Andrew D Sobel - Faculty Biosketch

Andrew D Sobel, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery

Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Residency Program Director, University of Pennsylvania

Department: Orthopaedic Surgery

Contact information

800 Spruce Street
1 Cathcart
Philadelphia, PA

Office: 2158292235

Publications

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Education:
BSE (Biomedical Engineering)
Duke University, 2008.
MD (Medicine)
State University of New York at Buffalo - School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 2012.

Post-Graduate Training
Orthopedic Surgery - Residency , Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, 2012-2017.
Orthopedic Trauma - Fellowship, Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, 2017-2018.
Hand Surgery - Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis/Barnes Jewish Hospital, 2018-2019.

Certifications
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Part 1), 2017.
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Part 2), 2021.
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Surgery of the Hand Subspecialty Certification), 2022.

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Description of Clinical Expertise

hand surgery, compression neuropathy, trigger finger, tendonitis, arthritis, fracture, tendon injury, nerve injury

Description of Research Expertise

hand surgery, biomechanics, education, diversity

Selected Publications

Young K, Zhuang T, Mavrommatis S, Hallman M, Serra-Lopez V, Berns E, Sobel AD. : Does Perioperative Antibiotic Administration Decrease the Incidence of Prosthetic Joint Infection in Patients Undergoing Elective Soft Tissue Hand Surgery. J Hand Surg Am 50(4): 459-465, 2025.

Croen BJ, Abdullah MS, Berns E, Rapaport S, Hahn AK, Barrett CC, Sobel AD: Evaluation of Patient Education Materials From Large-Language Artificial Intelligence Models on Carpal Tunnel Release. HAND (NY) 20(6): 893-899, 2025.

Zhuang T, Berns EM, Lee HH, Sobel AD: Concurrent Perioperative Benzodiazepine and Opioid Utilization in Opioid-Naive Patients Undergoing Soft Tissue Hand Surgery. HAND (N Y) 2025.

Zhuang T, Bohr M, Disser N, Ojea Quintana J, Liu E, Sobel AD, Bozentka D, Lin IC, Lee HH.: Artificial Intelligence Can Inform Prediction of American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification in Hand Surgery. Hand (N Y). 2025.

Zhuang T, Berns E, Hale E, Lin I, Sobel AD. : Secondary Procedures after Closed Reduction Percutaneous Pinning versus Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Phalanx Fractures: A Large Database Analysis. J Hand Surg Asian Pac 30(3): 293-298, 2025.

Hassan K, Blumenthal S, Jehle CC, Sobel AD: Intramedullary Fixation of Hand Pathologies. Journal of Hand Surgery 49(1), Jan 2024.

Sobel AD, Shah KN, Raducha J, Koeller E, Ibrahim LI, Paxton S.: Failure of humeral shaft fixation: construct characteristics. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 33(8), Dec 2023.

Julian KR, Anand M, Sobel AD, Mulcahey MK, Wong SE.: A 5-Year Update and Comparison of Factors Related to the Sex Diversity of Orthopaedic Residency Programs in the United States. JBJS Open Access 8: e22, Mar 2023.

Shah K, Zhuang T, Scott B, Sobel A, Akelman E. : What Program Characteristics Are Associated with Resident Racial Diversity in Orthopaedic Surgery? An Analysis of Association of American Medical Colleges Data. JBJS Open Access 8(1): e22.00056, Feb 2023.

Sobel AD, Lavorgna TR, Ames SE, Templeton KJ, Mulcahey MK; and the Collaborative Orthopaedic Educational Research Group.: Interpersonal Interactions and Biases in Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: Do Experiences Differ Based on Gender? Clin Orthop Relat Res 481: 369-378, Feb 2023.