S, Cevallos N, Foley AJ, Collins K, Torres Espin A, Feeley BT, Pandya NK, Bailey JF
• Bone Bruise Patterns Associated With Pediatric and Adult Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears Are Different.
  Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation 2022 Orringer M, Lau J, Feeley B, Pandya N
• Youth Sports Specialization and Its Effect on Professional, Elite, and Olympic Athlete Performance, Career Longevity, and Injury Rates: A Systematic Review.
  Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine 2022 McLellan M, Allahabadi S, Pandya NK
• Concerns About the Evaluation of Diversity in "Current Perceptions of Diversity Among Head Team Physicians and Head Athletic Trainers": Response.
  Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine 2022 Wiggins AJ, Agha O, Diaz A, Jones KJ, Feeley BT, Pandya NK
• Adolescent elbow osteochondral lesions following prior elbow fracture pinning.
  Journal of children's orthopaedics 2022 Padaki AS, Allahabadi S, Pandya NK
• Sex and Gender Differences in Pediatric Knee Injuries.
  Clinics in sports medicine 2022 Edison BR, Pandya N, Patel NM, Carter CW
• The Impact of Race, Insurance, and Socioeconomic Factors on Pediatric Knee Injuries.
  Clinics in sports medicine 2022 Patel NM, Edison BR, Carter CW, Pandya NK
• Two-Year Functional Outcomes of Operative vs Nonoperative Treatment of Completely Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fractures in Adolescents: Results From the Prospective Multicenter FACTS Study Group.
  The American journal of sports medicine 2022 Heyworth BE, Pennock AT, Li Y, Liotta ES, Dragonetti B, Williams D, Ellis HB, Nepple JJ, Spence D, Willimon SC, Perkins CA, Pandya NK, Kocher MS, Edmonds EW, Wilson PL, Busch MT, Sabatini CS, Farley F…
• Outcomes, Including Graft Tears, Contralateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears, and All-Cause Ipsilateral Knee Operations, are Similar for Adult-type, Transphyseal, and Partial Transphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Hamstring Autograft in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients.
  Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation 2022 Allahabadi S, Mittal A, Coughlan MJ, Kim AE, Hung NJ, Pandya NK
• Outcomes of bioabsorbable fixation in the treatment of osteochondral lesions of the knee in adolescent patients.
  The Knee 2022 Bradley KE, Allahabadi S, Jansson HL, Pandya NK
• Younger Patients Are More Likely to Undergo Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair and Revision Meniscal Surgery in a Large Cross-Sectional Cohort.
  Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association 2022 Bradley KE, Cevallos N, Jansson HL, Lansdown DA, Pandya NK, Feeley BT, Ma CB, Zhang AL
• National Football League (NFL) quarterbacks who were multisport high school athletes have better in-season performance statistics and career success.
  The Physician and sportsmedicine 2022 Allahabadi S, Gatto AP, Kopardekar A, Davies MR, Pandya NK
• Association of Insurance Status With Treatment Delays for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients Undergoing Surgery for Patellar Instability.
  Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine 2022 Allahabadi S, Halvorson RT, Pandya NK
• Trends in Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction and Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis With ACL Reconstruction in Children and Adolescents.
  Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine 2022 Madhan AS, Ganley TJ, McKay SD, Pandya NK, Patel NM
• ACL Tears in the National Football League From 2013 to 2020: Analysis of the 2020 Season After Delays and Schedule Changes From the Early COVID-19 Pandemic Relative to Prior Seasons.
  Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine 2022 Allahabadi S, Gatto AP, Pandya NK
• Pediatric firearm-associated fractures: Analysis of management and outcomes.
  World journal of clinical pediatrics 2021 Lieu V, Carrillo LA, Pandya NK, Swarup I
• Current Perceptions of Diversity Among Head Team Physicians and Head Athletic Trainers: Results Across US Professional Sports Leagues.
  Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine 2021 Wiggins AJ, Agha O, Diaz A, Jones KJ, Feeley BT, Pandya NK
• Disparities in Youth Sports and Barriers to Participation.
  Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine 2021 Pandya NK
• Profiles of multidrug-resistant organisms among patients with bacteremia in intensive care units: an international ID-IRI survey.
