Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center

Conrad O. Yu, M.D.

Hand, Wrist, Elbow & Shoulder

Dr. Conrad O. Yu was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in New London, Wisconsin. He graduated with Honors from the University of Wisconsin in 1994, earning a Bachelors of Science in Molecular Biology. During his undergraduate years, he did extensive research on breast cancer and published his work in Endocrine. In 1998 he received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Wisconsin Medical School, where he was Class President and continues to serve on the Alumni Board of Directors.

Following medical school, Dr. Yu completed his Internship and Orthopedic Surgery Residency at the University of Connecticut in 2002. During his training, he did research on elbow instability, biceps tendon ruptures, and pediatric fractures. He participated in the care of the athletes on the University of Connecticut’s Men’s and Women’s NCAA Championship basketball teams. His training covered all aspects of Orthopedic Surgery, but he took special interest in hand and elbow surgery, sports medicine, and orthopedic trauma surgery.

Upon graduation from Residency, Dr. Yu pursued an additional year of Fellowship Training, specializing in Hand, Wrist, and Elbow surgery at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. He worked under the guidance of several world renowned hand surgeons at the New England Medical Center and New England Baptist Hospital. He also did research on surgical treatment of tennis elbow and served as a clinical instructor in Orthopedic Surgery for Tufts University School of Medicine.

Dr. Yu is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is a candidate member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) as well as the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH). Dr. Yu’s areas of expertise are treatments of athletic and traumatic injuries to the hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder, and knee. He also has special interests in repetitive use injuries, arthroscopic surgeries, and arthritis of the hand, wrist, and elbow.

In his free time, Dr. Yu enjoys mountain biking, wakeboarding, sailing, and traveling. Dr. Yu joined Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center in September of 2004.

Office Locations

Northwest/Las Vegas