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Renny Uppal, M.D.

 
 
Dr Uppal

Dr. Renny Uppal received his medical degree from and did his residency at Michigan State University. He has also completed a sports medicine fellowship at the Florida Orthopaedic Institute. He has been practicing at the Reno Orthopaedic Clinic since 2005.

He is subspecialty trained in sports medicine.

Dr. Uppal is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is one of a few physicians in Nevada who has earned his Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine from The American Board of Medical Specialties.  Dr. Uppal is also an active member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.

Dr. Uppal currently serves as team physician for the Reno Aces, the Reno Bighorns, and several local high schools.

 

                                 

 

PUBLICATIONS:

Althausen PL, Davis L, Boyden E, O’Mara TJ, Uppal R, Bray T. Financial impact of a dedicated orthopaedic traumatologist on a private group practice. J Orthop Trauma. 2010 Jun:24 (6):350-4.
 
Uppal R, Lyne ED. Tibial tubercle fracture with avulsion of the patellar ligament: a case report. Am J Orthop. 36(5):273-4,2007.
 
S. Gasser, MD and R. Uppal MD. ACL Reconstruction: A new technique for achilles tendon allograft preparation. Arthroscopy. 2006 Dec;22(12)
KCMS Research Day, Kalamazoo, MI April 2004
 
L. Kurlandsky, MD, R. Uppal, S. Walcott. Effect of Allergy Testing to Tabacco Leaf on Passive Smoke Exposure in Pediatric Pulmonary/Allergy Practice. Clinical Pediatrics. 2000; 39: 485-487.

RESEARCH/PRESENTATIONS:

  • Soft Tissue Injuries of the Knee
    • Orthopaedics for the Primary Care Provider Conference, Incline Village, NV - May 2011
  • Double Bundle ACL Reconstruction
    • Physical Therapy Conference, Reno, NV - Summer 2009
  • E. Lyne, MD and R. Uppal, MD. Tibial tubercle fracture with avulsion of the     patellar ligament: a case report. Am J Orthop. 2007 May;36(5):273-4
  • M. Kasten, MD and R. Uppal, MD. The Clinical Efficacy of Transforaminal Interbody Fusion for the Treatment of One Level Degenerative Disk Disease.
  • B. Roehr, MD and R. Uppal, MD. Early Failure of an Osseointegrated Femoral Component in a Patient with a Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Study.
    • KCMS Research Day, Kalamazoo, MI – April 2002
    • Michigan Orthopaedic Society, Traverse City, MI – June 2003
  • L. Kurlandsky, MD, R. Uppal, S. Walcott. Effect of Allergy Testing to Tobacco Leaf on Passive Smoke Exposure in a Pediatric Pulmonary/Allergy Practice. Clinical Pediatrics.  2000; 39: 485-487.
    • American Lung Association/American Thoracic society conference, Chicago, IL - April 1998
    • GRAMEC Research Day, Grand Rapids, MI – April 1998
      • Awarded best medical student paper & presentation