  European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 2021 El-Sokkary R, Uysal S, Erdem H, Kullar R, Pekok AU, Amer F, Grgic S, Carevic B, El-Kholy A, Liskova A, Özdemir M, Khan EA, Uygun-Kizmaz Y, Pandak N, Pandya N, Arapovic J, Karaali R, Oztoprak N, Petrov…
• Influential Articles on Pediatric and Adolescent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: A Bibliometric Analysis.
  Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine 2021 Allahabadi S, Feeley SE, Lansdown DA, Pandya NK, Feeley BT
• Changes in superior displacement, angulation, and shortening in the early phase of healing for completely displaced midshaft clavicle fractures in adolescents: results from a prospective, multicenter study.
  Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery 2021 Pennock AT, Heyworth BE, Bastrom T, Bae DS, Boutelle KE, Busch MT, Edmonds EW, Ellis HB, Hergott K, Kocher MS, Li Y, Liotta ES, Pandya NK, Perkins C, Sabatini CS, Spence DD, Willimon SC, Wilson PL, …
• Allograft Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in Adolescent Patients Results in a Low Recurrence Rate of Patellar Dislocation or Subluxation at Midterm Follow-Up.
  Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association 2021 Allahabadi S, Pandya NK
• Current Concept Review: Inclusion and Analysis of Diverse Study Populations in Orthopaedic Research.
  The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2021 Beck JJ, Pandya NK, Carter CW, Mulcahey MK
• Osteochondral Lesions of the Distal Tibial Plafond: A Systematic Review of Lesion Locations and Treatment Outcomes.
  Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine 2021 Allahabadi S, Allahabadi S, Allala R, Garg K, Pandya NK, Lau BC
• Financial and medical burdens of youth sports specialization: survey of pediatric sports patients.
  The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness 2021 Allahabadi S, Calthorpe L, Pandya NK
• Public Insurance Status Negatively Affects Access to Care in Pediatric Patients With Meniscal Injury.
  Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine 2021 Olson M, Pandya N
• Outcomes of Arthroscopic Surgical Treatment of Osteochondral Lesions of the Elbow in Pediatric and Adolescent Athletes.
  Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine 2020 Allahabadi S, Bryant JK, Mittal A, Pandya NK
• Pediatric and Adolescent Shoulder Instability: Does Insurance Status Predict Delays in Care, Outcomes, and Complication Rate?
  Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine 2020 Hung NJ, Darevsky DM, Pandya NK
• Risk Factors for Adverse Radiographic Outcomes After Elastic Stable Intramedullary Nailing of Unstable Diaphyseal Tibia Fractures in Children.
  Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2020 Pennock AT, Huang SG, Pedowitz JM, Pandya NK, McLaughlin DC, Bastrom TP, Ellis HB
• Revision ACL Reconstruction in Adolescent Patients.
  Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine 2020 Rugg CM, Pitcher AA, Allen C, Pandya NK
• Sulcus-Deepening Trochleoplasty as an Isolated or Combined Treatment Strategy for Patellar Instability and Trochlear Dysplasia: A Systematic Review.
  Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation 2020 Davies MR, Allahabadi S, Diab TE, Freshman RD, Pandya NK, Feeley BT, Lansdown DA
• Incidence of anterior cruciate ligament graft tears in high-risk populations: An analysis of professional athlete and pediatric populations.
  The Knee 2020 Allahabadi S, Rubenstein WJ, Lansdown DA, Feeley BT, Pandya NK
• Descriptive Epidemiology of Adolescent Clavicle Fractures: Results From the FACTS (Function after Adolescent Clavicle Trauma and Surgery) Prospective, Multicenter Cohort Study.
  Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine 2020 Ellis HB, Li Y, Bae DS, Kalish LA, Wilson PL, Pennock AT, Nepple JJ, Willimon SC, Spence DD, Pandya NK, FACTS Study Group, Kocher MS, Edmonds EW, Farley FA, Gordon JE, Kelly DM, Busch MT, Sabatini CS,…
• Complications After Pediatric ACL Reconstruction: A Meta-analysis.
  Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2019 Wong SE, Feeley BT, Pandya NK
• Achilles Tendon Ruptures in Young Female Basketball Players: A Case Series.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews 2019 Hagen M, Pandya NK
• ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip-Child.
  Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 2019 Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging:, Nguyen JC, Dorfman SR, Rigsby CK, Iyer RS, Alazraki AL, Anupindi SA, Bardo DME, Brown BP, Chan SS, Chandra T, Garber MD, Moore MM, Pandya NK, Shet NS, Siegel A, …
• Clinical experience with two-point mDixon turbo spin echo as an alternative to conventional turbo spin echo for magnetic resonance imaging of the pediatric knee.
  Pediatric radiology 2019 Kammen BF, Padua EM, Karakas SP, Hagar RW, Hitt DM, Pandya NK, Chung T
• Firearm-associated Fractures in Children and Adolescents: Trends in the United States 2003-2012.
  Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2018 Blumberg TJ, DeFrancesco CJ, Miller DJ, Pandya NK, Flynn JM, Baldwin KD
• Management of Pediatric Femoral Neck Fracture.
  The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2018 Patterson JT, Tangtiphaiboontana J, Pandya NK
• Reliability of Radiographic Assessments of Adolescent Midshaft Clavicle Fractures by the FACTS Multicenter Study Group.
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2017 Li Y, Donohue KS, Robbins CB, Pennock AT, Ellis HB, Nepple JJ, Pandya N, Spence DD, Willimon SC, Heyworth BE, Function After Adolescent Clavicle Trauma and Surgery (FACTS) Multicenter Study Group
• Adolescent clavicle nonunions: potential risk factors and surgical management.
  Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery 2017 Pennock AT, Edmonds EW, Bae DS, Kocher MS, Li Y, Farley FA, Ellis HB, Wilson PL, Nepple J, Gordon JE, Willimon SC, Busch MT, Spence DD, Kelly DM, Pandya NK, Sabatini CS, Shea KG, Heyworth BE
• Outcomes of intra-articular corticosteroid injections for adolescents with hip pain.
  Journal of hip preservation surgery 2017 Tangtiphaiboontana J, Zhang AL, Pandya NK
• Does the Utilization of Allograft Tissue in Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients Restore Patellar Stability?
  Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2017 Hohn E, Pandya NK
• Congenital Pseudoarthrosis of the Distal Radius Treated With Physeal-Sparing Double-Barrel Vascularized Free Fibula Transfer: A Case Report.
  Hand (New York, N.Y.) 2017 Ding DY, LaMartina J, Tai C, Pandya NK
• Acute distal biceps rupture in an adolescent weightlifter on chronic steroid suppression: a case report.
  Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B 2016 Ding DY, LaMartina JA, Zhang AL, Pandya NK
• Flexible Intramedullary Nailing of Unstable and/or Open Tibia Shaft Fractures in the Pediatric Population.
  Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2016 Pandya NK
• Response to letter to the editor re: immediate intramedullary flexible nailing of open pediatric tibial shaft fractures.
  Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2015 Pandya NK, Edmonds EW
• Consequences of single sport specialization in the pediatric and adolescent athlete.
  The Orthopedic clinics of North America 2014 Smucny M, Parikh SN, Pandya NK
• What's new in pediatric orthopaedics.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2014 Pandya NK, Otsuka NY, Sanders JO
• Advances in the orthopedic management of osteogenesis imperfecta.
  The Orthopedic clinics of North America 2013 Laron D, Pandya NK
• Shoulder arthroscopy in children and adolescents.
  The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2013 Pandya NK, Namdari S
• The author's reply.
  The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2013 Pandya NK, Upsani VV, Kulkarni VA
• The pediatric polytrauma patient: current concepts.
  The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2013 Pandya NK, Upasani VV, Kulkarni VA
• What's new in pediatric orthopaedics.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2013 Hosalkar HS, Pandya NK, Wenger DR
• Facts, controversies, and current trends.
  The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2013 Hosalkar H, Pandya N, Namdari S
• Immediate intramedullary flexible nailing of open pediatric tibial shaft fractures.
  Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2012 Pandya NK, Edmonds EW
• Tibial tubercle fractures: complications, classification, and the need for intra-articular assessment.
  Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2012 Pandya NK, Edmonds EW, Roocroft JH, Mubarak SJ
• Displaced clavicle fractures in adolescents: facts, controversies, and current trends.
  The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2012 Pandya NK, Namdari S, Hosalkar HS
• Hip impingement in slipped capital femoral epiphysis: a changing perspective.
