John P. Salvo, Jr., MD

Dr. Salvo is double board certified in orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons.  He specializes in sports injuries, knee ligament (ACL & PCL) reconstructions, meniscus tears, shoulder instability, rotator cuff repairs, and hip arthroscopy.  As Director of the Hip Arthroscopy program at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Dr. Salvo is one of the region’s leaders in hip arthroscopy & hip preservation, particularly in athletes.  He is a team physician for the Philadelphia Eagles as well as the Philadelphia Flyers, and a consultant for the Philadelphia Phillies.  He is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at The Sydney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.  He is an active member of several subspecialty societies, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and the International Society for Hip Arthroscopy.

Professional Profile

Education
Titles & Certifications
Professional Associations

Education

  • B.S., M.S., Villanova University
  • M.D., Sidney Kimmel Medical College
  • Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, Albert Einstein Medical Center
  • Fellowship, Sports Medicine, UHZ Sports Medicine Institute at the University of Miami

Titles & Certifications

  • Board Certified, Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Director, Medical Advisory Board for the Adam Taliaferro Foundation
  • Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Professional Associations

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
  • Arthroscopy Association of North America
  • New Jersey Orthopaedics Society/OSNJ
  • Athletic Trainers Society of New Jersey
  • Philadelphia Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
  • Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society

Education

  • B.S., M.S., Villanova University
  • M.D., Sidney Kimmel Medical College
  • Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, Albert Einstein Medical Center
  • Fellowship, Sports Medicine, UHZ Sports Medicine Institute at the University of Miami

Titles & Certifications

  • Board Certified, Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Director, Medical Advisory Board for the Adam Taliaferro Foundation
  • Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Professional Associations

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
  • Arthroscopy Association of North America
  • New Jersey Orthopaedics Society/OSNJ
  • Athletic Trainers Society of New Jersey
  • Philadelphia Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
  • Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society
 
Publications

Publications, Peer reviewed:

 

Arthroscopic Outcomes as a Function of Acetabular Coverage From a Large Hip Arthroscopy Study Group Dean K.MatsudaM.D.aBenjamin R.KivlanPh.D., P.T., S.C.S., O.C.S.bShane J.NhoM.D., M.S.cAndrew B.WolffM.D.dJohn P.SalvoJr.M.D.eJohn J.ChristoforettiM.D.fThomas J.EllisM.D.gDominic S.CarreiraM.D.hfor theMulticenter Arthroscopic Study of the Hip (MASH) Study. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery Volume 35, Issue 8, August 2019, Pages 2338-2345

 

The Patient Acceptable Symptomatic State of the 12-Item International Hip Outcome Tool at 1-Year Follow-Up of Hip-Preservation Surgery. Kivlan BR, Martin RL, Christoforetti JJ, Wolff AB, Nho SJ, Salvo JP Jr, Ellis TJ, Van Thiel G, Matsuda D, Carreira DS. Arthroscopy. 2019 May;35(5):1457-1462. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2018.11.072. Epub 2019 Apr 15.

Christopher J.HadleyB.S.Weilong J.ShiM.D.HamadiMurphyM.D.Fotios P.TjoumakarisM.D.John P.SalvoM.D.Kevin B.FreedmanM.D. The Clinical Evidence Behind Biologic Therapies Promoted at Annual Orthopaedic Meetings: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 1, January 2019, Pages 251-259

Higher Prevalence of Concomitant Shoulder Labral Tears in Patients with Femoroacetabular Impingement. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. Ref.:  Mss. No. ARTH-17-1394R2

Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Substantial Clinical Benefit Values for the 12-Item International Hip Outcome Tool (iHOT-12). Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. Mss. No. ARTH-18-666R2

 

Does Prior Hip Arthroscopy Affect Outcomes of Subsequent Hip Arthroplasty?: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, ARTH-18-159R2

RobRoy L Martin, John J Christoforetti, Ryan McGovern, Benjamin R Kivlan, Andrew B Wolff, Shane J Nho, John P Salvo, Thomas J Ellis, Geoff Van Thiel, Dean Matsuda, and Dominic S Carreira. The Impact of Depression on Patient Outcomes in Hip Arthroscopic Surgery. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, November 2018

 

Hadley CJ, Shi WJ, Murphy H, Tjoumakaris FP, Salvo JP, Freedman KB. The Clinical Evidence Behind Biologic Therapies Promoted at Annual Orthopaedic Meetings: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy. 2018 Nov 16. pii: S0749-8063(18)30474-2.

