DR. MICHAEL JOSEPH PAGNANI, M.D.
Medical Practice at 23 Ave, Nashville, TN

Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Knee Surgery, Orthopedic Shoulder & Elbow Surgery

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (Acl) Surgeries, Arthroscopic Meniscus Repair, Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery, Arthroscopic Surgery, Elbow Arthroscopy, Elbow Ligament Reconstruction, Knee & Shoulder Surgery, Knee Arthroscopy, Knee Ligament Reconstruction, Shoulder Stabilizations, Sports Injuries

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (Acl) Injuries, Dislocations, Knee Conditions, Knee Injury, Knee Ligament Reconstruction, Knee Pain, Labrum Tear Repair, Ligament and Cartilage Tears, Meniscus Tear, Rotator Cuff Injury, Rotator Cuff Tear, Shoulder Conditions, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Instability, Sports Injury, Sports Medicine, Throwing Injuries, Torn Cartilage

Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2007, Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine

Healthgrades Honor Roll, Tennessee Sports Medicine Person of the Year, 2004, Order of Honorable Kentucky Colonels, appointed, US News Top Doctor, 2011-, Marquis Who's Who in America, 2008, Marquis Who's Who in Health Care, 2011, "Top Doctors in Nashville" - Nashville Lifestyles Magazine, 2005-, Joe Reilly Award for Service, Father Ryan High School, 2008-, Castle Connolly Top Doctor, 2005-, Chapter - Open Repair of Anterior Shoulder Instability In: Cole B and Sekiya J: Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow and Knee in Sports Medicine, 2008, Chapter - Open Repair of Anterior Shoulder Instability In: Cole B and Sekiya J: Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow and Knee in Sports Medicine, 2nd Edition, Anterior Instability of the Shoulder: In: Andrews, JR and Wilk, K (eds.): The Athlete's Shoulder, 1994, Chapter - Multidirectional Instability in the Athlete. In: Pettrone, FA, (ed.), Athletic Injuries of the Shoulder, 1994, Chapter - Anatomy of the Knee.In: Nicholas, JA and Hershman, E, (eds.), The Lower Extremity andSpine in Sports Medicine, 2nd edition, 1995, Chapter - Soft Tissue Physiology and Repair. In: Kasser, JR (ed.) Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 5, 1996, Chapter - Introduction and Historical Aspects. In: Warren, RF; Craig, EV; and Altchek, DW: The Unstable Shoulder, 1999, Chapter - Techniques to Repair the Multidirectionally Unstable Shoulder. In: Abram JS: Management of the Unstable Shoulder, 2011, Chapter - Other Knee Problems and Injuries. In Johnson, RJ and Lombardo, J, (eds.), Current Review of Sports Medicine, 1994, Chapter - Fixed and Chronic Dislocations. In: Warren, RF; Craig, EV; and Altchek, DW: The Unstable Shoulder, 1999, Shoulder Instability: Overview with Treatment Options and Surgical Indications. In: Pettrone, FA, (ed.)Athletic Injuries of the Shoulder, 1994, Chapter - Conservative Treatment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Insufficiency. In: Wojtys, EM, (ed.), The ACL-Deficient Knee, 1994, Chapter - Instability of the Shoulder In: Nicholas, JA and Hershman, E, (eds.), The Upper Extremity and Spine in Sports Medicine, 2nd edition, 1995, Chapter - Acute Injuries of the Shoulder. In: Griffin, LY,(ed.), Orthopaedic Knowledge Update-Sports Medicine, 1994, Chapter - Glenohumeral Stabilization: Arthroscopic Suretac Technique. In: Torg, JS and Shephard, RJ, (eds.), Current Therapy in Sports Medicine, 3rd edition, 1995, Chapter - Reconstructive Surgery for Patients with Epidermolysis Bullosa In: Lin, AN and Carter, DM, (eds.), Epidermolysis Bullosa: Basic and Clinical Aspects, 1992, Chapter - Glenohumeral Instabilty. In: Drez, D and DeLee, J, (eds.), Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Principles and Practice, 1993, Chapter - Open Treatment of Anterior Instability:Surgical Technique. In Provencher, M and Romeo A: Shoulder Instability: A Comprehensive Approach, ESPN, 2006, ESPN, 2006, Physician Profile: Mike Pagnani, 2006, Symptomatic Ossification of the Tibiofibular Syndesmosis in Professional Football Players, 1995, Anatomic Considerations in Harvesting the Semitendinosus and Gracilis Tendons and A Technique of Harves, 1993, The Pathophysiology of Anterior Shoulder Instability, 1993, Arthroscopic Fixation of Superior Labral Lesions Using a Biodegradable Implant: A Preliminary Report, 1995, Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization Using Transglenoid Sutures: Four-Year Minimum Follow-Up, 1996, A Muscle-Splitting Approach to the Medial Collateral Ligament of the Elbow: Neuroanatomy and Operative Technique, 1996, Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Femoral Condyles: Long-Term Results of Excision of the Fragment, 1997, The History of Anterior Shoulder Instability: Evolution of Principles and Treatment--Part I, 1993, Management of the First-Time Shoulder Dislocation, 1994, Hamstring Anatomy, 1993, Effect of Lesions the Superior Portion of the Glenoid Labrum on Glenohumeral Translation, 1995, An Arthroscopic Technique for Anterior Stabilization of the Shoulder with a Bioabsorbable Tack, 1996, Arthroscopic Treatment of Instabilty, 1996, Arthroscopic Treatment with a Bioabsorbable Tack, 1996, Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization, 1993, Rehabilitation of the Unstable Shoulder, 1993, Internal Fixation of Proximal Humerus Fractures Using the Screw-Tension Band Technique, 1994, Patient Selection for Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization, 1996, Antegrade Drilling for Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee, 1997, The Active Compression Test: A New and Effective Test for Diagnosing Labral Tears and Acromioclavicular Joint Pathology, 1998, Shoulder Instability, 2007, Labral Tears, 1995, Test for shoulder injuries, 1998, Extrusion of the Medial Meniscus, 1991, Role of the Long Head of the Biceps Brachii in Glenohumeral Stability: A Biomechanical Study in Cadavera, 1996, Effect of Aspirin on Heterotopic Ossification after Total Hip Arthroplasty in Men with Osteoarthrosis, 1991, The History of Anterior Shoulder Instability: Evolution of Principles and Treatment--Part II, 1993, Stabilizers of the Glenohumeral Joint, 1994, Indications for Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization, 1994, Humeral Head Osteonecrosis: Clinical Course and Radiographic Predictors of Outcome, 1996, Painful Os Acromiale (or Unfused Acromial Apophysis) in Athletes, 2006, Arthroscopic Capsular Plication in Throwing Athletes, Instability in Football Players, 2003, Instabilty with Bony Defects, 2008, "Tommy John" Surgery, 1996, Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Indications and Results of Reconstruction, 1993, Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization, 1993, Multidirectional Instability: Medial T-plasty and Selective Capsular Repairs, 1993, Postoperative Femoral Fracture after Fixation of an Intertrochanteric Fracture with the Gamma Nai, 1994, Reproducibility of Instrumented Knee Examination in Patients with ACL Insufficiency: A Comparison of Four Devices, 1994, Surgical Treatment of Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability in American Football Players: Two-to-Six Year Follow-Up in Fifty-Eight Athletes, 2002, Hamstring Tendon Harvesting: Reviewing Anatomic Relationships and Avoiding Pitfalls, 2003, Open Capsular Repair Without Bone Block of Anterior Instability in Patients with and Without Bony Defects of the Glenoid and/or Humeral Head, 2008, Osteochonditis Dissecans, 1997, Golfer Kenny Perry, 2006, Dr. Pagnani Feature - Head Team Physician, 2006, Preventing Sports Injuries in Kids, 2008

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Dr Pagnani specializes in sports medicine and surgery of the knee and shoulder. He acted as Head Team Physician for the Nashville Predators NHL Hockey Team from 1998-2007. In addition, he is a consultant to the Miami Dolphins Football Team. Dr Pagnani has cared for many well known athletes. He has served as a team physician for the New York Giants, Nashville Kats, Nashville Sounds, Tennessee State University and several Nashville area high schools. He has also acted as the Team Physician for Elite Runners for Country Music Marathon. In 2004 Dr Pagnani was named the Tennessee Sports Medicine Person of the Year by the Tennessee Athletic Trainers Society.

Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, Surgery

Nashville Knee & Shoulder Center
345 23Rd Ave N, Nashville, TN 37203 Saint Thomas West Hospital
4220 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205

Vanderbilt University (1987), Hospital For Special Surgery (1992) *Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital For Special Surgery (1993) *Orthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine

Orthopedic Surgeon

345 23Rd Ave N, Nashville, TN 37203

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Certification in Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Sub-certificate in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery)