Cara Alessandra Cipriano, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Chief, Orthopaedic Oncology, University of Pennsylvania
Vice Chair for Education, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Director, Penn Graduate Medical Education Leadership Team, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery
Contact information
3400 Civic Center Blvd
PCAM South Tower, Rm 10-180
Philadelphia, PA 19104
PCAM South Tower, Rm 10-180
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-349-8200
Fax: 215-615-4179
Fax: 215-615-4179
Education:
BA (English, Chemistry)
Williams College, 2003.
MD
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania , 2007.
Masters (Clinical Investigation)
Washington University in St Louis, 2017.
Permanent linkBA (English, Chemistry)
Williams College, 2003.
MD
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania , 2007.
Masters (Clinical Investigation)
Washington University in St Louis, 2017.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Sarcoma treatment, limb salvage surgery, pelvic tumors, multidisciplinary care, metastatic disease, benign bone and soft tissue tumors.Arthritis and joint degeneration, hip replacement, knee replacement, revision hip replacement, revision knee replacement,
Description of Research Expertise
Sarcoma surveillanceSelected Publications
Golubovsky JL, Crabill GA, Rajan A, Messing I, Massaad E, Hu BY, Hejazi-Garcia C, Wathen CA, Shost M, Ozturk AK, Shin JH, Cipriano CA, Weber KL, Peters GW, Butala AA, Malhotra NR, Schuster JM: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis Evaluating the Utility of the Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) in Screening for Spinal Instability and Vertebral Compression Fracture Risk in Plasma Cell Neoplasm and Lymphoma Lesions. The Spine Journal: Official Journal of the North American Spine Society April 2026.Cipriano C: Manual VS. Technology Assisted TJA. Sounds From the Training Room, J Am Acad Orthop Surg April 2026.
Huffman WH, Gupta R, Moser AM, Collins K, Hallman M, Casper D, Cipriano CA: Effects of a Mandatory Orthopaedic Surgery Rotation on Medical Student Perceptions of the Field. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev 2026.
Biermann JS, Hirbe A, Ahlawat S, Bernthal NM, Binitie O, Boles S, Brigman B, Callan AK, Cipriano C, Cranmer LD, Davis J, Donnelly E, Graham A, Groundland J, Hess M, Hiniker SM, Hoover-Regan ML, Hornick JL, Jonard B, Kuechle JB, Lindskog D, Mayerson JL, McGarry SV, Morris CD, Olson D, Rose PS, Santana VM, Satcher RL, Schwartz H, Shulman RM, Vu C, Wilky BA, Wustrack RL, Jones F, Lyons M, Sansone N: Bone Cancer, Version 1.2026, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. NCCN.org September 2025.
Koga S, Du W, Cipriano CA, Cooper K: Osteoid Osteoma in an Elderly Patient: Diagnostic Challenges. Int J Surg Pathol Aug 2025.
Cipriano C: Why Your Specific Specialty? Sounds from the Training Room, J Am Acad Orthop Surg July 2025.
Cipriano: When/How/Can I Say No? Sounds from the Training Room, J Am Acad Orthop Surg June 2025.
Cipriano C, Levine W: What Does Leadership in the OR Look Like? Sounds from the Training Room, J Am Acad Orthop Surg June 2025.
Aymen Alqazzaz MD, Cara Cipriano MD MSc, : Chapter 48: Allograft Prosthetic Composites. Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty. Eric L. Smith and James V. Bono (Eds) (eds.). Springer, May 2025.
Maria Schwabe, MD, Cara Cipriano, MD, MSc: Chapter 12: Metastatic Disease of the Hip. Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty. Eric L. Smith and James V. Bono (Eds) (eds.). Springer, May 2025.