Akbar N. Syed

Research Fellow
University of Pennsylvania

Hometown

Kuwait City, Kuwait

Education

Orthopedic Surgery Residency: Christian Medical College, India (2017-2020)
MBBS (MD): Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, India (2011-2017)

Areas of Special Interest

Meniscus, Cartilage, Tissue Engineering and Biomechanics

Publications

1. Desai VM, Syed AN, Batley M, Wells L, Williams BA. Management of osteonecrosis of the humeral head in the pediatric population: A systematic review. Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/18632521241254708
2. Syed AN, Landrum K, Ganley TJ. Platelet-rich plasma and other injectables in the young athlete. Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. 2024;6:100008. doi:10.1016/j.jposna.2024.100008
3. Syed AN, Ashebo L, Lawrence JTR. Refracture Following Operative Treatment of Pediatric Both Bone Forearm Fractures. J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 Feb 1;44(2):e124-e130. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002552. Epub 2023 Oct 31. PMID: 37904588.
4. Syed AN, Baghdadi S, Muhly WT, Baldwin KD. Nausea and Vomiting After Posterior Spinal Fusion in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Systematic and Critical Analysis Review. JBJS Rev. 2024 Jan 9;12(1). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.23.00176. PMID: 38194592.
5. Syed AN, Zheng JL, Goodbody C, Cahill PJ, Spiegel DA, Baldwin K. Rotation and Asymmetry of the Axial Plane Pelvis in Cerebral Palsy: A CT-Based Study. Children (Basel). 2024 Jan 2;11(1):63. doi: 10.3390/children11010063. PMID: 38255376; PMCID: PMC10814894.
6. Yang D, Kell D, Syed A, Huang K, Sarkar S, Goodbody CM, Williams BA. Does Skeletal Maturity Predict the Pattern of Tibial Tubercle Avulsion Fracture? J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Aug 1;43(7):e561-e566. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002435. Epub 2023 May 22. PMID: 37205835.
7. Orellana KJ, Syed AN, Kell D, Dejneka A, Jacobs M, Patel NM, Lawrence JT, Ganley TJ, Williams BA. Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy in the Management of Patellofemoral Instability—A Review of Radiographic Indications at Two Children’s Hospitals. UPOJ. 2023 June; 33:103-105
8. Yang D, Lee J, Orellana K, Batley M, Syed AN, Sankar W. Traumatic hip dislocations in a pediatric cohort: The importance of advanced imaging. J Child Orthop. 2023 Apr 14;17(3):259-267. doi: 10.1177/18632521231164990. PMID: 37288049; PMCID: PMC10242371.
9. Dixit S, Raghunath D, Rokade R, Nawaz SA, Nagdeve T, Goyal I. Awareness about menstruation and menstrual hygiene practices among adolescent girls in central India. National Journal of Community Medicine. 2016 Jun 30;7(06):468-73.
10. Atal S, Atal S, Deshmankar B, Nawaz SA. Cost analysis of commonly used drugs under price control in India: Assessing the effect of drug price control order on brand price variation. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2016 Apr 1;8(4):315-21.

Conference Abstracts & Presentations

Oral Presentations:

1. Syed AN; Yellin J, Talwar D; Bowen M, Ashebo L, MEMO Study Group, Lawrence JT. Epidemiology of Operatively Treated Pediatric Medial Epicondyle Fractures. Oral presentation at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society - National Harbor, MD - May 2024
2. Shin CH, Syed AN, Swanson M, Tibial Spine Research Interest Group, Ganley TG. What are the Morphological Risk Factors for Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears and Tibial Spine Fractures? Oral presentation at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society - National Harbor, MD - May 2024
3. Syed AN, Balar PN, Bowen M, Lawrence JT. Factors Influencing Return of Elbow Motion Following Pinning of Displaced Supracondylar Humeral Fractures. Oral presentation at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society - National Harbor, MD - May 2024
4. Syed AN, Ashebo L, Anari JB, Lawrence JT. Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures: Does Surgical Delay Impact Time to Nerve Recovery? Oral presentation at the 2024 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting - San Francisco, California – February 12-16, 2024.
5. Lee J, Syed AN, Talwar D, ROCK Study Group, Ganley TJ. Social Determinants of Health Impacts Access to Care for Patients with Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee Among Young Patients – A Prospective Multi-Center Investigation. Oral presentation at the 2024 Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Annual Meeting - Anaheim, California - January 25-27, 2024.
6. Syed AN, Orellana K, Kell D, Jacobs M, Dejneka A, Patel N, Lawrence JT, Ganley T, Williams BA. Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy in Young Patients with Patellofemoral Instability: Does Distalization Increase Risk? - A Multicenter Cohort Analysis. Oral presentation at the Patellofemoral Instability Session of the 2024 Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Annual Meeting - Anaheim, California - January 25-27, 2024.
7. Syed AN, Kell D, Arkader A, Sarkar S, Värk P, Shah AS. Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions of the Pediatric Hand and Wrist: Clinical Presentation and Risk Factors for Malignancy. Oral presentation at 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery – Nassau, Bahamas - January 9-13, 2024
8. Syed AN, Kell D, Talwar D, Arkader. Risk Factors for Blood Loss in Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Surgery: What matters? Oral presentation at the Section on Orthopaedics of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics - October 20-24, 2023.
9. Kell D, Syed AN, Arkader A, Sarkar S, Värk P, Shah AS. Socioeconomic Status Impacts the Rate of Evaluation for Pediatric Hand and Wrist Tumors. Oral presentation at the Section on Orthopaedics of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics - October 20-24, 2023.
10. Kell D, Syed AN, Sarkar S, Guzek R, Nguyen J, Arkader. A Pathologic Fractures in Patients with Neuroblastoma Impacts Overall Survival. Oral presentation at the Section on Orthopaedics of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics - October 20-24, 2023.
11. Kell D, Syed AN, Orellana K, Jacobs M, Dejneka A, Patel N, Lawrence JT, Ganley T, Williams BA. Early Postoperative Complication following Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy in Young Patients with Patellofemoral Instability: Does Distalization Increase risk? A multicenter cohort analysis. Oral presentation at the Section on Orthopaedics of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics - October 20-24, 2023.
12. Kell D, Syed AN, Orellana K, Jacobs M, Dejneka A, Patel N, Lawrence JT, Ganley T, Williams BA. Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy in Young Patients with Patellofemoral Instability: Does Distalization Increase Risk? - A Multicenter Cohort Analysis. Oral presentation at the Section on Orthopaedics of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics - October 20-24, 2023.
13. Zheng J, Li Y, Hogue GD, Johnson ME, Anari J, Syed AN, Baldwin K. Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Minimum Data Set: Towards Standardization of Data Elements in History and Physical Examination for AIS Research. Oral presentation at the Section on Orthopaedics of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics - October 20-24, 2023.
14. Kell D, Syed AN, Arkader A, Sarkar S, Värk P, Shah AS. Socioeconomic Status Impacts the Rate of Evaluation for Pediatric Hand and Wrist Tumors. Oral presentation at the Section on Orthopaedics of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics - October 20-24, 2023.
15. Syed AN, Kell D, Arkader A, Sarkar S, Värk P, Shah AS. Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions of the Pediatric Hand and Wrist: Clinical Presentation and Risk Factors for Malignancy. Oral presentation at 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - October 5-7, 2023.
16. Syed AN, Ashebo L, Lawrence JT. If One Is Good, Two Must Be Better: Re-Fractures Rates among Both-Bone-Forearm Fractures in Operatively Treated Cases. Oral presentation at the Trauma session of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America - Nashville, TN - April 2023.
17. Syed AN, Orellana K, Kell D, Jacobs M, Dejneka A, Patel N, Lawrence JT, Ganley T, Williams BA. Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy in Young Patients with Patellofemoral Instability: Does Distalization Increase Risk? - A Multicenter Cohort Analysis. Oral presentation at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America - Nashville, TN - April 2023.
18. Baghdadi S; Nguyen J, Syed AN; Weltsch D, Arkader A. Size Matters but is Not Everything! Location as The Predictor of Fracture in Non-Ossifying Fibromas of The Femur. Oral presentation at the Tumor and Infection session of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America - Nashville, TN - April 2023.

