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Lawrence Wells

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Director Sports Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Vice Chair Inclusion, Diversity and Equity, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery

Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
HUB, 4th Floor
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399
Office: 215-590-1527
Fax: 2155901501
Education:
BS (Biology)
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 1981.
MD
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 1985.
Post-Graduate Training
Internship in Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California Hospitals, San Francisco, CA, 1985-1986.
Resident in Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Hospitals, San Francisco, CA, 1986-1989.
Chief Resident, San Francisco General Hospital, Veteran’s Administration Hospital, 1989-1990.
Fellowship, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 1990-1991.
Introduction to Financial Accounting, University of Pennsylvania Wharton Coursera November 2016, 2016-2016.
Entrepreneurship 1: Developing the Opportunity, University f Pennsylvania Wharton, 2017-2017.
Certifications
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993.
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Recertification, 2003.
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Subspecialty Certificate in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine , 2007.
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Recertification , 2014.
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Subspecialty Certificate in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine-Recertification, 2014.
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery-Recertification, 2023.
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Subspecialty Certificate in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine-Recertification, 2023.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Sports Medicine
Clinical Disorders
Shoulder
Hip
Knee
Ankle

Osteonecrosis
Avascular Necrosis

Selected Publications

Hosalkar, H; Greenberg, J; Wells L, Dormans, J: A 15-Year-Old Boy with Back Pain. The American Journal of Orthopaedics 36(2): 21-24, March 2007.

Wells,L.: A Cost Analysis of Patient Controlled Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Outpatient Rotator Cuff Surgery. Leroy Abbott Orthopaedic Society Proceedings 25, 1994 Notes: Podium presentation.

Wells, L: A Cost Analysis of Patient Controlled Analgesia in Patients Receiving Outpatient Rotator Cuff Surgery. New Visions, New Ventures Conference October 1994 Notes: Poster Exhibit.

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