Wudbhav Sankar, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery
Independent provider
Accepting new patients
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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: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Critical Care
  • Fellowship: Boston Children's Hospital
  • Fellowship: Shriner's Hospital for Children - Los Angeles

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. Sankar is an independent physician who is not employed by Penn Medicine.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Gornitzky AL, Holman AE, Hall C, William M, Sankar WN, Zaltz I Spinal Anesthesia: A Safe and Effective Alternative to General Anesthesia for Infantile DDH Surgery. , Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics: 2026

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, 46: 2026,191-197

Gilbert SR, Laine JC, Martin BD, Sankar WN, Kim HKW Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease , Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 34(4): 2026

Blanchard S, Kuka C, Sankar WN, Goodbody C, Baldwin K, Talathi N Not All Reductions Are Equal: Radiographic Predictors of Stiffness After Lateral Condyle Fixation , Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Orlando FL: 2026

Morris W, Agonias K, Sankar WN, Pun S, Goldstein R, Spiker A, Matheney T, ANCHOR study group Behind the Eight Ball: Prior Operative Treatment of Childhood Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Is Associated With Poorer Outcomes Following Periacetabular Osteotomy , Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Orlando, FL: 2026

Shah, H, Mercado C, Morris W, Laine J, Kelly D, Sankar WN, Martin B, Kim HK, MD, International Perthes Study Group Does Early-Stage Perfusion MRI Correlate with Femoral Head Deformity In Children Between 6 and 8 Years of Age with Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease Treated with Surgical Containment? - International Multicenter Prospective Study , Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Orlando, FL: 2026

Blanchard S, Hall C, McArthur A, Sarkar S, Jaremko J, Sankar WN S The Next Dimension: Addition of 3D Ultrasound Measurements Better Predicts Residual Acetabular Dysplasia Following Successful Pavlik Treatment of DDH Compared to 2D Metrics Alone , Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Orlando, FL: 2026

Bram JT, Jang SJ, Hall C, Kebeh M, Shareef O, DeFrancesco CJ, Laine JC, Sankar WN Determination of Modified Waldenström Staging in Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease Using Deep Learning , Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, 15: 2026

Streeter S, Ullmann O, Sankar WN Not quite Perthes and Not quite Meyer: Characterizing Another Form , Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Orlando, FL: 2026

Wacker E, Hall C, Morro M, Talathi N, DeFrancesco C, Sankar WN Pushing Past the Palsy: Treatment of Infantile DDH After Femoral Nerve Palsy , Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, annual meeting, Orlando, FL: 2026