Penn Medicine Provider
Orthopaedic Surgery
Benjamin "Kyle" Potter, MD
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Penn Orthopaedics Pennsylvania Hospital - Cathcart Building
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About me

  • Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Paul B. Magnuson Professor of Bone and Joint Surgery II

Dr. Potter has developed numerous cutting-edge techniques and programs to improve care and quality of life for injured service members and other patients worldwide. His research efforts include trauma-related amputation techniques to improve mobility and decrease pain and predictive modeling of musculoskeletal trauma and oncologic outcomes.

Prior to joining Penn Medicine, Dr. Potter served as the Norman M. Rich Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University – Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He served as Director of the Department of Defense Limb Optimization and Osseointegration Program at the Uniformed Services University and Chief Orthopaedic Surgeon for the Amputee Program at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He was also a musculoskeletal oncologist within the Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed, as well as a consultant for the National Cancer Institute.

Dr. Potter retired as a Colonel from the U.S. Army in 2023, following over 22 years of active duty service.

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Chicago
  • Residency: Walter Reed Military Medical Center
  • Fellowship: University of Miami Hospital and Clinic

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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.
Dr. Potter is a Penn Medicine physician.

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My research

Rowe CJ, Nwaolu U, Salinas D, Lansford JL, McCarthy CF, Anderson JA, Valerio MS, Potter BK, Spreadborough PJ, Davis TA. Cutaneous burn injury represents a major risk factor for the development of traumatic ectopic bone formation following blast-related extremity injury , Bone: 2024,doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2024.117029

Schobel SA, Gann ER, Unselt D, Grey SF, Lisboa FA, Upadhyay MM, Rouse M, Tallowin S, Be NA, Zhang X, Dalgard CL, Wilkerson MD, Hauskrecht M, Badylak SF, Zamora R, Vodovotz Y, Potter BK, Davis TA, Elster EA. The influence of microbial colonization on inflammatory versus pro-healing trajectories in combat extremity wounds , Sci Rep, 14(1): 2024,5006

Currie LM, Fell DB, Hawken S, Potter BK, Coyle D, Wen SW, Walker M, Gaudet L. Relationship Between Gestational Weight Gain and Health Service Utilization in Early Childhood: A Retrospective Cohort Study , Matern Child Health J, 28(3): 2024,426-430

Harrington CJ, Nelson BA, Lansford JL, Rivera JA, Souza JM, Forsberg JA, Potter BK. Utility of Thermal Imaging in Predicting Superficial Infections in Transfemoral Osseointegrated Implants , Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 12(2): 2024,e5602

Elster EA, Austin M, Potter BK, Yun H, Winland A. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center: A Case Study in Rebuilding Clinical Readiness in the Military Health System , AMSUS 2024 Annual Meeting. National Harbor, MD.: 2024

Potter BK Trauma Infectious Disease Outcomes Study: Lessons Learned from Combat related infections , Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons – Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction Society Joint Specialty Day at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the America Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.: 2024

Anderson AB, Slaven SE, Watson NL, Cody JP, McGill RJ, Potter BK, Nealeigh MD Incidence and risk factors for periprosthetic joint infection in patients with total hip and knee arthroplasty undergoing colonoscopy. , 2024 Annual Meeting of the America Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. San Francisco, CA.: 2024

Baba A, Smith M, Potter BK, Chan AW, Moher D, Offringa M. Guidelines for reporting pediatric and child health clinical trial protocols and reports: study protocol for SPIRIT-Children and CONSORT-Children , Trials, 25(1): 2024,96

Harrington CJ, Dearden ME, McGlone P, Potter BK, Tintle SM, Souza JM. The Scope and Distribution of Upper Extremity Nerve Injuries Associated With Combat-Related Extremity Limb Salvage , J Hand Surg Am, 23: 2024,doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2023.09.008

Anderson AB, Rivera JA, McGlone PJ, Saberski ER, Tintle SM, Potter BK. Technical Trick: Cryoneurolysis for Subacute Pain Mitigation in Patients with Limb Loss , J Orthop Trauma, 22: 2024,doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002777