Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders

Current Members

Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders

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Faculty

Joseph A. Abboud Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery josephabboud@uphs.upenn.edu shoulder surgery, arthroscopy, cholesterol and tendon healing	Carolyn W. Gibson Professor of Anatomy & Cell Biology gibson@biochem.dental.upenn.edu regulation of enamel formation, amelogenesis imperfecta, tooth development, effects of fluoride	Samir Mehta Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery samir.mehta@uphs.upenn.edu orthopaedic trauma, periarticular fractures, fracture healing, bone, pelvic fractures, acetabular fractures, nonunions, malunions
Sherrill L. Adams Professor of Biochemistry sherri@biochem.dental.upenn.edu type III collagen, skeletal development, ECM during differentiation and development, chondrocyte maturation	David L. Glaser Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery david.glaser@uphs.upenn.edu shoulder surgery, rotator cuff tendon healing, gene therapy technologies of tendon healing and bone formation	Jeanne C. Myers Associate Professor of Biochemisty and Biophysics myers@mail.med.upenn.edu collagen, myogenesis, cancer, basement membrane, angiogenesis
Sunday O. Akintoye Assistant Professor of Oral Medicine akintoye@dental.upenn.edu orofacial bone marrow stromal stem cells, osseous defects in the maxillofacial region, dental metabolic bone diseases	Jerry D. Glickson Professor & Director of Molecular Imaging glickson@mail.med.upenn.edu molecular imaging, magnetic resonance, cancer detection	Robert Pignolo Assistant Professor of Medicine pignolo@mail.med.upenn.edu geriatrics, cellular senescence, osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease, osteobiology of aging, stem cells, differentiation, and aging
Abass Alavi Professor of Radiology abass.alavi@uphs.upenn.edu positron emission tomography, single photon emission tomography, MRI, functional brain imaging; cerebral blood flow; metabolism	Yale E. Goldman Professor of Physiology goldmany@mail.med.upenn.edu actin, molecular motor, motility, myosin, structural dynamics, fluorescence, muscle, ribosome, protein synthesis, G-Protein, ATPase, laser photolysis, caged ATP, optical trap	Reed E. Pyeritz Professor of Medicine & Genetics reed.pyeritz@uphs.upenn.edu mendelian disorders of the cardiovascular system, genetic risk factors for atherosclerosis and their management, Marfan syndrome (MFS), osteogenesis imperfecta
David Michael Allman Research Associate Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine dallman@mail.med.upenn.edu immune system development, ontogeny of B cells and dendritic cells, B cell homeostasis	Ellis Eckstein Golub Professor of Biochemistry ellis@biochem.dental.upenn.edu calcification of hard tissues, computer applications in biochemistry and molecular biology	Ling Qin Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery qinling@mail.med.upenn.edu bone metabolism, cancer bone metastasis, stem cell, signal transduction, transcriptional regulation, growth factors
Kristy B. Arbogast Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics arbogast@email.chop.edu pediatric biomechanics, biomechanical epidemiology, traffic injury, CChIPS	Michael Granato Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology granatom@mail.med.upenn.edu axonal guidance, motoneuron, neuromuscular junction, nerve muscle interactions, zebrafish behavior	Ravinder Reddy Associate Professor of Radiology ravi@mail.mmrrcc.upenn.edu multinuclear MRI and spectroscopic techniques, arthritis, stroke, cartilage and proteoglycan detection
Donald A. Baldwin Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine dbaldwin@mail.med.upenn.edu transcription regulation, chromatin remodeling, host-pathogen interactions, and genomics technology development	Struan Grant Assistant Professor of Pediatrics grants@chop.edu; grants@mail.med.upenn.edu genetics, bone, pediatrics, prevention of obesity and osteoporosis	Steven S. Scherer William N. Kelley Professor of Neurology steven.scherer@uphs.upenn.edu neurology, pathogenesis of peripheral neuropathies, axon regeneration in peripheral nerves, molecular organization of myelinated axons, Schwann cell culture
Frederic G. Barr Associate Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine barrfg@mail.med.upenn.edu chromosomal translocations, paired box transcription factors, pediatric malignancy rhabdomyosarcoma	Kurt David Hankenson Assistant Professor of Cell Biology kdhank@vet.upenn.edu mesenchymal stem cell, osteoblast, adipocyte, extracellular matrix, Thrombospondin, Wnt, Notch, BMP	Brian J. Sennett Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery brian.sennett@uphs.upenn.edu sports medicine surgery, meniscus, fetal, transplantation, repair, and scaffold
Elisabeth Barton Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology erbarton@biochem.dental.upenn.edu skeletal muscle repair; mechanical transduction in muscle; Insulin-like growth factor, muscular dystrophy, IGF-I,TMJ, rotator cuff injury, DGC	Mark Haskins Professor of Pathology and Medical Genetics mhaskins@vet.upenn.edu animal models, dogs, cats, lysosomal storage disease, mucopolysaccharidosis, glycosaminoglycan	Eileen M. Shore Research Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Genetics shore@mail.med.upenn.edu bone formation, cell differentiation, molecular, cell, developmental biology, inherited diseases, bone, cartilage, BMP, GNAS, FOP, POH
