John Todd R. Lawrence, MD, PhD
John Todd R. Lawrence, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery
Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Orthopaedics
2nd Floor Wood Building
34th Street & Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Orthopaedics
2nd Floor Wood Building
34th Street & Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-0649
Fax: 215-590-1501
Fax: 215-590-1501
Email:
lawrencej@email.chop.edu
lawrencej@email.chop.edu
Education:
B.A. (Chemistry and Biology)
University of Virginia, 1995.
Ph.D. (Cell and Molecular Biology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2002.
M.D.
University of Pennsylvania, 2003.
Permanent linkB.A. (Chemistry and Biology)
University of Virginia, 1995.
Ph.D. (Cell and Molecular Biology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2002.
M.D.
University of Pennsylvania, 2003.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Sports related injuries in high level pediatric, adolescent and young adult athletes. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. All-epiphyseal ALC reconstruction using techniques that not injure the growth plates. Meniscus repair. Treatment of Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) and other cartilage lesions in the knee, elbow, shoulder and ankle. Treatment of shoulder instabilty, rotator cuff tears and labral tears. Traumatic fractures of the extremities in children, adolescents and young adults.Selected Publications
Bhat SB, Kanj W, BA, Ganley TJ, Lawrence JTR: Decision and Cost Analysis for Early versus Delayed Reconstruction of Pediatric ACL Rupture. American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting July 2010.Ricchetti ET, Weidner Z, Lawrence JT, Sennett BJ, Huffman GR: Glenoid labral repair in Major League Baseball pitchers. International Journal of Sports Medicine 31(4): 265-270, 2010.
Lawrence JTR, Bowers AL, Belding J, Cody SR, Ganley TJ: All-Epiphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 468(7): 1971-1977, 2010.
Ahn J, Donegan DJ, Lawrence JTR, Halpern SD, Mehta S: The Future of the Orthopaedic Clinician-Scientist, Part II: Identification of Factors That May Influence Orthopaedic Residents' Intent to Perform Research. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 92: 1041-1046, 2010.
Lawrence JTR, Kocher MS: ACL Reconstruction in the Skeletally Immature Patient. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery. Weisel, SW and Flynn JM (eds.). Lipincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2: 1168-1186, 2010.
Pappas NC, Lawrence JTR, Ganley TJ, Flynn JM: Intraobserver and Interobserver Agreement in the Measurement of Displaced Humeral Medial Epicondyle Fractures. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 92: 322-327, 2010.
Lawrence JTR, Donegan DJ, Ganley TJ: Iliac Crest Osteo-Apophyseal Autograft Transfer for the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Defects of the Femoral Condyle Secondary to Osteonecrosis of the Knee. American Academy of Pediatrics 2009 Annual Meeting October 2009.
Lawrence JTR, Argawal N, Ganley TJ: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture in Patients with Significant Growth Remaining: What is the Risk to the Meniscus and Cartilage when Treatment is Delayed? American Academy of Pediatrics 2009 Annual Meeting October 2009.
Lawrence JTR, Argawal N, Ganley TJ: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture in Patients with Significant Growth Remaining: What is the Risk to the Meniscus and Cartilage when Treatment is Delayed? American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting July 2009 Notes: Aircast Award Presentation.
Lawrence JTR, Argawal N, Ganley TJ: Degeneration of the knee joint in skeletally immature patients with a diagnosis of an anterior cruciate ligament tear: Is there harm in delay of treatment? Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Annual Meeting April 2009.