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Office
4687 Penn Ave
Somerset, PA 15510- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Board certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in shoulder surgery and sports medicine. Completed my residency training at Harvard and subspeciality fellowship training in sports medicine at UPMC and shoulder and elbow surgery at Harvard. Associate chief of sports medicine at UPMC, associate program director of UPMC sports medicine fellowship, and associate professor of orthopaedic surgery. Active ASES member, educational committee member of ASES, research committee member of AOSSM, and shoulder and elbow committee member of AAOS. Head orthopaedic team physician for Duquesne Univeristy and head team physician for Pittsburgh Central Catholic.
Education & Training
- UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2010 - 2011
- Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2005 - 2010
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2010 - 2024
- MA State Medical License 2011 - 2014
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty for primary osteoarthritis with restricted preoperative forward elevation demonstrates similar outcomes but faster range of motion ...Amin Karimi, Rajiv P Reddy, Confidence Njoku-Austin, Ehab Nazzal, Michael G James, Albert Lin> ;Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2024 Mar 12
- Preoperative factors associated with 180°, 270°, and 360° labral tears.Confidence Njoku Austin, Matthew Como, Albert Lin, Liane M Miller, Rajiv P Reddy, David N Fogg, Ehab M Nazzal, Zachary J Herman> ;Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2024 Mar 12
- 1 citationsMagnetic Resonance Arthrogram Outperforms Standard Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2 Weeks After First Shoulder Dislocation for Labral Tear Diagnosis.Ting Cong, Shaquille Charles, Justin J Greiner, Andrew Cordle, Carol Andrews, Rajiv P Reddy, Matthew Como, Nicholas Drain, Bryson P Lesniak, Sophie Darwiche, Jonathan ...> ;Arthroscopy. 2024 Feb 23
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Press Mentions
- Repair of High-Grade Partial Thickness Supraspinatus Tears After Surgical Completion of the Tear Have a Lower Retear Rate When Compared to Full-Thickness Tear RepairMarch 8th, 2021
Hospital Affiliations
- UPMC EastMonroeville, Pennsylvania
- UPMC MercyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- UPMC South SidePittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- UPMC Children's Hospital of PittsburghPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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