Paul Sethi MD

Paul Sethi, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine conditions of the elbow, knee, and shoulder. He performs a range of shoulder replacement procedures, including total shoulder replacement, reverse shoulder replacement, and partial shoulder replacement. Dr. Sethi is a leading research physician who speaks at academic and instructional medical conferences in the US and abroad.

His research on surgical advances in his specialty is regularly published in leading medical journals, including the Journal for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Arthroscopy, and the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery. He also collaborates with outside companies for education and research purposes and to develop medical procedures for the shoulder, elbow, and knee. Dr. Sethi is a member of the prestigious American Shoulder and Elbow Society and American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He is President of the ONS Foundation for Clinical Research and Education (ONSF).

Dr. Sethi completed a sports medicine fellowship at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Institute in Los Angeles, CA. His research on athletic performance while a resident surgeon at Yale, his studies of professional basketball players, and his experience as a college varsity athlete have provided Dr. Sethi with an informed perspective on sports-related injuries and conditions.

Dr. Sethi served as an orthopedic consultant to the Los Angeles Dodgers and was a former assistant team physician for the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He is also a former assistant team physician for the University of Southern California football team.

Currently, Dr. Sethi serves as team physician to Greenwich High School and Brunswick High School. He is a former team physician for Iona Preparatory High School. He is the Chief Medical Officer for the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) and the Women’s Lacrosse League (WLL), where he provides world-class medical expertise, injury prevention strategies, and rehabilitation support to PLL and WLL athletes.

As President of the ONSF, Dr. Sethi’s research has recently included clinical study of the non-opioid solutions for post-surgical pain management; the establishment of better methods for surgical skin preparation (cleaning) to lower the risk of surgical infection; development of a new technique to repair chronic or weakened biceps tendons; and the evaluation of surgical needles in tendon surgery to establish international guidelines on needle use.