V. Salil Upasani, M.D.

Bio

Dr. V. Salil Upasani is the Director of Pediatric Orthopedics and Scoliosis Clinical Fellowship at Rady Children's Hospital and a Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

Before treating hip disorders, Dr. Upasani graduated summa cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles with highest departmental honors in physiological sciences and a specialization in business administration. He subsequently attended medical school and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at UC San Diego. During this time, he received funding from the National Institutes of Health to be the Ruth L. Kirschstein research fellow at Rady Children's, where he developed a passion for pediatric hip and spine conditions. Dr. Upasani then completed his fellowship in pediatric orthopedics at Boston Children's Hospital.

Dr. Upasani treats all general pediatric orthopedic conditions, with a special interest in hip and spine disorders in children, adolescents and young adults. He is also working to develop a center at Rady Children's to treat congenital and developmental hip and spine disorders in physiologically young and active adult patients. Dr. Upasani's research areas include scoliosis, spondylolysis, hip dysplasia, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, femoroacetabular impingement and hip preservation. Besides treating hip disorders and hip conditions, his work has been published in orthopedic journals, and he has received numerous research grants and awards from national and international organizations.

In addition to helping with pediatric hip disorders, Dr. Upasani is a member of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America, the American Orthopedic Association Emerging Leaders Program (AOA-ELP), the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, and Scoliosis Research Society.

His interests outside of medicine/pediatric hip disorders include golf, hiking and traveling, but he spends most of his free time running after his three children.

Publications

Bone Scintigraphy Prediction of Postoperative Femoral Head Avascular Necrosis in Children With Hip Trauma and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis.
Grewal RS, Hollnagel KF, Curran PF, Bomar JD, Upasani VV

Displaced Distal Tibia Physeal Fractures: Short Leg Versus Long Leg Casting-A Prospective Study.
Grewal RS, Kitchen BT, Bomar JD, Cidambi EO, Dexter MJ, Edmonds EW, Pring ME, Upasani VV, Wallace CD, Pennock A

Descriptive Epidemiology of Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Orthopedic Patients: A National, Multicenter Study.
Nguyen HB, Sanborn RM, Cook D, Shore BJ, Children's Orthopedic Trauma and Infection Consortium for Evidence-Based Study (CORTICES) Group, Baldwin KD, Beebe AC, Copley LA, Denning JR, Goldstein RY, Heyworth BE, Hill JF, Johnson ME, Laine JC, Larson JE, Li GY, May CJ, Miller ML, Moore-Lotridge SN, Murphy JS, Ramalingam W, Riccio AI, Rosenfeld SB, Sanders J, Schoenecker JG, Spence DD, Truong WH, Upasani VV

Intraoperative Neuromonitoring During Periacetabular Osteotomy Provides Actionable Alerts.
Keil LG, Bomar JD, Bower CR, Venne MH, Curran PF, Upasani VV

Defining the segmental tension generated in a vertebral body tethering system for scoliosis.
Upasani VV, Farnsworth CL, Caffrey JP, Olmert T, Brink I, Cain P, Mannen E

The Utility of the Surgical Apgar Score in Assessing the Risk of Perioperative Complications Following Spinal Fusion Surgery for Pediatric Patients With Scoliosis and Cerebral Palsy.
Shinohara K, Bryan TP, Bartley CE, Kelly MP, Upasani VV, Newton PO

Scoliosis Research Society-22r and Ceiling Effects: Limited Capabilities for Precision Medicine With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Stone LE, Ames CP, Pellise F, Newton PO, Upasani VV, Kelly MP, Harms Study Group

Intrawound Vancomycin Powder Reduces Delayed Deep Surgical Site Infections Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Shinohara K, Newton PO, Kelly MP, Upasani VV, Bartley CE, Bryan TP, Harms Study Group

Growth modulation response in vertebral body tethering depends primarily on magnitude of concave vertebral body growth.
Louer CR Jr, Upasani VV, Hurry JK, Nian H, Farnsworth CL, Newton PO, Parent S, El-Hawary R, Pediatric Spine Study Group (PSSG)

