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Antonia F. Chen, M.D.

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Biography
education and training
Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PAFellowship2014
University of Pittsburgh - Orthopaedic Surgery Department, Pittsburgh, PAResidency2013Orthopaedic Surgery
UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJMD2008Medicine with Distinction in Research
Rutgers Business School, New Brunswick, NJMBA2005Business Administration
Yale University, New Haven, CTBS2002Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
awards and honors
2022
Top Doctor Award
2022
Honoree
2021
Excellence in Student Mentoring Award
2021
Exceptional Women in Medicine Award
2021
Top Doctor Award
2021
Best Poster Award in Practice Management
2021
Harris Award
2020
Poster Award - Primary Hip
2019
The Otto Aufranc Award
2019
Traveling Fellowship
2019
Nesson Award for Collaboration
2019
Top Peer Reviewer
2017
Poster Award - Primary Knee
2017
Jon Mader Award for Best Clinical Research Paper
2016
Top 40 Under 40 Years Old in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2016
Symposium Poster Award
2016
The Otto Aufranc Award
2013
Top Reviewer
2013
Runner-up Fellow/Resident Award
2013
Resident Research Day Award
2012
Jeannette Wilkins Award for Best Basic Science Research Paper
2012
Jacquelin Perry, MD, Resident Research Award
2011
Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award
2010
Most Supportive Physician
2008
Excellence in Research Award
2008
Alpha Omega Alpha Membership
2007
The Oslerian Award for Translational Research
2005
Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society

Overview
overview
Antonia F. Chen MD/MBA is a highly accomplished orthopaedic surgeon and researcher. She is currently an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and the Director of Arthroplasty Research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Before joining the Harvard community, she was the Associate Director of Research at the Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, an Associate Professor at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, and the Director of Medical Education Curriculum, Musculoskeletal Studies at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College and Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Chen is dedicated to providing the highest quality of care for all of her patients, and her research is constantly pushing this standard forward. She was acknowledged for her exceptional patient care as one of the top doctors in the Greater Boston Region by Boston Magazine’s Top Doctor Award in both 2021 and 2022, as well as the Exceptional Women in Medicine Award from Castle Connolly in 2021. Her nearly 300 peer-reviewed publications, 45 book chapters, and 4 books help to inform the entire medical community on a wide range of topics from the complex microbiome of periprosthetic joint infections to the sociological determinants of surgical quality of care. Her cutting-edge approaches and technologies have been acknowledged by her peers through her countless research awards and her presentations all over the world. She is on the editorial board of 8 journals and was president of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society. Dr. Chen is a member of the Knee Society, and in 2021, she became the first female surgeon to join the Hip Society.

