Hilary Malcarney, M.D.
Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
Fellowship Trained in Sports Medicine & Shoulder Surgery
Dr. Hilary Malcarney focuses on providing high-quality patient care and specializes in shoulder reconstruction, including arthroplasty and arthroscopy. Her interest in orthopedics specifically sports medicine, stems from her experiences on the playing field. She enjoys teamwork; her role has evolved from an athlete on a team to a physician leading and working alongside a team. In addition, Dr. Malcarney works closely with the University of Nevada, Reno student-athletes as an orthopedic consultant.
"I continue to enjoy the area's outdoor activities, and the views of the Sierras from the ski slopes and hiking trails always remind me why I decided to move to this part of the country...
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Orthopedic Surgeon, Specializing in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Reconstruction
Swift Institute, Reno, Nevada 2022 - present
Nevada Orthopedics, Reno, Nevada 2014 - 2022
Advanced Orthopedics, Reno, Nevada 2006 – 2013
Certifications
Board Certified by The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - 2007, recertification 2015, 2023
Sports Medicine Certification by The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - 2009, recertification 2015, 2023
Licensed in Nevada and California
Current Professional Activities
AlloSource, Consultant 2019 - present
Stryker Corporation Sports Medicine and Endoscopy, Consultant 2017 - present
Lake Tahoe Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship, Clinical Instructor 2016 - present
Renown Regional Medical Center Surgical Services Executive Committee 2015 - 2022
Renown South Meadows Medical Center, Department of Orthopedics, Chairperson 2013 - 2022
Orthopedic Consultant to the University of Nevada @ Reno, Department of Athletics 2009 - present
University of Nevada School of Medicine, Clinical Instructor 2008 - present
Education
AO International Fellowship, Queens Medical Center, Nottingham, United Kingdom
AO Trauma Fellow 2005
Lake Tahoe Orthopedic Institute, Zephyr Cove, Nevada
Sports Medicine Fellow 2004
University of New South Wales, St. George Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Shoulder/Sports Medicine Fellow 2002-2003
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, The Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PA
Orthopedic Surgery Resident
Everett Gordon Award for outstanding clinical achievement - 2002
Mark D. Chilton Award for exceptional patient care - 2000 1998-2002
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
General Surgery Intern 1997-98
Jefferson Medical College, M.D., Philadelphia, PA
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
Graduation student speaker 1993-97
Princeton University, A.B., Biology, Princeton, NJ
Women’s Varsity Basketball Team 1988-92
Research
Isolated Biceps Brachii Weakness in a 47 Year-Old Male
Bradlee Sako, MD, Carol Scott, MD, Hilary Malcarney, MD
UNSOM Sports Medicine Fellowship
- Poster Presentation, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, 2014
Biomechanical Comparison of Suture Anchor Versus Margin Convergence Plus Suture Anchor for Rotator Cuff Repair
Shiyi Chen, MD, Hilary Malcarney, MD, George Murrell, MBBS, DPhil
- Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, February, 2009; (1): 1-5
Early Inflammatory Reaction Following Rotator Cuff Repair with a Porcine Small Intestine Submucosal Implant: A Report of Four Cases
Hilary Malcarney, MD, Fiona Bonar, MB, FRCPath, FRCPA, and George Murrell, MBBS, DPhil
Orthopaedic Research Institute, St. George Hospital Campus, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
- American Journal of Sports Medicine 2005; (33): 907-911
- Poster, AAOS 71st Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March, 2004
- Podium Presentation, AAOS Sports Medicine Specialty Day, March, 2004
The Rotator Cuff: Biological Adaptations to the Environment
Hilary Malcarney, MD and George Murrell, MBBS, DPhil
Orthopaedic Research Institute, St. George Hospital Campus, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
- Sports Medicine 2003; (13): 993-1002
Evaluating Rotator Cuff Tears by Internal and External Rotation Plain Radiographs of the Shoulder
Hilary Malcarney, MD, Barbara Frieman, MD, and John Fenlin, MD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, The Rothman Institute,
Philadelphia, PA
- Jefferson Orthopaedic Society; May, 2002
Simultaneous Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty as Compared with Unilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty: An
Outcomes Analysis
- Louis Peak, M.D., William Hozack, M.D., Hilary Malcarney, M.D., Venkat Sethuraman, M.D.,
Richard Rothman, M.D., Ph.D., and Peter Sharkey, M.D.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, The Rothman Institute,
Philadelphia, PA
- Jefferson Orthopaedic Society; November, 2000
- Scientific Meeting of the Hip Society; September, 2000
Sucrose Intolerance in Birds: Simple Nonlethal Diagnostic Methods and Consequences for Assimilation Of Complex Carbohydrates.
