Wudbhav N Sankar - Faculty Biosketch

Wudbhav N Sankar, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Attending Surgeon, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Director, Pediatric Hip Disorders Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Director, Young Adult Hip Preservation Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Co-director of Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Director of Education, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Director, Orthopaedics Hip Preservation Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania

Department: Orthopaedic Surgery

Contact information

Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
2nd Floor, Wood Building
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th & Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Links
Website for International Hip Dysplasia Institute Medical Advisory Board
Website of International Perthes Study Group

Education:
B.S. (Materials Science and Engineering)
Cornell University, 1998.
M.D. (Medicine)
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 2002.

Post-Graduate Training
Intern in General Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, 2002-2003.
Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, 2003-2007.
Fellow in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 2007-2008.
Fellow in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Los Angeles, CA, 2008-2008.
Fellow in Adolescent/Young Adult Hip Preservation Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2009-2009.

Certifications
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2011.

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Description of Clinical Expertise

adolescent and young-adult hip preservation, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, developmental dysplasia of the hip, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, avascular necrosis, bracing and scoliosis, and pediatric trauma

Description of Research Expertise

Selected Publications

Sankar WN, Lee J, Chong D, Hailer YD,Agrizzi de Angeli LR, Yang S, Laine J, Kim HKY, International Perthes Study Group : Perfusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Correlates with Duration of Stages and Lateral Pillar Class in Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV 2025 Notes: JPOSNA award podium presentation.

Kim AG, Hall CE, Sarkar S, DeFrancesco CJ, Sankar WN: Efficacy of a Graftless Salter Osteotomy in Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America 11, 2025.

Sardesai KS, Georger L, Sankar WN, Nielsen E, Shariati J, Siddabattula R, Hosseinzadeh P: What Proportion of Pediatric Surgical Cases are Performed by Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons? A 17-Year Study Using the ABOS Database Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV 2025 Notes: Eposter.

Kebeh M, Hall CE, Madhuri V, Sankar WN : Idiopathic Chondrolysis of the Hip in Adolescents: Updated Evidence for Clinical Management. Journal of the Pediatric Orthpaedic Society of North America 11, 2025.

Lee RC, Syed AN, Bowen MA, Carrigan RB, Shah AS, Sankar WN, Ganley TJ, Lawrence JTR: Timing Matters: Challenges in Delayed Surgical Management of Pediatric Humeral Medial Epicondyle Fractures Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2025.

Hall C, VanEenenaam D; DeFrancesco C, Brown N, Sankar WN: Worth a shot? the Value of Intraarticular Corticosteroid Injection in Predicting Pain Relief Following Periacetabular Osteotomy Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV 2025 Notes: Eposter.

Kuka C, Hall C, Talathi N, Batley M, Sankar WN: To Wean or Not to Wean: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Pavlik Harness Weaning in Infantile Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV 2025 Notes: podium presentation.

VanEenenaam D, Maranho D, Hall C, DeFrancesco C, Novais E, Sankar WN : Predicting Contralateral SCFE Using Machine Learning: A Preliminary Multicenter Model Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV 2025 Notes: Eposter.

Sultan S, Hall C, Yaya C, Morgan T, Back S, Sankar WN : Femoral Head Perfusion Varies Widely Before and After Surgical Reduction in Infantile DDH: Preliminary Findings from a Prospective Study of Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV 2025 Notes: podium presentation.

Hong JX, Dravid A, Sankar WN, Sheth NP.: Pediatric Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Single Center Experience at Average 5.3 Year Follow-Up. Journal of Arthroplasty 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print.