# @ucsfchildrens on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DaEXMLemHyS
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67290434-ucsfchildrens-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-26T23:50:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UCSF Benioff Children’s (@ucsfchildrens) — https://gondola.cc/ucsfchildrens

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Please join us in celebrating #Olympic skier Nikhil — he competed in the Winter Games in Italy earlier this year after shoulder surgery at our hospital!
After battling multiple shoulder dislocations, Nikhil suffered a severe injury in early 2025 and came to us for a complex shoulder surgery with #orthopedic surgeon Dr. Nirav Pandya (drnkpandya). Nikhil completed months of rehab before returning to the slopes and qualifying for the winter #Olympics, where he proudly represented Trinidad and Tobago in both the slalom and giant #slalom events. As an added honor, he served as Trinidad and Tobago’s flag bearer during the Parade of Nations.
Nikhil’s younger brother, Vivaan, also is an alpine #skier and received care from Dr. Mohammad Diab in 2023 for a back injury. He's now doing great as well and hopes to make the bostoncollege ski team and compete in the 2030 Winter Olympics in France.
Now a student at middleburycollege in #Vermont, big brother Nikhil is majoring in economics and stays active through biking and playing intramural sports. When he’s home, Nikhil enjoys cooking and barbecuing for family and friends and playing bridge. Next up for the brothers: traveling to Antarctica with their parents this December!
#shoulderdislocation #arthroscopy

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olympic, arthroscopy, vermont, orthopedic, skier, shoulderdislocation, slalom, olympics

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