Benjamin F. Ricciardi, M.D.

I am an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in hip and knee replacement and hip joint preservation surgery. I received my medical degree at Weill Cornell Medical College, where I graduated as a member of Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. My training in orthopedic surgery was completed at the Hospital for Special Surgery where I studied both joint replacement and joint preservation procedures. I received an additional one year of fellowship training in hip and knee replacement where I gained further experience in both complex revision (after joint replacement failure) and minimally invasive primary joint replacement. After my fellowship, I was awarded the prestigious European Fellowship in Hip Reconstruction from the ME Muller Foundation to study both hip preservation and joint replacement from European leaders in the field.

I have experience in all aspects of hip replacement surgery including both minimally invasive anterior and posterior approaches and complex revisions after failure. I performed both total knee replacement, partial knee replacement, and revision knee replacement after failure. Additionally, I have experience in the treatment of hip dysplasia and hip deformity.

Research

My background includes extensive experience in clinical and translational research in topics concerning both joint replacement and joint preservation surgery. I have spent a number of years working in the Mineralized Tissue Laboratory at the Hospital for Special Surgery where we investigated both fracture healing and osseointegration in small animal models. Additionally, I have worked on translation research investigating the cellular and molecular processes that occur during hip replacement failure due to adverse local tissue reaction (ALTR) secondary to metal corrosion. Additionally, I have performed research within clinical registries looking at outcomes of hip and knee replacement revision and outcomes after joint preservation surgery such as periacetabular osteotomy for hip dysplasia. I have over 30 peer reviewed scientific publications in these topics and have had over 40 presentations at national or international meetings.

Credentials

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

08/01/2016 - 02/28/2017
Fellowship in Hip Reconstruction at ME Muller Foundation - North America

08/01/2015 - 08/01/2016
Fellowship in Reconstructive Surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery

6/1/2012 - 6/30/2014
Research in Research at Hospital for Special Surgery

6/8/2010 - 6/1/2015
Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery

06/8/2009 - 6/8/2010
Internship in Orthopaedic Surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery

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Awards

2016
European Fellowship in Hip Reconstruction, ME Müller Foundation
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery

2015
Russell F Warren Award for Excellence in Basic/Translational Research
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery

2013
Eduardo A Salvati Resident Research Grant Award
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery

2009
Alpha Omega Alpha
Location: Weill Cornell Medical College

2009
T Campbell Thompson Award for Excellence in Orthopedic Surgery
Location: Weill Cornell Medical College

2009
Robert M Lintz Prize for Efficiency in Rheumatic Disease
Location: Weill Cornell Medical College

2009
Gustave J Noback Memorial Fund for Advanced Study and Teaching in Anatomy
Location: Weill Cornell Medical College

2009
Barbara Schmalzreidt Gast Memorial Fund for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Location: Weill Cornell Medical College

2004
Summa Cum Laude
Location: Colby College

2004
Phi Beta Kappa
Location: Colby College

2004
Berkshire Prize for Top Economics Major
Location: Colby College

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Publications

Journal Articles

4/2017
Ricciardi BF, Oi KK, Daines SB, Lee YY, Joseph AD, Westrich GH. "Patient and Perioperative Variables Affecting 30-Day Readmission for Surgical Complications After Hip and Knee Arthroplasties: A Matched Cohort Study." The Journal of arthroplasty.. 2017 Apr 0; 32(4):1074-1079. Epub 2016 Oct 21.

4/2017
Xia Z, Ricciardi BF, Liu Z, von Ruhland C, Ward M, Lord A, Hughes L, Goldring SR, Purdue E, Murray D, Perino G. "Nano-analyses of wear particles from metal-on-metal and non-metal-on-metal dual modular neck hip arthroplasty." Nanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine.. 2017 Apr 0; 13(3):1205-1217. Epub 2016 Nov 22.

2/21/2017
Ricciardi BF, Fields KG, Wentzel C, Nawabi DH, Kelly BT, Sink EL. "Complications and short-term patient outcomes of periacetabular osteotomy for symptomatic mild hip dysplasia." Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy.. 2017 Feb 21; 27(1):42-48. Epub 2016 Oct 24.

Books & Chapters

2017
Chapter Title: Knee Anatomy
Book Title: Postoperative Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Author List: Haas SB and Ricciardi BF
Edited By: Andrew Green and Roman Hayda
Published By: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2017 in Philadelphia

2017
Chapter Title: Rehabilitation for Total Knee Arthroplasty
Book Title: Postoperative Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Author List: Haas SB and Ricciardi BF
Edited By: Andrew Green and Roman Hayda
Published By: Lippincott Williams &Wilkins 2017 in Philadelphia

2017
Chapter Title: Combined Pinning and Arthroscopic Osteoplasty for Stable Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
Book Title: Pediatric Pelvic and Proximal Femoral Osteotomies: A Clinical Casebook
Author List: Ricciardi BF, Manner H, Leunig M
Edited By: Reggie Hamdy and Neil Saran
Published By: Springer Publishing 2017 in New York

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