Richard O'Donnell, MD

Richard O'Donnell, MD

Richard O'Donnell, MD

Professor

Orthopaedic Oncology

Mission Bay - Orthopaedic Oncology

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Publications

Chen WS, Lometti M, Wustrack RL, Zimel MN, O'Donnell RJ, Horvai AE, Cho SJ, Okimoto RA, Jahan TM, Gottschalk AR, Braunstein SE. Intraoperative radiotherapy without external beam radiotherapy in the management of primary soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities. Intl J Rad Biol Physics. 2020; 108(3):e5. PMID:

Chew J, Lloyd SA, Okimoto RA, Sabnis A, Nakakura E, Corvera C, Zimel MN, Horvai AE, Cho SJ, Wustrack RL, Gottschalk AR, O'Donnell RJ, Jahan TM, Braunstein SE. Outcomes of elderly patients with soft tissue sarcoma of the extremities. Intl J Rad Onc Biol Physics. 2020; 108(3):e6. PMID:

McGill K, Motamedi D, Azimi N, Horvai A, O'Donnell R. Pleomorphic Sarcoma in a Patient with Osteopetrosis. J Radiol Case Rep. 2020 Jul; 14(7):1-9. PMID: 33088414

Butte Z, Tanaka K, Andaya V, Zimel M, O'Donnell RJ, Wustrack R. Risk of endoprosthetic infection and impact of health-related quality of life in patients with osteosarcoma and giant cell tumor of bone; a retrospective case-control study. Annals of Joint. 2020; 5(27):1-10. PMID:

Gutierrez LB, Link TM, Horvai AE, Joseph GB, O'Donnell RJ, Motamedi D. Secondary aneurysmal bone cysts and associated primary lesions: imaging features of 49 cases. Clin Imaging. 2020 Jun; 62:23-32. PMID: 32036238

Strony J, Brown S, Choong P, Ghert M, Jeys L, O'Donnell RJ. Musculoskeletal Infection in Orthopaedic Oncology: Assessment of the 2018 International Consensus Meeting on Musculoskeletal Infection. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2019 Oct 16; 101(20):e107. PMID: 31626015

Zaid MB, Wustrack RL, Garibaldi M, Geiger E, Andaya V, O'Donnell RJ. Prospective study of percutaneous bone-anchored implants in transfemoral amputees: Brain-machine platform technology for external prosthetic control and feedback. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2019; 13-16. PMID:

Baal JD, Pai JS, Chen WC, Joseph GB, O'Donnell RJ, Link TM. Factors Associated with Osteoid Osteoma Recurrence after CT-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2019 May; 30(5):744-751. PMID: 30879870

Zaid M, Chavez MR, Carrasco AE, Zimel MN, Zhang AL, Horvai AE, Link TM, O'Donnell RJ. Cutibacterium (formerly Propionibacterium) acnes clavicular infection. J Bone Jt Infect. 2019; 4(1):40-49. PMID: 30755847

O'Donnell R, Strony J . Does the type of fixation (cemented vs. uncemented) of an oncologic endoprosthesis influence the incidence of subsequent surgical site infection/periprosthetic joint infection (SSI/PJI)?. Proceedings of the Second International Consensus Meeting (ICM) on Musculoskeletal Infection. 2018; 846-847. PMID:

O'Donnell RJ, DuBois SG, Haas-Kogan DA. Sarcomas of bone. DeVita, Hellman and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 11th edition. Edited by Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., Theodore S. Lawrence, and Steven A. Rosenberg. 2018; 1450-1474. PMID:

von Mehren M, Randall RL, Benjamin RS, Boles S, Bui MM, Ganjoo KN, George S, Gonzalez RJ, Heslin MJ, Kane JM, Keedy V, Kim E, Koon H, Mayerson J, McCarter M, McGarry SV, Meyer C, Morris ZS, O'Donnell RJ, Pappo AS, Paz IB, Petersen IA, Pfeifer JD, Riedel RF, Ruo B, Schuetze S, Tap WD, Wayne JD, Bergman MA, Scavone JL. Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Version 2.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2018 05; 16(5):536-563. PMID: 29752328

