Orthopaedic surgery residents

Meet the residents of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
*Indicates Resident is in the 6-year Research Track

1st year residents

Peter Chan Peter Chan, MD
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern
Undergraduate School: University of Pennsylvania

Mina Gardezi Mina Gardezi, MD
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Undergraduate School: University of California-San Diego La Jolla

Austin Gregg Austin Gregg, MD
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Undergraduate School: Duquesne University

Jacob Jordan Jacob Jordan, MD
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Undergraduate School: University of Pennsylvania

Akshay Khanna Akshay Khanna, MD
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Undergraduate School: Penn State University Park

Pranav Kodali Pranav Kodali, MD
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Undergraduate School: Vanderbilt University

Philip Parel Philip Parel, MD
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine
Undergraduate School: George Washington University

Tarun Sontam Tarun Sontam, MD
Medical School: Texas A&M University Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine
Undergraduate School: Texas A&M University

2nd year residents

Avi Dravid Avi Dravid, MD
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Undergraduate School: Northwestern University; Graduate School (MSc): London School of Economics

Caroline Gutowski Caroline Gutowski, MD
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Undergraduate School: Southern Methodist University

Huit Joesph Huiet Joseph, IV, MD
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Undergraduate School: Morehouse College

Lauren Ladehoff Lauren Ladehoff, MD
Medical School: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Undergraduate School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Dieter Mohty Dieter Mohty, MD
Medical School: University of Arizona
Undergraduate School: University of Arizona

Jayson Saleet Jayson Saleet, MD
Medical School: Boston University
Undergraduate School: Princeton University

Amanda Tedesco Amanda Tedesco, MD
Medical School: University of California Irvine School of Medicine
Undergraduate School: University of California Riverside

Katia Valdez Katia Valdez, MD
Medical School: Northwestern University
Undergraduate School: Northwestern University; Graduate School (MPH in Epidemiology): University of California, Los Angeles

3rd year residents

Maggie Bohr Maggie Bohr, MD
Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Undergraduate School: Oakland University

Jeff Brown Jeffrey Brown, MD
Medical School: USF Morsani College of Medicine
Undergraduate School: Tufts University 

Brett Croen Brett Croen, MD
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Undergraduate School: University of Michigan

Heider Shamrez Shamrez Haider, MD
Medical School: UT Southwestern
Undergraduate School: The University of Texas at Austin 

Gokul Kalyanasundaram Gokul Kalyanasundaram, MD
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Undergraduate School: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Ponsugula Pushpak Pushpak Pondugula, MD
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Undergraduate School: University of Virginia

Nick Vandal Nick Vandal, MD
Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine
Undergraduate School: US Naval Academy

Alex Wahl Alexander Wahl, MD
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Undergraduate School: University of Maryland

4th year residents

Tensae Assefa Tensae Assefa, MD
Medical School: New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Undergraduate School: Rice University

Max Cardwell Maxwell Cardwell, MD
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Undergraduate School: Washington University

Rachel Flaugh Rachel Flaugh, MD*
Medical School: Harvard College
Undergraduate School: University of Nebraska

Tyler Humphrey Tyler Humphrey, MD
Medical School: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Undergraduate School: University of San Diego

Chielazor Okafor Chielozor Okafor, MD
Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Undergraduate School: Rutgers University

Meka Okorie Nnaemeka C. Okorie, MD
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
Undergraduate School: Prairie View A&M University

Shavani Panya Shivani Pandya, MD
Medical School: University of Miami
Undergraduate School: University of Miami

5th year residents

Ellis Berns Ellis Berns, MD
Medical School: Brown University
Undergraduate School: Brown University

Anna Blaeser Anna Blaeser, MD
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Undergraduate School: University of Minnesota

Emily Eiel Emily Eiel, MD
Medical School: University of Massachusetts
Undergraduate School: Colgate University

Lisa Friedman Lisa Friedman, MD
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
Undergraduate School: Carleton College 

Gavin Rallis Gavin Rallis, MD
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Undergraduate School: Penn State University 

Eric Schweppe Eric Schweppe, MD*
Medical School: Columbia University
Undergraduate School: United States Military Academy

Alyssa Thorman Alyssa Thorman, MD
Medical School: University of Utah
Undergraduate School: University of Utah

Thompson Zhuang Thompson Zhuang, MD
Medical School: Stanford University
Undergraduate School: Princeton University

Research residents

Nate Disser Nathaniel Disser, MD
Medical School: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas at Houston
Undergraduate School: Gonzaga University

Olivia Lodise Olivia Jagiella-Lodise, MD
Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Undergraduate School: Georgia Institute of Technology

*Indicates Resident is in the 6-year Research Track