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Orthopedic Surgery Faculty

Meet the dedicated and skilled faculty leading our Orthopedic Surgery program. With a commitment to excellence in medical education, they provide comprehensive training, mentorship and support to prepare residents for successful careers in orthopedic surgery.

Orthopedic Surgery Residency

Joel L. Rush, DO

Program Director
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Orthopedic Trauma Surgery

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Bradley I. Roth, DO

Associate Program Director
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Orthopedic Trauma Surgery

Kristofer E. Chenard, MD

Core Faculty
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Orthopedic Sports Medicine

James Fletcher, MD

Core Faculty
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Subspecialty: Hand Surgery

Carlos Higuera-Rueda, MD

Core Faculty
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Adult Reconstruction

Deepak Kapila, MD

Core Faculty
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Hand Surgery

Robert Norton, MD

Core Faculty
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Spine Surgery

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Edward Perez, MD

Core Faculty
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Orthopedic Trauma Surgery

Ivan Puente, MD

Core Faculty
Specialty: General Surgery
Subspecialty: Trauma Surgery

James R. Ross, Jr., MD

Core Faculty
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Sports Medicine

Craig J. Spurdle, MD

Core Faculty
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

H. Thomas Temple, MD

Core Faculty
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Musculoskeletal Oncology

Justin M. Weatherall, MD

Core Faculty
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Foot and Ankle

Brooke Crawford, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Musculoskeletal Oncology

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Aileen Danko, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

George Dreszer, MD

Specialty: Plastic Surgeon
Subspecialty: Reconstructive Surgery

Andrew S. Ellowitz, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery

Erik J. Geiger, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Musculoskeletal Oncology

Harris Gellman, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Hand and Microvascular Surgery

Stephen George, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Pediatrics

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Jason Gould, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Orthopaedic Trauma

Preston Grieco, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Adult Reconstruction

Kevin Horowitz, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

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Kenneth Jeffers, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

Neha Kapila, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Hand Surgery

Aaron Kunkle, DO

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Spine Surgery

Jorge Manrique-Succar, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Musculoskeletal Oncology

Matt Motisi, DO

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Orthopedic Sports Medicine

David Nigen, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Preetesh Patel, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Adult Reconstruction

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Christopher C. Roberts, DO

Specialty: Neurosurgery, Spinal Surgery

Jorge Rocha, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Orthopedic Trauma Surgery

Michael Ruddy, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery

Daniel Ruggles, DO

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

Stephen Swirsky, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery

Purnell Traverso, MD

Specialty: Hand Surgery

Jason Walters, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Matthew E. Wells, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Sports Medicine

Ryan Werntz, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Orthopedic Trauma and Adult Reconstruction Surgery

Margaret Wright, MD

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery