Dr. Pandarinath is an Orthopedic Surgeon at OrthoBethesda/Washington Sports Medicine Institute. He was previously employed at George Washington University - Medical Faculty Associates where he worked for 10 years and achieved the academic rank of Associate Professor. He has been featured in the Washingtonian Magazine as a "Top Doctor" numerous times in both Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. He was previously the Head Orthopedic Team Physician for the GWU Colonials and the UDC Firebirds.After completing his undergraduate training at Duke University, he went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for medical school. He did his training in orthopaedic surgery at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, followed by a Sports Medicine Fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, where he worked with athletes at all levels. He served as an assistant team physician to the Philadelpiha Phillies, Philadelphia Eagles, and Philadelphia Flyers, St. Joseph's University, and various Southern New Jersey High Schools.Some of the most common procedures performed by Dr. Pandarinath include:Shoulder:Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff RepairArthroscopic Shoulder Instability (Bankart) RepairHip:Femoroacetabular Impingement surgeryAcetabular Labrum RepairKnee:Complex Ligament ReconstructionMeniscal RepairTreatment of Patellar InstabilityRepair of Cartilage DefectsSpecialties: Sports Medicine, Arthroscopic Surgery of the Shoulder, Hip, and Knee