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Andrew D Sobel, MD

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Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery
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Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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Residency Program Director, University of Pennsylvania
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Department: Orthopaedic Surgery
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Description of Clinical Expertise

82 hand surgery, compression neuropathy, trigger finger, tendonitis, arthritis, fracture, tendon injury, nerve injury
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Description of Research Expertise

40 hand surgery, biomechanics, education, diversity
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Selected Publications

15a Young K, Zhuang T, Mavrommatis S, Hallman M, Serra-Lopez V, Berns E, Sobel AD. : Does Perioperative Antibiotic Administration Decrease the Incidence of Prosthetic Joint Infection in Patients Undergoing Elective Soft Tissue Hand Surgery. J Hand Surg Am 50(4): 459-465, 2025.

 12a Croen BJ, Abdullah MS, Berns E, Rapaport S, Hahn AK, Barrett CC, Sobel AD: Evaluation of Patient Education Materials From Large-Language Artificial Intelligence Models on Carpal Tunnel Release. HAND (NY) 20(6): 893-899, 2025.

 fd Zhuang T, Berns EM, Lee HH, Sobel AD: Concurrent Perioperative Benzodiazepine and Opioid Utilization in Opioid-Naive Patients Undergoing Soft Tissue Hand Surgery. HAND (N Y) 2025.

 13d Zhuang T, Bohr M, Disser N, Ojea Quintana J, Liu E, Sobel AD, Bozentka D, Lin IC, Lee HH.: Artificial Intelligence Can Inform Prediction of American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification in Hand Surgery. Hand (N Y). 2025.

 13d Zhuang T, Berns E, Hale E, Lin I, Sobel AD. : Secondary Procedures after Closed Reduction Percutaneous Pinning versus Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Phalanx Fractures: A Large Database Analysis. J Hand Surg Asian Pac 30(3): 293-298, 2025.

 ca Hassan K, Blumenthal S, Jehle CC, Sobel AD: Intramedullary Fixation of Hand Pathologies. Journal of Hand Surgery 49(1), Jan 2024.

 f3 Sobel AD, Shah KN, Raducha J, Koeller E, Ibrahim LI, Paxton S.: Failure of humeral shaft fixation: construct characteristics. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 33(8), Dec 2023.

 11f Julian KR, Anand M, Sobel AD, Mulcahey MK, Wong SE.: A 5-Year Update and Comparison of Factors Related to the Sex Diversity of Orthopaedic Residency Programs in the United States. JBJS Open Access 8: e22, Mar 2023.

 146 Shah K, Zhuang T, Scott B, Sobel A, Akelman E. : What Program Characteristics Are Associated with Resident Racial Diversity in Orthopaedic Surgery? An Analysis of Association of American Medical Colleges Data. JBJS Open Access 8(1): e22.00056, Feb 2023.

 15f Sobel AD, Lavorgna TR, Ames SE, Templeton KJ, Mulcahey MK; and the Collaborative Orthopaedic Educational Research Group.: Interpersonal Interactions and Biases in Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: Do Experiences Differ Based on Gender? Clin Orthop Relat Res 481: 369-378, Feb 2023.

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