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Orthopaedic Surgery

Orthopaedic Research Faculty

Researchers within the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery are innovative thinkers, advancing the field of orthopaedics. Their search for answers and the discovery of new treatment options positively impact the quality of life for Johns Hopkins' patients and their families, as well as individuals and families around the globe. See our basic and translational researchers and clinical researchers.

Basic and Translational Researchers

  • Xu Cao, PhD

    Research Interests: Bone remodeling, Mesenchymal stem cells, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis

  • Lynne C. Jones, PhD

    Research Interests: Animal models of musculoskeletal disease, Bone Graft and Bone Graft Substitutes, Osteonecrosis, Total Joint Replacement

  • Masanobu Komatsu, PhD

    Research Interests: High endothelial venules associated with tertiary lymphoid structure in cancer, Normalization of pathological vasculature, Vascular targeting for drug delivery

  • Mei Wan, PhD

    Research Interests: Bone-Brain Crosstalk, Bone-Vascular Crosstalk, Cellular Senescence, Skeletal Disorders

Clinical Researchers 

  • David B. Cohen, MD

    Research Interests: Clinical outcomes studies, Development of large animal osteoporosis model, Patient safety, Scoliosis, Spinal deformities, Spinal osteoporosis, Vertebral augmentation

  • Andrew J. Cosgarea, MD

    Research Interests: ACL reconstruction, Adolescent sports injuries, Computer simulation of knee biomechanics, Knee and shoulder rehabilitation, Knee biomechanics, Patellofemoral disorders and treatment, Patellofemoral instability, Surgical and nonsurgical treatment of sports injuries, Throwing shoulder biomechanics

  • James Robert Ficke, MD

    Research Interests: Lower Extremity Trauma Outcomes, Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis

  • Khaled M. Kebaish, MD

    Research Interests: Clinical outcomes in spinal deformity, Disc degeneration and biological repair, Spine biomechanics

  • Paul Singh Khanuja, MD

    Research Interests: Cartilage repair, Computer-assisted surgery, Joint replacement technologies, Osteonecrosis, Patient safety

  • Dawn Mitzner LaPorte, MD

    Research Interests: Peripheral nerve, Resident education, Triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tears, Wrist innervation, Wrist pain

  • R. Jay Lee, MD

    Research Interests: ACL Tears, Arthroscopy, Fracture Care, Fractures, Injuries in Young Athletes, Meniscus Tears and Discoid Meniscus, Multi-Ligament Knee Injuries, Osteochondritis Dissecans, Patellar Dislocations and Instability, Tibial Spine Fractures

  • Adam Scott Levin, MD

    Research Interests: Metastatic Bone Disease, Nanotechnology and Novel Drug Delivery Platforms for Bone Tumors, Sarcoma

  • Edward G. McFarland, MD

    Research Interests: Epidemiology of shoulder injuries, Examination of the shoulder and elbow, Injuries to athlete elbow, Shoulder replacement surgery, primary and revision surgery, sports shoulder injuries

  • Greg Osgood, MD

  • Lee H. Riley, MD

    Research Interests: Cervical spine disorder, Disc degeneration, Metastatic disease, Vertebroplasty

  • Richard Schaefer, MD MPH

  • Babar Shafiq, MD

    Research Interests: Outcomes after trauma & fractures, Patient Education., Robotic surgery

  • Richard Leroy Skolasky, ScD

    Research Interests: Chronic pain, Functional outcomes of spine surgery, Health disparities, Health services research, Health-related quality of life, Patient activation, Patient engagement, Patient reported outcomes, Psycho-social determinants of health

  • Paul David Sponseller, MD

    Research Interests: Bladder exstrophy, Marfan Syndrome, Pediatric skeletal trauma, Pediatric Spinal Deformity

  • Uma Srikumaran, MD MBA MPH

    Research Interests: clinical outcomes, Disorders of the shoulder, value analysis research

  • Ranjit Varghese, MBBS

    Research Interests: Cerebral palsy, Hip disorders, Outcomes evaluation