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
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery
Contact information
3400 Civic Center Blvd
PCAM South Tower, Rm 10-179
Philadelphia, PA 19104
PCAM South Tower, Rm 10-179
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
Koga S, Du W, Cipriano CA, Cooper K: Osteoid Osteoma in an Elderly Patient: Diagnostic Challenges. Int J Surg Pathol Aug 2025.Cipriano: 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.
J. Sybil Biermann MD, Angela Hirbe MD, PhD, Shivani Ahlawat MD, Nicholas M. Bernthal MD, Odion Binitie MD, Sarah Boles MD, Brian Brigman MD, PhD, Alexandra K. Callan MD, Cara Cipriano MD, MSc, Lee D. Cranmer MD, PhD, Jessica Davis MD, Eric Donnelly MD, Michael Ferguson MD, MS, Ann Graham, MD John Groundland MD, Matthew Hess MD, Susan M. Hiniker MD, Margo L. Hoover-Regan MD, Jason L. Hornick MD, PhD, Brandon Jonard MD, Joseph B. Kuechle MD, PhD, Dieter Lindskog MD, Joel L. Mayerson MD, Sean V. McGarry MD, Carol D. Morris MD, MS, Daniel Olson MD, Peter S. Rose MD, Victor M. Santana MD, Robert L. Satcher MD, PhD, Herbert Schwartz MD, Rebecca M. Shulman MD, Steven W. Thorpe MD, Breelyn A. Wilky MD, Rosanna L. Wustrack MD, Janet Yoon MD, Lisa E. Hang PhD, Frankie Jones, Nicholas Sansone, and Megan Lyons MS: Bone Cancer, Version 2.2025. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines In Oncology J Natl Compr Canc Netw, Volume 23: Issue 4, Apr 2025.
Katherine M. Gerull, MD, Amanda M. Faust, MSCI, Carrie N. Reaver, BS, Eshan S. Sane, BS, Cara A. Cipriano, MD, MSCI, and Anna N. Miller, MD: Addressing Issues of Inclusive Workplace Culture for Women Orthopaedic Surgeons in Academia. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 00-A(00), Mar 2025.
Katherine M. Gerull, Priyanka Parameswaran, Ling Chen, Cara A. Cipriano: Impressions of inclusivity within orthopedic surgery: Differences amongst women, minority, and LGBTQIA medical students. The American Journal of Surgery 241, Mar 2025.
Pei YA, Karnuta JM, Jones JA, Griffith B, Jia L, Behzad B, Weber KL, Cipriano CA: Predictive Factors for Failed Nonsurgical Management of Long Bone Metastasis and Myeloma. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev 3(9): e24, Feb 2025.