Dean K. Matsuda, M.D., Andrew B. Wolff, M.D., Shane J. Nho, M.D., M.S., John P. Salvo Jr., M.D., John J. Christoforetti, M.D., Benjamin R. Kivlan, Ph.D., P.T., S.C.S., O.C.S., Thomas J. Ellis, M.D., and Dominic S. Carreira, M.D., on behalf of the Multicenter Arthroscopic Study of the Hip (MASH) Study Group. Hip Dysplasia: Prevalence Associated Findings, and Procedures From Large Multicenter Arthroscopy Study Group. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, Vol 34, No 2 (February), 2018: pp 444-453

John P. Salvo, M.D., Shane J. Nho, M.D., Andrew B. Wolff, M.D., John J. Christoforetti, M.D., Geoffrey S. Van Thiel, M.D., M.B.A., Thomas J. Ellis, M.D., Dean K. Matsuda, M.D., Benjamin R. Kivlan, Ph.D., P.T., Zaira S. Chaudhry, M.P.H., and Dominic S. Carreira, M.D. Sex-Dependent Differences in Preoperative, Radiographic, and Intraoperative Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Hip Arthroscopy: Results From the Multicenter Arthroscopic Study of the Hip Group. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, Vol 34, No 3 (March), 2018: pp 844-852

 

Salvo JP, Zarah J, Chaudhry ZS, Poehling-Monaghan KL. Intraoperative Radiation Exposure During Hip Arthroscopy. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol 5, Issue 7. 2017 July

Kivlan BR, Nho SJ, Christoforetti JJ, Ellis TJ, Matsuda DK, Salvo JP Jr, Wolff AB, Van Thiel GS, Stubbs AJ, Carreira DS. Multicenter Outcomes After Hip Arthroscopy: Epidemiology (MASH Study Group). What Are We Seeing in the Office, and Who Are We Choosing to Treat? American  Journal of  Orthopedics 2017 Jan/Feb;46(1):35-41

Salminen M, Kraeutler MJ, Freedman KB, Tucker BS, Salvo JP, Ciccotti MG, Cohen SB. Choosing a Graft for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Surgeon Influence Reigns Supreme, American Journal of Orthopedics, 45(4): E192-7. May/June, 2016

 

Salvo, J P., MD, Hammoud S, MD, Flato R, BA, Sgromolo N, BA, and Mendelsohn E, MD. Outcomes After Hip Arthroscopy in Patients With Workers’ Compensation Claims. Orthopedics 38.2 (2015): 94-98. February 2015.

 

Matsuda, DK, Salvo, JP, Orthopaedics: Groin Pain in a Young Man, September 2012 – Vol 35, Issue 9: 796-797

 

Salvo, JP,  Troxell, CR, Duggan, DP  Incidence of Venous Thromboembolic Disease Following

Hip Arthroscopy  Orthopedics 2010, Sept 7; 33(9): 664

 

Salvo, JP    Bicipital Tendon Injuries.  In:Orthopedic Surgery  2004 Publishers: Emedicine.com

Editor: Harris Gellman, MD,

 

Rizio, L III, MD, Salvo JP, MD, SchĂĽrhoff MR, MD, and John W. Uribe, MD         

Adductor Longus Rupture in Professional Football

Players: Acute Repair with Suture Anchors. A Report of Two Cases Am J.SportsMed, 2004

 

Salvo, J.P., Rizio, L., Zvijac, J.E., Uribe, J.W., and Hechtman, K.S. Treatment of Sublime Tubercle Avulsion Fractures in Baseball Players Am J.SportsMed May/June, 2002

 

Placement of pedicle screws in the thoracic spine. Part I: Morphometric analysis of the thoracic vertebrae.

Vaccaro AR, Rizzolo SJ, Allardyce TJ, Ramsey M, Salvo J, Balderston RA, Cotler JM.

