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Craig Della Valle, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Chicago, IL

CraigDella ValleMD

Orthopaedic Surgery Chicago, IL

Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery

Rush University Medical Center

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  • Office

    1611 W Harrison St
    Suite 300
    Chicago, IL 60612
    Phone+1 312-432-2350
    Fax+1 312-942-1517

Summary

  • Dr. Della Valle is a native of New York and received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He completed his residency at the Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City. During his residency he spent a full year devoted to clinical and basic science research in the field of adult reconstructive surgery. Dr. Della Valle completed a fellowship in adult reconstructive surgery at Rush University Medical Center and Central DuPage Hospital.

    He is presently the Aaron G. Rosenberg Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chief of the Section of Adult Reconstruction at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.

    Dr. Della Valle is a busy clinician who specializes in primary and revision total joint arthroplasty. A respected researcher, he has more than 300 peer reviewed publications on topics including unicompartmental, primary and revision total knee arthroplasty as well as total hip arthroplasty, hip resurfacing and revision total hip arthroplasty.

    Dr Della Valle is a member of The Hip Society, The Knee Society and The International Hip Society. He is past President for the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and in the Presidential line of The Knee Society and The Mid America Orthopaedic Association.

Education & Training

  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital
    NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Orthopedic HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1995 - 2001
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital
    NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Orthopedic HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1996 - 1998
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    NYU Grossman School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1995 - 1996
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1995
  • University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Science
    University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and ScienceB.A., Biological Basis of Behavior, Cum Laude, 1991

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2001 - 2026
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 2012 - 2025
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2017 - 2025
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Frank Stinchfield Award: "Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection in the Early Post-Operative Period Following Total Hip Arthroplasty" Hip Society, 2013
  • Ranawat Award: "Should Prophylactic Antibiotics Be Withheld Prior to Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty to Obtain Appropriate Cultures" Knee Society, 2013
  • Best Poster Award: "Should Prophylactic Antibiotics Be Withheld Prior to Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty to Obtain Appropriate Cultures" AAHKS, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Failure of Irrigation and Debridement for Early Postoperative Periprosthetic Joint Infection.  
    Fehring TK, Odum S, Berend KR, Jiranek W, Parvizi J, Bozic K, Della Valle CJ, Gioe T, Clin Orthop Relat Res, 1/1/2013
  • Long Term Survivorship and Failure Modes of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty.  
    Foran J, Brown NB, Berger RA, Della Valle CJ, Galante JO, Clin Orthop Relat Res, 1/1/2013
  • Operative Treatment of Early Peri-Prosthetic Femur Fractures Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty.  
    Sheth N, Brown NB, Moric M, Berger RA, Della Valle CJ, J Arthroplasty, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Conversion Total Hip Arthroplasty after Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures. (Scientific Paper)
    Pui CM, Bostrom MP, Westrich GH, Della Valle C, Mont MA, Macalay WB, Padgett DE, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2013 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2013
  • "Short" Fully Porous Coated Stems in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty. (Scientific Paper)
    Tetreault MW, Shukla SS, Sporer SM, Della Valle C, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2013 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2013
  • Revision of Unicompartmental to Total Knee Arthroplasty. (Scientific per)
    Sierra RJ, Kassel C, Wetters N, Berend KR, Della Valle CJ, Lombardi AV, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2013 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

  • Choosing a Bearing for Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty. 
    Xian Xinjing Hospital, Xi’An, China - 5/7/2013
  • Fully Porous Coated Stems for Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty. 
    Xian Xinjing Hospital, Xi’An, China - 5/7/2013
  • Cementless Acetabular Reconstruction for Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty. 
    Xian Xinjing Hospital, Xi’An, China - 5/7/2013
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Other

  • Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty. 
    Della Valle CJ, Paprosky WG, Orthopaedic Knowledge Online
    http://www.aaos.org/oko
  • Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. 
    Della Valle CJ, Berger RA, Rosenberg AG, Orthopaedic Knowledge Online
    http://www.aaos.org/oko
  • The Adult Hip. 
    Della Valle CJ (multi-media medical editor), Garvin KL, Koval KJ, Parvizi J
    Rosemont, IL - 1/1/2012
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Professional Memberships