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 CS: Pass, 2005.
USMLE Part 2 CK: 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

Natoli RM, Marchand LS, Bzovsky S, Hagen JE, Gage MJ, Stennett CA, O’Hara NN, Jeray KJ, Petrisor B, Sprague S, Slobogean GP. : Infection and Nonunion Rates in Open Fractures: Description of 6,042 Fractures from the FLOW and PREP-IT Trials. JBJS 107, Nov 2025.

Woo D, Dehghani B, Parola R, Stannard J, Bischoff C, Crist B, Gardner M, Donegan D, Mehta S.: The Use of Curved Implants in Pelvic Ring Surgery–Early Positive Outcomes of a Multi-center Experience. Journal of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation 6(2), Sep 2025.

Jang Y, Natoli RM, Della Rocca GJ, Zura RD, Phelps KD, Potter GD, Scolaro JA, Gage MJ, Saiz Jr AM, O’Hara NN, Stennett CA.9.: Higher Reoperation Rates in Planned, Staged Treatment of Open Fractures Compared with Fix-and-Close: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis. JBJS 107, Jun 2025.

Schrank GM, Jozefowski N, Zura RD, Jeray KJ, Gary JL, Gaski GE, Shannon SF, Bzovsky S, Sprague S, Slobogean GP, Levack AE. : Local antibiotics and the risk of antimicrobial resistance in extremity fractures complicated by fracture-related infection. JBJS Jun 2025.

Polmear M, Hagen JE, Schrank GM, Heng M, Marcano-Fernández FA, Jeray KJ, Gage MJ, Slobogean GP, Sprague S, Vasilopoulos T.: Deep infections after open and closed fractures. JBJS 107, Jun 2025.

Hagen JE, Gage MJ. : A Portfolio of Secondary Analyses from the PREP-IT Trial. JBJS Jun 2025.

Slobogean G, O’Hara NN, Sprague S, PREP-IT Investigators. : Skin Antisepsis: When New Evidence Emerges, Reevaluate Your Practice: Commentary on an article by Iberê Pereira Datti, MD:“Skin Antisepsis in the Surgical Treatment of Extremity Fractures. Should We Reject the Null Hypothesis?” JBJS 107(12), Jun 2025.

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.

Masada KM, Bonadio MB, Sheth NP, Donegan DJ.: Addressing the Periprosthetic Fracture About the Distal Femur: Loose or Well-Fixed?. In Trauma and Infection Control in Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Case-Based Approach Page: 123-140, Jan 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.