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

Turlip RW, Kim CL, Thothadri M, Greenberg E, Williams BA: Strength Recovery Patterns in Pediatric Patellofemoral Instability Following MPFL Reconstruction With and Without Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy. Section on Orthopaedics of the 2025 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition - Denver, CO September 2025 Notes: Podium Presentation.

Kim C, Swanson M, Talwar D, Williams BA, Ganley TG: Patterns in Patient-Reported Outcome Scores Between Pediatric and Adolescents Athletes Participating in Individual vs. Team Sports Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Section on Orthopaedics of the 2025 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition - Denver, CO September 2025 Notes: Podium presentation.

Khela HS, Khela MS, Syed AN, Mitchell B, Lawrence JT, Williams BA : Trends in the Surgical Management of Pediatric Patellofemoral Instability in the United States: A Retrospective Analysis from 2010 to 2022. Section on Orthopaedics of the 2025 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition - Denver, CO September 2025 Notes: Podium presentation.

Titus MC, Turlip RW, Desai V, Kell D, Shah AS, Williams BA : Selective Cast Valving Following Closed Reduction and Casting for Pediatric Wrist and Forearm Fractures Is Safe. Section on Orthopaedics of the 2025 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition - Denver, CO September 2025 Notes: Podium Presentation.

Khela HS, Khela MS, Williams BA : Opioid Prescription Patterns Following Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in Pediatric Patients: A 13-Year National Database Analysis. Section on Orthopaedics of the 2025 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition - Denver, CO September 2025 Notes: Podium presentation.

Syed A, Orellana K, Kell D, Dejneka A, Alayleh A, Patel N, Lawrence JT, Ganley T, Williams BA: Complication Rates Following Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy With and Without Distalization in Young Patients With Patellar Instability: A Multicenter Study. J Pediatr Orthop 45(6), Jul 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002945.

Gerick A, Kell D, Williams BA: Board Sport Injuries Among Pediatric Patients: A Ten Year Epidemiologic Analysis. Injury 56(6), Jun 2025.

Kuka CC, Kell D, Kim CL, Orellana KJ, Mitchell BC, Greenberg E, Sarkar S, Patel N, Williams BA.: Do Social Determinants of Health Impact the Initial Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Patients with First-Time Patellofemoral Dislocation? J Pediatr Orthop Jun 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000003025.

Dejneka A, Alayleh AM, Kell D, Kuka C, Orellana KJ, Williams BA, Lawrence JTR, Patel NM : Public Insurance is Associated with Delays to Surgery in Pediatric Patients with a First-Time Patellar Dislocation Involving a Loose Body. Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America - Las Vegas, NV May 2025 Notes: E-poster.

Dejneka A, Alayleh A, Kell D, Kuka C, Orellana K, Williams BA, Lawrence JT, Patel NM. : Public Insurance is Associated with Delays to Surgery in Pediatric Patients with a First-Time Patellar Dislocation Involving a Loose Body. Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Annual Meeting - Las Vegas, NV May 2025 Notes: E-poster.