Salil Gupta, MDOrthopaedic Surgeon, Hand and Upper Extremity Specialist

Salil Gupta, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor NYU School of Medicine
Chief, Division Hand Surgery North Shore-LIJ Forest Hills Hospital

Dr. Salil Gupta was born in New York City and grew up in Long Island, New York. He graduated Brown University Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Political Science and was elected into Phi Beta Kappa.

Dr. Gupta attended the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, during which time he was awarded an Urban Health Care Fellowship and elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. Upon completion of medical school, he obtained his residency training in Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases. During his residency, he completed specialized training in trauma surgery at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center. Dr. Gupta completed his Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship at St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital's C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center. He also completed a specialized fellowship in Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital. Dr. Gupta serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the NYU School of Medicine as well as an active member of the Hand Service at the Hospital for Joint Diseases.

Dr. Gupta is Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery. His research has been presented at multiple international and national meetings and has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Hand Surgery, Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.

Dr. Gupta is accepting new patients and accepts almost all insurance plans.

In 2019 Dr. Salil Gupta won the Castle Connolly Top Doctors award

EMPLOYMENT:

University Place Orthopaedics, LLP
March 2006-Present, Partner as of March 2008

EDUCATION:

Fellowship:
C.V. Starr Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center
C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center, New York, NY
August 2004 – February 2006
Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Fellow
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas, TX
November 2004 – February 2005
Residency:
New York University/ Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York, NY
July 2000 - July 2004
Internship:
New York University/ Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute New York, NY
June 1999 - July 2000
Medical School:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
M.D. May 1999, August 1995 – May 1999
Undergraduate:
Brown University, Providence, RI
B.A. Political Science May 1995, August 1991 – May 1995
High School:
The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, NY
September 1987 – June 1991

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

Clinical Assistant Professor,NYU School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2006 - Present

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:

Clinical Assistant Professor, Attending Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU-Hospital for Join Diseases, NY, NY
Chief, Division of Hand Surgery, Attending Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, North Shore-LIJ Forest Hills Hospital, Queens, NY
Attending Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

HONORS AND AWARDS:

2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctor
Medical School: Alpha Omega Alpha, Lambda Chapter, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1998
Urban Health Care Fellowship, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Summer 1996. Studied health care in urban clinics in Bogotá, Columbia.
Undergraduate: Phi Beta Kappa, Rhode Island Chapter, Brown University, 1995
Magna Cum Laude, Brown University, 1995
High School:National Honor Society, The Wheatley School, 1989
Volunteer Service Award, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY, 1993

PUBLICATIONS (Including Submitted Manuscripts):

Sun L, Park BK, Gupta S, Capo JT, Yoonm RS, Liporace FA. Anatominc Variant of the Inferior Cutaneous Branch of the Radial Nerve During the Posterior Approach to the Humerus: a Case Report. Patient Saf Surg. 2015 May 14;9:16.
Chaudhry S, Gould S, Gupta S. High - Pressure Paint Gun Injection Injury to the Palm. Am J Orthop. 2013; 42(8): 379-382.
Gupta S, Michelson-Jost, H. Anatomy and Function of the Thenar Muscles. Hand Clinics 28 (2012) Feb; 28(1):1-7.
Bharucha, NJ; Alaia, MJ; Paksima,, N; Christoforou, D; Gupta, S. An Aggressive Group A Streptococcal Cellulitis of the Hand and Forearm Requiring Surgical Debridement. Orthopedics 2011 Jan; 34(1):57-57.
Liporace F, Kinchelow T, Gupta S, Kubiak E, McDonnell M. Minifragment Screw Fixation of Oblique Metacarpal Fractures: A Biomechanical Analysis of Screw Types and Techniques. Hand 2008 Dec;3(4):311-315.
Glickel SZ, Gupta S, Catalano LC. Decision Making and Operative Tactics for Ulnar Nerve Compression at the Elbow. Accepted for publication in Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.
Glickel SZ, Gupta S. Ligament Reconstruction. Hand Clin 22 (2006); 143-151.
Catalano LC, Gupta S, Ragland R, Glickel SZ, Johnson C, Barron, OA. Closed Treatment of Non-Rheumatoid Extensor Tendon Dislocations at the Metacarpophalangeal Joint. J Hand Surg 2006 ; 31A: 242-245.
Liporace FA, Gupta S, Jeong GK, Stracher M, Kummer F, Egol KA, Koval KJ. A Biomechanical Comparison of a Dorsal 3.5mm T-Plate and a Volar Fixed-Angle Plate in a Model of Dorsally Unstable Distal Radius Fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2005 Mar; 19(3): 187-91.
Specht LM, Gupta S, Egol KA, Koval KJ. Heterotopic Ossification of the Quadriceps Following Distal Femoral Traction: A Report of Three Cases and a Review of the Literature. J Orthop Trauma 2004; 18:241-246.
Gilbert MS, Berson L., Gupta S, Cox K, Forster A. Arthroscopic Synovectomy of the Knee in Hemophilia: Long-Term Follow. Abstract Published in Haemophilia: Abstracts of the XXIIIth World Federation of Hemophilia, vol. 4, No. 3, 17-21 May 1998.

