
Christopher John DeFrancesco MD
Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Pediatric Orthopedics
Clinical Fellow in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at CHOP
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300 Longwood AveBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-355-6000
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Education & Training
- Boston Children’s HospitalFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2024 - 2025
- Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2023 - 2024
- Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2018 - 2023
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2018, MD
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityBS, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, 2007 - 2011
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2024 - 2027
- NY State Medical License 2019 - 2027
- PA State Medical License 2025 - 2026
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis in a 26-Month-Old Boy with Cerebral Palsy: A Case Report.Michael J DeRogatis, Patrick J McGlone, Christopher DeFrancesco, Jason B Anari
JBJS Case Connector. 2025-01-01 - Epidemiology of Brachial Plexus Birth Injury and the Impact of Cesarean Section on Its Incidence.Christopher J DeFrancesco, Scott J Mahon, Vineet M Desai, Meagan Pehnke, M Claire Manske
Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2025-01-01 - Outcomes of open reduction for hip dislocations in children with connective tissue disorders.Vineet M Desai, Christopher J DeFrancesco, Stefano Cardin, Carter E Hall, Wudbhav N Sankar
Journal of Children's Orthopaedics. 2024-12-01
Press Mentions
- Virtual Reality Is Making Surgeon Training SaferApril 11th, 2019
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