Board Certification

Board Certified ABOS 1989

Re-Certified 1999, 2009, 2018

Education

SECONDARY SCHOOL- SEPTEMBER 1969 TO JUNE 1973
The Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Awards:

• The National Football Hall of Fame
• Scholar Athlete Award of Delaware Valley
• Graduated with Honors

UNDERGRADUTE – SEPTEMBER 1973 TO MAY 1977
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
Degree: Behavioral Psychology
Activities/Awards:

• Varsity Crew and Football
• Nominal to Sigma XI Research Society
• Graduate with Honors

MEDICAL SCHOOL- SEPTEMBER 1977 TO JUNE 1981
Jefferson Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Degree: Doctor of Medicine
Activities /Awards:

• Student Council
• Nominated to the Hobart Amory Hare Medical Society
• Who ‘s Who In American Medical School Students
• Phl Alpha Sigma Medical Fraternity

Medical Training

INTERNSHIP – JULY 1981 TO JUNE 1983
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Director: Dr. Francis A. Rosato
General Surgery

ORTHOAPEDIC RESIDENCY – JULY 1983 TO JUNE 1986
The New York Orthopedic Hospital
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
New York City, New York
Director: Dr. Harold M. Dick

POST-GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP – JULY 1986 TO JUNE 1987
Rothman Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery
Directors: Dr. Robert Booth & Dr. Richard H. Rothman

Instructional Courses Given

Director, Orthopaedic Anatomy
Anatomic Dissection Course

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
1986  -1987

Formal Lectures
The Rothman Institute Lecture Series
1986 – 1987

Structure and Function of the Hip Joint

Alternatives to Total Hip Arthroplasty

Infection and Complications in Total Hip Arthroplasty

Conventional Total Hip Arthroplasty

Porous Ingrowth Total Hip Arthroplasty

Osteonecrosis of the Hip
Current Concepts
1987

Trauma: How to Avoid Complications
Annual Meeting, PA Physician’s Assistant Meeting
1991

Webinar Presentations

Use of Washed Red Blood Cells following joint Replacements Surgery
March 2012

Publications

Gordon, S.L., Irani, R.
Contemporary Orthopaedics, June 1981
Title: The Uni-Bar: Current Use In Pediatric Foot Problems

Gordon, S.L., Stinchfield, F.E.
Clinical Orthopaedics, Vol. 201, Pages 18-25, 1986
Title: Assessment of Bone Grafts used for Acetabular Augmentation In Total Hip Arthroplasty:
A Study using Roentgenograms and Bone Scintigraphy

Gordon, S.L., Denton, J.R.
Clinical Orthopaedics, Vol. 215, Pages 97-101, 1987
Title: Unicameral Bone Cysts of the Tallus

Gordon, S.L., Booth, R.E., Carney, M.R.
Contemporary Orthopaedics, September 1987
Title: Use of CO, Laser in Revision Hip Surgery

Gordon, S.L.
Letter to the Editor, Journal of Arthroplasty
August 2014
Title: The Tale of Two Hip Approaches 

Presentations

“Bloodless Surgery for Orthopedic Surgery Patients”
“No transfusions please!”
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
May 2017

Pacira Conference on Opioid Abuse in Orthopaedics
Baltimore, Maryland
May 2016

Alpine Cadaveric Dissections
Hip Anatomy/Total Hip Surgery
Nassau County, Long Island, NY
February 2016

Medical Grand Rounds: Paoli Hospital,
2015 Update Hip/Knee Replacement
May 2015

Rheumatology Teaching Conference and Grand Rounds:
Causes of Hip Pain in the Young Adult-Hip Dysplasia and Femoral Acetabular Impingement
October 2013

Mayo Clinic: Over of Perioperative Medicine
Presented DVT Prophylaxis for Total Joint Replacement, AAOS Guidelines
“Orthopaedic Perspective Screening: Urinalysis Prior to TJR: Is It Necessary?”
October 9 – 12, 2013
Seattle, Washington
October 2013

Hanlon Society, Guest Speaker
Multimodal Pain Management
April 25 – 26, 2013
Philadelphia, PA
April 2013

Grand Rounds: Radiographic Assessment of Hip and Knee Replacement
Cooper Bone and Joint Institute
Cooper University Hospital
March 2013

Grand Rounds: Hip Bearing Couples
Cooper Bone and Joint Institute
Cooper University Hospital
November 2012

Grand Rounds: Current Trends in Total Joint Arthroplasty
Cooper Bone and Joint Institute
Cooper University Hospital
October 2012

Grand Rounds: Multimodal Pain Management
Cooper Bone and Joint Institute
Cooper University Hospital
July 2012

Grand Rounds: ANESTHESIOLOGY GRAND ROUNDS:
Presenting “Multimodal Pain Management”
Cooper Bone and Joint Institute
Cooper University Hospital
July 24, 2012

Grand Rounds: Strive for a Perfect Zero for Hip and Knee Replacement
Cooper Bone and Joint Institute
Cooper University Hospital
May 2012

CME Course – Hip and Knee Innovations
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2007

Video
A Step Toward Independence: Patient’s Guide to Total Hip and Knee Replacement and Rehabilitation with Hugh Downs
2002

An Analysis of the Products of Polymethylmethacrylate Vaporization using CO2, Laser
Presented at the American Society for Laser Medicine in Surgery, Inc. Seventh Annual Meeting
April 11 – 13, 1987
San Francisco, California
April 1987

Technical Parameters In CO2, Laser use in Polymethylmethacrylate Removal
Presented at the American Society for Laser Medicine in Surgery, Inc. Seventh Annual Meeting
April 11 – 13, 1987
San Francisco, California
April 1987