Bibliographic
selected publications
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  1. Witvoet S, de Massari D, Shi S, Chen AF. Leveraging large, real-world data through machine-learning to increase efficiency in robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2023 Jan 18. PMID: 36650339.
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  2. Maloney WJ, Barrack RL, Berend KR, Berry DJ, Della Valle CJ, Chen AF, Dalury DF, Haddad FS, Lieberman JR, Mayman DJ, Nelson CL, Pagnano MW. Hot Topics and Current Controversies in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Instr Course Lect. 2023; 72:287-306. PMID: 36534863.
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  3. Adams JE, Fitton L, Chen AF, Cannada LK. Optimizing Outcomes By Optimizing Bone Health. Instr Course Lect. 2023; 72:111-123. PMID: 36534851.
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  4. Wixted CM, Polascik BA, Cochrane NH, Antonelli B, Muthusamy N, Ryan SP, Chen AF, Schwarzkopf R, Seyler TM. A Multicenter Prospective Investigation on Patient Physical and Mental Health After Girdlestone Resection Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2022 Dec 16. PMID: 36535445.
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  5. Varady NH, Worsham CM, Chen AF, Smith EL, Woo J, Jena AB. Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 12 06; 119(49):e2210226119. PMID: 36442133.
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  6. Cohen SA, Brophy RH, Chen AF, Roberts KC, Quinn RH, Shea KG. Public Interest in Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis in the United States and Europe: An International Google Trends Analysis. Arthroplast Today. 2022 Dec; 18:157-162. PMID: 36353188; PMCID: PMC9638715.
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  7. Iorio R, Biadasz N, Giunta N, Chen AF, Einhorn TA, Karia R. A Digital Platform for the Self-Management of Knee Arthritis: MyArthritisRx.com. Orthop Clin North Am. 2023 Jan; 54(1):1-6. PMID: 36402505.
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  8. Kostic AM, Leifer VP, Selzer F, Hunter DJ, Paltiel AD, Chen AF, Robinson MK, Neogi T, Collins JE, Messier SP, Edwards RR, Katz JN, Losina E. The Cost-Effectiveness of Weight Loss Interventions Prior to Total Knee Replacement for Patients with Class III Obesity. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 Oct 17. PMID: 36250415.
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  9. Amen TB, Liimakka AP, Jain B, Rudisill SS, Bedair H, Chen AF. Total Joint Arthroplasty Utilization After Orthopaedic Surgery Referral: Identifying Disparities Along the Care Pathway. J Arthroplasty. 2022 Sep 20. PMID: 36150431.
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  10. Lavallee DC, Rothrock NE, Chen AF, Franklin PD. One report, multiple aims: orthopedic surgeons vary how they use patient-reported outcomes with patients. Qual Life Res. 2022 Sep 14. PMID: 36103045.
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  11. Stenquist DS, Yeung CM, Szapary HJ, Rossi L, Chen AF, Harris MB. Sustained Improvement in Quality of Patient Handoffs After Orthopaedic Surgery I-PASS Intervention. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2022 09 01; 6(9). PMID: 36067218; PMCID: PMC9447790.
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  12. Cichos KH, Jordan E, Niknam K, Chen AF, Hansen EN, McGwin G, Ghanem ES. Total Joint Arthroplasty Should Not Be Delayed in Hepatitis C Patients After Successful Treatment Achieving a Sustained Viral Load. Arthroplast Today. 2022 Oct; 17:107-113. PMID: 36082283; PMCID: PMC9445225.
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  13. Egbulefu FJ, Yang J, Segreti JC, Sporer SM, Chen AF, Austin MS, Della Valle CJ. Recurrent Failures After 2-Stage Exchanges are Secondary to New Organisms Not Previously Covered by Antibiotics. Arthroplast Today. 2022 Oct; 17:186-191.e1. PMID: 36254212; PMCID: PMC9568676.
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  14. Lamanna DL, McDonnell ME, Chen AF, Gallagher JM. Perioperative Identification and Management of Hyperglycemia in Orthopaedic Surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 Dec 07; 104(23):2117-2126. PMID: 36005390.
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  15. Rowe KA, Kim K, Varady NH, Heng M, von Keudell AG, Weaver MJ, Abdeen A, Rodriguez EK, Chen AF. Comparative Outcomes and Surgical Timing for Operative Fragility Hip Fracture Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Geriatrics (Basel). 2022 Aug 13; 7(4). PMID: 36005260; PMCID: PMC9407975.
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  16. Siddiqi A, Mahmoud Y, Secic M, Tozzi JM, Emara A, Piuzzi NS, Culp B, Schwarzkopf R, Springer BD, Chen AF. Response to Letter to the Editor on "Mepivacaine Versus Bupivacaine Spinal Anesthesia for Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". J Arthroplasty. 2022 08; 37(8):e3-e4. PMID: 35914890.
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  17. Joo PY, Chen AF, Richards J, Law TY, Taylor K, Marchand K, Clark G, Collopy D, Marchand RC, Roche M, Mont MA, Malkani AL. Clinical results and patient-reported outcomes following robotic-assisted primary total knee arthroplasty : a multicentre study. Bone Jt Open. 2022 Aug; 3(8):589-595. PMID: 35848995; PMCID: PMC9350694.
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  18. Bhowmik-Stoker M, Mathew KK, Chen Z, Chen AF, Hozack WJ, Mahoney O, Orozco FR, Mont MA. Return to Work and Driving After Robotic Arm-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty. Arthroplast Today. 2022 Aug; 16:219-223. PMID: 35880225; PMCID: PMC9307493.
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  19. Evans DC, Xu RF, Varady NH, Shaff DA, Fitz W, Shah VM, Chen AF. Optimizing Spinal Anesthesia in Same-Day Discharge Knee Arthroplasty Patients: Mepivacaine Versus Ropivacaine. J Arthroplasty. 2022 12; 37(12):2353-2357. PMID: 35840077.
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  20. Szapary HJ, Monárrez R, Varady NH, Hanna P, Chen AF, Rodriguez EK. Complications and predictors of morbidity for hip fracture surgery in patients with chronic liver disease. Hip Int. 2022 Jul 14; 11207000221112923. PMID: 35836328.
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  21. Lyman J, Khalouf F, Zora K, DePalma M, Loudermilk E, Guiguis M, Beall D, Kohan L, Chen AF. Cooled radiofrequency ablation of genicular nerves provides 24-Month durability in the management of osteoarthritic knee pain: Outcomes from a prospective, multicenter, randomized trial. Pain Pract. 2022 07; 22(6):571-581. PMID: 35716058; PMCID: PMC9541208.
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  22. Varady NH, Schwab PE, Kheir MM, Dilley JE, Bedair H, Chen AF. Synovial Fluid and Serum Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio: Novel Biomarkers for the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Native Septic Arthritis in Adults. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 09 07; 104(17):1516-1522. PMID: 35726876.
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  23. Goodman SM, Springer BD, Chen AF, Davis M, Fernandez DR, Figgie M, Finlayson H, George MD, Giles JT, Gililland J, Klatt B, MacKenzie R, Michaud K, Miller A, Russell L, Sah A, Abdel MP, Johnson B, Mandl LA, Sculco P, Turgunbaev M, Turner AS, Yates A, Singh JA. 2022 American College of Rheumatology/American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Guideline for the Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2022 09; 74(9):1464-1473. PMID: 35722708.
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  24. Goodman SM, Springer BD, Chen AF, Davis M, Fernandez DR, Figgie M, Finlayson H, George MD, Giles JT, Gilliland J, Klatt B, MacKenzie R, Michaud K, Miller A, Russell L, Sah A, Abdel MP, Johnson B, Mandl LA, Sculco P, Turgunbaev M, Turner AS, Yates A, Singh JA. 2022 American College of Rheumatology/American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Guideline for the Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 09; 74(9):1399-1408. PMID: 35718887.
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  25. Goodman SM, Springer BD, Chen AF, Davis M, Fernandez DR, Figgie M, Finlayson H, George MD, Giles JT, Gilliland J, Klatt B, MacKenzie R, Michaud K, Miller A, Russell L, Sah A, Abdel MP, Johnson B, Mandl LA, Sculco P, Turgunbaev M, Turner AS, Yates A, Singh JA. 2022 American College of Rheumatology/American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Guideline for the Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2022 09; 37(9):1676-1683. PMID: 35732511.
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