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1995 Aug;77(8):1193-9.

 

Treatment of pathologic fractures of the humeral shaft with the Huckstep nail: a preliminary report.

Vaccaro AR, Salvo JP, Andreychik D, Piccone B, Salvo JP Jr.

Orthopedics. 1995 Jan;18(1):60-3. No abstract available.

 

 

Accurate reduction and splinting of the common boxer's fracture.

Vaccaro AR, Kupcha PC, Salvo JP.

Orthop Rev. 1990 Nov;19(11):994-6.

 

 

Publications, Peer Reviewed Accepted:

 

Ref.:  Mss. No. ARTH-18-1132R2
Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Substantial Clinical Benefit Values for a Pain Visual Analog Scale after Hip Arthroscopy
Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
 

 

Ref.:  Mss. No. ARTH-18-782R2
Arthroscopic Outcomes as a Function of Acetabular Coverage from a Large Hip Arthroscopy Study Group
Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

 

 

Publications, Peer Reviewed Accepted with Revisions;

Sex-Dependent Differences in Preoperative, Radiographic, and Intraoperative Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Hip Arthroscopy: Results from a Large Multicenter Cohort  Salvo JP,  Nho SJ, Wolff AB, Christoforetti JJ, Van Thiel GS, Ellis TJ, Matsuda DK Kivlan BR, Chaudhry ZS, Carreira DS.  Arthroscopy

 

Arthroscopic Treatment of a Ganglion Cyst arising from the Ligamentum Teres of the Hip: A Case Report. Salvo JP, Kreines A, Crum K
Arthroscopy Techniques

 

 

Publications, Peer Reviewed Under Review:

Higher Prevalence of Concomitant Shoulder Labral Tears in Patients with Femoroacetabular Impingement
Vahedi H, Fleischman A, Salvo JP, and Parvizi J  Submitted AJSM July, 2017

 

 

Book Chapters

Tjoumakaris F, Salvo JP  Common Complications of Hip Arthroscopy and Their Management:Controversies and Future Considerations  in The Hip: AANA Advanced Arthroscopic Surgical Techniques  2015

 

Salvo, JP,  Woods, D  Hip Arthroscopy in Operative Techniques in Orthopedic Surgery Volume 1 2nd edition  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA  2015

 

Mcmillan, S, Salvo, JP  The Hip: Preservation, Replacement, and Revision: Hip Arthroscopy in the Lateral Position 2014

 

Salvo, JP  Hip Arthroscopy Anatomy and Access Peripheral Compartment The Adult Hip; Volume 3: Hip Preservation Lippincott Williams Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 2014

 

Salvo, JP, Morrison, W, Miller, (ed), Presentation, Imaging, and Treatment of Common Musculoskeletal Conditions:  Labral Tears, Ligamentum Teres Tears,  Chondral Injuries, Femoroacetabular Impingement, Synovial Disorders, Bursitis, Arthritis,  Elselvier/ Saunders 2011

 

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Publications

Publications, Peer reviewed:

 

Arthroscopic Outcomes as a Function of Acetabular Coverage From a Large Hip Arthroscopy Study Group Dean K.MatsudaM.D.aBenjamin R.KivlanPh.D., P.T., S.C.S., O.C.S.bShane J.NhoM.D., M.S.cAndrew B.WolffM.D.dJohn P.SalvoJr.M.D.eJohn J.ChristoforettiM.D.fThomas J.EllisM.D.gDominic S.CarreiraM.D.hfor theMulticenter Arthroscopic Study of the Hip (MASH) Study. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery Volume 35, Issue 8, August 2019, Pages 2338-2345

 

The Patient Acceptable Symptomatic State of the 12-Item International Hip Outcome Tool at 1-Year Follow-Up of Hip-Preservation Surgery. Kivlan BR, Martin RL, Christoforetti JJ, Wolff AB, Nho SJ, Salvo JP Jr, Ellis TJ, Van Thiel G, Matsuda D, Carreira DS. Arthroscopy. 2019 May;35(5):1457-1462. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2018.11.072. Epub 2019 Apr 15.