Avinash Bhandoola Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine bhandooa@mail.med.upenn.edu hematopoietic stem cells; progenitor migration; notch signaling; stem cell aging	Nader M. Hebela Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery nader.hebela@uphs.upenn.edu spine surgery, biology of bone formation in spine and extremities, disc degeneration	Gail K. Smith Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery smithgk@vet.upenn.edu orthopaedic veterinary medicine, Canine hip dysplasia (CHD), osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip, PennHIP radiographic procedure
Timothy R. Brazelton Assistant Professor of Surgery brazelton@email.chop.edu stem cells, muscle development, muscle and neuronal regeneration, CNS regeneration, satellite cells, muscular dystrophy, GFP, bone marrow and organ transplantation, xenotransplantation, in utero gene and cell therapy	Edwin M. Horwitz Associate Professor of Pediatrics horwitze@email.chop.edu stem cells, marrow osteoprogenitors, cell therapy, stem cell transplantation, genetic disorders	Neal John Sondheimer Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics sondheimer@email.chop.edu translational research into mitochondrial disorders, mitochondrial genome
Jason A. Burdick Wilf Family Term Assistant Professor of Bioengineering burdick2@seas.upenn.edu scaffolding for cell and growth factor delivery, bone and cartilage regeneration, stem cell differentiation, influence of monomer structure on network properties	G. Russell Huffman Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery russell.huffman@uphs.upenn.edu shoulder and elbow surgery, sports medicine, cartilage and meniscus restoration	Hee Kwon Song Assistant Professor of Radiological Science hsong@uphs.upenn.edu novel DCE-MRI methodologies based on radial data acquisition; novel motion compensation strategies; in vivo iron quantification techniques
Michael Paul Cancro Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine cancro@mail.med.upenn.edu B lymphocyte development, selection and homeostasis; immunobiology of aging	Olena Jacenko Associate Professor of Animal Biology jacenko@vet.upenn.edu molecular mechanisms of skeletal development, hematopoietic disorders	Louis J. Soslowsky Fairhill Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Bioengineering soslowsk@mail.med.upenn.edu orthopaedic biomechanics, tendon and ligament injury, repair and regeneration, shoulder and joint biomechanics
Christopher S. Chen Skirkanich Associate Professor of Innovation in Bioengineering chrischen@seas.upenn.edu angiogenesis, stem cells, vascular biology, mechanotransduction, extracellular matrix, integrins, cadherins, cell adhesion, cytoskeleton, Rho	Ian N. Jacobs Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology jacobsi@email.chop.edu tissue-engineered cartilage, grafts in laryngotracheal reconstruction	Virginia A. Stallings Professor of Pediatrics stallingsv@email.chop.edu pediatrics, nutrition and chronic disease, obesity, osteoporosis
Youhai Harry Chen Associate Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine yhc@mail.med.upenn.edu gene therapy, genomics, autoimmune diseases, TLR, innate immunity, immunologic tolerance, apoptosis, and therapeutics	Frederick S. Kaplan Isaac and Rose Nassau Professor of Orthopaedic Molecular Medicine fkaplan@mail.med.upenn.edu fibrodysplasia ossificans prognosis (FOP), heterotopic ossification, metabolic bone disease, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, Paget's disease	H. Lee Sweeney William Maul Measey Professor and Chairman of Physiology lsweeney@mail.med.upenn.edu molecular motors; muscle injury and disease; gene transfer into striated muscle; myofibrillogenesis
Lan X. Chen Clinical Assistant Professor of Rheumatology chenlx@mail.med.upenn.edu acupuncture treatment in sleep disturbance and pain in rheumatologic conditions (fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, lupus, inflammatory arthritis)	Mary Ann Keenan Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Vice Chair for Graduate Medical Education maryann.keenan@uphs.upenn.edu reconstructive neuro-orthopaedic surgery to treat brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury and post-polio syndrome	Wei Tong Assistant Professor of Hematology, Dept. of Pediatrics tongw@email.chop.edu hematopoiesis, leukemia, stem cells, cytokine receptor, signaling
Yongwon Choi Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine ychoi3@mail.med.upenn.edu dendritic cell regulation of t-cells, osteoclast activation	Tejvir S. Khurana Assistant Professor of Physiology tsk@mail.med.upenn.edu Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), utrophin promoter in muscle, extraocular muscle, synapses; neuromuscular junctions; imaging; growth; strength; myostatin; utrophin; hypoxia	Susan W. Volk Assistant Professor of Small Animal Surgery swvolk@vet.upenn.edu extracellular matrix, collagen, wound healing, stem cells, and regenerative medicine
