Derek James Donegan, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery
Contact information
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Penn Medicine Musculoskeletal Center
3737 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Penn Medicine Musculoskeletal Center
3737 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
derek.donegan@uphs.upenn.edu
derek.donegan@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
BS (Therapeutic Recreation)
Ithaca College, 1999.
n/a (Pre-med post-baccalaureate)
Temple University, 2001.
MD (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College, 2006.
MBA (Business Administration)
Temple University Fox School of Business, 2018.
Permanent linkBS (Therapeutic Recreation)
Ithaca College, 1999.
n/a (Pre-med post-baccalaureate)
Temple University, 2001.
MD (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College, 2006.
MBA (Business Administration)
Temple University Fox School of Business, 2018.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Fox 29 News special: "Pet related Injuries"Aired: 1/28/2016
Description of Other Expertise
Digital Health Technology:"RAIN & ORtelligence Partner to Voice-Enable Hospital Operating Rooms"
Link: rain.re/ortelligence
Published: May 2020
Selected Publications
Axelrod D, Comeau-Gauthier M, Bzovsky S, Schemitsch EH, Poolman RW, Frihagen F, Guerra-Farfán E, Heels-Ansdell D, Bhandari M, Sprague S.: What Predicts Health-Related Quality of Life for Patients With Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures Managed With Arthroplasty? A Secondary Analysis of the HEALTH Trial. Journal of orthopaedic trauma 34, Nov 2020.Neilly D, MacDonald DR, Sprague S, Bzovsky S, Axelrod D, Poolman RW, Frihagen F, Heels-Ansdell D, Bhandari M, Schemitsch EH, Stevenson IM: Predictors of Medical Serious Adverse Events in Hip Fracture Patients Treated With Arthroplasty. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 34, Nov 2020.
Bzovsky S, Comeau-Gauthier M, Schemitsch EH, Swiontkowski M, Heels-Ansdell D, Frihagen F, Bhandari M, Sprague S. : Factors Associated With Mortality After Surgical Management of Femoral Neck Fractures. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 434, Nov 2020.
Blankstein M, Schemitsch EH, Bzovsky S, Axelrod D, Poolman RW, Frihagen F, Bhandari M, Swiontkowski M, Sprague S, Schottel PC. : The FAITH and HEALTH Trials: Are We Studying Different Hip Fracture Patient Populations? Journal of orthopaedic trauma. 34, Nov 2020.
Noori A, Sprague S, Bzovsky S, Schemitsch EH, Poolman RW, Frihagen F, Axelrod D, Heels-Ansdell D, Bhandari M, Busse JW, HEALTH Investigators.: Predictors of Long-Term Pain After Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With Femoral Neck Fractures: A Cohort Study. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 34, Nov 2020.
Sivaratnam S, Comeau-Gauthier M, Sprague S, Schemitsch EH, Poolman RW, Frihagen F, Bhandari M, Swiontkowski M, Bzovsky S. : Predictors of Loss to Follow-up in Hip Fracture Trials: A Secondary Analysis of the FAITH and HEALTH Trials. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 34, Nov 2020.
Würdemann FS, Poolman RW, Krijnen P, Bzovsky S, Sprague S, Kaptein BL, Hegeman JH, Schemitsch EH, Bhandari M, Swiontkowski M, Schipper IB.: Clockwise Torque of Sliding Hip Screws: Is There a Right Side? Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 34, Nov 2020.
DeAngelis RD, Minutillo GT, Stein MK, Schemitsch EH, Bzovsky S, Sprague S, Bhandari M, Donegan DJ, Mehta S.: Who Did the Arthroplasty? Hip Fracture Surgery Reoperation Rates are Not Affected by Type of Training—An Analysis of the HEALTH Database. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 34, Nov 2020.
MacDonald DR, Neilly D, Schneider PS, Bzovsky S, Sprague S, Axelrod D, Poolman RW, Frihagen F, Bhandari M, Swiontkowski M, Schemitsch EH. : Venous Thromboembolism in Hip Fracture Patients: A Subanalysis of the FAITH and HEALTH Trials. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 34, Nov 2020.
Afaq S, O'Hara NN, Schemitsch EH, Bzovsky S, Sprague S, Poolman RW, Frihagen F, Heels-Ansdell D, Bhandari M, Swiontkowski M, Slobogean GP.: Arthroplasty Versus Internal Fixation for the Treatment of Undisplaced Femoral Neck Fractures: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 34, Nov 2020.