Dr. Susan P. Harding, MD

Expert Publications

• Prevalence of diabetic eye disease in an inner city population: the Liverpool Diabetic Eye Study.
• Cost effectiveness analysis of screening for sight threatening diabetic eye disease.
• Inter-observer concordance in grading retinopathy in cerebral malaria.
• Current status of screening for diabetic retinopathy in the UK.
• Prevalence of diabetic eye disease in patients entering a systematic primary care-based eye screening programme.
• Incidence of sight-threatening retinopathy in Type 1 diabetes in a systematic screening programme.
• Ambulatory photographic screening for diabetic retinopathy in nursing homes.
• Quality of life and patients with cancer: a comparative study of patient versus physician perceptions and its implications for cancer education.
• Long-term drift and timolol therapy: possible role for pulsed therapy.
• Answer please. Scaphocapitate fracture syndrome.
• Outcomes in verteporfin photodynamic therapy for choroidal neovascularisation--'beyond the TAP study'.
• Visual outcomes in children in Malawi following retinopathy of severe malaria.
• Classifying and grading retinal signs in severe malaria.

Media Releases

Get to know Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Susan Harding, who serves patients in Cape May Court House, New Jersey & Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Harding, specializes in hand injuries and pediatric trauma. She is affiliated with Penn Medicine, offering her services at Penn Orthopaedics Cape May Court House in New Jersey. Likewise, she is a part of the Penn Orthopaedic Trauma and Fracture program. It is the largest and most complete program in the Philadelphia region, with extensive capabilities for treating all musculoskeletal fractures, traumatic injuries, and related complications. Prior to joining Cape Regional Physicians Associates and Cape Regional Health System, she served as the Associate Program Director, Clinical Service Chief, as well as Director of Orthopaedic Trauma within the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Hahnemann University Hospital. At the start of her academic career, Dr. Harding earned her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in 1991. She then went on to complete her internship in general surgery and her residency in orthopaedic surgery at Hahnemann University Hospital. This was followed by a fellowship in orthopaedic trauma at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. A member of the Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the doctor is board-certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS). The ABOS is an organization with the goal of establishing educational and professional standards for orthopaedic residents and surgeons, as well as evaluating the qualifications and competence of orthopaedic surgeons. Professionally, Dr. Harding holds privileges at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Pennsylvania Hospital, and Penn Musculoskeletal Center – University City, 7th Floor. Alongside her clinical role, she serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Orthopaedic surgery is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopaedic surgeons use both surgical and non-surgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma, spine diseases, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors, and congenital disorders. For her vast clinical expertise, Dr. Harding was recognized and named a “Top Doctor” by Philadelphia Magazine in 2018.

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