Cara A. Cipriano, MD, MSc
Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 14 and up
Penn Orthopaedics Perelman
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About me

  • Chief, Orthopaedic Oncology
  • Vice Chair of Education
  • Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Cipriano specializes in both orthopaedic oncology and adult hip and knee reconstruction. She has expertise in managing benign and malignant tumors of the musculoskeletal system, including primary sarcomas and metastatic cancers in patients of all ages. She has a particular clinical interest in pelvic tumors, limb salvage surgery, and managing massive bone loss.

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Rush University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Fellowship: University of Toronto Affiliated Hospitals

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

501 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.

October 2025
i have had 2 surgeries performed by the doctor and am very satisfied with the results and care that i've received.
October 2025
the whole visit was very professional
October 2025
dr. cipriano takes her time and is genuinely interested in all i as a patient had to share. she customized my treatment taking into account my whole health.
October 2025
i live about an hour away, and the wait time was at least an hour. although for me as the patient, it is "worth the wait", it is difficult for the person who takes me to my appointment.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

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. Cipriano is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Koga S, Du W, Cipriano CA, Cooper K Osteoid Osteoma in an Elderly Patient: Diagnostic Challenges , Int J Surg Pathol: 2025

Cipriano Why Your Specific Specialty? , Sounds from the Training Room, J Am Acad Orthop Surg: 2025

Cipriano When/How/Can I Say No? , Sounds from the Training Room, J Am Acad Orthop Surg: 2025

Cipriano C, Levine W What Does Leadership in the OR Look Like? , Sounds from the Training Room, J Am Acad Orthop Surg: 2025

Aymen Alqazzaz MD, Cara Cipriano MD MSc Chapter 48: Allograft Prosthetic Composites , Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: 2025

Maria Schwabe, MD, Cara Cipriano, MD, MSc Chapter 12: Metastatic Disease of the Hip , Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: 2025

J. Sybil Biermann MD, Angela Hirbe MD, PhD, Shivani Ahlawat MD, Nicholas M. Bernthal MD, Odion Binitie MD, Sarah Boles MD, Brian Brigman MD, PhD, Alexandra K. Callan MD, Cara Cipriano MD, MSc, Lee D. Cranmer MD, PhD, Jessica Davis MD, Eric Donnelly MD, Michael Ferguson MD, MS, Ann Graham, MD John Groundland MD, Matthew Hess MD, Susan M. Hiniker MD, Margo L. Hoover-Regan MD, Jason L. Hornick MD, PhD, Brandon Jonard MD, Joseph B. Kuechle MD, PhD, Dieter Lindskog MD, Joel L. Mayerson MD, Sean V. McGarry MD, Carol D. Morris MD, MS, Daniel Olson MD, Peter S. Rose MD, Victor M. Santana MD, Robert L. Satcher MD, PhD, Herbert Schwartz MD, Rebecca M. Shulman MD, Steven W. Thorpe MD, Breelyn A. Wilky MD, Rosanna L. Wustrack MD, Janet Yoon MD, Lisa E. Hang PhD, Frankie Jones, Nicholas Sansone, and Megan Lyons MS Bone Cancer, Version 2.2025 , NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines In Oncology , Volume 23: Issue 4: 2025

Katherine M. Gerull, MD, Amanda M. Faust, MSCI, Carrie N. Reaver, BS, Eshan S. Sane, BS, Cara A. Cipriano, MD, MSCI, and Anna N. Miller, MD Addressing Issues of Inclusive Workplace Culture for Women Orthopaedic Surgeons in Academia , The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 00-A(00): 2025

Katherine M. Gerull, Priyanka Parameswaran, Ling Chen, Cara A. Cipriano Impressions of inclusivity within orthopedic surgery: Differences amongst women, minority, and LGBTQIA medical students , The American Journal of Surgery, 241: 2025

Pei YA, Karnuta JM, Jones JA, Griffith B, Jia L, Behzad B, Weber KL, Cipriano CA Predictive Factors for Failed Nonsurgical Management of Long Bone Metastasis and Myeloma , J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev, 3(9): 2025,e24