  Journal of children's orthopaedics 2012 Hosalkar HS, Pandya NK, Bomar JD, Wenger DR
• Open reduction of proximal humerus fractures in the adolescent population.
  Journal of children's orthopaedics 2012 Pandya NK, Behrends D, Hosalkar HS
• The incidence of compartment syndrome after flexible nailing of pediatric tibial shaft fractures.
  Journal of children's orthopaedics 2011 Pandya NK, Edmonds EW, Mubarak SJ
• A brief history of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.
  Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2011 Wenger DR, Pandya NK
• Advanced containment methods for the treatment of Perthes disease: Salter plus varus osteotomy and triple pelvic osteotomy.
  Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2011 Wenger DR, Pandya NK
• Intramedullary nailing of pediatric femoral shaft fracture.
  The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2011 Hosalkar HS, Pandya NK, Cho RH, Glaser DA, Moor MA, Herman MJ
• What's new in orthopaedic rehabilitation.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2011 Hosalkar H, Pandya NK, Hsu J, Keenan MA
• Proximal humerus fractures in the pediatric population: a systematic review.
  Journal of children's orthopaedics 2011 Pahlavan S, Baldwin KD, Pandya NK, Namdari S, Hosalkar H
• Femur fractures in the pediatric population: abuse or accidental trauma?
  Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2011 Baldwin K, Pandya NK, Wolfgruber H, Drummond DS, Hosalkar HS
• Unexplained fractures: child abuse or bone disease? A systematic review.
  Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2011 Pandya NK, Baldwin K, Kamath AF, Wenger DR, Hosalkar HS
• Humerus fractures in the pediatric population: an algorithm to identify abuse.
  Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B 2010 Pandya NK, Baldwin KD, Wolfgruber H, Drummond DS, Hosalkar HS
• What's new in orthopaedic rehabilitation.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2010 Hosalkar H, Pandya NK, Hsu JE, Kamath AF, Keenan MA
• Child abuse and orthopaedic injury patterns: analysis at a level I pediatric trauma center.
  Journal of pediatric orthopedics 2009 Pandya NK, Baldwin K, Wolfgruber H, Christian CW, Drummond DS, Hosalkar HS
• What's new in orthopaedic rehabilitation.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2009 Hosalkar H, Pandya NK, Hsu J, Keenan MA
• Correction of Blount's disease by a multi-axial external fixation system.
  Journal of children's orthopaedics 2009 Pandya NK, Clarke SE, McCarthy JJ, Horn BD, Hosalkar HS
• What's new in orthopaedic rehabilitation.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2008 Hosalkar H, Hsu J, Pandya NK, Keenan MA
• Patellar tendon rupture as a manifestation of Lyme disease.
  American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.) 2008 Pandya NK, Zgonis M, Ahn J, Israelite C
• Case reports: pediatric PCL insufficiency from tibial insertion osteochondral avulsions.
  Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2008 Pandya NK, Janik L, Chan G, Wells L
• Fixation techniques for split anterior tibialis transfer in spastic equinovarus feet.
  Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2008 Hosalkar H, Goebel J, Reddy S, Pandya NK, Keenan MA
• Physical examination and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of superior labrum anterior-posterior lesions of the shoulder: a sensitivity analysis.
  Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association 2007 Pandya NK, Colton A, Webner D, Sennett B, Huffman GR
• Recurrent fracture after operative treatment for a tibial stress fracture.
  Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2007 Pandya NK, Webner D, Sennett B, Huffman GR
• Spinal cord compression in a patient with multiple hereditary exostoses caused by breast adenocarcinoma metastatic to osteochondromas of the spine: case report.
  Spine 2006 Pandya NK, Auerbach JD, Baldwin K, Lackman RD, Chin KR
• Pain relief in knee osteoarthritis reduces the propensity to trip on an obstacle.
  Gait & posture 2006 Pandya NK, Piotrowski GA, Pottenger L, Draganich LF
• Bilateral total knee arthroplasty increases the propensity to trip on an obstacle.
  Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2005 Mauer AC, Draganich LF, Pandya N, Hofer J, Piotrowski GA
• Osteoarthritis of the knees increases the propensity to trip on an obstacle.
  Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2005 Pandya NK, Draganich LF, Mauer A, Piotrowski GA, Pottenger L