Poster/E-poster:

1. Syed AN, Pooja Balar P, Bowen M, Lawrence JT.Do Post-Operative Immobilization Protocols and Physical Therapy Impact Return of Elbow Motion Following Pinning of Supracondylar Humerus Type-III Fractures? E-poster presentation at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society - National Harbor, MD – May 8-11, 2024
2. Syed AN, Zheng JL, Goodbody C, Spiegel D, Baldwin K. Axial Plane Pelvic Asymmetry (APPS) in Cerebral Palsy Results from Iliac-Wing External Rotation Deformity E-poster presentation at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society - National Harbor, MD – May 8-11, 2024
3. Kell D, Syed AN, Sarkar S, Guzek R, Nguyen J, Arkader. A Pathologic Fractures in Patients with Neuroblastoma Impacts Overall Survival. E-poster presentation at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society - National Harbor, MD – May 8-11, 2024
4. Syed AN, Kell D, Talwar D, Arkader. Predictors of Blood Loss in Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Surgery. E-poster presentation the 2024 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting - San Francisco, California – February 12-16, 2024.
5. Orellana K, Syed AN, Kell D, Dejneka A, Jacobs M, Patel N, Lawrence JT, Ganley T, Williams BA. Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy in the Adolescent Management of Patellofemoral Instability – A Multicenter Review of Radiographic Indications.Poster Presentation at the Patellofemoral Instability Session of the 2024 Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Annual Meeting - Anaheim, California - January 25-27, 2024.
6. Kell D, Syed AN, Arkader A, Sarkar S, Värk P, Shah AS. Socioeconomic Status Impacts the Rate of Evaluation for Pediatric Hand and Wrist Tumors. E-poster presentation at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - October 5-7, 2023.
7. Kell D, Syed AN, Silva L, Thacker M, Arkader A. Presentation and Treatment of 25 patients with Trevor’s Disease of the Lower Extremity: A Multicenter Cohort Analysis. E-poster presentation at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society - Banff, Alberta, Canada - October 4-6, 2023.
8. Syed AN, Zheng JL, Goodbody C, Cahill P, Spiegel D, Baldwin K .Axial Plane Boney Deformity (APD) in the Cerebral Palsy Pelvis: A Comparative Anatomical Study. Poster presentation at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine - Chicago, IL – September 10-13, 2023.
9. Syed AN, Zheng JL, Goodbody C, Spiegel D, Baldwin K. Axial Plane Pelvic Asymmetry (APPS) in Cerebral Palsy Results from Iliac-Wing External Rotation Deformity. Poster presentation at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine - Chicago, IL – September 10-13, 2023.
10. Syed AN, Zheng JL, Goodbody C, Spiegel D, Baldwin K. Axial Plane Pelvic Asymmetry (APPS) in Cerebral Palsy Results from Iliac-Wing External Rotation Deformity. E-point Poster presentation at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Scoliosis Research Society. Seattle, WA – September 6-9, 2023
11. Orellana K, Syed AN, Kell D, Dejneka A, Jacobs M, Patel N, Lawrence JT, Ganley T, Williams BA. Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy in the Adolescent Management of Patellofemoral Instability – A Multicenter Review of Radiographic Indications. E-poster presentation at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America - Nashville, TN - April 2023.

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