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Sherif Sherif, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

4.9 with 252 ratings

Sees patients age 14 and up

Sherif Sherif, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

4.9 with 252 ratings

Sees patients age 14 and up

Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Sherif is a Penn Medicine physician.

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Meet Dr. Sherif

Treat everyone you meet like you would like to be treated. This is my guiding principle. I consider every patient who walks through my door as a member of my family. I will offer the exact same medical advice to them as I would to my Mom, my Dad, my Sister, my Wife or my Daughter.

Anterior Neck Surgery
Anterior Spine Surgery
Anterior Spine Surgery Lumbar
Arthrodesis (Ankle Fusion)
Back Microsurgery (Lumbar Spine Microsurgery)
Back Spinal Fusion Surgery
Back Spine Fracture Surgery
Back Surgery
Bulging Disc
Burst Fracture
Cervical Decompression
Cervical Deformity
Cervical Disc Degeneration
Cervical Disc Disease
Cervical Disc Displacement
Cervical Herniated Disc Surgery
Cervical Spinal Stenosis
Complex Spinal Deformities
Complex Spinal Surgery
Decompression Laminectomy
Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Spine
Disc Arthroplasty
Disc Replacement
Disc Surgery
Herniated Disc
Herniated Disc Surgery
Instrumented Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Fusion (ACDF)
Laminectomy
Lateral Access Spine Surgery
Low Back Surgery
Lumbar Disc Disease
Lumbar Disc Herniation
Lumbar Herniated Disc Surgery
Lumbar Instability
Lumbar Scoliosis
Lumbar Spinal Fracture
Lumbar Spinal Fusion
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar Spine Surgery
Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
Lumbar Spondylosis (Lower Back Spondylosis)
Microdiscectomy
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion
Minimally Invasive Partial Lumbar Discectomy
Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion Surgery
Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Navigation Spine Surgery
Neck Fracture Surgery (Cervical Fracture Surgery)
Neck Fusion Surgery (Cervical Fusion Surgery)
Neck Injury
Neck Microsurgery (Cervical Spine Microsurgery)
Neck Spinal Fusion Surgery
Neck Surgery
Neurogenic Claudication
Posterior Back Spine Fusion Surgery
Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery (Neck Surgery Posterior)
Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy
Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy With Fusion, Without Instrumentation
Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy With Instrumentation and Fusion
Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgery
Posterior Neck Spine Fusion Surgery
Posterior Spine Fusion Surgery
Posterior Spine Surgery
Radiculopathy
Ruptured Intervertebral Disc
Scoliosis Surgery
Spinal Fusion
Spinal Fusion Surgery
Spinal Stenosis
Spinal Stenosis Surgery (Spinal Narrowing Surgery)
Spine Arthritis
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylosis
Spondylosis Surgery
Spondylosis With Myelopathy
Sports Related Lumbar Spine Injury

