In the news

Media

Television, press and podcasts.

Television

CBS News Bay Area: "Hoop Like This"An interview on basketball, medicine and the India Rising team, filmed at Stanford. Courtesy CBS News Bay Area (KPIX).

KTVU Fox 2: "Hoop Like This" premieres in San FranciscoA studio segment for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Courtesy KTVU Fox 2.

KITV Island News: from basketball to medical schoolA feature on finishing a Division I career at Hawaii and starting medical school. Courtesy KITV 4 Island News.

Press

Honolulu Star-Advertiser article: Sheer hard work paying off for Tummala — *Honolulu Star-Advertiser* "Sheer hard work paying off for Tummala"

Honolulu Star-AdvertiserFormer Hawaii sharpshooter Sai Tummala targets career in medicineMarch 2020

Ka Leo O Hawaii cover, February 2016: The Doctor Is In — *Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi* cover, 2016 "The Doctor Is In"

UH AlumniQ&A with Sai Tummala, MD

Honolulu Star-Advertiser article: Tummala completes rare feat, from hoops to UH med school — *Honolulu Star-Advertiser*, July 2016 "Tummala completes rare feat: from hoops to UH med school"

ASU NowBasketball helps ASU student score in STEMMay 2015

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education cover featuring the 2015 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars — *Diverse: Issues in Higher Education* "2015 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars"

Diverse: Issues in Higher EducationTo Sai Tummala, there's no such thing as too much preparationApril 2015

The Arizona State PressBasketball recruit seeks to impact programMay 2013

Podcasts and broadcasts

Research podcasts

Feb 2025AJSM In-Depth PodcastSmokeless tobacco use and complications after ACL reconstruction
Apr 2024AJSM 5-in-5 PodcastHamstring autograft and knee valgus moment after ACL reconstruction
Nov 2022Arthroscopy PodcastVariation in rehabilitation protocols after ACL reconstruction
Oct 2022OJSM Hot CornerEffect of a condensed NBA season on injury risk, with Dr. Anikar Chhabra

Interviews and broadcasts

The India Rising team at The Basketball Tournament, with Dr. Tummala in the back row — India Rising at The Basketball Tournament on ESPN

Oct 20236-8 Weeks: Perspectives on Sports MedicineSai Tummala talks basketball, becoming a doctor and more
Aug 2023Two Brothers and their Sports PodcastInterview with India Rising's Dr. Sai Tummala
2022, 2023The Basketball Tournament on ESPNIndia Rising, including the 2023 upset of the No. 1 seed
Feb 2021ESPN HonoluluRivals Waikiki Pregame Show
Jan 2021Court Sense PodcastSai Tummala, M.D., concurs with Hawaii style

Articles

UH AlumniQ&A with Sai Tummala, MD
Mar 2020Honolulu Star-AdvertiserFormer Hawaii sharpshooter Sai Tummala targets career in medicine
Jul 2016Honolulu Star-AdvertiserTummala completes rare feat, going from hoops to UH med school
Feb 2016Ka Leo O HawaiʻiThe Doctor Is In: Rainbow Warrior Sai Tummala helps take men's basketball to the next level
May 2015ASU NowBasketball helps ASU student score in STEM
Apr 2015Diverse: Issues in Higher EducationTo Sai Tummala, there's no such thing as too much preparation
May 2013The Arizona State PressBasketball recruit seeks to impact program