Arsh S. Dhanota, MD, CAQSM

Sports Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 12 to 55
Penn Sports Medicine University City
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Vice President of Athlete Care, Philadelphia Eagles
  • Chief Medical Officer & Head Team Physician, Philadelphia Eagles
  • Head Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician, Philadelphia 76ers
  • Founding Chief, Division of Primary Care Sports Medicine
  • Founding Director, Regenerative Sports Medicine & Orthobiologics Program
  • Associate Program Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Community Health
  • Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Dhanota is a Sports Medicine Specialist and Founder/Director of the Penn Regenerative Sports Medicine & Orthobiologics Program, specializing in treating patients with a wide variety of sports medicine and musculoskeletal conditions.

He completed an undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and for a short period of time worked on the first fiberoptic network in the United States as a Project Manager-Electrical Engineer. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Dhanota decided to change career paths and enter the field of medicine. He spent his first two years of medical school in Europe, followed by two years of medical education at the hospitals of the Weill Medical College at Cornell University. He then returned to Southern California to complete his post-graduate medical education and residency training at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA-Kaiser Foundation Hospital Residency Program where he also served as elected Chief Resident. Dr. Dhanota then completed a fellowship in Adult & Pediatric Sports Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia-University of Pennsylvania Sports Medicine Fellowship Program.

Serving as Director of the Regenerative Sports Medicine & Orthobiologics Program at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Dhanota has developed cutting-edge cell-based treatment protocols for musculoskeletal injuries. His extensive experience treating patients and athletes of all ages, including NCAA Division I and professional athletes, has earned him the prestigious honor of being named a Top Doctor in Sports Medicine. He is currently serving as the Chief Medical Officer-Head Team Physician for the Philadelphia Eagles as well as the Head Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician for the Philadelphia 76ers. In the past he has also served as a Team Physician with the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) and the University of Pennsylvania's Men's Basketball Team. Dr. Dhanota is currently an Associate Professor at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Founding Chief of the Divison of Primary Care Sports Medicine. 

My education and training

  • Medical School: Medical University of Lublin
  • Residency: Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center-UCLA
  • Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Dhanota is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Patel, Parthik D. ; Divi, Srikanth N ; Canseco, Jose A. ; Donnally, Chester J. ; Galetta, Matthew ; Vaccaro, Alexander ; Schroeder, Gregory D. ; Hsu, Wellington K. ; Hecht, Andrew C. ; Dossett, Andrew B. ; Dhanota, Arsh S. ; Prasad, Srivinas K. ; Vaccaro, Alexander R Management of Acute Subaxial Trauma and Spinal Cord Injury in Professional Collision Athletes , Clinical Spine Surgery: 2021

Santana J, Dhanota A Abdominal Pain in a Women's Soccer Player: A Case Presentation , American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Conference: 2016

Ross D, Dhanota A Chronic Shoulder Pain in an Ultimate Frisbee Athlete: A Case Presentation , American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Conference: 2016

Desai N, Dhanota A, Huffman R Refractory Elbow Pain and Stiffness After Radial Head Fracture: A Case Presentation , American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Conference: 2015

Renjilian C, Dhanota A, Mueller A, Farber D Midfoot Swelling in a Female Collegiate Soccer Player: A Case Presentation , American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Conference: 2015

Dhanota A, Grady M, Master CL et al Balance Assessment of Youth Ice Hockey Players: Baseline Correlations and Observations Following Concussion , Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, 25(2): 2015

Dhanota A, Kapur R, Sennett BJ Worsening Leg Pain in a Collegiate Football Player: A Case Presentation , American Medical Society of Sports Medicine Annual Conference: 2014

Dhanota A, Kapur R, Sennett BJ Worsening Leg Pain in a Collegiate Football Player: An Interactive Case Study , American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Case Study Website: 2014

Dhanota A, Woodward T The Karate Kid with Thigh Pain: An Interactive Case Study , American Medical Society of Sports Medicine Case Study Website: 2013

Dhanota A, Mason M A 5 Year Old with Neck Pain: A Case Presentation , UCLA Annual Multicampus Research Conference: 2013