Cynthia A. Kahlenberg, MD, MPH

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Appointments

Affiliations

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)

Certification

Board Certified – American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS)

Awards

Lewis Clark Wagner MD Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Clinical/Translational Research, 2021
AOA Emerging Leaders Program, 2021
Eastern Orthopaedic Association Founders' Award, 2019
AAOS/OREF/ORS Clinician Scholar Career Development Program, 2019
Current Concepts Foundation Resident Scholarship, 2019
Hospital for Special Surgery Surgeon-in-Chief Research Grant Award, 2017
Insall Scott Kelly Abstract Award of Excellence, 2012

Education

Undergraduate: Dartmouth College
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Internship: Hospital for Special Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Residency: Hospital for Special Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery, Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement

State Licensure

Languages

English

Patient Education

• 3 Signs You Might Need a Hip Replacement
• Hip Pain Causes, Conditions and Treatments
• Knee Replacement
• Outpatient Hip Replacement Surgery: Frequently Asked Questions
• What to Know and Do Before and After Hip Replacement Surgery
• What to Know and Do Before and After Knee Replacement Surgery

Selected Journal Articles

For all publications, please see the PubMed listing.

Selected Books/Chapters

Kahlenberg CA, Ast MP. "Technology & TKA: Accelerometers." In Essentials of Cemented Knee Arthroplasty. KlausDieter Kuhn and Erik Hansen, eds. Springer: Berlin, 2022.

Premkumar A, Kahlenberg CA, Morse K, Wang VX, Cross MB. "Triflange Cup and 3-D Printing in THA." In Advances in Specialist Hip Surgery. Drescher WR, Koo KH, Windsor RE, eds. Springer: Switzerland, 2021.

Selected Presentations

Glenday J, Vigdorchik J, Lipman J, Sculco P, Kahlenberg CA, Mayman D, Wright T, Quevedo Gonzalez F. The initial fixation of cementless TKA is associated with the AP translation during gait: a computational study. Podium presentation at 2022 AAOS Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois. March 22-26, 2022.

Kahlenberg CA, Gibbons JA, Mehta B, Antao V, Lai Y, Do H, Russell L, Sculco PK, Figgie MP, Goodman SM. Satisfaction with Process versus Outcome of Care in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. Poster presentation at 2022 AAOS Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois. March 22-26, 2022.

Chalmers BP, Elmasry S, Mayman DJ, Sculco PK, Kahlenberg CA, Wright TM, Westrich GH, Imhauser C, Cross MB. "A Constrained Insert Reduces Midflexion Laxity after Joint Line Elevation." Poster presentation at the 2021 AAHKS Annual Meeting. Dallas, Texas. November 11-14, 2021.

Driscoll DA, Moore HG, Kahlenberg CA, Figgie MP, Sculco PK. "Complications Associated with Simultaneous versus Staged Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty." Poster presentation at the 2021 AAHKS Annual Meeting. Dallas, Texas. November 11-14, 2021.

Gibbons JA, Kahlenberg CA, Jannat-Khah D, Goodman SM, Mandl LA, Sculco PK, Goodman SB, Figgie MP, Mehta B. Use of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Under 21 Years Old: A U.S. Population Analysis. Poster presentation at the ACR Convergence 2021. Virtual conference. November 5-9, 2021.

Gibbons JA, Kahlenberg CA, Mehta B, Antao V, Lai Y, Do H, Russell L, Sculco PK, Figgie MP, Goodman SM. Satisfaction with Process versus Outcome of Care in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. Poster presentation at the ACR Convergence 2021. Virtual conference. November 5-9, 2021.

Wei C, Gu A, Fassihi SC, Quan T, Kahlenberg CA, Thakkar SC, Della Valle AG, Sculco PK. " Neural Network Prediction of Same-Day Discharge Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Based on Pre-Inclusion Variables." Poster presentation at The American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Diego, California. August 31- September 3, 2021.

Elmasry S, Kahlenberg CA, Gandhi S, Sculco P, Xiang W, Wright T, Pearle A, Cross M, Mayman D, Westrich G, Imhauser C. Quantifying Intraoperative Decision-making of Knee Balance in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Poster presentation at the Orthopaedic Research Society 2021 Annual Meeting. Long Beach, California. February 13-16, 2021.

Elmasry S, Chalmers B, Kahlenberg CA, Sculco P, Westrich G, Mayman D, Wright T, Cross M, Imhauser C. Additional Distal Femoral Resection Increases Mid-Flexion Laxity in a Computational Model of Posterior Stabilized TKA with Flexion Contracture. Poster presentation at the Orthopaedic Research Society 2021 Annual Meeting. Long Beach, California. February 13-16, 2021.

Kahlenberg CA, Garvey M, Blevins JL, Sculco PK, Figgie MP. High Satisfaction and Activity Levels for Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Under 21. Poster presentation at the HSS 32nd Annual Holiday Hip and Knee Course. Virtual Event. December 3-5, 2020.

Dr. Kahlenberg's research focuses on optimizing patient outcomes and satisfaction with primary total hip and knee replacement as well as partial (unicompartmental) knee replacement. She is active in both clinical and biomechanical research in these areas, with the ultimate mission of making advances to achieve the best possible outcomes with these procedures.