Anthony Ndu, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship Director, UPENN
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery
Contact information
Penn Medicine University City
3737 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3737 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-3340
Email:
anthony.ndu@uphs.upenn.edu
anthony.ndu@uphs.upenn.edu
Education
BS
Union College, 2002.
MBA
Yale School of Management, 2007.
MD
Yale School of Medicine, 2007.
Permanent linkBS
Union College, 2002.
MBA
Yale School of Management, 2007.
MD
Yale School of Medicine, 2007.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Orthopedic Surgery, Foot and ankle disordersSelected Publications
Adio AA, Hong JX, Alnemri A, Ashkar I, Sumiyoshi N, Kayali H, Ndu A.: Valgus Ankle Deformity Is Associated with Increased Mechanical Complications and Revision Following Total Ankle Arthroplasty. J Foot Ankle Surg Jun 2026.Bouras A, Adio AA, Kumar R, Phadke R, Rice SW, Mody K, Ndu A.: Primary Tibiotalocalcaneal Nailing vs Open Reduction and Internal Fixation for Fragility Ankle Fractures in Older Adults: A Markov Model. Foot Ankle Orthop 11: 24730114261450956, May 2026.
Adio AA, Hong JX, Alnemri A, Ashkar I, Sumiyoshi N, Kayali H, Ndu A.: Perioperative ketorolac use following total ankle arthroplasty is associated with increased infection and revision risk. J Foot Ankle Surg 2026.
Ahab Alnemri, T Wagner, Jennifer Hong, Andrew Peev, Anthony Ndu: Minimally-Invasive Surgery Accelerates Time to Union in Foot and Ankle Arthrodesis Independent of Synthetic Bone Graft Usage. FAO: Foot and Ankle Orthopedics 4, December 2025.
Christopher P Miller, Tom MacDonald, Anthony Ndu, Brad Abicht, Marium Raza, Noopur Ranganathan: Minimally Invasive (MIS) TTC Fusions: A 52 Patient Case Series with High Rate of Limb Salvage. FAO: Foot and ANkle Orthopedics 9, December 2024.
Mastrangelo, Sand; Granruth, Caroline; Serra-Lopez, Viviana; Headen, Alvis; Ndu, Anthony : Vancomycin Three Ways: Multimodal Utilization of Intraoperative Antibiosis in Complex Foot and Ankle Infection Techniques in Foot & Ankle Surgery 23(1): 45-49, March 2024.
Merrill RK, Ferrandino RM, Hoffman R, Ndu A, Shaffer GW.: Comparing 30-day all-cause readmission rates between tibiotalar fusion and total ankle replacement. Foot Ankle Surg 25: 327-331, Jun 2019.
Merrill RK, Ferrandino RM, Hoffman R, Shaffer GW, Ndu A.: Machine Learning Accurately Predicts Short-Term Outcomes Following Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Ankle Fractures. J Foot Ankle Surg 58: 410-416, May 2019.
Merrill RK, Ferrandino RM, Hoffman R, Ndu A, Shaffer GW.: Identifying Risk Factors for 30-Day Readmissions After Triple Arthrodesis Surgery. J Foot Ankle Surg 58: 109-113, Jan 2019.
Ndu A, Jegede K, Bohl DD, Keggi K, Grauer JN.: Recovery room radiographs after total hip arthroplasty: tradition vs utility? J Arthroplasty 27: 1051-6, Jun 2012.