Robert Axel Sershon MD

Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery

Hip and knee replacement surgeon at The Anderson Orthopaedic Clinic specializing in anterior hip replacement, robotic knee replacement, and revision surgery.

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2501 Parker's Ln200Alexandria, VA 22306
Phone+1 703-619-4400
Fax+1 703-799-5989

Summary

Dr. Sershon is an expert in anterior total hip replacement, robotic knee replacement, and outpatient joint replacement. His expertise allows him to serve as a referral source for complex and revision joint replacements.

Education & Training

Anderson Orthopedic Research InstituteFellowship, 2018 - 2019
Rush University Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2013 - 2018
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical CenterClass of 2013
Johns Hopkins UniversityBS, Molecular and Cellular Biology with Honors, 2005 - 2009

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2018 - 2025
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A Comparison of Medial-congruent, Ultracongruent, and Cruciate-retaining Bearings Using a Single Cruciate-retaining Total Knee Design.
Alexander V Strait, Eric J Wilson, Henry Ho, Kevin B Fricka, Robert A Sershon
Arthroplasty Today. 2025-04-01
The Influence of Obesity on Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty.
Kevin B Fricka, Tobenna N Nwankwo, Robert A Sershon, Nancy L Parks, Alexander V Strait
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2025-03-04
Outpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty in the "Unhealthy": Staying Safe Using Institutional Protocols.
Alexander V Strait, Henry Ho, Kevin B Fricka, William G Hamilton, Robert A Sershon
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2025-01-01

