Alexandre Arkader, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
Co-Director, Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors Program, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
Director of Culture and Engagement, CHOP Orthopaedics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery
Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dept. of Orthopaedics, HUB
3500 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Dept. of Orthopaedics, HUB
3500 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-1527
Fax: 215-590-1501
Fax: 215-590-1501
Education:
MD
Fundacao Tecnico-Educacional Souza Marques, 1998.
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Fundacao Tecnico-Educacional Souza Marques, 1998.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Limb-sparing surgery for children with bone and soft-tissue malignanciesQuality of life in children with bone and soft-tissue malignancies
Complex pediatric orthopaedic trauma
Skeletal/ angular deformities associated with congenital abnormalities
Selected Publications
Masquijo JJ, Sanchez Ortiz M, Ponzone A, Fernández Korosec L, Arkader A.: Management of Lateral Condyle Humeral Fracture Associated With Elbow Dislocation in Children. A Retrospective International Multicenter Cohort Study. J Pediatr Orthop 44: 82-88, Feb 2024.Mashoura K, Arkader A. : Pathologic Fractures and Nonaccidental Injuries. Rockwood and Wilkins’ Fractures in Children. Peter Waters, John Flynn, David Skaggs, Lindsay Andras, Donald Bae, Keith Baldwin, and Jonathan Schoenecker (eds.). Wolters Kluwer/ Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 10th edition(Chapter 7), 2024.
Swarup I, Pearce R, Sanborn R, Shore BJ; Children’s Orthopaedic Trauma and Infection Consortium for Evidence Based Studies (CORTICES).: Variations in the Management of Closed Salter-Harris II Distal Tibia Fractures. J Pediatr Orthop 43: e742-e746, Oct 2023.
Kell D, Syed A, Arkader A, Sarkar S, Vark P, Shah A.: "Socioeconomic Status Impacts the Rate of Evaluation for Pediatric Hand and Wrist Tumors" Oral presentation American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition October 2023.
Burns JD, Upasani VV, Bastrom TP, Baldwin KD, Schoenecker JG, Shore BJ, Brighton BK, Goldstein RY, Heyworth BE, Miller ML, Sanders JS, Truong WH; Childrens ORthopedic Trauma and Infection Consortium for Evidence-Based Study.: Age and CRP Associated With Improved Tissue Pathogen Identification in Children With Blood Culture Negative Osteomyelitis: Results From the CORTICES Multicenter Database. J Pediatr Orthop 43: e603-e607, Sep 2023.
Gaballah M, Worede F, Alexander C, Arkader A, Cahill AM, Acord MR.: Novel method to biopsy aneurysmal bone cysts in children. Skeletal Radiol 52: 2479–2486, May 2023.
Azoury SC, Shammas RL, Othman S, Sergesketter A, Brigman BE, Nguyen JC, Arkader A, Weber KL, Erdmann D, Levin LS, Kovach SJ, Innocenti M.: Outcomes following Free Fibula Physeal Transfer for Pediatric Proximal Humerus Reconstruction: An International Multi-Institutional Study. Plast Reconstr Surg 151: 805-813, Apr 2023.
Mashoura K, Arkader A: Bone Tumors. Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery 51: 1101-1112, December 2022.
Ponzone A, Korosec LF, Arkader A, Masquijo J: Manejo de la fractura del cóndilo lateral del húmero asociada a luxación del codo en niños. Un estudio multicéntrico. 65(6): 399-476, November 2022.
Arkader A: Magnetic limb-lengthening holds promise for Philly patients. Philadelphia Inquirer November 2022.