Vipul Nanavati, MD

Physician Biography

Dr. Nanavati offers expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, repair, and management for the complete rehabilitation of all conditions and injuries of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand.

After graduating Sum Cum Laude with a degree in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, Dr. Nanavati attended the Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine in New Jersey. He then attended the distinguished orthopedic residency program at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After completing his orthopedic residency, Dr. Nanavati continued his advanced fellowship training in Hand and Wrist Surgery at the prestigious Philadephia Hand Center. Near the completion of his hand and wrist surgery fellowship, Dr. Nanavati was awarded a fellowship position in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at the renowned Rothman Institute. Upon completion, Dr. Nanavati had become one of a handful of dual fellowship trained complete upper extremity orthopedic surgeons in the country.

At the conclusion of his advanced training, Dr. Nanavati served as an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic and Upper Extremity Surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. During his academic tenure, Dr. Nanavati served as the co-director for the Shoulder and Elbow division and as the director of the upper extremity biomechanics research laboratory. In addition to providing expertise care to the patients of the Upstate New York region, he was actively involved in research, education, and the advancement of state-of-the-art techniques in the surgery of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand.

Personalized care, research, innovation, and education continue to be driving forces of Dr. Nanavati in his practice.