Derek James Donegan - Faculty Biosketch

Derek James Donegan, MD, MBA

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Co-Director of Orthopaedic Trauma Education, University of Pennsylvania for Penn Ortho Trauma & Fracture Reconstruction Service

Department: Orthopaedic Surgery

Contact information

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Penn Medicine Musculoskeletal Center
3737 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Email:
derek.donegan@uphs.upenn.edu

Links
LinkedIn Profile

Education:
BS (Therapeutic Recreation)
Ithaca College, 1999.
n/a (Pre-med post-baccalaureate)
Temple University, 2001.
MD (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College, 2006.
MBA (Business Administration)
Temple University Fox School of Business, 2018.

Post-Graduate Training
Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 2006-2011.
Fellow, Orthopaedic Trauma, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 2011-2012.

Certifications
USMLE Part 1: Pass, 2004.
USMLE Part 2 CK: Pass, 2005.
USMLE Part 2 CS: Pass, 2005.
USMLE Part 3: Pass, 2007.
ABOS Part 1: Pass, 2011.
ABOS Part II: Pass, 2014.
ABOS Recertification, 2024.

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Description of Clinical Expertise

Fox 29 News special: "Pet related Injuries"
Aired: 1/28/2016

Description of Other Expertise

Digital Health Technology:
"RAIN & ORtelligence Partner to Voice-Enable Hospital Operating Rooms"
Link: rain.re/ortelligence
Published: May 2020

Selected Publications

Megaloikonomos PD, Nowak L, Shehata M, Sprague S, Bzovsky S, Epure LM, De Petrillo G, Caron C, Laggis G, Huk OL, Zukor DJ. : Does Stem Design Affect the Incidence of Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures in Arthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fractures? A Secondary Analysis of the HEALTH Trial. The Journal of Arthroplasty February 2025.

DeAngelis RD, Brown JB, Dehghani B, Karnuta JM, Minutillo GT, Kogan M, Donegan DJ, Mehta S.: Let's Take a Look at the Tape: The Impact of ERAS Video Prompts on Interview Offerings for Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Applicants: A Prospective Observational Study. JAAOS-Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 32(22): 1011-6, November 2024.

Dehghani B, DeAngelis RD, Hallman M, Karnuta JM, Minutillo GT, Alqazzaz A, Donegan DJ, Mehta S. : Using Next-Generation Sequencing to Understand Infection Prevention in Surgical Treatment of Upper Extremity Fractures—A Prospective Cohort Study. JAAOS-Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 32(16): e832-8, Aug 2024.

Barchick SR, Masada KM, Fryhofer IV GW, Alqazzaz A, Donegan DJ, Mehta S.: The hip fracture assessment tool: A scoring system to assess high risk geriatric hip fracture patients for post-operative critical care monitoring. Injury 55(7), Jul 2024.

Minutillo GT, Karnuta JM, Koressel J, Dehghani B, DeAngelis RD, Donegan DJ, Mehta S. : Fixation or Revision for Periprosthetic Fractures: Epidemiology, New Trends, and Projections in the United States. JBJS 106(12): 1054-61, Jun 2024.

Vail EA, Feng R, Sieber F, Carson JL, Ellenberg SS, Magaziner J, Dillane D, Marcantonio ER, Sessler DI, Ayad S, Stone T.: Long-term outcomes with spinal versus general anesthesia for hip fracture surgery: a randomized trial. Anesthesiology 140(3): 375-86, Mar 2024.

PREP-IT Investigators: Skin antisepsis before surgical fixation of extremity fractures. New England Journal of Medicine. 2024 Feb 1;390(5):409-20. New England Journal of Medicine 390(5): 409-20, Feb 2024.

Dehghani B, Zhuang T, DeAngelis R, Hallman M, Young K, Donegan D, Mehta S.: Leave it Alone: Ulnar Nerve Management in Distal Humerus Fracture Fixation–A Large Database Study. Journal of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation Feb 2024.

Vail EA, Feng R, Sieber F, Carson JL, Ellenberg SS, Magaziner J, Dillane D, Marcantonio ER, Sessler DI, Ayad S, Stone T.: Long-term outcomes with spinal versus general anesthesia for hip fracture surgery: A randomized trial. Anesthesiology. October 2023.

Mastrangelo S, Berns E, Headen C, Donegan D. : Schatzker IV Tibial Plateau Fracture after Taser Utilization: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. UPOJ June 2023.