Alvin W. Su MD PhD

Orthopaedic Surgery•Deptford, NJ

Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Pediatric Orthopedics

Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University; Attending Surgeon, Nemours AI duPont Hospital for Children

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Overview of Dr. Su

Dr. Alvin Su is a fellowship trained sports medicine surgeon and pediatric orthopedic surgeon; a scientist passionate about translational orthopedic research. His clinical & surgical expertise includes arthroscopy of the hip, knee, shoulder, ankle and elbow; ACL/other ligamentous reconstructions, cartilage repair; surgical management of OCD (OsteoChondritis Dissecans), hip impingement syndrome including labral repair, shoulder, elbow, patella and ankle instability, and pediatric fractures. He also has particular interests in martial arts motion analysis and injury prevention & treatment. His ultimate career goal is to promote the physical and mental health of the youth, by synergizing the merits that he learned from the East and the West -- as an academic orthopedic surgeon, a father of two young children, a Taiwanese native and an amateur martial artist.

Clinical Expertise

Anterior cruciate ligament injury, Shoulder arthoscopy, Cartilage restoration, Knee instability, Ankle arthroscopy, Osteochondral fractures, Elbow arthroscopy, Osteochondral autograft transport system, Shoulder stabilization, Osteochondritis dissecans, Arthroscopy, Ankle instability, Lateral ankle ligament reconstruction, Knee arthroscopy, Hip arhtroscopy, Pediatric fracture management, Patellar instability, Posterior cruciate ligament injury, Pediatric orthopaedics, Sports medicine, Pediatric sports medicine

Education & Training

University of ConnecticutFellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2017 - 2018
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2016 - 2017
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2015 - 2016
Mayo Clinic College of MedicineFellowship, Clinical Research in Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2014 - 2015
University of California, San DiegoPhD, Materials Science & Engineering, 2011 - 2014

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License Active through 2027
DE State Medical License Active through 2027
NJ State Medical License Active through 2027
PA State Medical License Active through 2026
CT State Medical License 2017 - 2018
MO State Medical License 2016 - 2018

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

ON (Orthoregeneration Network) / AOSSM Education Grant AOSSM (American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine), 2019
Nemours Press Graney Award (99% patient satisfaction) Nemours duPont Hospital for Children, 2019
POSNA & AAOS Scholarship for the 14th Annual International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium (IPOS) POSNA (Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America), 2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

One-stage Combined Hip Arthroscopy and Periacetabular Osteotomy.
Morgan Hadley, Mihir M Thacker, Alvin W Su
Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. 2025-05-01
3 citations
Targeting the reorganization of F-actin for cell-based implantation cartilage repair therapies.
Alissa T Rzepski, Mandy M Schofield, Stephanie Richardson-Solorzano, Mark L Arranguez, Alvin W Su
Differentiation; Research in Biological Diversity. 2025-03-01
Scaffold-free generation of non-contractile bioengineered cartilage to investigate the effects of inflammatory mediators on human chondrocytes.
Stephanie Richardson-Solorzano, Dilpreet Rayat, Alvin W Su, Justin Parreno
Science and Engineering Journal. 2025-01-01

Journal Articles

Operative versus non-operative treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures: a pilot economic decision analysis
1. Su AW, Bogunovic L, Johnson J, Klein S, Matava MJ, McCormick J, Smith MV, Wright RW, Brophy RH, Orthop J Sports Med, 2020

Grant Support

Provost’s Research GrantWest Chester UniversityPresent

Committees

Committee Member, POSNA Research Committee 2019 - Present
Principle Reviewer, American Journal of Sports Medicine
Reviewer, Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Reviewer, International Orthopaedics

Research History

Clinical Researcharticular cartilage repair, clinical/surgical outcome investigation, medical economics modeling, radiation safety in orthopedic surgery, martial arts
Translational ResearchBiomechanics of Osteochondral Graft Insertion: Cartilage Damage and Protection Strategies (Translational research model on bone & cartilage defect repair/restoration in orthopaedic surgery)