Bio
Dr. Babatunde grew up outside of Boston where he attended high school at Phillips Academy Andover. He went on to play Division 1 Soccer in college at Yale University while majoring in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. In medical school at the University of Pennsylvania as a Gamble 21st Century full scholarship student, he was awarded grants from the National Institute of Health (NIH) and received awards for his research and academic excellence.
Dr. Babatunde continued his orthopaedic surgery training at Columbia University where he published in widely respected academic journals, presented his work internationally, and was awarded a competitive grant by the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF). His academic and research efforts were recognized by the faculty as he was awarded the Frank Stinchfield Research Award at his graduation.
Dr. Babatunde completed his fellowship training in Sports Medicine at Stanford University where he treated elite college athletes and served as an assistant team physician for the San Francisco 49ers.
Dr. Babatunde resides in New York City and is active in healthcare innovation with a focus on the merger of technology and medicine.
Education
Harvard University - Training
Cambridge, MA
2017 - 2018
Executive Program - Managing Health Care Delivery
Stanford University - Fellowship
Stanford, CA
2014 - 2015
Sports Medicine Fellowship
Columbia University - Residency
New York, NY
2009 - 2014
Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine - Medical Education
Philadelphia, PA
2005 - 2009
Doctor of Medicine
Medicare Rights Center - Fellowship
New York, NY
2004 - 2005
Health Policy Fellowship
Yale University - Pre-Professional Education
New Haven, CT
2000 - 2004
Bachelor of Science, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
Awards/Honors
AAOS/ORS Translating Orthopaedic Technologies - 2017
Bronx Lebanon Hospital
Chicago, Illinois
Frank Stinchfield Research Award - 2014
Columbia Orthopaedics Graduation
New York, New York
NIH-NMA Travel Fellow - 2013
NMA Annual Meeting
Toronto, Canada
OREF Resident Research Project Grant - 2012
Columbia University
New York, New York
AAOS Clinician Scholar Development Program - 2012
Columbia University
Chicago, Illinois
National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute Training Grant - 2009
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Helen O. Dicken’s, M.D. Diversity Prize - 2009
Office of Diversity Graduation Award
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
William G. Munns Orthopaedic Surgery Memorial Prize - 2009
Orthopaedic Surgery Graduation Award
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Full Tuition Gamble 21st Century Merit Scholar - 2005-2009
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
National Association of Minority Medical Educators Scholar - 2007
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute Training Grant - 2006
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sanofi-Aventis Neurology Minority Scholar - 2005
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yale Sudler Creative Arts Award - 2004
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
American Chemical Society Scholar - 2003-2004
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Science Technology and Research Scholar - 2002-2004
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Stephen Phillips Scholar - 2000-2004
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale Club Scholar - 2000-2004
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Biomedical Science Training and Enrichment Scholar - 2002
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
NASA SHARP Scholar - 1998
Boeing Defense, Space, and Security
Los Angeles, California
Certifications
Subspecialty Certificate in Sports Medicine - September, 2018
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Part 2 - July, 2017
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Part 1 - July, 2014
Publications
The Combination of the Tunnel View and Weight-Bearing Anteroposterior Radiographs Improves the Detection of Knee Arthritis.
Arthritis
2016
Other contributors include, Danoff JR, Patrick DA Jr, Lee JH, Kazam JK, Macaulay W.
Total Hip Arthroplasty Functional Outcomes Are Independent of Acetabular Component Orientation When a Polyethylene Liner Is Used.
J. Arthroplasty
2015
Other contributors include, Bobman JT, Danoff JR, Zhu K, Peyser K, Geller JA, Gorroochurn P, Macaulay W.
Inter- and Intra-Observer Agreement of Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) Parameters Comparing Plain Radiographs and Advanced, 3D Computed Tomographic (CT)-Generated Hip Models in a Surgical Patient Cohort.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc.
2014
Other contributors include, Cadet ER, Chan AK, Ayeni, OR, Stancato A, Brown ME, Johnson S, Gardner TR, Kaiser PB.
Imageless Computer Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty: a meta-anaylsis of the current literature.
Journal of Arthroplasty
2014
Other contributors include, Rebal, B, Lee JH, Macaulay WB.
Hybrid Fixation of Tibial Emminence Fractures in Skeletally Immature Patients.
Arthroscopy Techniques
2013
Other contributors include, Gans, I, Ganley TJ.
Suprascapular Neuropathy - What Does the Literature Show.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg.
2012
Other contributors include, Moen TC, Hsu SH, Ahmad CS, Levine WN.
Modern Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Younger Than 21 Years.
J Arthroplasty
2012
Other contributors include, Kamath AF, Sheth NP, Hosalkar HH, Lee GC, Nelson CL.
A Physician’s Guide to the Physical Examination of the Shoulder.
Phys Sportsmed
2012
Other contributors include, Kim HM, Desandis BA, Rogers CE, Levine WN.
Non-Invasive Quantitative Assessment of Bone Healing After Distraction Osteogenesis.
HSS J.
2010
Other contributors include, Fragomen, AT, Rozbruch SR.
Outcomes of Musculoskeletal Surgeries in Adult Patients with Cerebral Palsy.
Current Orthopaedic Practice
2010
Other contributors include, Hosalkar HS, Bashyal RK, Goebel J, Keenan ME.
Distal Clavicle Fractures: A New Operative Technique.
Current Orthopaedic Practice
2009
Other contributors include, Hosalkar HS, Huffman GR.
Open Fractures of the Tibia in Children: A Systematic Review.
J Child Orthop.
2009
Other contributors include, Baldwin KD, Hosalkar HS, Huffman GR.
Novel non-active site inhibitor of Cryptosporidium hominis TS-DHFR identified by a virtual screen.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett.
2009
Other contributors include, Martucci WE, Udier-Blagovic M, Atreya C, Vargo MA, Jorgensen WL, Anderson KS.
Hip Pathologies: Diagnosis and Intervention. (Book Chapter)
Pathology and Intervention in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation: 2e.
2015
Other contributors include, Fagerson T, Safran MS.
Revision Metal on Metal Hip Arthroplasty. (Book Chapter)
Techniques in Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty, 1e (Edited by Dr. Giles R Scuderi with Drs. AJ Tria, Michael Kang and William Long).
2013
Other contributors include, Johnson S, Lee JH, Macaulay WB.