Three-dimensional assessment of subchondral arc and hip joint coverage angles in the asymptomatic young adult hip.
Aitken HD, Goetz JE, Sailer WM, Rivas DJL, Farnsworth CL, Upasani VV, Holt JB

Three-dimensional vertebral shape changes confirm growth modulation after anterior vertebral body tethering for idiopathic scoliosis.
Speirs JN, Parent S, Kelly M, Upasani VV, Petcharaporn M, Bryan TP, Newton PO

The Anterior Modified San Diego Acetabuloplasty Does Not Increase Superior-Anterior Coverage in Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Models.
Tadlock JC, Rupp GE, Farnsworth CL, Bomar JD, Caffrey JP, Upasani VV

3D analysis of the preoperative deformity in AIS can be used to guide surgical treatment decisions for selective thoracic fusion.
Upasani VV, Bartley CE, Bastrom TP, George S, Parent S, Kelly MP, Newton PO

Traditional Versus Water-resistant Short Leg Casting: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.
Carveth SL, Bomar JD, Scott M, Rickert KD, Upasani VV

Depression Screening in Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Clinics and Identifying Patients At-Risk.
Catanzano AA, Bastrom TP, Bartley CE, Yaszay B, Upasani VV, Newton PO

Breaking the Rules in Three Dimensions: What to Expect After a Thoracic-only Fusion With Structural Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Curves.
Catanzano A, Upasani VV, Bryan TP, Yaszay B, Newton PO, Harms Study Group

Pain Medication Use Two Years After Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Fusion Surgery.
Bastrom TP, Kelly MP, Upasani VV, Newton PO, Harms Study Group

Opioid Analgesia Compared with Non-Opioid Analgesia After Operative Treatment for Pediatric Supracondylar Humeral Fractures: Results from a Prospective Multicenter Trial.
Belardo ZE, Talwar D, Blumberg TJ, Nelson SE, Upasani VV, Sankar WN, Shah AS

Defining the Incidence of Residual Acetabular Dysplasia After Successful Reduction With a Harness.
Paranjape CS, Bomar JD, Upasani VV

Age and CRP Associated With Improved Tissue Pathogen Identification in Children With Blood Culture Negative Osteomyelitis: Results From the CORTICES Multicenter Database.
Burns JD, Upasani VV, Bastrom TP, Baldwin KD, Schoenecker JG, Shore BJ, Brighton BK, Goldstein RY, Heyworth BE, Miller ML, Sanders JS, Truong WH, Childrens ORthopedic Trauma and Infection Consortium for Evidence-Based Study

SRS-22r Self-Image After Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis at 10-year Follow-up.
Stone LE, Upasani VV, Pahys JM, Fletcher ND, George SG, Shah SA, Bastrom TP, Bartley CE, Lenke LG, Newton PO, Kelly MP, Harms Study Group

The natural history of curve behavior after brace removal in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a literature review.
Luhmann S, Zaaroor-Regev D, Upasani VV, Shufflebarger H

The Reliability of the AO Spine Upper Cervical Classification System in Children: Results of a Multi-Center Study.
O'Neill NP, Mo AZ, Miller PE, Glotzbecker MP, Li Y, Fletcher ND, Upasani VV, Riccio AI, Spence D, Garg S, Krengel W, Birch C, Hedequist DJ

Nonoperative Versus Operative Treatment of Type IIA Supracondylar Humerus Fractures: A Prospective Evaluation of 99 Patients.
Sanders JS, Ouillette RJ, Howard R, Boutelle K, Carroll AN, Bastrom TP, Paik C, Stearns P, Pennock AT, Upasani VV

Best Practice Guidelines for Surgical Site Infection in High-risk Pediatric Spine Surgery: Definition, Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Badin D, Leland CR, Matsumoto H, Roye B, Vitale M, Flynn J, Samdani A, Larson AN, Yaszay B, Pahys J, Glotzbecker M, Bachmann KR, Newton PO, Betz R, Miyanji F, Shah S, Sturm PF, Hwang S, Erickson M, Cahill PJ, Fletcher N, Upasani VV, Sucato DJ, Sponseller PD

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