Brendan A. Williams - Faculty Biosketch

Brendan A. Williams, MD

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

Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Co-Director, Orthopaedic Surgery Medical School Rotation, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Co-Director, Medical Career Design Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Department: Orthopaedic Surgery

Contact information

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Orthopaedics
4th Floor HUB Building
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: 215-590-1527
Fax: 215-590-1501

Education:
A.B. (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
Princeton University, 2006.
M.D. (Doctor of Medicine)
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2012.

Post-Graduate Training
Predoctoral Pediatric Orthopaedic Research Fellow, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 2010-2011.
Intern in Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Florida Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Gainesville, FL, 2012-2013.
Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Florida Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Gainesville, FL, 2013-2017.
Fellow in Pediatric Orthopaedic Research, University of Florida Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Gainesville, FL, 2017-2018.
Fellow in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA, 2018-2019.

Certifications
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2021.

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Selected Publications

Haruno L, TITUS Study Group, Williams BA: Is Fixation Strategy Associated with Complication Risk in Ogden Type IV Tibial Tubercle Avulsion Fractures? A Multicenter Study of the TiTuS Database. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Diego, CA March 2025 Notes: E-poster.

Isolated Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction With and Without Bony Patellar Fixation In Young Patients - A Multicenter Comparison of Three Operative Techniques: Williams BA, Kell D, Orellana K, Batley M, Chaclas N , Dejneka A, Alayleh A, Ganley T, Patel N, Lawrence J. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Diego, CA March 2025 Notes: E-poster.

Do Social Determinants of Health Impact the Initial Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Patients with First-Time Patellofemoral Dislocation? : Kuka CC, Kell D, Kim CL, Desandis B, Greenberg E, Sarkar S, Patel N, Williams BA. Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine 2025 Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH January 2025 Notes: Poster.

Orellana K, Logterman S, Crawford EA, Kell D, Sarkar S, Bixby E, Kuba MH, Redler LH, Waldron S, Schlechter JA, Veercamp MW, PRiSM PF-RIG, Parikih SN, Williams BA: “Making Ratios Improved - A Critical Analysis Of Factors Impacting MRI-Based Patellar Height Ratios In Adolescent Patients” Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine 2025 Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH January 2025 Notes: Poster.

Reaching New Heights - Reliability-Driven Factor Analysis Of Radiographically-Derived Patellar Height Ratios In Adolescent Patients: Kell D, Kuba MH, Bixby E, Orellana K. Sarkar S, Crawford EA, Logterman S, Schlechter JA, Redler LH, Waldron S, Veercamp MW, PRiSM PF-RIG, Parikih SN, Williams BA. Poster presentation at the Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine 2025 Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH January 2025 Notes: Poster.

Defrancesco C, Williams BA, Swanson M, Desai V, Gandhi R, Talwar D, Ganley T : ”A Quantitative Assessment of Pain and Opioid Consumption In The Week Following ACL Reconstruction For Adolescent Patients” Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine 2025 Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH January 2025 Notes: E-Poster.

Psychological And Functional Improvements In Adolescents After Conservative Management Of Patellar Instability : Desandis B, Kell D, Brown N, Williams BA, Greenberg E. Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine 2025 Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH January 2025 Notes: E-Poster.

Public Insurance is Associated with Delays to Surgery in Pediatric Patients with a First-Time Patellar Dislocation Involving a Loose Body: Dejneka A, Alayleh AM, Kell D, Kuka C, Orellana KJ, Williams BA, Lawrence JTR, Patel NM. Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine 2024 Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH January 2025 Notes: Poster.

Kell D, Chaclas NA, Orellana KJ, Kim CK, Ashe KL, Syde AN, Nguyen JC, Lawrence JTR, Williams BA: Articular Injury Following First-Time Pediatric Patellar Dislocation - Characterizing Injury, Prevalence, Severity, And Location. Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine 2025 Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH January 2025 Notes: Poster.

Board Sport Injuries Among Pediatric Patients: A Ten Year Epidemiologic Analysis: Gerick A, Kell D, Williams BA. Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine 2025 Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH January 2025 Notes: Poster.