Journal Articles

Outpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty From a Stand-Alone Surgery Center: Safe as the Hospital?
Wilson EJ, Ho H, Hamilton WG, Fricka KB, Sershon RA, J Arthroplasty, 11/2023
Early Practice All-Cause Complications for Fellowship-Trained Anterior Hip Surgeons Are Not Increased When Compared to "Gold Standard" Experienced Posterior Approach S...
Wilson EJ, Fricka KB, Ho H, Hamilton WG, Sershon RA, J Arthroplasty, 11/2023
Does Powered Femoral Broaching Compromise Patient Safety in Total Hip Arthroplasty?
Strait AV, Ho H, Parks NL, Hamilton WG, McAsey CJ, Sershon RA, Arthroplasty Today, 9/2023
Motor Nerve Palsy After Direct Anterior vs. Posterior Total Hip Arthroplasty: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Recovery
Slaven SE, Ho H, Shapiro JA, Sershon RA, Fricka KB, Hamilton WG, J Arthroplasty, 7/2023
Readmission Rate and Healthcare Utilization Outcomes of Computer-Assisted Fluoroscopic Hip Navigation Versus Manual Total Hip Arthroplasty
Hamilton WG, Sershon RA, Gupta A, Goldstein L, Kabiri M, Holy CE, Diaz R, Expert Rev Med Devices, 7/2023
Spinal Anesthesia for Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: Comparative Rates of Transient Neurologic Syndrome and Urinary Retention Using Lidocaine, Mepivacaine, and Bupiva...
Slaven SE, Dedeogullari ES, Parks NL, Sershon RA, Fricka KB, Hamilton WG, J Arthroplasty, 6/2023
The Efficacy and Safety of Regional Nerve Blocks in Total Hip Arthroplasty: Systematic Review and Direct Meta-Analysis
Fillingham YA, Hannon CP, Kopp S, Sershon RA, Stronach BM, Meneghini RM, Abdel MP, Griesemer ME, Austin MS, Casambre FD, Woznica A, Nelson N, Hamilton WG, Della Valle CJ, J Arthroplasty, 10/2022
The Efficacy and Safety of Regional Nerve Blocks in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Systematic Review and Direct Meta-Analysis
Fillingham YA, Hannon CP, Kopp S, Austin MS, Sershon RA, Stronach BM, Meneghini RM, Abdel MP, Griesemer ME, Woznica A, Casambre FD, Nelson N, Hamilton WG, Della Valle CJ., J Arthroplasty, 10/2022
Regional Nerve Blocks in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: The Clinical Practice Guidelines of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, American Society of Reg...
Fillingham YA, Hannon CP, Kopp S, Sershon RA, Stronach BM, Austin MS, Meneghini RM, Abdel MP, Griesemer ME, AAHKS Anesthesia & Analgesia Clinical Practice Guidelin..., J Arthroplasty, 9/2022
Regional Nerve Blocks in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: The Clinical Practice Guidelines of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, American Society of Re...
Fillingham YA, Hannon CP, Austin MS, Kopp S, Sershon RA, Stronach BM, Meneghini RM, Abdel MP, Griesemer ME, AAHKS Anesthesia & Analgesia Clinical Practice Guidelin..., J Arthroplasty, 9/2022
Early Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Partial Versus Total Knee Arthroplasty
Sershon RA, Fricka KB, Hamilton WG, Nam D, Parks NL, DeBenedetti A, Della Valle CJ., J Arthroplasty, 6/2022
Alignment in Medial Fixed-Bearing Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: The Limb Has a Leg Up on the Component
Slaven SE, Cody JP, Sershon RA, Ho H, Hopper RH Jr, Fricka KB, J Arthroplasty, 12/2021
The Effect of Intraoperative Radiographs on Component Position and Leg Length during Routine Posterior Approach Total Hip Arthroplasty
Brown NM, McDonald JF, Sershon RA, Hopper RH, Hip Pelvis, 9/2021
Custom Triflange Cups: 20-Year Experience
Sershon RA, McDonald JF, Nagda S, Hamilton WG, Engh CA Jr, J Arthroplasty, 9/2021
Independent Risk Factors for Transfusion in Contemporary Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty
Sershon RA, Fillingham YA, Malkani AL, Abdel MP, Schwarzkopf R, Padgett PE, Vail TP, Della Valle CJ, Hip Society Research Group, J Arthroplasty, 8/2021
Periprosthetic Femur Fracture Risk: Influenced by Stem Choice, Not Surgical Approach
Sershon RA, McDonald JF, Ho H, Hamilton WG., J Arthroplasty, 7/2021
The Optimal Dosing Regimen for Tranexamic Acid in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial
Sershon RA, Fillingham YA, Abdel MP, Malkani AL, Schwarzkopf R, Padgett PE, Vail TP, Nam D, Nahhas C, Culvern CN, Della Valle CJ, Hip Society Research Group, J Bone Joint Surg Am, 11/2020
The Impact of Coronal Alignment on Revision in Medial Fixed-Bearing Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Slaven SE, Cody JP, Sershon RA, Ho H, Hopper RH, Fricka KB, J Arthroplasty, 2/2020
Outpatient Total Hip Arthroplasty Performed at an Ambulatory Surgery Center vs Hospital Outpatient Setting: Complications, Revisions, and Readmissions
Sershon RA, McDonald JF, Ho H, Goyal N, Hamilton WG., J Arthroplasty, 12/2019
2019 Mark Coventry Award – A Multicentre Randomized Clinical Trial of Tranexamic Acid in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: Does the Dosing Regimen Matter?
Fillingham YA, Darrith B, Calkins TE, Abdel MP, Malkani AL, Schwarzkopf R, Padgett DP, Culvern C, Sershon RA, Bini S, Della Valle CJ, Hip Society Research Group., Bone Joint J, 7/2019
Prospective Validation of a Demographically Based Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Size Calculator
Sershon RA, Li J, Calkins TE, Courtney PM, Nam D, Gerlinger TL, Sporer SM, Levine BR, J Arthroplasty, 7/2019
The Impact of an Acute, Traumatic Wound Dehiscence on Clinical Outcomes Following Primary Knee Arthroplasty
Sershon RA, Tecle N, Della Valle CJ, Berger RA, Levine BR, Nam D, J Arthroplasty, 8/2018
The Use of Closed Incision Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy in Orthopaedic Surgery
Nam D, Sershon RA, Levine BR, Della Valle CJ., J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 5/2018
Incidence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Implications of Pneumonia After Surgery for Geriatric Hip Fracture
Bohl DD, Sershon RA, Saltzman BM, Darrith B, Della Valle CJ, J Arthroplasty, 5/2018
Radial head replacement with a bipolar system: an average 10-year follow-up
Sershon RA, Luchetti TJ, Cohen MS, Wysocki RW, J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 2/2018
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Grant Support

Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare Persona OsseoTi Keel Cementless TKA vs Persona Keel Cemented TKAZimmer Biomet2023–Present
Contemporary Total Knee Arthroplasty with Selective Patella Resurfacing Compared to Unresurfaced Patella with & Without Denervation: A Blinded Multi-Center Prospective Randomized TrialAmerican Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)Present