PRESENTATIONS:

Liporace FA, Gupta S, Stracher MA, Kummer FJ, Egol K, Koval KJ. A Biomechanical Comparison of a Dorsal 3.5mm T-Plate and a Volar Fixed-Angle Plate in a Model of Dorsally Unstable Distal Radius Fractures. (Poster – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA – March 2004)
Liporace FA, Gupta S, Stracher MA, Kummer FJ, Egol K, Koval KJ. A Biomechanical Comparison of a Dorsal 3.5mm T-Plate and a Volar Fixed-Angle Plate in a Model of Dorsally Unstable Distal Radius Fractures. (Poster & Presentation at Basic Science Forum – Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Salt Lake City, Utah – October 2003)
Liporace FA, Gupta S, Stracher MA, Kummer FJ, Egol K, Koval KJ. A Biomechanical Comparison of a Dorsal 3.5mm T-Plate and a Volar Fixed-Angle Plate in a Model of Dorsally Unstable Distal Radius Fractures. (Poster at American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)– September 2003)
Gilbert MS, Gupta S, Cox K. Long-Term Follow-Up and Evaluation of Arthroscopic Knee Synovectomies/Meniscectomies in Patients with Hemophilia. Presented at the 5th Musculoskeletal Congress of the World Federation of Hemophilia. Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 1998.
Gilbert MS, Gupta S. Long-Term Follow-Up and Evaluation of Elbow Synovectomies in Patients with Hemophilia. Presented at the 4th Musculoskeletal Congress of the World Federation of Hemophilia, Madrid, Spain, April 6-9, 1997.
Azad, A, Ayalon, O., Gupta, S., Paksima, N. Reducing Tourniquet Pressures in Hand Surgery: Are Lower Pressures Effective? Presented at the NYSSH resident and Fellow Conference as a Poster 6/9/20, and as a poster at the 2020 ASSH Conference.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Teaching Assistant for Anatomy at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1996-1997
Teaching Assistant for Histology at Brown University School of Medicine, 1994
Teaching Assistant for Physiology at Brown University, 1993 - 1995

COURSES ATTENDED:

Resident's Basic Fracture Course – Orthopedic Trauma Association
San Antonio, TX. October 11-14, 2000

Microsurgery Research and Training Course
Columbia University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
New York, NY. June 2005

LECTURES GIVEN:

Biologics in Hand Surgery: Stem Cells and Cartilage 2020 ASSH Instructional Course Lecture
Lateral Epicondylitis, NYU CME Course Challenges in Hand Surgery, NYU, September 28, 2019
Carpal Fractures, Orthopaedic Hand Service Grand Rounds, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, January 2009
Compressive Neuropathies of the Upper Extremity, Neurology Department Grand Rounds, New York Methodist Hospital, October 2008
Hand Truama and Emergeny Room Management. Combined Orthopaedic and Emergency Department Grand Rounds, St. Vincent’s Hospital, August 2006
Common Hand Problems. Community Medicine Department Grand Rounds, Community Medicine Department Conference Room, April 2006
SLAC Wrist and Digital Nerve Grafts, Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, Roosevelt Hospital, March 2005
Tight Thumbs in the Pediatric Hand, Hand Grand Rounds, Roosevelt Hospital, February 2005
Tight Thumbs in the Pediatric Hand, Hand Grand Rounds, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, January 2005
Lunatomalacia: Kienböck’s Disease, Chief Resident Talk, Hospital for Joint Diseaes, April 2004
Shoulder Arthrodesis and Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty, Chairman’s Conference, Hospital for Joint Diseases, April 2004
Pediatric Ankle Fractures, Fracture Conference, Hospital for Joint Diseases,
May 2002
Elbow Fractures and Dislocations, Fracture Conference, Hospital for Joint Diseases, January 2002
Carpal Fractures and Dislocations, Fracture Conference, Hospital for Joint Diseases, February 2001
Isolated PCL Injuries, Sports Medicine Conference, Hospital for Joint Diseases, October 2001
Compartment Syndrome, Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, Jamaica Hospital, November 2000
Intertrochanteric and Subtrochanteric Fractures, Fracture Conference, Hospital for Joint Diseases, July 2000

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION:

Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
Part I (1997) Part II (1998) Part III (2000)
The University of the State of New York Education Department
License for Medicine and Surgery, August 2000-present. License #218753
Completed Part I of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
July 9, 2004;
Completed Part II of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery September 2008