Hilary Malcarney, A.B., C. Martinez del Rio, Ph.D., Victor Apanius, Ph.D.
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
- Auk 111: 170-177, 1994
- Senior thesis, Princeton University, 1992
Presentations
Stryker National Fellows Course
Shoulder Instability Round Table Discussion and Lab Proctor – 2022, 2023
Allosource National Meeting
Superior Capsular Reconstruction using Acellular Dermal Matrix for Massive Rotator Cuff Tears - 2022
Stryker InSpace Virtual Celebration Event
Q&A with Matt Moreau, Vice President and General Manager, Stryker Sports - 2021
Stryker Advanced Shoulder and Hip Arthroscopy Course featuring InSpace
Efficient Treatment of Subscapularis and Biceps Pathology - 2021
Mammoth Sports Course
Shoulder Update - 2021
Stryker Complex Techniques and Current Concepts in Shoulder Arthroscopy VEST
Shoulder Instability - 2020
Renown Education Series
Total Shoulder Arthroplasty – Indications, Technique, and Recovery – 2019, 2020
Renown Sports Medicine Update
The Unstable Shoulder – 2018
San Diego Shoulder Institute
Shoulder Product Review – 2018
University of Nevada / Pacific Medical Annual Sports Medicine Conference
The Unstable Shoulder – 2017
Shoulder Pain in the Overhead Athlete – 2016
Common Shoulder Injuries in the Athlete – 2015
Shoulder Instability – 2010-2014
Stryker Sports Medicine Training
Shoulder cadaver lab/lecture – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
University of Nevada / Perry Initiative
Orthopedic Surgery and Work-Life Balance – 2017, 2019
Pacific Medical – Shoulder Lab
Rotator Cuff Repair Techniques for Atypical Situations – 2016
Proximal Biceps Tenodesis – Rationale and Technique – 2016
Active Physical Therapy Conference – Health, Orthopedics, and Performance
Not All Rotator Cuff Tears Are Created Equally – 2019
The Unstable Shoulder - 2017
Shoulder Instability – 2016
Project ECHO Nevada, Lecture by Telecommunication
Rotator Cuff Injury Treatment Update - 2019
The Unstable Shoulder - 2017
Why Does My Shoulder Hurt? – 2015
The Rotator Cuff: Anatomy, Pathology, and Treatment – 2013
University of Nevada, Kinesiology
Why Does My Shoulder Hurt? – 2015
Shoulder Instability - 2014
The Rotator Cuff: Anatomy, Pathology, and Treatment - 2013
Northern Nevada Sports Medicine Update
Shoulder Instability – 2015
Shoulder Instability – 2014
Northern Nevada Medical Center Community Lecture
Why Does My Shoulder Hurt? - 2015
Health, Volleyball, and Performance
Shoulder Pain in the Volleyball Player - 2015
Nevada Physical Therapy Association
Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty – What We Have Learned After A Decade – 2014
Barton Memorial Hospital Fellows’ Conference
Shoulder Instability - 2020
All Rotator Cuff Tears Are Not Created Equally - 2020
The Unstable Shoulder- 2018
Shoulder Arthroplasty Update – 2015
The Rotator Cuff: Anatomy, Pathology, and Treatment – 2014
The Davidson Academy
Arthroscopy – Why and How It Is Done – 2014
Swift Institute – Reno
10539 Professional Circle
Suite 201
Reno, NV 89521
Monday to Thursday: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM to 12 noon
