Wudbhav Sankar, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery
Independent provider
Accepting new patients
About me
- Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Education and training
- Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Fellowship: Children's Hospital - Los Angeles
- Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Boston
- Fellowship: Shriner's Hospital for Children
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.
Qualifications and experience
- Orthopaedic Surgery, 2011
- Academic Network of Conservational Hip Outcomes Research (ANCHOR), International
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, National
- American Orthopaedic Association, National
- International Hip Dysplasia Institute (IHDI) Medical Advisory Board, International
- International Perthes Study Group, International
- Legg Calve Perthes Foundation, National
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, International
- Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society, Local
- Scoliosis Research Society, International
Treatments and Conditions
My research
Sankar WN, Lee J, Chong D, Hailer YD, Agrizzi de Angeli LR, Yang S, Laine J, Kim HKY, International Perthes Study Group Perfusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Correlates with Duration of Stages and Lateral Pillar Class in Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease , Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV: 2025
Lee RC, Syed AN, Bowen MA, Carrigan RB, Shah AS, Sankar WN, Ganley TJ, Lawrence JTR Timing Matters: Challenges in Delayed Surgical Management of Pediatric Humeral Medial Epicondyle Fractures , Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics: 2025
Hall C, VanEenenaam D; DeFrancesco C, Brown N, Sankar WN Worth a shot? the Value of Intraarticular Corticosteroid Injection in Predicting Pain Relief Following Periacetabular Osteotomy , Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV: 2025
Kuka C, Hall C, Talathi N, Batley M, Sankar WN To Wean or Not to Wean: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Pavlik Harness Weaning in Infantile Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip , Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV: 2025
VanEenenaam D, Maranho D, Hall C, DeFrancesco C, Novais E, Sankar WN Predicting Contralateral SCFE Using Machine Learning: A Preliminary Multicenter Model , Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV: 2025
Sultan S, Hall C, Yaya C, Morgan T, Back S, Sankar WN Femoral Head Perfusion Varies Widely Before and After Surgical Reduction in Infantile DDH: Preliminary Findings from a Prospective Study of Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound , Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV: 2025
Silvestre J, Hosseinzadeh P, Sankar WN, Flynn JM Defining Targets for Case Minimum Requirements During Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Accredited Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship Training , Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics: 2025
Hall CE, VanEenenaam DP Jr, DeFrancesco CJ, Brown N, Baron HR, Sankar WN The value of intra-articular corticosteroid injection in predicting pain relief following periacetabular osteotomy , Journal of Hip Preservation, 12(3): 2025,169-174
Gilbert SR, Laine JC, Martin BD, Sankar WN, Kim HKW Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease , Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: 2025
Hong JX, Dravid A, Sankar WN, Sheth NP. Pediatric Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Single Center Experience at Average 5.3 Year Follow-Up , Journal of Arthroplasty, 40: 2025,S229-S235