Biermann JS, Chow W, Reed DR, Lucas D, Adkins DR, Agulnik M, Benjamin RS, Brigman B, Budd GT, Curry WT, Didwania A, Fabbri N, Hornicek FJ, Kuechle JB, Lindskog D, Mayerson J, McGarry SV, Million L, Morris CD, Movva S, O'Donnell RJ, Randall RL, Rose P, Santana VM, Satcher RL, Schwartz H, Siegel HJ, Thornton K, Villalobos V, Bergman MA, Scavone JL. NCCN Guidelines Insights: Bone Cancer, Version 2.2017. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2017 02; 15(2):155-167. PMID: 28188186

Kansagra AP, Wan JJ, Devulapalli KK, Horvai AE, O'Donnell RJ, Link TM. Malignant Transformation of an Aneurysmal Bone Cyst to Fibroblastic Osteosarcoma. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2016 Sep/Oct; 45(6):E367-E372. PMID: 27737291

Trivedi H, Link TM, O'Donnell RJ, Horvai AE, Motamedi D. Multiple hereditary exostoses: A pseudoaneurysm masquerading as tumor. J Radiol Case Rep. 2016 Aug; 10(8):50-59. PMID: 27761193

Burke C, Link T, O'Donnell RJ, Cho SJ, Motamedi D. Giant Cell Tumor of Bone: Documented Progression over 4 Years from Its Origin at the Metaphysis to the Articular Surface. Case Rep Radiol. 2016; 2016:9786925. PMID: 27630783

Leeman JJ, Motamedi D, Wildman-Tobriner B, O'Donnell RJ, Link TM. Intra-articular osteoid osteoma at the femoral trochlea treated with osteochondral autograft transplantation. J Radiol Case Rep. 2016 Jun; 10(6):22-29. PMID: 27761182

von Mehren M, Randall RL, Benjamin RS, Boles S, Bui MM, Conrad EU, Ganjoo KN, George S, Gonzalez RJ, Heslin MJ, Kane JM, Koon H, Mayerson J, McCarter M, McGarry SV, Meyer C, O'Donnell RJ, Pappo AS, Paz IB, Petersen IA, Pfeifer JD, Riedel RF, Schuetze S, Schupak KD, Schwartz HS, Tap WD, Wayne JD, Bergman MA, Scavone J. Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Version 2.2016, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2016 06; 14(6):758-86. PMID: 27283169

Walker Gallego E, Burk TF, Horvai AE, Link TM, Luke AC, O'Donnell RJ. Patellar Coccidioides immitis osteomyelitis: Case report and literature review. Curr Orthop Pract. 2016; 27(3):330-335. PMID:

Goldman LH, Morse LJ, O'Donnell RJ, Wustrack RL. How Often Does Spindle Failure Occur in Compressive Osseointegration Endoprostheses for Oncologic Reconstruction? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016 Jul; 474(7):1714-23. PMID: 27106130

Legaspi KN, Wustrack RL, O’Donnell RJ. Total femoral and proximal tibial compressive osseointegration: 12-year follow-up. Curr Orthop Pract. 2016; 27(2):231-235. PMID:

Tinkle CL, Tsuji SY, Weinberg V, Wustrack R, Braunstein SE, Haas-Kogan DA, DuBois SG, Horvai A, Jahan T, O’Donnell RJ Gottschalk AR. Intraoperative radiotherapy and limb-sparing surgery in the treatment of primary, non-metastatic extremity soft tissue sarcoma. J Rad Onc. 2015; 4:299-307. PMID:

Tinkle CL, Weinberg V, Braunstein SE, Wustrack R, Horvai A, Jahan T, O'Donnell RJ, Gottschalk AR. Intraoperative Radiotherapy in the Management of Locally Recurrent Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma. Sarcoma. 2015; 2015:913565. PMID: 26346118