Christopher J.HadleyB.S.Weilong J.ShiM.D.HamadiMurphyM.D.Fotios P.TjoumakarisM.D.John P.SalvoM.D.Kevin B.FreedmanM.D. The Clinical Evidence Behind Biologic Therapies Promoted at Annual Orthopaedic Meetings: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery, Volume 35, Issue 1, January 2019, Pages 251-259

Higher Prevalence of Concomitant Shoulder Labral Tears in Patients with Femoroacetabular Impingement. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. Ref.:  Mss. No. ARTH-17-1394R2

Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Substantial Clinical Benefit Values for the 12-Item International Hip Outcome Tool (iHOT-12). Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. Mss. No. ARTH-18-666R2

 

Does Prior Hip Arthroscopy Affect Outcomes of Subsequent Hip Arthroplasty?: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, ARTH-18-159R2

RobRoy L Martin, John J Christoforetti, Ryan McGovern, Benjamin R Kivlan, Andrew B Wolff, Shane J Nho, John P Salvo, Thomas J Ellis, Geoff Van Thiel, Dean Matsuda, and Dominic S Carreira. The Impact of Depression on Patient Outcomes in Hip Arthroscopic Surgery. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, November 2018

 

Hadley CJ, Shi WJ, Murphy H, Tjoumakaris FP, Salvo JP, Freedman KB. The Clinical Evidence Behind Biologic Therapies Promoted at Annual Orthopaedic Meetings: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy. 2018 Nov 16. pii: S0749-8063(18)30474-2.

Dean K. Matsuda, M.D., Andrew B. Wolff, M.D., Shane J. Nho, M.D., M.S., John P. Salvo Jr., M.D., John J. Christoforetti, M.D., Benjamin R. Kivlan, Ph.D., P.T., S.C.S., O.C.S., Thomas J. Ellis, M.D., and Dominic S. Carreira, M.D., on behalf of the Multicenter Arthroscopic Study of the Hip (MASH) Study Group. Hip Dysplasia: Prevalence Associated Findings, and Procedures From Large Multicenter Arthroscopy Study Group. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, Vol 34, No 2 (February), 2018: pp 444-453

John P. Salvo, M.D., Shane J. Nho, M.D., Andrew B. Wolff, M.D., John J. Christoforetti, M.D., Geoffrey S. Van Thiel, M.D., M.B.A., Thomas J. Ellis, M.D., Dean K. Matsuda, M.D., Benjamin R. Kivlan, Ph.D., P.T., Zaira S. Chaudhry, M.P.H., and Dominic S. Carreira, M.D. Sex-Dependent Differences in Preoperative, Radiographic, and Intraoperative Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Hip Arthroscopy: Results From the Multicenter Arthroscopic Study of the Hip Group. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, Vol 34, No 3 (March), 2018: pp 844-852

 

Salvo JP, Zarah J, Chaudhry ZS, Poehling-Monaghan KL. Intraoperative Radiation Exposure During Hip Arthroscopy. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol 5, Issue 7. 2017 July

Kivlan BR, Nho SJ, Christoforetti JJ, Ellis TJ, Matsuda DK, Salvo JP Jr, Wolff AB, Van Thiel GS, Stubbs AJ, Carreira DS. Multicenter Outcomes After Hip Arthroscopy: Epidemiology (MASH Study Group). What Are We Seeing in the Office, and Who Are We Choosing to Treat? American  Journal of  Orthopedics 2017 Jan/Feb;46(1):35-41

Salminen M, Kraeutler MJ, Freedman KB, Tucker BS, Salvo JP, Ciccotti MG, Cohen SB. Choosing a Graft for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Surgeon Influence Reigns Supreme, American Journal of Orthopedics, 45(4): E192-7. May/June, 2016

 

Salvo, J P., MD, Hammoud S, MD, Flato R, BA, Sgromolo N, BA, and Mendelsohn E, MD. Outcomes After Hip Arthroscopy in Patients With Workers’ Compensation Claims. Orthopedics 38.2 (2015): 94-98. February 2015.

