Dr. Gautam Yagnik is the program director for the FIU/Baptist Health Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship and serves as faculty for the FIU/Baptist Health Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Fellowship Program.
He is a fellowship-trained, board-certified orthopedic surgeon with subspecialty board certification in sports medicine. He specializes in sports medicine and arthroscopic shoulder, elbow, and knee surgery at Baptist Health Orthopedic Care.
Yagnik is team physician for the Miami Dolphins and Florida Panthers and was assistant team physician for the Florida International University football team. He has provided orthopedic coverage for Super Bowl LIV, the BCS National Championship Game, the FedEx Orange Bowl, the Miami Open, and the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Research Interests/Research Grants
- Clinical and biomechanical research in orthopedic sports medicine
Current Courses Taught
- Disorders of the Knee
- Musculoskeletal Systems: Small CBL: Orthopedic Cases—Upper & Lower
Honors & Awards
- West Kendall Baptist Hospital Physician of the Year, 2018
- Baptist Health Medical Group Physician of the Year, 2021
Committees & Professional Organizations
- Graduate Medical Education Committee
- Clinical Competency Committee
- Program Evaluation Committee
- Quality Committee, Baptist Health Medical Group
- Hospital Operating Room Collaboration Committee, West Kendall Baptist Hospital
- Medical Executive Committee, West Kendall Baptist Hospital
- Baptist Health Orthopedic Institute (BHOI) Patient Reported Outcomes Committee Outcomes Based Electronic Research Database (OBERD)
- BHOI Research Committee – Physician Champion Baptist Health Orthopedic Institute
- Member, AOSSM Technology Committee
- Member, AOSSM Council of Delegates Member, AOSSM Education Committee
- Member, NHL Team Physician Society Website Committee Editorial Board
- Member, Video Journal of Sports Medicine (VJSM)
- NFL Shoulder Task Force Subcommittee
- Course Chair, AOSSM/NFL: Youth To The NFL Football Injury Course
- Member, NHL Team Physician Society Education Committee
- Committee Chair, AOSSM ICL Selection Committee Membership in Professional & Scientific Societies
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
- American Orthopaedic Association (Emerging Leaders Program)
- Florida Orthopaedic Society
- National Football League Team Physician Society
- National Hockey League Team Physician Society
Education
- Fellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, UHZ Sports Medicine Institute, Miami, FL
- Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- M.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Board Certifications
- Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Sports Medicine,American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery