Dr. Daniel is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and is the Residency Program Director of Orthopaedic Surgery at Rowan University SOM, where he holds the title of Clinical Professor. He completed residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. and went on to complete fellowship training in Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Dr. Daniel has published numerous peer reviewed scientific papers, as well as several book chapters and has presented his research nationally and internationally on the diagnosis and treatment of conditions related to the foot and ankle. He draws on his experience in the management of all aspects of foot and ankle surgery to include deformity correction, sports injuries, arthroscopy, reconstruction, fracture management, arthritis, neuromuscular conditions (to include stroke and cerebral palsy) and ankle replacement surgery.
Dr. Daniel is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.
Dr. Daniel proudly served his country on active duty for 20 years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army. He held numerous nominative positions, to include providing direct medical support to the 5th Special Forces Group.
Professional Profile
Education
- B.S., Mount Saint Mary’s University
- D.O., UMDNJ, School of Osteopathic Medicine
- Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
- Fellowship, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Titles & Certifications
- Board Certified, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
- Residency Program Director, Orthopaedic Surgery, Rowan University SOM
- Clinical Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Rowan University SOM
Professional Associations
- Association of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- The Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society
Education
- B.S., Mount Saint Mary’s University
- D.O., UMDNJ, School of Osteopathic Medicine
- Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
- Fellowship, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Titles & Certifications
- Board Certified, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
- Residency Program Director, Orthopaedic Surgery, Rowan University SOM
- Clinical Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Rowan University SOM
Professional Associations
- Association of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- The Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society
Publications, peer reviewed:
1. Daniel JN, Polly DW Jr., Van Dam BE. “The Efficacy of Non Operative Treatment of Presumed Spondylosis in a Young Patient Population” Mil Med 1995 Nov; 160 (11): 553-5
2. Moore MS, Popovic NA, Daniel JN, Boyes SR, Polly DW Jr. “Effect of a Wrist Brace on Patterns of Injury in Experimentally Produced Distal Radius Fractures in a Cadaver Model” Am J Sports Med. 1997 May-Jun; 25 (3): 394-401 PMID: 9167823
3. Temple HT, Flemming DJ, Daniel JN, Sweet DE. “A Progressive Enlarging Soft Tissue Mass in a 51-year-old Man: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1998 Apr; (349): 268 – 72, 275-6 PMID: 9584392
4. Donegan DJ, Daniel JN. “Rheumatoid Nodules of the Extensor Tendons of the Lower Extremity” Journal of Rheumatology 2007 Jan; 34(1): 227-228 PMID: 17216691
5. Sees JP, Daniel JN. “Case Report: Neurofibromatosis Involving the Fibula in an Adult Patient” Practical Neurology, January/February 2010; 40-42
6. Raikin SM, Daniel JN, Winters BS, “The RAM Classification: A Novel, Systemic Approach to the Adult Acquired Flat Foot” Foot and Ankle Clinic, Volume 17, Number 2, June 2012; 169-181 PMID: 22541518
7. Miller AG, Daniel JN, “Achilles Tendon Pathology Associated with Tophaceous Gout Infiltration”, Case Report - Current Orthopaedic Practices, 24 (1): 103-104 January/February 2013 Doi: 10.1097/BCO.0b013e3182793488
8. Karanjia H, Abraham JA, O’Hara B, Shallop B, Daniel J, Taweel N, Schick FA, “Distal Fibula Metastasis of Cholangiocarcinoma”, Journal Foot & Ankle Surgery 52 (5): 659-662, September-October 2013 4; biopsy; cancer; carcinoma; liver; surgery; tumor
PMID: 23578566
9. Wong JC, Daniel JN, Raikin SM., Repair of Acute Extensor Hallucis Longus Tendon Injuries: A Retrospective Review; Foot Ankle Spec. 2014 Feb; 7(1):45-51.
doi: 10.1177/1938640013514271. PMID: 24334369
10. Reb CW, Schick FA, Karanjia HN, Daniel JN. High Prevalence of Obesity and Female Gender Among Patients with Concomitant Tibialis Posterior Tendonitis and Plantar Fasciitis. Foot Ankle Spec. April 2014. PMID: 25910944
11. Steven M. Raikin, Adam G. Miller and Joseph Daniel. Elsevier Inc.; Recurrence of Hallux Valgus: A Review. Foot and Ankle Clinics Volume 19, Number 2 June 2014 ISSN1083-7515, ISBN-13: 978-0-323-29920-6 PMID: 24878414
12. Joseph N. Daniel, DO; Christopher W. Reb, DO; Ronald Torrance II, DO; Adrienne Murphy Stout, BS “Evidenced-Based Clinical Review: Laterally-Based Ankle and Hindfoot Pain”. Osteopathic Family Physician (2014)5, 28-32; Print ISSN: 1877-573X.
13. John V. Thompson, DO; Sundeep S. Saini, OMS IV; Christopher W. Reb, DO; and Joseph N. Daniel, DO, “Diagnosis and Management of Plantar Fasciitis”, The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association December 2014, Vol 114, No. 12: 900-906. PMID: 25429080
14. Chapter MC, Saini SS, Reb CW, Daniel JN. Evidence-based clinical review: Achilles Tendon Disorders, J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2015 Nov, PMID: 26501760
15. Reb CW, Schick FA, Karanjia HN, Daniel JN. High Prevalence of Obesity and Female Gender Among Patients with Concomitant Tibialis Posterior Tendonitis and Plantar Fasciitis. Foot Ankle Spec. 2015 October, PMID: 25910944
16. Parekh S, Baravarian B, Pedowitz D, Daniel J, Brigido SA, Smith WB, Brigido SA. Treatment of Fifth Metatarsal Fractures in Adults; Foot Ankle Spc. 2016 Feb; PMID 26864830
17. Schick FA, Daniel JN, Miller JS. Unicameral Bone Cyst of the Medial Cuneiform: A Case Report; J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. PMID 27031385 2016 Mar 31; PMID 26886424 2016 Feb 17
18. Ahmad J, Karim A, Daniel JN. Relationship and Classification of Plantar Heel Spurs in Patients With Plantar Fasciitis; Foot Ankle Int. 2016 May 12. PMID 27177888
19. Ahmad J, Karim A, Daniel JN. Relationship and Classification of Plantar Heel Spurs in the Patients With Plantar Fasciitis; Foot and Ankle International Vol 37, Number 9; September 2016 pg. 994-1000
20. Reb CW, Stenson JF, Daniel JN. Tibialis Anterior Tendon Reconstruction Using Augmented Half-Thickness Tendon Segment Transposition. Foot Ankle Spec. 2017 Apr; 10(2):144-148. PMID: 28068842
21. McDonald E, Shakked R, Daniel J, Pedowitz DI, Winters BS, Reb C, Lynch MK, Raikin SM. Driving After Hallux Valgus Surgery. Foot Ankle Int. 2017 Sept.; PMID 28608725
22. Saad NH, Pontell ME, Winters BS, Daniel J, Saad A, Ann Plast Surg. The Periosteal Medial Femoral Condyle Free Flap: A New Option for Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Distal Lower Extremity; 2017 October. PMID 28604551
23. Reverse Sural Adipofascial Flaps with Acellular Dermal Matrix and Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; Pontell ME, Saad N, Winters BS, Daniel JN, Saad A. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2018 Jan PMID 29240590
24.Union Rate and Rate Hardware Removal Following Plate Fixation of Metatarsal Shaft and neck fractures; Bryant T, Beck DM, Daniel JN, Pedowitz DI, Raikin SM. Foot Ankle Int. 2018 Mar;39(3):326-33; PMID:29513603
25. Stenson JF, Reb CW, Daniel JN. Predicting Failure of Nonoperative Treatment for Insertional Achilles Tendinosis. Accepted for Publication. FAS. June 2018.PMID 28884594
26. Reb CW, Saini SS, Stenson JF, Albana MF, Pedowitz DI, Raikin SM, Daniel JN. Content Relevance of the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure in Patients with Achilles Tendon Diseases. Foot and Ankle Specialist. June 2018; PMID 28699355
27. Spontaneous Fracture of the Os Peroneum with Rupture of the Peroneus Longus Tendon; J Foot and Ankle Surg. 2018 July-Aug; Pages 790-793; Schick F, Karanjia H, Daniel J, Dheer S, Langman C, Taweel N, Sullivan P, Lebaron T. PMID 29631970
28. Effect of Postoperative Ketorolac Administration on Bone Healing in Ankle Fracture Surgery; McDonald E, Winters B, Nicholson K, Shakked R, Raikin S, Pedowitz DI, Daniel JN. Foot and Ankle International, Oct. 2018. PMID: 29972028
29. Prospective Evaluation of Utilization Patterson and Prescribing Guidelines of Opioid Consumption Following Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery; Sundeep Saini, Elizabeth L. McDonald, Rachel Shakked, Kristen Nicholson, Ryan Rogero, Megan Chapter, Brian S. Winters, David I. Pedowitz, Steven M. Raikin, Joseph N. Daniel. Foot Ankle Int. Aug 19, 2018. PMID 30124084
