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Keith Wapner, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Philadelphia, PA

KeithLWapnerMD

Orthopaedic Surgery Philadelphia, PA

Foot & Ankle Surgery

Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine

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  • Office

    230 West Washington Square
    5th Floor
    Philadelphia, PA 19106
    Phone+1 215-662-3340

Education & Training

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1980 - 1985
  • Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
    Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1980
  • University of Pennsylvania
    University of PennsylvaniaB.A., Cum Laude, 1973 - 1976

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1982 - 2024
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2001 - 2017
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1985 - 1999
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2004-2019
  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2019
  • Best Doctors in the United States, Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery 2002-2019
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Anatomical study for flexor hallucis longus tendon transfer in treatment of Achilles tendinopathy  
    Mao H, Shi Z, Wapner KL, Dong W, Yin W, Xu D, Surg Radiol Anat, 1/1/2015
  • Tendon Progenitor Cells in Injured Tendons Have Strong Chondrogenic Potential: The CD105-Negative Subpopulation Induces Chondrogenic Degeneration  
    Asai S1, Otsuru S, Candela ME, Cantley L, Uchibe K, Hofmann TJ, Zhang K, Wapner KL, Soslowsky LJ, Horwitz EM, Enomoto-Iwamoto M, Stem Cells, 1/1/2014
  • Reconstruction of Great Toe Soft-Tissue Defect with the Retrograde-Flow Medial Pedis Island Flap  
    Mao, H, Shi, Z, Yin,W, Dong, W, Wapner, K, Plast Reconstr Surg, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • MR findings of Achilles tendon: Overlap of findings and asymptomatic individuals
    Patel, R.S., Schweitzer, M.E., Wapner, K.l., Hecht, P.J., Russell, K.M. Kahn, M., Ross, M., 96th Meeting Ameican Roentgen Ray Society; AJR, San Diego, CA, 1/1/1996
  • Staged Peroneus Brevis Reconstruction with Passive Hunter Rod and Secondary Flexor Hallucis Longus Transfer: Preliminary Report of a New Technique
    Wapner, K.L., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orlando, FL, 1/19/1995
  • Occult calcaneal avulsions: Possible cause to pain in recalcitrant plantar fasciitis
    Kovalovich, A.M.,, Schweitzer, M.E., Wapner, K.L., Hecht, P.J., 81st Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Radiological Society of North America; Radiology, Chicago, IL, 1/1/1995
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Lectures

  • Anatomy of the Midfoot 
    1/1/2016
  • Tibio-Talr-Calcaneal Fusions 
    1/1/2016
  • My worst case 
    1/1/2016
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Other

  • Distal Soft Tissue Reconstruction with Proximal Osteotomy Surgical Technique (Video) 
    Wapner, K.L., 6th International Foot and Ankle Surgery Course
    Bad Hamburg, Germany - 1/1/2002
  • Lateral Column lengthening (video) 
    Wapner, K.L., Comprehensive Foot and Ankle: Current Concepts and Practical Solutions
    Marco Island, FL - 1/1/2001
  • Related Articles: Highlights of the Sixteenth Annual Summer Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Vail, Colorado 
    Trepman E, Lutter LD, Wapner KL
    1/1/2000
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Press Mentions

  • Orthopaedic Care Driven by a Passion to Preserve Lives in Motion
    Orthopaedic Care Driven by a Passion to Preserve Lives in MotionOctober 30th, 2020
  • Are Pricey Orthotic Insoles Worth It for Heel Pain?
    Are Pricey Orthotic Insoles Worth It for Heel Pain?March 19th, 2018
  • Physician, Reinvent Thyself: A Look at Surgeon Inventors
    Physician, Reinvent Thyself: A Look at Surgeon InventorsNovember 30th, 2017

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