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Director, Pediatric Hip Disorders Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Director, Young Adult Hip Preservation Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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John M. Flynn Endowed Chair, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Chief, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
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Description of Clinical Expertise
df adolescent and young-adult hip preservation, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, developmental dysplasia of the hip, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, avascular necrosis, bracing and scoliosis, and pediatric trauma71
Description of Research Expertise
df adolescent and young-adult hip preservation, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, developmental dysplasia of the hip, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, avascular necrosis, bracing and scoliosis, and pediatric traumae 29
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157 Silvestre J, Hosseinzadeh P, Sankar WN, Flynn JM: Defining Targets for Case Minimum Requirements During Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Accredited Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship Training. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics 46: 191-197, 2026.
df Gilbert SR, Laine JC, Martin BD, Sankar WN, Kim HKW: Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 34(4), 2026.
14f Blanchard S, Kuka C, Sankar WN, Goodbody C, Baldwin K, Talathi N : Not All Reductions Are Equal: Radiographic Predictors of Stiffness After Lateral Condyle Fixation. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Orlando FL 2026 Notes: E-poster.
1bd Morris W, Agonias K, Sankar WN, Pun S, Goldstein R, Spiker A, Matheney T, ANCHOR study group : Behind the Eight Ball: Prior Operative Treatment of Childhood Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Is Associated With Poorer Outcomes Following Periacetabular Osteotomy. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Orlando, FL 2026 Notes: Podium presentation.
9e Shah, H, Mercado C, Morris W, Laine J, Kelly D, Sankar WN, Martin B, Kim HK, MD, International Perthes Study Group 16e : Does Early-Stage Perfusion MRI Correlate with Femoral Head Deformity In Children Between 6 and 8 Years of Age with Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease Treated with Surgical Containment? - International Multicenter Prospective Study. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Orlando, FL 2026 Notes: podium presentation.
1ac Blanchard S, Hall C, McArthur A, Sarkar S, Jaremko J, Sankar WN S: The Next Dimension: Addition of 3D Ultrasound Measurements Better Predicts Residual Acetabular Dysplasia Following Successful Pavlik Treatment of DDH Compared to 2D Metrics Alone. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Orlando, FL 2026 Notes: Podium presentation.
142 Bram JT, Jang SJ, Hall C, Kebeh M, Shareef O, DeFrancesco CJ, Laine JC, Sankar WN: Determination of Modified Waldenström Staging in Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease Using Deep Learning. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America 15, 2026.
97 Streeter S, Ullmann O, Sankar WN: Not quite Perthes and Not quite Meyer: Characterizing Another Form 85 Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Orlando, FL 2026 Notes: podium presentation.
144 Wacker E, Hall C, Morro M, Talathi N, DeFrancesco C, Sankar WN : Pushing Past the Palsy: Treatment of Infantile DDH After Femoral Nerve Palsy. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Orlando, FL 2026 Notes: Podium presentation.
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130 Gornitzky AL, Holman AE, Hall C, William M, Sankar WN, Zaltz I: Spinal Anesthesia: A Safe and Effective Alternative to General Anesthesia for Infantile DDH Surgery. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics 2026 Notes: Epub ahead of print.157 Silvestre J, Hosseinzadeh P, Sankar WN, Flynn JM: Defining Targets for Case Minimum Requirements During Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Accredited Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship Training. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics 46: 191-197, 2026.
df Gilbert SR, Laine JC, Martin BD, Sankar WN, Kim HKW: Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 34(4), 2026.
14f Blanchard S, Kuka C, Sankar WN, Goodbody C, Baldwin K, Talathi N : Not All Reductions Are Equal: Radiographic Predictors of Stiffness After Lateral Condyle Fixation. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Orlando FL 2026 Notes: E-poster.
1bd Morris W, Agonias K, Sankar WN, Pun S, Goldstein R, Spiker A, Matheney T, ANCHOR study group : Behind the Eight Ball: Prior Operative Treatment of Childhood Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Is Associated With Poorer Outcomes Following Periacetabular Osteotomy. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Orlando, FL 2026 Notes: Podium presentation.
9e Shah, H, Mercado C, Morris W, Laine J, Kelly D, Sankar WN, Martin B, Kim HK, MD, International Perthes Study Group 16e : Does Early-Stage Perfusion MRI Correlate with Femoral Head Deformity In Children Between 6 and 8 Years of Age with Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease Treated with Surgical Containment? - International Multicenter Prospective Study. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Orlando, FL 2026 Notes: podium presentation.
1ac Blanchard S, Hall C, McArthur A, Sarkar S, Jaremko J, Sankar WN S: The Next Dimension: Addition of 3D Ultrasound Measurements Better Predicts Residual Acetabular Dysplasia Following Successful Pavlik Treatment of DDH Compared to 2D Metrics Alone. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Orlando, FL 2026 Notes: Podium presentation.
142 Bram JT, Jang SJ, Hall C, Kebeh M, Shareef O, DeFrancesco CJ, Laine JC, Sankar WN: Determination of Modified Waldenström Staging in Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease Using Deep Learning. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America 15, 2026.
97 Streeter S, Ullmann O, Sankar WN: Not quite Perthes and Not quite Meyer: Characterizing Another Form 85 Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Orlando, FL 2026 Notes: podium presentation.
144 Wacker E, Hall C, Morro M, Talathi N, DeFrancesco C, Sankar WN : Pushing Past the Palsy: Treatment of Infantile DDH After Femoral Nerve Palsy. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Orlando, FL 2026 Notes: Podium presentation.
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