30. Prevalence of Neuropathic Pain Symptoms In Foot and Ankle Patients; Foot and Ankle International.
30. Brake Response Time Recovery After Achilles Tendon Repair. Reb CW, McDonald E, Shakked RJ, Winters BS, Pedowitz DI, Raikin SM, Daniel JN. Foot Ankle Spec. 2019 Apr 23. PMID 31014108
31. Value of Preoperative Imaging and Intraoperative Histopathology in Morton’s Neuroma. Raouf T, Rogero R, McDonald E, Fuchs D, Shakked RJ, Winters BS, Daniel JN, Pedowitz DI, Raikin SM. Foot and Ankle Int. 2019 May 29 PMID 31142153
32. Brake Response Time Recovery After Achilles Tendon Repair. Reb CW, McDonald E, Shakked RJ, Winters BS, Pedowitz DI, Raikin SM, Daniel JN. Foot Ankle Spec. 2019 Apr 23. PMID 31014108
33. Value of Preoperative Imaging and Intraoperative Histopathology in Morton’s Neuroma. Raouf T, Rogero R, McDonald E, Fuchs D, Shakked RJ, Winters BS, Daniel JN, Pedowitz DI, Raikin SM. Foot and Ankle Int. 2019 May 29 PMID 31142153
34. Prevalence of Neuropathic Pain Symptoms in Foot and Ankle Patients. Sidon E, Rogero R, McDonald E, Daecher A, Shakked R, Pedowitz DI, Fuchs D, Daniel JN, Raikin SM. Foot Ankle In. 2019 June. PMID: 30902025
35. Postoperative Opioid Consumption in Opioid-Naïve Patients Undergoing Hallux Valgus Correction. Ryan Rogero, BS, Daniel Fuchs, MD, Kristen Nicholson, PhD, Rachel J. Shakked, MD, Brian S. Winters, MD, David I Pedowitz, MD, MS, Steven M. Raikin, MD, Joseph N. Daniel, DO. Foot and Ankle International; July 2019 PMID 31319719
Abstracts:
1. “The Effect of a Wrist Brace on Patterns of Injury in Experimentally Produced Distal Radius Fractures in a Cadaver Model”; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 63rd Annual Meeting Atlanta, Georgia, February 1996.
2. “A Pilot Evaluation to assess Product Performance of a New Tailored Silver-Coated Antimicrobial Barrier Dressing in External Fixator Pin Sites”; Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin & Wound Care, Nashville, Tennessee, October 10-14, 2007
3. Sees JP and Daniel JN: “Case Report: Neurofibromatosis Involving the Fibula in an Adult Patient”; American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics, San Francisco, California, October 2010
4. “Acellular Dermal Scaffold Use in Complex Limb Salvage: A Case Study,” American Professional Wound Care Association, Philadelphia, PA, April 1-3. 2011
5. “The RAM Classification: A Novel, Systemic Approach to the Adult Acquired Flat Foot”, AAOS Conference, San Diego, CA, June 20-23, 2012
6. “Single-Stage Pantalar Arthrodesis as Treatment for Ankle Fracture, In a Patient with Diabetes and Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction” APMA National Scientific Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 21-25, 2013
7. “Pantalar Arthrodesis in A Patient with Dandy-Walker Syndrome,” APMA National Scientific Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 21-25, 2013
8. “Pseudo-Neuropathic Pseudogout: A Case Study,” APMA National Scientific Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 21-25, 2013
9. “Factors Associated with Missed Office Appointments in an Orthopaedic Surgery Foot and Ankle Practice,” The American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Conference, San Diego, California, October 17-19, 2013
10. “Factors Associated with Missed Foot and Ankle Office Appointments.” Christopher W. Reb, D.O., Megan L Jimenez, B.S., James F. Stenson, B.S., Ammar Karim, D.O., Steven M. Raikin, M.D., Joseph N. Daniel, D.O. Podium presentation at New Jersey Orthopaedic Society Annual Symposium. Bedminster, NJ. March 28- 29 2014
11. “A Comparison of Anatomic Plating versus Tubular Plating in the Treatment of Fibula Fractures”. Abstract poster presentation at 2015 AAOS Annual Meeting, March 24-28 Las Vegas, Nevada
12. Karim AR, Reb CW, Ahmad JA, Daniel JN. Classification of and Relationship of Plantar Heel Spurs in Patients with Plantar Fasciitis. Accepted for podium presentation at: Eastern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Maui, HI. (06/17/2015-06/20/2015)
13. Reb CW, Stenson JP, Karim AR, Daniel JN, Raikin SM. Factors Associated with Missed Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Office Appointments. Invited podium presentation at: American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO. (10/15/2015-10/17/2015)
14. Megan C. Chapter DO, Tony Bryant MD, David Pedowitz MD, Brian Winters MD, Steven Raikin MD, Joseph N. Daniel DO, Impact of Silver-Impregnated Dressings on Postoperative Wound Complications Following Achilles Tendon Surgery. Foot and Ankle Poster presentation, 2017 AAOS Annual Conference, San Diego, March 12 -18, 2017.
15. Unicameral Bone Cyst of the Medial Cuneiform – A Case report, Poster presentation at the American Podiatric Association National Scientific Meeting. Nashville, Tennessee, July 27-30, 2017, Faith Schick, DPM, Joseph Daniel, DO, Nicholas Taweel, DPM, DPT, Charles Langman, DPM, Paul Sullivan, DPM.
16. Daniel JN, Stenson J, Pedowitz DI, Raikin SM. Predicting Failure of Nonoperative Treatment for Insertional Achilles Tendinosis. Podium Presentation. Israeli Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting December 2017, Tel Aviv, Israel.
17. McDonald EL, Shakked R, Daniel JN, Pedowitz DI, Winters BS, Raikin SM. Driving After Total Ankle Arthroplasty. Israeli Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting December 2017, Tel Aviv, Israel.
18. Saini S, McDonald EL, Rogero R, Chapter M, Pedowitz DI, Shakked R, Winters BS, Raikin SM, Daniel JN. Evaluation of Opioid Consumption Patterns Following Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery. ePoster. Israeli Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting December 2017, Tel Aviv, Israel.
19. P0204 Risk Factors for Failure After the Modified Broström Procedure for Lateral Ankle Instability Madeline Tadley BS, Timothy Tan MD, Elizabeth McDonald BA, Rachel Shakked MD, Joseph Daniel DO, Steven Raikin MD, David Pedowitz MD; AAOS March 6, 2018
20. Evaluation of Opioid Consumption Patterns Following Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Sundeep Saini DO, Elizabeth McDonald BA, Megan Chapter DO, Ryan Rogero BS, Kristen Nicholson PhD, Rachel Shakked MD, Brian Winters MD, David Pedowitz MD, Steven Raikin MD, Joseph Daniel DO, AAOS March 7, 2018 2:06 PM - 2:12 PM 327
21. Prevalence of degenerative changes at the metatarsal head sesamoid articulation found during hallux valgus surgery Justin Tsai MD, Elizabeth McDonald BA, David Pedowitz MD, Steven Raikin MD, Justin Tsai MD, Joseph Daniel DO, Rachel Shakked MD, AAOS March 7, 2018
22. P0706-P0720 – Posters, 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM Morial Convention Center,
P0712 Effect of Post-Operative Ketorolac Administration on Bone Healing in Ankle Fractures Elizabeth McDonald BA, Brian Winters MD, Rachel Shakked MD, Kristen Nicholson PhD, David Pedowitz MD, Steven Raikin MD, Joseph Daniel DOAAOS March 8, 2018.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters, including participation in committee reports:
1. Daniel, Joseph. Chapter 30, “Hammer Toes.” Lippincott’s Primary Care Orthopaedics. By Paul A. Lotke, Joseph A. Abboud, and Jack Ende. 2nd edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, 2008. 137-40. Print.
2. Daniel, Joseph. Chapter 34, “Diabetic Foot." Lippincott's Primary Care Orthopaedics. By Paul A. Lotke, Joseph A. Abboud, and Jack Ende. 2nd edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, 2008. 137-40. Print.
