Amrit Singh Khalsa, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery
Chief, Neurosciences Service Line - Orthopaedics
Fellowship Co-Director, University of Pennsylvania Spine Surgery Fellowship
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery
Contact information
3737 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Biology)
John Hopkins University, 2007.
MD (Medicine)
Tulane University School of Medicine, 2011.
Permanent linkBA (Biology)
John Hopkins University, 2007.
MD (Medicine)
Tulane University School of Medicine, 2011.
Selected Publications
Kerbel YE, Kirchner GJ, Sunkerneni AR, Lieber AM, Moretti VM, Khalsa AS, Levine MJ: The Cost-Effectiveness of Vancomycin Powder in Lumbar Laminectomy. Global Spine Journal 11(1): 28-33, Jan 2021.Whicker E, Williams C, Kirchner G, Khalsa A, Mulcahey MK: What Proportion of Women Orthopaedic Surgeons Report Having Been Sexually Harassed During Residency Training? A Surgey Study. Clinical Orthopaedic Related Research 478(11): 2598-2606, November 2020.
Lieber AM, Boniello AJ, Kerbel YE, Petrucelli P, Kavuri V, Jakoi A, Khalsa AS: Low Socioeconomic Status is Associated With Increased Complication Rates: Are Risk Adjustment Models Necessary in Cervical Spine Surgery? Global Spine Journal 10(6): 748-753, Sept 2020.
Kong Q, Griffis M, Shallop BJ, Khalsa AS, Brougham K, Marchetto PA: Acute Opioid Withdrawal Mimicking Postoperative Joint Infection Following anterior cruciate ligament Reconstruction: A Case Report. American Journal of Case Reports 22(21): e923458, June 2020.
Jakoi AM, Kirchner GJ, Kerbel YE, Iorio JA, Khalsa AS: The Effects of Marijuana Use on Lumbar Spinal Fusion. Spine 45(9): 629-634, May 2020.
Lieber AM, Kirchner GJ, Zavras AG, Kerbel YE, Khalsa AS: Industry Consulting Payments to Orthopaedic Surgeons are Associated with Increased Publications. Orthopedics 42(3): 137-142, May 2019.
Boniello A, Petrucelli P, Kerbel Y, Horn S, Bortz CA, Brown AE, Pierce KE, Alas H, Khalsa A, Passias P: "Short term Outcomes Following Cervical Laminoplasty and Decompression and Fusion with Instrumentation. Spine 44(17): E1018-E1023, April 2019.
Khalsa AS, Eghbali A, Eastlack RK, Tran S, Akbarnia BA, Ledesma JB, Mundis GM: "Resting Pain Level as a Preoperative Predictor of Success With Indirect Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Pilot Study." Global Spine Journal 9(2): 150-154, April 2019.
Boniello AJ, Lieber AM, Kerbel YE, Petrucelli P, Kavuri V, Khalsa AS: Higher Complication Rates in Lower Socioeconomic Classes: Are Risk Adjustment Models Necessary in Cervical Spine Surgery? American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Las Vegas, NV March 2019 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Boniello A, Lieber AM, Kerbel YE, Petrucelli P, Kavuri VC, Khalsa AS: Higher Complication Rates in Lower Socioeconomic Classes: Are Risk Adjustment Models Necessary in Cervical Spine Surgery? American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV March 2019 Notes: Poster Presentation.