Danielle Y. Ponzio, MD

Dr. Danielle Ponzio is a board certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with specialized training in hip and knee joint replacement and complex revision joint replacement.

Dr. Ponzio was born and raised in New Jersey.She completed her undergraduate education at Princeton University, where she was a molecular biology major and varsity lightweight women's rower.She received her medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College and went on to complete residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.She completed a fellowship in Adult Reconstruction at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City.Dr. Ponzio has authored numerous journal publications and textbook chapters and actively conducts research in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery.As an avid athlete, enjoying cycling, running, skiing, and yoga, Dr. Ponzio is committed to getting her patients back to active lifestyles.

Dr. Ponzio provides guidance through options of non-surgical and surgical care for musculoskeletal conditions affecting the hip or knee.These include degenerative arthritis, inflammatory arthritis, post-traumatic arthritis, avascular necrosis, hip dysplasia, infection, and fracture.Dr. Ponzio also evaluates patients who are having difficulty after a prior hip or knee replacement.She strives to provide each individual patient with highly personalized care.

The joint replacement surgeons at Rothman Orthopaedics collectively perform over 17,000 hip and knee procedures each year in both an inpatient and outpatient capacity. They continue to lead the way in advanced technologies and procedures, providing our patients with the safest, most effective methods to get you back to what you were.Services offered include:

Hip:

• Total Hip Replacement
• Anterior Hip Replacement
• Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
• Rapid Recovery Hip Replacement
• Revision Hip Replacement
• Posterior Hip Replacement
• Computer Assisted Hip Replacement
• Robotic Hip Replacement
• Outpatient Total Hip Replacement
• Anterolateral Approach
• Direct Lateral Approach

Knee:

• Total Knee Replacement
• Partial Knee Replacement
• Revision Knee Replacement
• Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement
• Rapid Recovery Knee Replacement
• Computer Assisted Knee Replacement
• Robotic Knee Replacement
• Quad Sparing Knee Replacement
• Outpatient Total Knee Replacement