Penn Medicine Provider
Orthopaedic Surgery
Derek James Donegan, MD
4.8
(315)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 17 and up
Penn Orthopaedics University City - 7th Floor
Schedule onlineCall 800-789-7366

About me

  • Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Donegan specializes in trauma and fracture care, including complex fractures such as periprosthetic and acetabulum fractures, as well as joint replacement.

Education and training

  • Medical School: Jefferson Medical College
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: University Hospital - UMDNJ

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.8

315 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

April 2025
5.0
5.0
great attention
April 2025
5.0
5.0
was informative, gave me options and told me the history of the surgery i am undergoing
April 2025
5.0
5.0
very knowledgeable and trusting and answers any and all questions thoroughly. would definitely recommend dr. donegan to everybody looking for an excellent orthopedic dr
March 2025
5.0
5.0
good doctor

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My Locations

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Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Donegan is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Megaloikonomos PD, Nowak L, Shehata M, Sprague S, Bzovsky S, Epure LM, De Petrillo G, Caron C, Laggis G, Huk OL, Zukor DJ. Does Stem Design Affect the Incidence of Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures in Arthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fractures? A Secondary Analysis of the HEALTH Trial. , The Journal of Arthroplasty: 2025

DeAngelis RD, Brown JB, Dehghani B, Karnuta JM, Minutillo GT, Kogan M, Donegan DJ, Mehta S. Let's Take a Look at the Tape: The Impact of ERAS Video Prompts on Interview Offerings for Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Applicants: A Prospective Observational Study. , JAAOS-Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons., 32(22): 2024,1011-6

Dehghani B, DeAngelis RD, Hallman M, Karnuta JM, Minutillo GT, Alqazzaz A, Donegan DJ, Mehta S. Using Next-Generation Sequencing to Understand Infection Prevention in Surgical Treatment of Upper Extremity Fractures—A Prospective Cohort Study. , JAAOS-Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 32(16): 2024,e832-8

Barchick SR, Masada KM, Fryhofer IV GW, Alqazzaz A, Donegan DJ, Mehta S. The hip fracture assessment tool: A scoring system to assess high risk geriatric hip fracture patients for post-operative critical care monitoring. , Injury, 55(7): 2024

Minutillo GT, Karnuta JM, Koressel J, Dehghani B, DeAngelis RD, Donegan DJ, Mehta S. Fixation or Revision for Periprosthetic Fractures: Epidemiology, New Trends, and Projections in the United States. , JBJS, 106(12): 2024,1054-61

Vail EA, Feng R, Sieber F, Carson JL, Ellenberg SS, Magaziner J, Dillane D, Marcantonio ER, Sessler DI, Ayad S, Stone T. Long-term outcomes with spinal versus general anesthesia for hip fracture surgery: a randomized trial. , Anesthesiology, 140(3): 2024,375-86

PREP-IT Investigators Skin antisepsis before surgical fixation of extremity fractures. New England Journal of Medicine. 2024 Feb 1;390(5):409-20. , New England Journal of Medicine, 390(5): 2024,409-20

Dehghani B, Zhuang T, DeAngelis R, Hallman M, Young K, Donegan D, Mehta S. Leave it Alone: Ulnar Nerve Management in Distal Humerus Fracture Fixation–A Large Database Study. , Journal of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation: 2024

Vail EA, Feng R, Sieber F, Carson JL, Ellenberg SS, Magaziner J, Dillane D, Marcantonio ER, Sessler DI, Ayad S, Stone T. Long-term outcomes with spinal versus general anesthesia for hip fracture surgery: A randomized trial. , Anesthesiology.: 2023

Mastrangelo S, Berns E, Headen C, Donegan D. Schatzker IV Tibial Plateau Fracture after Taser Utilization: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. , UPOJ: 2023