I am a board certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in shoulder surgery. I have been practicing at the University of Rochester since 2009, and perform both open and arthroscopic surgery in adolescent and adult patients. The most common conditions I treat are shoulder arthritis, instability (dislocations), and rotator cuff disease. I have been lucky to take part in several groundbreaking research initiatives over the years that have contributed new techniques and training methods to the greater orthopedic community.
I also serve as the Chief Medical Information Officer for the health system. I am a champion and leader for implementing, advancing, and optimizing our clinical technology systems so that we can deliver truly personalized care and achieve outstanding outcomes and awesome patient and provider experiences.

Certified Specialties

Orthopaedic Surgery - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Sports Medicine - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Orthopaedics (SMD)

Chief Medical Information Officer - Office of VP for Health Sciences (URMC)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center. 2008 - 2009

Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center. 2004 - 2008

Internship, Surgery (General Surgery), University of Washington Medical Center. 2003 - 2004

Education

MD | Virginia Commonwealth University. 2003

Awards

AANA Stephen Snyder Arthroscopy Teaching Award. 2018 - 2018

Highland Family Medicine Community Teaching Award. 2014

Recipient-Louis A. and Mildred M. Goldstein Scholarship Award; Research Grant Awarded. 2013

Medical Student Surgical Teaching Award-Georg H. Whipple Surgical Lectureship. 2012

Duthie Evarts Orthopaedic Resident Teaching Award-R.Plato Schwartz Orthopaedic Lectureship. 2011

Emerging Leaders Program-Elected Member. 2009

Edward Lauren Spine Award for Excellence in Spine Research. 2007

AO North America Resident Trauma Research Grant. 2006

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. 2003

Drs. Horace Dade and Philip Pope Tialiaferro Scholarship. 2002

Commonwealth Award in Medicine. 2001

Summer Aesculpian Research Scholar. 2001

President Community Health Task Force. 2000 - 2003

Recipient I Eagle Scout Merit Award. 1992

Research

My current research focuses on strategically leveraging technology to automate much of our data and insight generation, enabling us to deliver truly personalized healthcare experiences and better outcomes for our patients. My favorite outcome of this work is that it frees providers by getting them away from computers and enables more quality, face to face care time with patients. I am also continuing to conduct research on orthopedic skills education driving the transformation from the “see one, do one, teach one” training model to one of “prepare, perform, and perfect”. This includes developing assessments of surgical skill, surgical simulators, and surgical skills curricula with the goal of ensuring a baseline skill set for all orthopedic surgeons.

Publications

Journal Articles

Use of Area Deprivation Index to Predict Minimal Clinically Important Difference for Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair.

Shaikh HJF, Anderson DE, Chait AR, Ramirez G, Bronstein RD, Goldblatt JP, Giordano BD, Maloney MD, Nicandri GT, Voloshin I, Mannava S

The American journal of sports medicine.. 2023 August 8 :3635465231187904. Epub 08/08/2023.

What Regions of the Distal Clavicle Have the Greatest Bone Mineral Density and Cortical Thickness? A Cadaveric Study.

Chen RE, Soin SP, El-Shaar R, Nicandri GT, Awad HA, Maloney MD, Voloshin I

Clinical orthopaedics and related research.. 2019 August 29 Epub 08/29/2019.

Preoperative Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) scores predict postoperative outcome in total shoulder arthroplasty patients.

Chen RE, Papuga MO, Nicandri GT, Miller RJ, Voloshin I

Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery. 2018 November 22 Epub 11/22/2018.

Anatomy and Physical Examination of the Shoulder.

Bakhsh W, Nicandri G

Sports medicine and arthroscopy review.. 2018 September 26 (3):e10-e22. Epub 1900 01 01.

Superior Capsular Reconstruction With a Long Head of the Biceps Tendon Autograft: A Cadaveric Study.

El-Shaar R, Soin S, Nicandri G, Maloney M, Voloshin I

Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine.. 2018 July 6 (7):2325967118785365. Epub 07/19/2018.

Preoperative PROMIS Scores Predict Postoperative Outcomes After Primary ACL Reconstruction.

Chen RE, Papuga MO, Voloshin I, Nicandri GT, Goldblatt JP, Bronstein RD, Rouse LM, Maloney MD

Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine.. 2018 May 6 (5):2325967118771286. Epub 05/08/2018.

Radiographic Study of Humeral Stem in Shoulder Arthroplasty After Lesser Tuberosity Osteotomy or Subscapularis Tenotomy.

Mason R, Buckley T, Southgate R, Nicandri G, Miller R, Voloshin I

The American journal of orthopedics.. 2018 May 47 (5)Epub 1900 01 01.

Asymmetry in Dominant / Non-Dominant Hand Performance Differentiates Novices from Experts on an Arthroscopy Virtual Reality Serious Game.

Pedowitz R, Nicandri G, Tuchschmid S

Studies in health technology and informatics.. 2016 220 :289-94. Epub 1900 01 01.

Assessing Diagnostic Arthroscopy Performance in the Operating Room Using the Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool (ASSET).

Koehler RJ, Goldblatt JP, Maloney MD, Voloshin I, Nicandri GT

Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association.. 2015 December 31 (12):2314-9.e2. Epub 08/28/2015.

Objective Assessment of Knot-Tying Proficiency With the Fundamentals of Arthroscopic Surgery Training Program Workstation and Knot Tester.

Pedowitz RA, Nicandri GT, Angelo RL, Ryu RK, Gallagher AG

Arthroscopic training resources in orthopedic resident education.

Koehler R, John T, Lawler J, Moorman C, Nicandri G

The journal of knee surgery.. 2015 February 28 (1):67-74. Epub 02/07/2014.

