Shivam Upadhyaya’s journey to become a spine surgeon took him from South Florida, where he grew up, to some of the most prestigious academic institutions in New England, where he completed his medical degree and most of his clinical training, before returning to South Florida to practice medicine.

Dr. Upadhyaya, who joined the Orthopedics and Spine Program at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center in 2022, earned his undergraduate and medical degrees in the Boston University School of Medicine’s seven-year accelerated medical program. He completed his internship at Massachusetts General Hospital and his orthopedic surgery residency at Harvard Medical School, both in Boston. He went on to complete further specialty training in spine surgery in the orthopedic/neurosurgery fellowship program at the Norton Leatherman Spine Center in Louisville, Kentucky. His favorite part of the job is using his hands to help his patients heal and get back to doing what they love.