MICHAEL J. PAGNANI, MD

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.

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He completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at the internationally renowned Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He also completed a fellowship in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Pagnani was active in high school and collegiate athletics, and has first-hand experience with athletic injuries. A native of Lexington, Kentucky, he made the Kentucky All-State Football Team in high school.

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He has written more than 40 scientific papers and book chapters including a landmark paper on the treatment of shoulder dislocations in football players. He serves as a consultant for The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and for the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

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He has served in leadership positions in the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. As the director of a nationally-recognized Sports Medicine Fellowship, he has trained several orthopaedic surgeons in the field of Sports Medicine who now practice throughout the world.

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Dr. Pagnani lives in Nashville with his wife Kelly and 2 children (Sarah & Connor). Away from work, Dr. Pagnani enjoys spending time with his family, fishing, reading history, and coaching lacrosse.