Assessing Diagnostic Arthroscopy Performance in the Operating Room using the Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool (ASSET)

Keohler, Ryan, Goldblatt, John, Maloney, Michael, Voloshin, Ilya, Nicandri, Gregg.

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 2015; .

Improving residency training in arthroscopic knee surgery with use of a virtual-reality simulator. A randomized blinded study.

Cannon WD, Garrett WE, Hunter RE, Sweeney HJ, Eckhoff DG, Nicandri GT, Hutchinson MR, Johnson DD, Bisson LJ, Bedi A, Hill JA, Koh JL, Reinig KD

The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume.. 2014 November 596 (21):1798-806. Epub 1900 01 01.

Analysis of subscapularis integrity and function after lesser tuberosity osteotomy versus subscapularis tenotomy in total shoulder arthroplasty using ultrasound and validated clinical outcome measures.

Buckley T, Miller R, Nicandri G, Lewis R, Voloshin I

Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery. 2014 September 23 (9):1309-17. Epub 03/04/2014.

Evaluation of skill level between trainees and community orthopaedic surgeons using a virtual reality arthroscopic knee simulator.

Cannon WD, Nicandri GT, Reinig K, Mevis H, Wittstein J

The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume.. 2014 April 296 (7):e57. Epub 1900 01 01.

Using the arthroscopic surgery skill evaluation tool as a pass-fail examination.

Koehler RJ, Nicandri GT

The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume.. 2013 December 495 (23):e1871-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

The Arthroscopic Surgical Skill Evaluation Tool (ASSET).

Koehler RJ, Amsdell S, Arendt EA, Bisson LJ, Bramen JP, Butler A, Cosgarea AJ, Harner CD, Garrett WE, Olson T, Warme WJ, Nicandri GT

The American journal of sports medicine.. 2013 June 41 (6):1229-37. Epub 04/02/2013.

Is there a valid and reliable assessment of diagnostic knee arthroscopy skill?

Olson T, Koehler R, Butler A, Amsdell S, Nicandri G

Clinical orthopaedics and related research.. 2013 May 471 (5):1670-6. Epub 12/20/2012.

Do the skills acquired by novice surgeons using anatomic dry models transfer effectively to the task of diagnostic knee arthroscopy performed on cadaveric specimens?

Butler A, Olson T, Koehler R, Nicandri G

The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume.. 2013 February 695 (3):e15(1-8). Epub 1900 01 01.

Can magnetic resonance imaging predict posterior drawer laxity at the time of surgery in patients with knee dislocation or multiple-ligament knee injury?

Nicandri GT, Slaney SL, Neradilek MB, Larson RV, Green JR, Neradilek B, Wahl CJ

The American journal of sports medicine.. 2011 May 39 (5):1053-8. Epub 01/21/2011.

Are evidence-based protocols which identify vascular injury associated with knee dislocation underutilized?

Nicandri GT, Dunbar RP, Wahl CJ

Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA.. 2010 August 18 (8):1005-12. Epub 09/25/2009.

Lessons learned from a case of proximal humeral locked plating gone awry.

Nicandri GT, Trumble TE, Warme WJ

Journal of orthopaedic trauma.. 2009 September 23 (8):607-11. Epub 1900 01 01.

Helmet and shoulder pad removal in football players with unstable cervical spine injuries.

Dahl MC, Ananthakrishnan D, Nicandri G, Chapman JR, Ching RP

Journal of applied biomechanics.. 2009 May 25 (2):119-32. Epub 1900 01 01.

Practical management of knee dislocations: a selective angiography protocol to detect limb-threatening vascular injuries.

Nicandri GT, Chamberlain AM, Wahl CJ

Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine.. 2009 March 19 (2):125-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Single-Achilles allograft posterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament reconstruction: a technique to avoid osseous tunnel intersection, improve construct stiffness, and save on allograft utilization.

Wahl CJ, Nicandri G

Treatment of posterior cruciate ligament tibial avulsion fractures through a modified open posterior approach: operative technique and 12- to 48-month outcomes.

Nicandri GT, Klineberg EO, Wahl CJ, Mills WJ

Journal of orthopaedic trauma.. 2008 22 (5):317-24. Epub 1900 01 01.

Comparison of the syndesmotic staple to the transsyndesmotic screw: a biomechanical study.

Marqueen T, Owen J, Nicandri G, Wayne J, Carr J

Foot & ankle international.. 2005 March 26 (3):224-30. Epub 1900 01 01.

A cadaveric study examining acromioclavicular joint congruity after different methods of coracoclavicular loop repair.

Baker JE, Nicandri GT, Young DC, Owen JR, Wayne JS

Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery. 2003 12 (6):595-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

The Anterior Cruciate Ligament:Reconstruction and Basic Science (2018)

Chapter: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Patients with Hereditary Abnormalities Involving Connective Tissue

Authors: Nicandri G, MD; Maloney M, MD

Publisher: Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA 2018

Oxford American Handbook of Sports Medicine (2010)

Chapter: Shoulder & Elbow

Authors: Jeffrey Bytomski I Claude Moorman

Publisher: Oxford Press 2010

Advanced Reconstruction Knee (2009)

Chapter: Complications of Knee Dislocations

Authors: Nicandri GT I Moorman CT III

Publisher: AAOS & The Knee Society 2009

Handbook of Sports Medicine (2009)

Chapter: Elbow and Forearm

Authors: Nicandri GT I Moorman CT III

Publisher: Oxford University Press 2009

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery (2009)

Authors: Nicandri GT I Resident Advisory Board

Publisher: Lippincot, Williams and Wilkins 2009

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