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
- Physician of the Year, West Kendall Baptist Hospital, 2018
- Physician of the Year, Baptist Health Medical Group, 2021
Committees & Professional Organizations
- Graduate Medical Education Committee
- Program Evaluation Committee
- Hospital Operating Room Collaboration Committee, West Kendall Baptist Hospital
- Medical Executive Committee, West Kendall Baptist Hospital
- 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
- American Orthopaedic Association (Emerging Leaders Program)
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