O'Donnell RJ, DuBois SG, Haas-Kogan DA. Sarcomas of bone. DeVita, Hellman and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th edition. Edited by Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., Theodore S. Lawrence, and Steven A. Rosenberg. 2014; 1292-1313. PMID:

von Mehren M, Randall LR, Benjamin RS, Boles S, Bui MM, Casper ES, Conrad EU, DeLaney TF, Ganjoo KN, George S, Gonzalez RJ, Heslin MJ, Kane JM, Mayerson J, McGarry SV, Meyer C, O'Donnell RJ, Pappo AS, Paz IB, Pfeifer JD, Riedel RF, Schuetze S, Schupak KD, Schwartz, HS, Van Tine BA, Wayne JD. NCCN Guidelines for Patients. Soft Tissue Sarcoma. 2014; 1-74. PMID:

von Mehren M, Randall RL, Benjamin RS, Boles S, Bui MM, Casper ES, Conrad EU, DeLaney TF, Ganjoo KN, George S, Gonzalez RJ, Heslin MJ, Kane JM, Mayerson J, McGarry SV, Meyer C, O'Donnell RJ, Pappo AS, Paz IB, Pfeifer JD, Riedel RF, Schuetze S, Schupak KD, Schwartz HS, Van Tine BA, Wayne JD, Bergman MA, Sundar H. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors, version 2.2014. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014 Jun; 12(6):853-62. PMID: 24925196

Hemipelvectomy and hemicorporectomy: Hindquarter amputation. Spine and Spinal Cord Tumors: Advanced Management and Operative Techniques. Edited by C.P. Ames, S. Boriani, and R. Jandial. 2014; 759-776. PMID:

Solomon DA, Antonescu CR, Link TM, O'Donnell RJ, Folpe AL, Horvai AE. Hemosiderotic fibrolipomatous tumor, not an entirely benign entity. Am J Surg Pathol. 2013 Oct; 37(10):1627-30. PMID: 24025526

Cascio MJ, O'Donnell RJ, Goldsby RE, Horvai, AE. Are areas of isolated atypical cells or residual tumor cartilage prognostically significant in neoadjuvant treated osteosarcoma? An analysis of 106 cases from a single institution. The Open Pathology Journal. 2013; 7:7-15. PMID:

Rethman MP, Watters W, Abt E, Anderson PA, Carroll KC, Evans RP, Futrell HC, Garvin K, Glenn SO, Goldberg MJ, Hellstein J, Hewlett A, Kolessar D, Moucha C, O'Donnell RJ, Osmon DR, O'Toole JE, Rinella A, Steinberg MJ, Martin WR, Cummins DS, Song S, Sluka P, Boyer K, Woznica A, Ristic H, Hanson NB.. The prevention of orthopaedic implant infection in patients undergoing dental procedures. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013; 95(8):745-47. PMID:

von Mehren M, Benjamin RS, Bui MM, Casper ES, Conrad EU, DeLaney TF, Ganjoo KN, George S, Gonzalez R, Heslin MJ, Kane JM, Mayerson J, McGarry SV, Meyer C, O'Donnell RJ, Paz B, Pfeifer JD, Pollock RE, Randall RL, Riedel RF, Schuetze S, Schupak KD, Schwartz HS, Shankar S, Van Tine BA, Wayne J, Sundar H, McMillian NR. Soft tissue sarcoma, version 2.2012: featured updates to the NCCN guidelines. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2012 Aug; 10(8):951-60. PMID: 22878820

Horvai AE, Roy R, Borys D, O'Donnell RJ. Regulators of skeletal development: a cluster analysis of 206 bone tumors reveals diagnostically useful markers. Mod Pathol. 2012 Nov; 25(11):1452-61. PMID: 22766796

Virayavanich W, Ringler MD, Chin CT, Baum T, Giaconi JC, O'Donnell RJ, Horvai AE, Jones KD, Link TM. CT-guided biopsy of bone and soft-tissue lesions: role of on-site immediate cytologic evaluation. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011 Jul; 22(7):1024-30. PMID: 21570872

Burk TF, Horvai AE, Gottschalk AR, Leong SP, Kashani-Sabet M, Goldsby RE, Law J, O'Donnell RJ. Patellar metastatic melanoma in a 13-year-old boy. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2010 Dec; 39(12):582-6. PMID: 21720575

Virayavanich W, Singh R, O'Donnell RJ, Horvai AE, Goldsby RE, Link TM. Osteoid osteoma of the femur in a 7-month-old infant treated with radiofrequency ablation. Skeletal Radiol. 2010 Nov; 39(11):1145-9. PMID: 20694724

Cascio MJ, O'Donnell RJ, Horvai AE. Epithelioid sarcoma expresses epidermal growth factor receptor but gene amplification and kinase domain mutations are rare. Mod Pathol. 2010 Apr; 23(4):574-80. PMID: 20118913

