CharlesLNelsonMD

Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery

Professor and Chief of Adult Reconstruction, Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine

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Office
3737 Market St
6 Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-3340

Fax+1 215-222-8875

Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterFellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, 1997 - 1998
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1992 - 1997
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1992

America's Top Docs Castle and Connely, 2020-2021
Best Doctors in America Best Doctors, Inc
AOA Austrian Swiss German Traveling Fellow American Orthopaedic Association, 2012
Leadership Fellows Program American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2004
Philadelphia Magazine “Top Docs”, Orthopaedic Surgery (Hip/Knee) Philadelphia Magazine, 2002
Certificate of Merit for Award Winning Educational Video, “The Application of Impaction Grafting for Periprosthetic Femur Fractures: A surgical technique” American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2001
Minority Health Faculty Scholar University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Center for Excellence, 1998
Charles Drew Award for Leadership and Service University of Pennsylvania, 1992
Helen O. Dickens, MD Award University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1992
William T. Fitz, Jr., Memorial Prize in Surgery University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1992
National Medical Fellowships’ James H. Robinson, MD Memorial Scholar (Outstanding Achievement in the Study of Surgery) National Medical Fellowships, 1992
Medical Society of Eastern Pennsylvania Award For Outstanding Leadership, Achievement and Community Service Medical Society of Eastern Pennsylvania, 1990
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
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Comparative Effectiveness of Pulmonary Embolism Prevention After Hip and Knee Replacement Start of enrollment: 2016 Dec 01
Recruiting
Phase 4
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact

PubMed

International medical graduates in orthopaedic surgery: An opportunity to improve diversity and inclusion?
Jason Silvestre, Carlos A Fernandez, Julius K Oni, Vani J Sabesan, Charles L Nelson
Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma. 2024-09-01
Acute Total Hip Arthroplasty Following Acetabular Fracture is Associated With a High Risk of Revision, Dislocation, and Periprosthetic Fracture.
Aymen Alqazzaz, Ashleigh N Bush, Thompson Zhuang, Bijan Dehghani, Emannuel Gibon
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2024-09-01
Impact of Chronic Opioid Use on Postoperative Mobility Recovery and Patient-Reported Outcomes: A Propensity-Matched Study.
Charles L Nelson, Neil P Sheth, Carlos A Higuera Rueda, Roberta E Redfern, David C Van Andel
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2024-08-01

Photos Show How San Francisco’s ‘Mask Slackers’ and the Anti-Mask League Defied Mask-Wearing Laws While the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic Seized the CityMay 21st, 2020