Benjamin Kyle Potter - Faculty Biosketch

Benjamin Kyle Potter, MD, FACS

Paul B. Magnuson Professor of Bone and Joint Surgery II

Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine

Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Department: Orthopaedic Surgery

Contact information

Penn Medicine University City
3737 Market Street, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Education
BS (Bachelor of Science )
United States Military Academy, 1997.
MD (Doctor of Medicine )
University of Chicago, 2001.

Post-Graduate Training
Internship, Orthopaedic Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, 2001-2002.
Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, 2002-2007.
Fellowship, Musculoskeletal Oncology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, 2007-2008.

Certifications
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 2001.
Collaborative IRB Training Initiative , 2003.
USUHS Microvascular Surgery Basic Course, 2004.
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2010.
Basic Life Support, 2022.

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Selected Publications

Rowe CJ, Nwaolu U, Salinas D, Lansford JL, McCarthy CF, Anderson JA, Valerio MS, Potter BK, Spreadborough PJ, Davis TA.: Cutaneous burn injury represents a major risk factor for the development of traumatic ectopic bone formation following blast-related extremity injury. Bone Page: doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2024.117029, April 2024 Notes: Epub ahead of print.

Currie LM, Fell DB, Hawken S, Potter BK, Coyle D, Wen SW, Walker M, Gaudet L.: Relationship Between Gestational Weight Gain and Health Service Utilization in Early Childhood: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Matern Child Health J 28(3): 426-430, Mar 2024.

Schobel SA, Gann ER, Unselt D, Grey SF, Lisboa FA, Upadhyay MM, Rouse M, Tallowin S, Be NA, Zhang X, Dalgard CL, Wilkerson MD, Hauskrecht M, Badylak SF, Zamora R, Vodovotz Y, Potter BK, Davis TA, Elster EA.: The influence of microbial colonization on inflammatory versus pro-healing trajectories in combat extremity wounds. Sci Rep 14(1): 5006, Mar 2024.

Potter BK: Trauma Infectious Disease Outcomes Study: Lessons Learned from Combat related infections. Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons – Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction Society Joint Specialty Day at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the America Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. February 2024 Notes: Podium.

Anderson AB, Slaven SE, Watson NL, Cody JP, McGill RJ, Potter BK, Nealeigh MD: Incidence and risk factors for periprosthetic joint infection in patients with total hip and knee arthroplasty undergoing colonoscopy. 2024 Annual Meeting of the America Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. San Francisco, CA. February 2024 Notes: Paper.

Elster EA, Austin M, Potter BK, Yun H, Winland A.: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center: A Case Study in Rebuilding Clinical Readiness in the Military Health System. AMSUS 2024 Annual Meeting. National Harbor, MD. February 2024 Notes: Paper.

Harrington CJ, Nelson BA, Lansford JL, Rivera JA, Souza JM, Forsberg JA, Potter BK.: Utility of Thermal Imaging in Predicting Superficial Infections in Transfemoral Osseointegrated Implants. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 12(2): e5602, Feb 2024.

McCarthy C, Lansford J, Harrington C, Bosse M, Gary J, Quinnan S, Reid S, Obremskey W, Rivera J, Reider L, Potter BK, O’Toole R, Renninger C, & METRC: Impact of surgeon experience on major complications after modern ring external fixation for severe open tibia fractures. Extremity War Injuries XVIII. Washington, DC January 2024 Notes: Paper.

Lansford J, McCarthy C, Harrington C, Morshed S, Bosse M, Quinnan S, Vallier H, Cannada L, Carroll E, Karunakar M, Rivera J, Reider L, Renninger C, O’Toole R, Potter BK & METRC: SAVIT risk score predicts limb salvage after open tibia fractures. Extremity War Injuries XVIII. Washington, DC January 2024 Notes: Paper.

Potter BK: Amputation Optimization. Extremity War Injuries XVIII. Washington, DC. January 2024 Notes: Paper.