Margaret M. Chou Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology mmc@mail.med.upenn.edu G proteins, transformation, vesicular trafficking, ubiquitination	Jung-hoon Kim Instructor of Geriatric Medicine Jung-Hoon.Kim@uphs.upenn.edu Age-related bone disease, osteoporosis and related metabolic bone disease, pathophysiologic roles of osteogenic cells in on age-related bone and vascular diseases	Joan Marie Von Feldt Associate Professor of Rheumatology vonfeldt@mail.med.upenn.edu Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Folate/Homocysteine metabolism on the metabolism of Methotrexate, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in SLE
Charles C. Clark Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery ccclark@mail.med.upenn.edu articular cartilage and bone healing, effects of electrical stimulation on the regulation of gene expression, production of matrix molecules and metalloproteinases	Bruce Kinosian Associate Professor of Medicine brucek@mail.med.upenn.edu short bowel syndrome, sarcopenia, geriatric neuropsychological disorders: delirium, dementia, systolic hypertension and exercise intervention, long term elderly care	Felix W. Wehrli Professor of Radiologic Science wehrli@mail.med.upenn.edu development of image-based methods toward the understanding of tissue architecture, physiology and function and their applications to clinical medicine
Marcella Devoto Associate Professor of Pediatrics devoto@email.chop.edu complex traits genetics, genetic epidemiology, quantitative traits mapping, bone mineral density	Sharon L. Kolasinski Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine sharonk@mail.med.upenn.edu rheumatology, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, diagnosis, imaging techniques, complementary and alternative medicine, clinical outcomes	Lawrence Wells Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery wellsl@email.chop.edu articular cartilage injury and repair mechanisms, avascular necrosis, stress fractures in adolescents, post-operative pain management in ambulatory surgery patients
John Paul Dormans Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery dormans@email.chop.edu pediatric orthopaedics, tumors, cervical spine disorders, injuries to children's musculoskeletal systems	Richard D. Lackman Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Paul B. Magnuson Professor of Bone and Joint Surgery rilack@pahosp.com benign and malignant soft tissue and bone tumors, metastasis bone disease, multiple myeoloma chondrosarcoma, molecular biology of sarcoma	Beth A. Winkelstein Associate Professor of Bioengineering winkelst@seas.upenn.edu biomechanics of neck injuries; mechanical and cellular mechanisms of pain onset and persistence; CNS neuroimmune responses of pain; cervical spine biomechanics; injury mechanics
Paul Ducheyne Professor of Bioengineering ducheyne@seas.upenn.edu biomaterials and tissue engineering; in vitro synthesis of musculoskeletal tissues; controlled release of growth factors and effect of material selection; bioactive ceramics, porous metals, materials engineering, orthopaedic and dental applications, implant retrieval and analysis	Mary B. Leonard Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology leonard@email.chop.edu Crohn's disease, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, effects of renal osteodystrophy on bone structure and muscle function, osteopenia	Georges Worthen Professor of Pediatrics worthen@email.chop.edu neonatology, lung inflammation, neutrophils
Dawn M. Elliott Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Bioengineering delliott@mail.med.upenn.edu biomechanics, intervertebral disc, tendon, ligament, meniscus, cartilage, aging, degeneration, injury	L. Scott Levin Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery scott.levin@uphs.upenn.edu	Alexander C. Wright Research Assistant Professor of Radiology alexander.wright@uphs.upenn.edu development of techniques toward cellular MR microscopy of tissues; design of cryogenically cooled RF coils for increased SNR
John L. Esterhai Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery esterhai@mail.med.upenn.edu musculoskeletal infections including osteomyelitis, fracture nonunion, multiple trauma	Michael A. Levine Professor of Pediatrics levinem@email.chop.edu parathyroid; PTH; developmental biology; osteoporosis; osteoclast; osteoimmunology; G proteins	Arjun Yodh Professor of Science yodh@dept.physics.upenn.edu experimental condensed matter physics and biomedical optics; fluids and networks, carbon nanotubes, laser spectroscopy, optical microsopy & micromanipulation, functional imaging
Richard S. Finkel Clinical Professor of Neurology finkel@email.chop.edu pediatric neuromuscular, Duchenne MD, spinal muscular atrophy	Kathleen M. Loomes Assistant Professor of Pediatrics loomes@email.chop.edu genetics of liver and bile duct development, Jag1	Babette S. Zemel Research Associate Professor of Pediatrics zemel@email.chop.edu childhood growth and nutrition, body composition, energy expenditure and bone density across the lifespan, patterns of bone mineralization
Theodore J. Ganley Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery ganley@email.chop.edu ACL surgery in young athletes, osteochondritis dissecans, cartilage preservation surgery, meniscus surgery, shoulder surgery, pediatric fractures	Robert L. Mauck Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Bioengineering lemauck@mail.med.upenn.edu cartilage, meniscus, tissue engineering, biomaterials, mechanobiology, cartilage development, mesenchymal stem cells

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