Abnormal Vertebrae
Absent Vertebrae
Adolescent Spine Deformity
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Anterior Neck Surgery
Anterior Spine Surgery
Anterior Spine Surgery Lumbar
Arthrodesis (Ankle Fusion)
Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery in the Cervical Spine
Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery in the Lumbar Spine
Back Injury
Back Microsurgery (Lumbar Spine Microsurgery)
Back Muscle Injury
Back Spinal Fusion Surgery
Back Spinal Tumor
Back Spine Fracture Surgery
Back Spine Injection (Lumbar Spine Injection)
Back Spine Injury (Lumbar Spine Injury)
Back Surgery
Biological Enhancement of Spinal Fusion
Bone Fracture
Bone Growth Stimulator
Bulging Disc
Burst Fracture
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Cervical Arthritis
Cervical Bone Spur
Cervical Compression Fracture
Cervical Decompression
Cervical Deformity
Cervical Disc Degeneration
Cervical Disc Disease
Cervical Disc Displacement
Cervical Disc Herniation
Cervical Herniated Disc Surgery
Cervical Laminoplasty
Cervical Laminotomy
Cervical Myelopathy
Cervical Radiculopathy
Cervical Revision Surgery
Cervical Spinal Stenosis
Cervical Spondylolisthesis
Cervical Spondylosis (Cervical Spine Degeneration)
Cervical Steroid Injection
Complex Spinal Deformities
Complex Spinal Surgery
Congenital Malformation of the Spine
Cordotomy
Decompression Laminectomy
Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Spine
Degenerative Joint Disease of the Lumbar Spine
Degenerative Joint Disease of the Thoracic Spine
Degenerative Spine Conditions
Diplomyelia
Direct Lateral Approach
Disc Arthroplasty
Disc Replacement
Disc Surgery
Diskectomy
Dorsal Column Stimulator
Endoscopic Fusion
Enuresis
EOS Xray Machine
Epidural Steroid Injection
Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
Facet Surgery
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS)
Flatback Syndrome
Flatback Syndrome Post Harrington Rods
Foraminotomy
Herniated Disc
Herniated Disc Surgery
Hydrorhachis
Instrumented Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Fusion (ACDF)
Intraspinal Abscess
Junctional Kyphosis
Juvenile Scoliosis
Klippel-Feil Syndrome (KFS)
Kyphoplasty
Kyphosis
Laminectomy
Laminoplasty
Lateral Access Spine Surgery
Lordosis
Low Back Surgery
Lower Back Injuries
Lower Back Pain
Lumbar Disc Disease
Lumbar Disc Herniation
Lumbar Herniated Disc Surgery
Lumbar Instability
Lumbar Nerve Compression
Lumbar Scoliosis
Lumbar Spinal Fracture
Lumbar Spinal Fusion
Lumbar Spinal Mass
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar Spine Surgery
Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
Lumbar Spondylosis (Lower Back Spondylosis)
Lumbar Stress Fracture
Lumbosacral Plexus Lesion
Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
Magnetic Expansion Control
Malunion Fracture of the Spine
Mehta Casting
Microdiscectomy
Microsurgery of the Thoracic Spine
Microsurgical Laminoplasty
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion
Minimally Invasive Partial Lumbar Discectomy
Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion Surgery
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Motion-Sparing Spinal Surgery
Multilevel Cervical Arthroplasty
Muscle Spasticity
Myelopathy
Myelopathy Surgery
Navigation Spine Surgery
Neck Collar (Cervical Collar)
Neck Fracture (Cervical Spine Fracture)
Neck Fracture Surgery (Cervical Fracture Surgery)
Neck Fusion Surgery (Cervical Fusion Surgery)
Neck Injury
Neck Masses and Lumps
Neck Microsurgery (Cervical Spine Microsurgery)
Neck Pain
Neck Spinal Fusion Surgery
Neck Spine Injection
Neck Spine Stress Fracture
Neck Surgery
Neck Tumor
Nerve Compression of the Cervical Spine
Nerve Compression of Thoracic Spine
Neural Foraminal Stenosis
Neurogenic Claudication
Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Non-Invasive Scoliosis Treatment
Nonunion Spine Fracture
Occipito-Cervical Fusion
Odontoid Fractures
Posterior Back Spine Fusion Surgery
Posterior Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion
Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery (Neck Surgery Posterior)
Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy
Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy With Fusion, Without Instrumentation
Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy With Instrumentation and Fusion
Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgery
Posterior Neck Spine Fusion Surgery
Posterior Spine Fusion Surgery
Posterior Spine Surgery
Posterior Thoracic Spine Fusion Surgery
Posterior Thoracic Spine Surgery
Posterior Vertebral Column Resection
Post-Laminectomy Kyphosis
Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
Radiculopathy
Revision of Spinal Surgery
Rhizotomy
Rigo Cheneau Bracing
Ruptured Intervertebral Disc
Sacroiliac Joint Block
Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
Sacroiliac Joint Surgery
Schroth Therapy
Sciatica
Scoliosis
Scoliosis Surgery
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
Severe Kyphotic Deformities
Severe Lordotic Deformities
Smith Petersen Osteotomy
Spinal Abscess
Spinal Abscess Surgery
Spinal Compression Fusion Surgery
Spinal Cord Anomaly
Spinal Cord Compression
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Surgery
Spinal Cyst
Spinal Cyst Removal
Spinal Deformity
Spinal Disorders
Spinal Fracture
Spinal Fusion
Spinal Fusion Surgery
Spinal Instrumentation
Spinal intervention
Spinal Mass
Spinal Meningioma
Spinal Reconstruction
Spinal Schwannoma
Spinal Schwannoma Surgery
Spinal Stenosis
Spinal Stenosis Surgery (Spinal Narrowing Surgery)
Spinal Tumor
Spinal Tumor Surgery
Spine Arthritis
Spine Deformity
Spine Deformity Correction Surgery
Spine Epidural Steroid Injection
Spine Hemangioma
Spine Injury
Spine Instability
Spine Osteotomy
Spine Stapling
Spine Stress Fracture
Spine Surgery
Spondyloarthropathy
Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylosis
Spondylosis Surgery
Spondylosis With Myelopathy
Spondylosyndesis
Sports Related Cervical Spine Injury
Sports Related Lumbar Spine Injury
Sports Related Spinal Cord Injury
Sports Related Spine Injury
Sports Related Thoracic Spine Injury
Surgery for Sciatica
Surgical Treatment of Myelopathy
Tethered Spinal Cord
Thoracic Disc Disease
Thoracic Disc Herniation
Thoracic Laminectomy
Thoracic Spinal Fracture
Thoracic Spinal Fusion
Thoracic Spinal Injury
Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
Thoracic Spine Fracture Surgery
Thoracic Spine Stress Fracture
Three Column Osteotomy
Upper Back Herniated Disc Surgery (Thoracic Herniated Disc Surgery)
Upper Back Spine Surgery (Thoracic Spine Surgery)
Vascular Malformations of the Spine
Vertebrae Surgery
Vertebral Column Resection
Vertebral Epiphysitis
Vertebral Shift
Vertebral Stapling
Vertebroplasty
Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib

