Spine Surgery
Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon
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Dr. Gladnick is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of Delaware, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He went on to earn his medical degree from Cornell University in New York, where he received the T. Campbell Thompson Prize for excellence in Orthopedic Surgery. He completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical Center in New York, followed by a fellowship in Adult Total Joint Reconstruction at the OrthoCarolina Hip and Knee Center in Charlotte. He chose a career in hip and knee replacement because of its enormous potential to relieve pain, restore function, and improve the lives of his patients.
Dr. Gladnick's clinical interests include the direct anterior (DA) approach total hip replacement, in which he has received extensive training at the Schulthess Klinik in Zürich, Switzerland, and during his fellowship experience at the OrthoCarolina Hip and Knee Center in Charlotte. He is also interested in unicompartmental (partial) knee replacement, treatment of periprosthetic fractures, and complex revision hip and knee replacement.
Dr. Gladnick is a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). He has lectured internationally and presented original research on various topics, including primary and revision hip and knee replacement. Dr. Gladnick has authored over thirty publications, including scientific and review articles, textbook chapters, and meeting abstracts. His research interests include determining clinical outcomes after primary total hip and total knee replacement, and functional performance after complex revision surgery. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Lisa, and their son, Grayson.
