Jess H. Lonner, M.D.

At the Philadelphia Center for Minimally Invasive Knee Surgery, our unwavering philosophy is to treat patients compassionately and respectfully, with a commitment to providing innovative, effective, and technologically advanced surgical treatments for arthritic knees.

As an international leader in the treatment of arthritis of the knee, Dr. Lonner is uniquely qualified in his experience with minimally invasive techniques for total knee, unicompartmental, patellofemoral, and bicompartmental replacements, as well as revision knee replacement surgery. Dr. Lonner is one of the first surgeons in the world to use robotic-assistance during knee replacement surgery and he continues at the forefront of developments in this area. He has been honored to care for patients from around the Delaware Valley, and as far away as the four corners of the United States, and South America, Europe, the Middle East, India, China, and Japan.

Dr. Lonner has been recognized both by his patients and peers for his commitment to providing outstanding surgical treatments and for his ability to teach the most cutting edge surgical techniques to surgeons from around the world.

After completing his specialty training, Dr. Lonner was appointed to the Orthopaedic faculty of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine where he was an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and a surgeon for four years before joining Booth Bartolozzi Balderston Orthopaedics in 2001. At 3B Orthopaedics he was promoted to Director of Knee Replacement Surgery and then founded the Philadelphia Center for Minimally Invasive Knee Surgery in 2007 to further advance clinical care and research focused on the management of knee arthritis.

Dr. Lonner lectures extensively and has authored several textbooks and and over one hundred chapters and scientific publications. He has been a pioneer in minimally invasive knee replacement techniques and is an international authority on partial knee replacement surgery. In 2003, Dr. Lonner became a member of The Knee Society, considered by many to be an organization of the top 100 knee replacement surgeons. He has been on the design teams for several innovative orthopaedic implants and further contributes to the field through his work on the editorial boards of professional journals such as the American Journal of Orthopedics, Seminars in Arthroplasty, Journal of Arthroplasty and Techniques in Knee Surgery.

Awards and Honors Include:

• Marian Frauenthal Sloane Clinical Research Award, Hospital for Joint Diseases
• American Orthopaedic Association-Zimmer 8th Annual Travel Award for Orthopaedic Residents
• Finalist, 13th Annual Smith & Nephew Richards Inc. Resident Research Award
• Hospital for Joint Diseases Alumni Association Award for Excellence In Clinical Research
• John J. Fahey, MD, American Orthopaedic Association North American Traveling Fellowship
• Coventry Award Paper, The Knee Society
• Association for Bone and Joint Surgery- Knee Society Scholar Award

Magazine Citations:

• 40 Under 40 Award, Philadelphia Business Journal
• Top Doctors, Philadelphia Magazine
• Top Doctors, Nationwide for Knee Replacement Surgery, Money Magazine

Education:

• B.A. Boston University, full academic scholarship
• M.D. Boston University School of Medicine, advanced integrated curriculum

Residencies/Fellowships:

• Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery - Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
• Fellowship: Knee Arthroplasty/Reconstruction - Massachusetts General Hospital, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA

Administrative Appointments:

• Director, Philadelphia Center for Minimally Invasive Knee Surgery
• Director, Knee Replacement Surgery, Booth Bartolozzi Balderston Orthopaedics, Pennsylvania Hospital
• Director of Orthopaedic Research, 3B Orthopaedics, Pennsylvania Hospital
• Director, Total Joint Arthroplasty Fellowship, Pennsylvania Hospital (2002-2008)
• Committee member, Pennsylvania Hospital Committee for New Technology Evaluation

Professional Memberships:

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• The Knee Society
• Philadelphia Orthopaedic Society, Board of Governors since 2004
• Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society

Editorial Boards:

• Seminars in Arthroplasty
• Journal of Arthroplasty
• Co-editor-in-Chief, Techniques in Knee Surgery
• Associate Editor for Adult Reconstruction, American Journal of Orthopedics
• University of Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Journal
• Formerly, Section Editor for Review Articles, American Journal of Orthopedics
  

MEDIA CITATIONS

• Philadelphia Magazine, "Centers of Excellence: Orthopedics"
• Pain Medicine News. "For Parkinson’s Patients Undergoing Knee Arthroplasty... Visiting a Neurologist After Surgery Cuts Pain, Improves Function", Radha McLean, May/June 2004.
• The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Spreading Good News for Bad Knees", Art Carey, July 19, 2004.
• The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Painkillers’ Ill Health", Fawn Vrazo, Susan FitzGerald, Thomas Ginsberg, February 15, 2005.
• Outpatient Surgery Magazine. "What’s New in Total Knee Replacement", July 2005.
• Military Officer Magazine. "The Kindest Cut: Knee replacement", June 2006
• Philly Inquirer article, "A Joint Worth Saving", May 2002 by Art Carey
• ABC News Now Network, "Thank you very much, Dr. Roboto." April 25, 2008
• Philadelphia Metro, "Forget that notion of 'No pain, No gain'", Oct. 2005

REPRESENTATIVE PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

• Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, "What’s New in Adult Reconstructive Knee Surgery," 2007; 89:2828-2837
• Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, "Revision of a Failed Patellofemoral Arthroplasty to a Total Knee Arthroplasty", 2006; 88:2337-2342
• American Journal of Orthopedics, "Minimally Invasive Approaches to Total Knee Arthroplasty: Results", 2006
• Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: "A Comprehensive Review: Aseptic Complications After Total Knee Arthroplasty", 1999 Vol. 7, No. 5
• The University of Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Journal, "Review Article: Minimally Invasive Total Knee Arthroplasty", 2004
• Seminars in Arthroplasty, "Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty", 1999
• Seminars in Arthroplasty, "Patellofemoral Arthoplasty", 2000
• The American Journal of Knee Surgery, "Results of Two-Stage Revision of the Infected Total Knee Arthoplasty", 2001
• Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, "Patellofemoral Arthroplasty", 2007
• Orthopaedic Clinics of North America, "Patellofemoral Arthroplasty: The Impact of Design on Outcomes", 2008
• Physician's Weekly, Surgery Edition, "Analyzing Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement", 2007
• The American Journal Of Orthopedics, "I'll Take the Puron", 2007

BOOKS

	Editor, Treatment Alternatives for Focal Osteochondral Defects of the Knee. Seminars in Arthroplasty, WB Saunders Co. 1999
	Co-editor (Paul A. Lotke, MD), Alternatives to Total Knee Arthroplasty. Seminars in Arthroplasty, WB Saunders Co. 2000
	Co-editor (Paul A. Lotke, MD), Update on Infections in Total Knee Replacement. The American Journal of Knee Surgery. 2001
	Co-editor (Paul A. Lotke, MD), Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Knee Arthroplasty. Second Edition. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. 2003
	Co-editor (Robert Barrack, MD, Robert Booth, MD, Steven McCarthy, MD, Michael Mont, MD, Harry Rubash, MD) Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Hip and Knee Reconstruction 3. AAOS. 2006.
	Editor, Minimally Invasive Approaches to Total Knee Arthroplasty. American Journal of Orthopaedics (Supplement). 2006
	Co-editor (Neil Sheth, MD), Gowned and Gloved: Introduction to Common Procedures -- Orthopaedics. Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA 2008
	Co-editor (Paul Lotke, MD), Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Knee Arthroplasty. Third Edition. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. Philadelphia, PA 2009.
	Editor, Robotic Arm-Assisted Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty. The American Journal of Orthopedics (supplement), 2009.