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Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Sherif is part of these programs:

Education and Training

Medical School: Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University
Residency: Kasr Al Ainy, Cairo University Hospitals; Hospital of Ain Shams University; Kasr Al Ainy, Cairo University Hospitals
Fellowship: Nasser Institute for Research and Treatment; Newton-Wellesley Hospital; Union Memorial Hospital; Strong Memorial Hospital - University of Rochester; Pennsylvania Hospital

Primary Location

Penn Spine Center Pennsylvania Hospital

Pennsylvania Hospital
Spruce Building, 3rd Floor
801 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

A facility of Pennsylvania Hospital

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Overall Ratings

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Aetna US Healthcare
Amerihealth Caritas
Amerihealth Caritas Medicare
Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Choicecare

Humana / Medicare
Imagine Health 360
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Selected Publications

McPherson E, Sherif S, Dipane M.: Patellar Rebar Augmentation in Revision total knee arthroplasty Journal of Arthroplastic Surgery 1 (20): 30966-30669,2020.

Sherif Sherif, Vincent Arlet: Revision surgery for non-union in adult spinal deformity European Spine Journal 29 (Suppl 1): 103-115,2020.

Sherif Sherif, Jubril Ayodeji, Mesfin Addisu: Clinical Outcomes of Percutaneous Pedicle screws and open decompression in the management of Thoracolumbar and Lumbar spine metastases. Lumbar Spine Research Society Meeting, Chicago, IL : 2019.

Sherif SM, Jubril A, Mesfin A: Lumbopelvic Fixation of U-Shaped Sacral fractures and vertical sacral fractures: Is Concurrent fusion necessary? AO Spine Fellow Forum, Canada : 2019.

McPherson EJ, Czarkowski B, Dipane MV, Sherif SM: Incision length in small incision total knee Arthroplasty: how long of an incision is needed? Journal of Reconstructive Review 5 (1): 27-33,2015.

Matta JM, Ziran NM, Sherif SM: Iliac osteotomy via the anterior approach for revision hip arthroplasty Patient Safety in Surgery 8 : 8-32,2014.

McPherson EJ, Dipane BA, Portugal MD, Sherif SM: Improving pre-operative flexion with primary TKA: A Surgical technique emphasizing knee flexion with 5-years follow-up Journal of Reconstructive Review 4 (2): 29-36,2014.

McPherson EJ, Dipane MV, Sherif SM: Massive Pseudotumor in a 28mm Ceramic-Polyethylene Revision THA: A Case Report Journal of Reconstructive Review 4 (1): 11-16,2014.

Sherif SM, McPherson EJ: The Fate of the PCL in Cruciate retaining TKA, a Critical review of Surgical Technique Journal of Reconstructive Review 3 (4): 11-17,2013.

McPherson EJ, Sherif SM: Dissolvable antibiotic beads in treatment of Periprosthetic Joint Infection and Revision Arthroplasty: The Use of Synthetic pure calcium sulfate (Stimulan) Impregnated with Vancomycin & Tobramycin Journal of Reconstructive Review 3 (1): 30-43,2013.

Academic Contact Information

800 Spruce Street, 1 Cathcart
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366