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Sailesh Tummala, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
BioDr. Sailesh Tummala is an orthopaedic surgeon at Stanford Health Care with fellowship training in orthopaedic sports medicine and shoulder surgery. He is also a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Tummala is a former collegiate basketball player who understands how to care for athletes and active patients of all ages. He specializes in nonoperative care and minimally invasive along with complex reconstructive surgeries of the shoulders, knees, and elbows. As a collegiate student-athlete, he received the national Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Award for exemplary service to his community, advocacy, and academic excellence. These values continue to define his approach to patient care.
Dr. Tummala treats acute and chronic conditions, sports injuries, and traumatic injuries with a focus on putting his patients’ needs and goals first. He has expertise in joint preservation and replacement, tendon and ligament repair and reconstruction, cartilage restoration, and fracture care.
Dr. Tummala’s research interests include developing novel surgical approaches, addressing psychosocial barriers to effective patient care, and studying biomechanics in sports injuries. He has authored over a hundred peer-reviewed publications in journals such as The American Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, and The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Dr. Tummala has also written multiple book chapters, received grant funding, and given more than 100 presentations at regional, national, and international conferences. His research, passion for sports medicine, and advocacy efforts have been featured on ABC, CBS, ESPN, and other media outlets.
Dr. Tummala is a member of the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons. He also assists with Stanford University’s football team, men's basketball team, and takes care of multiple junior colleges and high schools across the Bay Area. -
Zackary Vaughn, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsHip Arthroscopy in the Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement and Labral Tears
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Anand Veeravagu, MD, FAANS, FACS
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Orthopaedic Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe focus of my laboratory is to utilize precision medicine techniques to improve the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic conditions. From traumatic brain injury to spinal scoliosis, the ability to capture detailed data regarding clinical symptoms and treatment outcomes has empowered us to do better for patients. Utilize data to do better for patients, that’s what we do.
Stanford Neurosurgical Ai and Machine Learning Lab
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Stephen R. Viess, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
BioDr. Viess is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with subspecialty board certification in sports medicine.He delivers care at Stanford Health Care – ValleyCare in Pleasanton. Dr. Viess focuses on arthroscopic surgery and sports medicine, with a special interest in arthroscopic reconstruction of the shoulder and knee.
Topics include the biomechanics of pitching, and shoulder and elbow injuries in the throwing athlete. Dr. Viess is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and a member of the California Orthopaedic Association.
He strives to offer his patients the most advanced, least invasive surgical procedures, including ACL reconstruction, meniscal surgery, and arthroscopic rotator cuff and labral repairs. Dr. Viess has extensive experience in the management and treatment of sports- related orthopedic injuries. He served as Assistant Team Physician
for Major League Baseball’s Oakland As, providing game coverage and conducting pre- and post-season physical exams. For six years, Dr. Viess directed the Stanford Health Care – ValleyCare Sports Medicine Program. He also served as the team physician for Granada High School in Livermore, California.
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Viess has conducted research, including a 10-year review of clinical satisfaction, revision rates, and radiographic evidence of stem fixation associated with the Ultimate-C femoral stem. He also led a study evaluating capsular sling repair during total hip arthroplasty.
Dr. Viess has made numerous presentations to peers and to the community. Peer-targeted topics include graft selection in ACL reconstruction, concussion
management, and on-field management of spine injuries. At the Lake Tahoe Sports Medicine Conference, he has presented lectures on PCL ruptures, multi-ligament knee injuries, and AC joint sprains. He also has delivered lectures for family practitioners on the evaluation and physical examination
of orthopaedic patients. For the community, Dr. Viess has made presentations at health fairs and schools. Topics include the biomechanics of pitching, and shoulder and elbow injuries in the throwing athlete.
Dr. Viess is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and a member of the California Orthopaedic Association.