The Effect of CO2, Laser on Bone Tissue during Polymethylmethacrylate Vaporization
Presented at the American Society for Laser Medicine in Surgery, Inc. Seventh Annual Meeting
April 11 – 13, 1987
San Francisco, California
April 1987

Bone Scanning of Acetabular Bone Grafts in Total Hip Replacement Surgery
Presented at the American Orthopaedic Association Residents Conference
Los Angeles, California
April 1985

Fractures of the Distal Femur Growth Plate and Epiphyseal Mapping
Presented at the Annual NYOH Alumni Meeting
1984

The Effects of Lovenox and Bleeding after Hip/Knee Replacement Surgery
Presented at the International Meeting of Rhone-Poulenc Rorer
April 15, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004
Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1997 – 2004

Published Interviews

The Town Forum
Title: Leader, Innovator, Teacher
January 2012

The Pennsylvania Hospital Quill
Title: Femoral Head Bone Banking
Spring 1987

Scientific Exhibits

Cement Removal in Revision Hip Surgery using the CO2 Laser
Presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
San Francisco, California
January 2 – 25, 1987

CO2 Vaporization of Bone Cement in Revision Hip Surgery
Presented at the American Society for Laser Medicine in Surgery
San Francisco, California
April 11 – 13, 1987

The Uni-Bar: Current use in Pediatric Foot Problems
Presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Atlanta, Georgia
1981

Youth Leadership Forum In Medicine
Taylor Hospital, Ridley Park, Pennsylvania
July 2004

Aging and Longevity
Drexelbrook Conference Center
November 2005

Minimally Invasive Knee and Hip Surgery
Taylor Hospital, Ridley Park, Pennsylvania
March 2005

Update on Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
March 2005

Youth Leadership Forum in Medicine
Taylor Hospital, Ridley Park, Pennsylvania
July 2006

Continuing Medical Education Courses Attended

Fulfilled 120 CME course credits every three years since 1987

Nominated Memberships

The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Elected Member since 1989

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
1990 to Present

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Certification: July 1989
Recertification July 1999, 2009, 2018

Delaware County Medical Society
Board of Directors, 1989, 1990, 1991

Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society
Active Member, April 2002

Young Physicians Division
Delegate
1990

KEPRO Oversight Advisory Committee
1990, 1991

The Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA
Board of Directors

American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
Active Member

Current Practice

Community Volunteers in Medicine (non-profit)
Orthopaedic Consultant
West Chester, Pennsylvania
2018

The Clinic (non-profit)
Orthopaedic Consultant
Phoenixville, PA
2019

Prior Hospital Affiliation

Taylor Hospital
Co-Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics
1988 – January 1, 2012

Crozer Chester Medical Center
1988 – January 1, 2012

Riddle Memorial Hospital
1991 – January 1, 2012

Cooper University Hospital
Division Chief, Hip and Knee Joint Service
Cooper Bone and Joint Institute
January 2012 – 2015

Phoenixville Hospital
2015 – 2019

Paoli Hospital
2015 – 2019

SCI Phoenix
Orthopaedic Consultant
Skippack, Pennsylvainia

Prior Medical Practice

Liberty Orthopaedics
Founder & President
1988 – 2012

Cooper University Hospital
Bone & Joint Institute
2012 – 2015

Valley Forge Orthopaedics/Tower Health
January 2015 – January 2019

• Valley Forge Orthopaedics/Tower Health
  254 W. Lancaster Avenue
  Paoli, PA 19302
  (610) 644-7755
• Valley Forge Orthopaedics/Tower Health
  420 W. Linfield-Trappe Road
  Building A, Suite 2000
  Limerick, PA 19468
  (610) 495-2510

Licensure

Pennsylvania: MD028092E
December 31, 2024

Appointments

Editor
Journal of Arthroplasty Elite Reviewer

Executive Committee of Jefferson Alumni Association
2013 – Present

Jefferson Medical College Curriculum Study Group
2015

Recognition aware ”Living Planetree STARS” 
Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ
2013

Hip and Knee Implant Fellow, the Rothman Institute
Pennsylvania Hospital and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Richard Rothman, Director
Dr. Robert Booth, Senior
1986 – 1987

Annie C. Kane, Teaching Fellow
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, NY
1985 – 1986

Board of Directors
Taylor Hospital
1996-1999

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
Temple University School of Medicine
Department of Orthopaedics
Philadelphia, PA
2009

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Department of Orthopaedics
Philadelphia, PA
2009 – 2010

Philadelphia Magazine TOP DOCTOR
2018

Listed CASTLE CONNOLLY’S TOP DOCTORS ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
2017

Listed AMERICA’S MOST HONORED 1% PROFESSIONALS
2017

Star-Ledger Inside Jersey
Super List of Jersey’s Best Top Doctors
2014

SJ Magazine – TOP DOCTOR
2014

Listed New Jersey Top Doctors Magazine
2013

Listed as Top Doctor at Cooper University Hospital
2013

US NEWS Top Doctor Award
2012

Listed at Top Doc in Main Line Today
2003, 2005, 2008, 2011

Selected as “Outstanding Mentor” for Surgical Professionalism and Dedication
To the Medical Student Training Program
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
2008

List in Consumer’s Guide of Top Doctors
by the Editors of Consumers Checkbook Magazine, Orthopaedic Surgery
2003

Personal

Married to Marianne T. Ritchie, M.D.

• Three Children
• Two Beagles

Event Organizer
Rava NaGrilla – 2017, 2018, 2019

Patent Pending

Gordon Hip Resurfacing Retractor

Merchant X-ray Frame/Holder “Patella Vision”