Horvai AE, O’Donnell RJ, Kempson RL . Bone and joint. Intraoperative Consultation in Surgical Pathology. 2010; 304-321. PMID:

Horvai AE, DeVries S, Roy R, O'Donnell RJ, Waldman F. Similarity in genetic alterations between paired well-differentiated and dedifferentiated components of dedifferentiated liposarcoma. Mod Pathol. 2009 Nov; 22(11):1477-88. PMID: 19734852

O'Donnell RJ. Compressive osseointegration of tibial implants in primary cancer reconstruction. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Nov; 467(11):2807-12. PMID: 19653050

Tyler WK, Healey JH, Morris CD, Boland PJ, O'Donnell RJ. Compress periprosthetic fractures: interface stability and ease of revision. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Nov; 467(11):2800-6. PMID: 19565305

Gill R, O'Donnell RJ, Horvai A. Utility of immunohistochemistry for endothelial markers in distinguishing epithelioid hemangioendothelioma from carcinoma metastatic to bone. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2009 Jun; 133(6):967-72. PMID: 19492891

Jabbari S, Andolino D, Weinberg V, Missett BT, Law J, Wara WM, O'Donnell RJ, Matthay KK, DuBois SG, Goldsby R, Haas-Kogan DA. Successful treatment of high risk and recurrent pediatric desmoids using radiation as a component of multimodality therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Sep 01; 75(1):177-82. PMID: 19410386

Horvai AE, Kramer MJ, Garcia JJ, O'Donnell RJ. Distribution and prognostic significance of human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) expression in giant-cell tumor of bone. Mod Pathol. 2008 Apr; 21(4):423-30. PMID: 18204433

Horvai AE, Schaefer JT, Nakakura EK, O'Donnell RJ. Immunostaining for peroxisome proliferator gamma distinguishes dedifferentiated liposarcoma from other retroperitoneal sarcomas. Mod Pathol. 2008 May; 21(5):517-24. PMID: 18204431

Jahan TM, O’Donnell RJ, Nakakura EK, Dollinger M, Eilber F. Sarcomas of bone and soft tissue. Everyone’s Guide to Cancer Therapy: How Cancer Is Diagnosed, Treated, and Managed Day to Day. 2008; 807-815. PMID:

Aubert PM, O'Donnell RJ. Palliative care in orthopaedic surgical oncology. Surg Oncol. 2007 Dec; 16(4):311-30. PMID: 17890080

Link TM, de Mayo R, O'Donnell RJ. Radiofrequency ablation-an alternative for definitive treatment of solitary bone metastases. Eur Radiol. 2007 Nov; 17(11):3012-3. PMID: 17622538

Kramer MJ, Tanner BJ, Horvai AE, O'Donnell RJ. Compressive osseointegration promotes viable bone at the endoprosthetic interface: retrieval study of Compress implants. Int Orthop. 2008 Oct; 32(5):567-71. PMID: 17576554

Avedian RS, Goldsby RE, Kramer MJ, O'Donnell RJ. Effect of chemotherapy on initial compressive osseointegration of tumor endoprostheses. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2007 Jun; 459:48-53. PMID: 17545758

Morshed S, Malek F, Silverstein RM, O'Donnell RJ. Clostridium cadaveris septic arthritis after total hip arthroplasty in a metastatic breast cancer patient. J Arthroplasty. 2007 Feb; 22(2):289-92. PMID: 17275650

O’Donnell RJ. Compressive osseointegration of modular endoprostheses. Current Opinion Orthop. 2007; 18:590-603. PMID:

Bhangu AA, Kramer MJ, Grimer RJ, O'Donnell RJ. Early distal femoral endoprosthetic survival: cemented stems versus the Compress implant. Int Orthop. 2006 Dec; 30(6):465-72. PMID: 16983554

Crompton BD, Goldsby RE, Weinberg VK, Feren R, O'Donnell RJ, Ablin AR. Survival after recurrence of osteosarcoma: a 20-year experience at a single institution. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2006 Sep; 47(3):255-9. PMID: 16123980

Malek F, Krueger P, Hatmi ZN, Malayeri AA, Faezipour H, O'Donnell RJ. Local control of long bone giant cell tumour using curettage, burring and bone grafting without adjuvant therapy. Int Orthop. 2006 Dec; 30(6):495-8. PMID: 16896875

Horvai AE, Kramer MJ, O'Donnell R. Beta-catenin nuclear expression correlates with cyclin D1 expression in primary and metastatic synovial sarcoma: a tissue microarray study. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006 Jun; 130(6):792-8. PMID: 16740029

Garcia JJ, Kramer MJ, O'Donnell RJ, Horvai AE. Mismatch repair protein expression and microsatellite instability: a comparison of clear cell sarcoma of soft parts and metastatic melanoma. Mod Pathol. 2006 Jul; 19(7):950-7. PMID: 16619000

Garcia JJ, Kramer MJ, Mackey ZB, O'Donnell RJ, Horvai AE. Utility of CD117 immunoreactivity in differentiating metastatic melanoma from clear cell sarcoma. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006 Mar; 130(3):343-8. PMID: 16519562

Tran QN, Kim AC, Gottschalk AR, Wara WM, Phillips TL, O'donnell RJ, Weinberg V, Haas-Kogan DA. Clinical outcomes of intraoperative radiation therapy for extremity sarcomas. Sarcoma. 2006; 2006(1):91671. PMID: 17040093

Weisstein JS, Goldsby RE, O'Donnell RJ. Oncologic approaches to pediatric limb preservation. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2005 Dec; 13(8):544-54. PMID: 16330516

Kim GE, Beach B, Gastier-Foster JM, Murata-Collins JL, Rowland JM, O'Donnell RJ, Goldsby RE. Ewing sarcoma as a second malignant neoplasm after acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2005 Jul; 45(1):57-9. PMID: 15700259

Iemsawatdikul K, Gooding CA, Twomey EL, Kim GE, Goldsby RE, Cohen I, O'Donnell RJ. Seeding of osteosarcoma in the biopsy tract of a patient with multifocal osteosarcoma. Pediatr Radiol. 2005 Jul; 35(7):717-21. PMID: 15756542

Demetri GD, Baker LH, Benjamin R, Casper ES, Conrad III EU, DeLaney TF, Ettinger DS, Heslin MJ, Hutchinson RJ, Kiel K, Kraybill WG, Letson GD, Neff J, O’Donnell R, Paz IB, Pollock R, Randall RL, Schupak KD, Tyler DS, Wayne J. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology Pocket Guide: Soft Tissue Sarcoma. 2005. PMID:

Fang AS, Riley G, Huang SJ, O'Donnell RJ. A 35-year-old man with bony deformities and a soft tissue mass. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2003 Dec; (417):313-20. PMID: 14646731

Satcher RL, O'Donnell RJ, Johnston JO. Reconstruction of the pelvis after resection of tumors about the acetabulum. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2003 04; (409):209-17. PMID: 12671504

O’Donnell RJ. Chemotherapy for malignant soft-tissue tumors. OKU: Musculoskeletal Tumors. 2002; 281-287. PMID:

Weisstein JS, Steinbach LS, Diamond CA, Huang SJ, O'Donnell RJ. Pseudo-osteomyelitic crisis upon presentation of Gaucher disease. Skeletal Radiol. 2001 Jul; 30(7):407-10. PMID: 11499783

Anderson SE, Johnston JO, O'Donnell R, Steinbach LS. MR Imaging of sports-related pseudotumor in children: mid femoral diaphyseal periostitis at insertion site of adductor musculature. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2001 May; 176(5):1227-31. PMID: 11312186

Bertucio CS, Wara WM, Matthay KK, Ablin AR, Johnston JO, O'Donnell RJ, Weinberg V, Haas-Kogan DA. Functional and clinical outcomes of limb-sparing therapy for pediatric extremity sarcomas. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2001 Mar 01; 49(3):763-9. PMID: 11172960

Khapchik V, O'Donnell RJ, Glick JM. Arthroscopically assisted excision of osteoid osteoma involving the hip. Arthroscopy. 2001 Jan; 17(1):56-61. PMID: 11154368

Ceraldi CM, Wang T-N, O'Donnell RJ, McDonald PT, Granelli SG. Vascular reconstruction in the resection of soft tissue sarocmas. Perspectives in Vascular Surgery. 1999; 13(2):67-83. PMID:

Folpe AL, Wirganowicz PZ, O'Donnell RJ, Gown AM. Myofibroblastic tumour of bone with abundant intra- and extracellular actin: report of a unique tumour, with immunohistochemical and ultrastructural characterization. Histopathology. 1998 Nov; 33(5):490-2. PMID: 9839180

Chansky HA, O’Donnell RJ, Howlett AT, Conrad EU. Common bone tumors. Pediatric Surgery. 1998; 483-498. PMID:

O’Donnell RJ, Bruckner JD, Conrad EU. Soft tissue sarcoma. Cancer Patient Follow-Up. 1997; 238-267. PMID:

Vavilala MS, O'Donnell RJ, Conrad EU, Panos AL, Stephens KE, Cheney FW. Paradoxical air embolism after lower limb reconstruction. Anesth Analg. 1996 Sep; 83(3):654-5. PMID: 8780300

Kattapuram AS, O'Donnell RJ, Huszar M, Rosenberg AE, Kattapuram SV, Mankin HJ. Surgical management of innominate giant cell tumor. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1996 Aug; (329):281-7. PMID: 8769463

O'Donnell RJ, Deutsch TF, Flotte RJ, Lorente CA, Tomford WW, Mankin HJ, Schomacker KT. Effect of Er:YAG laser holes on osteoinduction in demineralized rat calvarial allografts. J Orthop Res. 1996 Jan; 14(1):108-13. PMID: 8618152

O'Keefe RJ, O'Donnell RJ, Temple HT, Scully SP, Mankin HJ. Giant cell tumor of bone in the foot and ankle. Foot Ankle Int. 1995 Oct; 16(10):617-23. PMID: 8574373

O'Donnell RJ, Springfield DS, Motwani HK, Ready JE, Gebhardt MC, Mankin HJ. Recurrence of giant-cell tumors of the long bones after curettage and packing with cement. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1994 Dec; 76(12):1827-33. PMID: 7989388

Scully SP, Mott MP, Temple HT, O'Keefe RJ, O'Donnell RJ, Mankin HJ. Late recurrence of giant-cell tumor of bone. A report of four cases. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1994 Aug; 76(8):1231-3. PMID: 8056803

Biermann JS, Adkins DR, Benjamin RS, Brigman B, Chow W, Conrad EU, Frassica DA, Frassica FJ, George S, Hande KR, Hornicek FJ, Letson GD, Mayerson J, McGarry SV, McGrath B, Morris CD, O'Donnell RJ, Randall RL, Santana VM, Satcher RL, Siegel HJ, Somaiah N, Yasko AW, National Comprehensive Cancer Network Bone Cancer Panel. Bone cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2010 Jun; 8(6):688-712. PMID: 20581300

Demetri GD, Antonia S, Benjamin RS, Bui MM, Casper ES, Conrad EU, DeLaney TF, Ganjoo KN, Heslin MJ, Hutchinson RJ, Kane JM, Letson GD, McGarry SV, O'Donnell RJ, Paz IB, Pfeifer JD, Pollock RE, Randall RL, Riedel RF, Schupak KD, Schwartz HS, Thornton K, von Mehren M, Wayne J, National Comprehensive Cancer Network Soft Tissue Sarcoma Panel. Soft tissue sarcoma. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2010 Jun; 8(6):630-74. PMID: 20581298

Biermann JS, Adkins D, Benjamin R, Brigman B, Chow W, Conrad EU, Frassica D, Frassica FJ, George S, Healey JH, Heck R, Letson GD, Mayerson J, McGarry SV, O'Donnell RJ, Patt J, Randall RL, Santana V, Satcher RL, Schmidt RG, Siegel HJ, Wong MK, Yasko AW, National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Bone cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2007 Apr; 5(4):420-37. PMID: 17442233

Demetri GD, Baker LH, Benjamin RS, Casper ES, Conrad EU, D'Amato GZ, DeLaney TF, Ettinger DS, Heck R, Heslin MJ, Hutchinson RJ, Jacobs CD, Kiel K, Kraybill WG, Letson GD, O'Donnell RJ, Paz IB, Pfeifer J, Pollock RE, Randall RL, Sasson AR, Schupak KD, Tyler DS, von Mehren M, Wayne J, National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Soft tissue sarcoma. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2007 Apr; 5(4):364-99. PMID: 17442230

Biermann JS, Baker LH, Benjamin R, Brigman B, Chow W, Conrad EU, Frassica D, Frassica FJ, George S, Healey JH, Heck R, Letson GD, Mayerson J, Neff J, O'Donnell RJ, Randall RL, Santana V, Satcher RL, Schmidt RG, Siegel HJ, Wong MK, Yasko AW, National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Bone cancer clinical practice guidelines. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2005 Mar; 3(2):124-40. PMID: 19817025

Demetri GD, Baker LH, Beech D, Benjamin R, Casper ES, Conrad EU, DeLaney TF, Ettinger DS, Heslin MJ, Hutchinson RJ, Kiel K, Kraybill WG, Letson GD, Neff J, O'Donnell RJ, Paz IB, Pollock RE, Randall RL, Schupak KD, Tyler DS, von Mehren M, Wayne J, National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Soft tissue sarcoma clinical practice guidelines in oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2005 Mar; 3(2):158-94. PMID: 19817028

STARSurg Collaborative and COVIDSurg Collaborative . Death following pulmonary complications of surgery before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Br J Surg. 2021 Dec 01; 108(12):1448-1464. PMID: 34871379

COVIDSurg Collaborative. Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study. Lancet Oncol. 2021 Nov; 22(11):1507-1517. PMID: 34624250

Glasbey, J. COVIDSurg Collaborative. Resilience of elective cancer surgery systems during COVID-19 lockdowns: International, prospective cohort study of planned surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries. Annals of Oncology. 2021; 32(S5):S1132-S1133. PMID:

Biermann JS, Adkins DR, Agulnik M, Benjamin RS, Brigman B, Butrynski JE, Cheong D, Chow W, Curry WT, Frassica DA, Frassica FJ, Hande KR, Hornicek FJ, Jones RL, Mayerson J, McGarry SV, McGrath B, Morris CD, O'Donnell RJ, Randall RL, Santana VM, Satcher RL, Siegel HJ, von Mehren M, Bergman MA, Sundar H, National complrehensive cancer network. Bone cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2013 Jun 01; 11(6):688-723. PMID: 23744868

Watters W, Rethman MP, Hanson NB, Abt E, Anderson PA, Carroll KC, Futrell HC, Garvin K, Glenn SO, Hellstein J, Hewlett A, Kolessar D, Moucha C, O'Donnell RJ, O'Toole JE, Osmon DR, Evans RP, Rinella A, Steinberg MJ, Goldberg M, Ristic H, Boyer K, Sluka P, Martin WR, Cummins DS, Song S, Woznica A, Gross L, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, American Dental Association. Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2013 Mar; 21(3):180-9. PMID: 23457068

von Mehren M, Randall RL, Benjamin RS, Boles S, Bui MM, Casper ES, Conrad EU, Delaney TF, Ganjoo KN, George S, Gonzalez RJ, Heslin MJ, Kane JM, Mayerson J, McGarry SV, Meyer C, O'Donnell RJ, Pappo AS, Paz IB, Pfeifer JD, Riedel RF, Schuetze S, Schupak KD, Schwartz HS, Van Tine BA, Wayne JD, Bergman MA, Sundar H, National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Soft tissue sarcoma, version 2.2014. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014 Apr; 12(4):473-83. PMID: 24717567

COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative. Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2021 11; 76(11):1454-1464. PMID: 34371522

Schneider P, Heels-Ansdell D, Thabane L, Ghert M, PARITY Investigators. Prophylactic Antibiotic Regimens In Tumor Surgery (PARITY): a multi-center randomized controlled study comparing alternative antibiotic regimens in patients undergoing tumor resections with endoprosthetic replacements-a statistical analysis plan. Trials. 2021 Mar 22; 22(1):223. PMID: 33752752

COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative. Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2021 06; 76(6):748-758. PMID: 33690889

COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative. SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2022 Jan; 77(1):28-39. PMID: 34428858

COVIDSurg Collaborative . Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Br J Surg. 2021 01 27; 108(1):88-96. PMID: 33640908

Prophylactic Antibiotic Regimens in Tumor Surgery (PARITY) Investigators, Ghert M, Schneider P, Guyatt G, Thabane L, Vélez R, O'Shea T, Randall RL, Turcotte R, Wilson D, Wunder JS, Baptista AM, Cheng EY, Doung YC, Ferguson PC, Giglio V, Hayden J, Heels-Ansdell D, Khan SA, Sampath Kumar V, McKay P, Miller B, van de Sande M, Zumárraga JP, Bhandari M. Comparison of Prophylactic Intravenous Antibiotic Regimens After Endoprosthetic Reconstruction for Lower Extremity Bone Tumors: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2022 Mar 01; 8(3):345-353. PMID: 34989778

COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative . SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. Br J Surg. 2021 Sep 27; 108(9):1056-1063. PMID: 33761533

Zaid MB, O'Donnell RJ, Potter BK, Forsberg JA. Orthopaedic Osseointegration: State of the Art. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2019 Nov 15; 27(22):e977-e985. PMID: 31181031

Pedtke AC, Wustrack RL, Fang AS, Grimer RJ, O'Donnell RJ. Aseptic failure: how does the Compress(®) implant compare to cemented stems? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Mar; 470(3):735-42. PMID: 22045069

Glasbey JC, Nepogodiev D, Simoes JFF, Omar O, Li E, Venn ML, Abou Chaar MK, Capizzi V, Chaudhry D, Desai A, Edwards JG, Evans JP, Fiore M, Videria JF, Ford SJ, Ganly I, Griffiths EA, Gujjuri RR, Kolias AG, Kaafarani HMA, Minaya-Bravo A, McKay SC, Mohan HM, Roberts KJ, San Miguel-Méndez C, Pockney P, Shaw R, Smart NJ, Stewart GD, Sundar Mrcog S, Vidya R, Bhangu AA, COVIDSurg Collaborative. Elective Cancer Surgery in COVID-19-Free Surgical Pathways During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An International, Multicenter, Comparative Cohort Study. J Clin Oncol. 2021 01 01; 39(1):66-78. PMID: 33021869

Tanaka KS, Andaya VR, Thorpe SW, Gundle KR, Hayden JB, Duong YC, Avedian RS, Mohler DG, Morse LJ, Zimel MN, O'Donnell RJ, Fang A, Randall RL, Tran TH, New C, Wustrack RL, other members of Study Group FORCE. Survival and failure modes of the Compress® spindle and expandable distal femur endoprosthesis among pediatric patients: A multi-institutional study. J Surg Oncol. 2023 Jan; 127(1):148-158. PMID: 36112398

O'Donnell RJ, DuBois SG, Haas-Kogan DA, Braunstein SE, Hameed M. Sarcomas of bone. DeVita, Hellman and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology Edited by Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., Theodore S. Lawrence, and Steven A. Rosenberg. 2023; 1141-1176. PMID:

Awards Honors

Best Paper Award
2018
Best Paper Award, Musculoskeletal Tumor Society Annual Meeting, 2018
Musculoskeletal Tumor Society Annual Meeting

Top Doctors
2017
Top Doctors, Marin Magazine, 2017-2020
Marin Magazine

Top Doctors
2017
Top Doctors, San Francisco Magazine, 2017-2020
San Francisco Magazine

Bishop's Distinguished Catholic Alumni Award
2017
Bishop's Distinguished Catholic Alumni Award, Diocese of Allentown, Pennsylvania, 2017
Diocese of Allentown, Pennsylvania

Education

	Fellowship	University of Washington	1996
	Residency	Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Program	1995
	M.D.	Harvard Medical School	1989
	A.B.	Harvard College	1985

About Richard O'Donnell, MD

Dr. O'Donnell is a Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He is physician of the Orthopaedic Oncology Service in the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is Co-Director of the Sarcoma Program at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Dr. O'Donnell is Founder of the Orthopaedic Surgical Osseointegration Society (OSOS). He is Director of both the UCSF Musculoskeletal Research Consortium (METRiCS) and the UCSF international Center for Osseointegration Research, Education, and Surgery (iCORES), and he is an Extramural Member of the Steering Committee for the Department of Defense Osseointegration Program. Dr. O'Donnell is proud to serve under the auspices of the American Red Cross at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He has also been appointed as Visiting Professor of Surgery at the Harvard Medical School.

Additionally, Dr. O'Donnell is a member of the UCSF Sarcoma Center, a multidisciplinary team of sarcoma specialists who provide patients with the most precise diagnostic tools, novel surgical and reconstructive techniques, and promising new therapies. Learn more: https://sarcoma.ucsf.edu/.

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