Patient Care Bio
Dr. Nicandri's medical practice focuses on the care of knee, shoulder, and elbow injuries. He believes strongly in the importance of staying active as we age and has special expertise in treating sports-related injuries that occur in adult athletes. The treatments Dr. Nicandri offers range from arthroscopy to total shoulder and elbow reconstruction.
Dr. Nicandri, a native of Rochester, earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia and completed his orthopaedic surgical residency at the University of Washington. Following his residency, Dr. Nicandri completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery at Duke University and served as Assistant Team Physician for the Blue Devil Football and Basketball Teams. Dr. Nicandri has researched and authored articles on preferred surgical techniques to repair athletic injuries and the safety of injured patients. He is board-eligible in Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr Nicandri is an Assistant Professor in URMC Orthopedics' divisions of Sports Medicine and Shoulder and Elbow Services.
| Emerging Leaders Program | American Orthopaedic Association |
2009 - Present |
| Edward Lauren Spine Award for Excellence in Spine Research | University of Washington - Dept of Orthopaedics |
2007 |
| AO North America Resident Trauma Research Grant | University of Washington - Dept of Orthopaedics |
2006 |
| Alpha Omega Alpha | VCU School of Medicine |
2003 - Present |
| Drs. Horace Dade and Philip Pope Tialiaferro Scholarship | VCU School of Medicine |
2002 |
| Commonwealth Award in Medicine | VCU School of Medicine |
2001 |
| Summer Aesculpian Research Scholar | VCU |
2001 |
| President Community Health Task Force | VCU School of Medicine |
2000 - 2003 |
| Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor Society | Penn State University |
1998 |
| Golden Key Honor Society | Penn State University |
1998 |
| Teaching Assistant Biology 110,140, 141 | Penn State University |
1998 - 1999 |
| Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society | Penn State University |
1996 |
| Eagle Scout |
1992 |