 

Matsuda, DK, Salvo, JP, Orthopaedics: Groin Pain in a Young Man, September 2012 – Vol 35, Issue 9: 796-797

 

Salvo, JP,  Troxell, CR, Duggan, DP  Incidence of Venous Thromboembolic Disease Following

Hip Arthroscopy  Orthopedics 2010, Sept 7; 33(9): 664

 

Salvo, JP    Bicipital Tendon Injuries.  In:Orthopedic Surgery  2004 Publishers: Emedicine.com

Editor: Harris Gellman, MD,

 

Rizio, L III, MD, Salvo JP, MD, SchĂĽrhoff MR, MD, and John W. Uribe, MD         

Adductor Longus Rupture in Professional Football

Players: Acute Repair with Suture Anchors. A Report of Two Cases Am J.SportsMed, 2004

 

Salvo, J.P., Rizio, L., Zvijac, J.E., Uribe, J.W., and Hechtman, K.S. Treatment of Sublime Tubercle Avulsion Fractures in Baseball Players Am J.SportsMed May/June, 2002

 

Placement of pedicle screws in the thoracic spine. Part I: Morphometric analysis of the thoracic vertebrae.

Vaccaro AR, Rizzolo SJ, Allardyce TJ, Ramsey M, Salvo J, Balderston RA, Cotler JM.

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1995 Aug;77(8):1193-9.

 

Treatment of pathologic fractures of the humeral shaft with the Huckstep nail: a preliminary report.

Vaccaro AR, Salvo JP, Andreychik D, Piccone B, Salvo JP Jr.

Orthopedics. 1995 Jan;18(1):60-3. No abstract available.

 

 

Accurate reduction and splinting of the common boxer's fracture.

Vaccaro AR, Kupcha PC, Salvo JP.

Orthop Rev. 1990 Nov;19(11):994-6.

 

 

Publications, Peer Reviewed Accepted:

 

Ref.:  Mss. No. ARTH-18-1132R2
Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Substantial Clinical Benefit Values for a Pain Visual Analog Scale after Hip Arthroscopy
Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
 

 

Ref.:  Mss. No. ARTH-18-782R2
Arthroscopic Outcomes as a Function of Acetabular Coverage from a Large Hip Arthroscopy Study Group
Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

 

 

Publications, Peer Reviewed Accepted with Revisions;

Sex-Dependent Differences in Preoperative, Radiographic, and Intraoperative Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Hip Arthroscopy: Results from a Large Multicenter Cohort  Salvo JP,  Nho SJ, Wolff AB, Christoforetti JJ, Van Thiel GS, Ellis TJ, Matsuda DK Kivlan BR, Chaudhry ZS, Carreira DS.  Arthroscopy

 

Arthroscopic Treatment of a Ganglion Cyst arising from the Ligamentum Teres of the Hip: A Case Report. Salvo JP, Kreines A, Crum K
Arthroscopy Techniques

 

 

Publications, Peer Reviewed Under Review:

Higher Prevalence of Concomitant Shoulder Labral Tears in Patients with Femoroacetabular Impingement
Vahedi H, Fleischman A, Salvo JP, and Parvizi J  Submitted AJSM July, 2017

 

 

Book Chapters

Tjoumakaris F, Salvo JP  Common Complications of Hip Arthroscopy and Their Management:Controversies and Future Considerations  in The Hip: AANA Advanced Arthroscopic Surgical Techniques  2015

 

Salvo, JP,  Woods, D  Hip Arthroscopy in Operative Techniques in Orthopedic Surgery Volume 1 2nd edition  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA  2015

 

Mcmillan, S, Salvo, JP  The Hip: Preservation, Replacement, and Revision: Hip Arthroscopy in the Lateral Position 2014

 

Salvo, JP  Hip Arthroscopy Anatomy and Access Peripheral Compartment The Adult Hip; Volume 3: Hip Preservation Lippincott Williams Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 2014

 

Salvo, JP, Morrison, W, Miller, (ed), Presentation, Imaging, and Treatment of Common Musculoskeletal Conditions:  Labral Tears, Ligamentum Teres Tears,  Chondral Injuries, Femoroacetabular Impingement, Synovial Disorders, Bursitis, Arthritis,  Elselvier/ Saunders 2011

 

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