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Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Alumni at UPMC in Central Pa.

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If you are an alumni of the program, we encourage you to contact us with your current affiliation and any further training you have done since beginning practice.  Please note, we have only included alumni dating back to 2009 and are happy to go back further. Please contact our webmaster below:

Carlin Luz at luzc@upmc.edu

Recent Alumni

Muzaffar Ali, MD, DO
Fellowship: North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset NY

Jeffrey Chapek, DO
Fellowship: University of Kentucky

Leighann Krasney, DO, MPH
Fellowship: California Pacific Orthopaedics

Sunny Parekh, DO - Chief Resident
Fellowship: University of South Florida

David Phillips, DO - Chief Resident
Fellowship: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh PA

Class of 2022

Omar Fareedi, DO - Chief Resident
Fellowship: Spine at University of Rochester

Christopher Folau, DO
Fellowship: Orthopaedic Trauma at University of Mississippi

Anna Muzio, DO
Fellowship: Hand, Upper Extremity and Microvascular Surgery at Wellspan Health

Devin Olsen, DO
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction at Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics

Alex Raymond, DO - Chief Resident
Fellowship: Foot and Ankle at University of Pittsburgh

Class of 2021

Nathan Angerette, DO - Chief Resident
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction at Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics

Pawan Barot, DO
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction at Geisinger Commonwealth

Robyn Daiber, DO
Fellowship: Spine at University of Missouri

Michael Kahan, DO - Chief Resident
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction at Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics

Kalain Workman, DO
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction at Florida Joint and Spine Institute

Class of 2020

Brendan J Casey, DO - Chief Resident
Fellowship: Trauma at University of Pittsburg Medical Center

Joshua R Greenleaf, DO
Private Practice: University Orthopedics Center, Altoona PA

Shalin Shah, DO
Fellowship: Spine at University of Rochester Medical Center

Alex H Shin, DO - Chief Resident
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction at Allegheny General Hospital

Daniel Sumko, DO
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction at The CORE Institute Joint Arthroplasty, Phoenix Arizona

Class of 2019

Nathan D. Howlett, M.Sc., DO- Chief Resident
Fellowship: Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship at Boston University

David K. Lyons, DO-Chief Resident
Fellowship: Ryerson Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship at Ann and Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Jason A. Brustein, DO
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction at The Rothman Institute

Joshua N. Milby, DO
Fellowship: Orthopaedic Trauma at University of Mississippi

Manminder S. Bhatia, DO
Fellowship: Orthopaedic Spine, University of Virginia

Class of 2018

William M. Gunnett II, DO
Employment: General Orthopaedics - Summit Orthopaedic Group - Chambersburg, PA

Joel Pranckun, DO
Fellowship:  Baylor College of Medicine -  Orthopaedic Sports Medicine – Houston, TX

Lisa Kathleen O'Brien, DO
Fellowship:  Wake Forest - Orthopaedic Sports Medicine – Winston-Salem, NC

Daniel J. Kim, DO
Fellowship: The CORE Institute - Adult Joint Reconstruction - Phoenix, AZ
Private Practice: Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg PA

Tyson P. Maugle, DO
Fellowship: Duke University - Adult Spine - Durham, NC
Private Practice: Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg PA

Class of 2017

James D. Miller, DO-Chief Resident
Employment: Springfield Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute – Springfield, IL

Charles E. Claps, DO-Chief Resident
Employment: Resurgens Orthopaedics - Atlanta, GA

Mathew T. Legel, DO
Private Practice: Lundholm Orthopaedics at Swedish American Health System – A Division of UW Health, Rockford, IL

Gene A. Falkowski Jr., DO
Fellowship: Orthopaedic Spine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Class of 2016

Michael P. St. Onge, DO-Chief Resident
Fellowship: Orthopaedic Spine Surgery – West Virginia University

Miles T. Birmingham, D.O-Chief Resident
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction – Cleveland Clinic Florida

Matheau G. Eysser, DO
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction – Hedley Orthopaedic Institute, Phoenix, AZ

Jaspreet Sidhu, DO
Fellowship/Private Practice:  Orthopaedic Trauma, Private Practice

Class of 2015

Gregory Tocks, D.O-Chief Resident
Fellowship: Joint Replacement & Adult Reconstruction - Virginia Commonwealth University

Dustin C. Dyer, D.O-Chief Resident
Fellowship: Orthopaedic Sports Medicine - Orthopaedic Research of Virginia

Robert Shane Riley, DO
Private Practice: Western Kentucky Orthopaedic & Neurosurgical Associates

Craig Rogers, DO
Private Practice: Integris Hospital System of Oklahoma

Class of 2014

Adam Buerk, D.O-Chief
Private Practice: Orthopaedic Institute of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA

Jeffrey M. K. Martin, DO
Private Practice: Bone and Joint Center, Wisconsin Orthopaedics, Wausau, Wisconsin

Jeffrey Gillette, D.O-Chief
Private Practice: Professional Orthopaedic Associates, Scranton, PA

Michael J. Sumko, DO
Fellowship: Hip and Knee Joint Reconstruction, Phoenix, Arizona

Class of 2013

Kenneth J. Lingenfelter, DO
Fellowship: Orthopaedic Spine Surgery - University of Rochester - Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY
Private Practice: OSS, Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists, Spine and Joints

Eric M. Slotkin, DO
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction. 2013-2014 - Cleveland Clinic Weston Florida Campus
Private Practice: Orthopaedic Associates of Reading, Reading, PA

Jacob D. Brooks, DO, MPH 
Private Practice: DownEast Orthopaedic Associates, Bangor, Maine

Ryan N. Harris, DO
Fellowship: Adult Joint Reconstruction, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA
Private Practice: Carilion Clinic, Blacksburg, Virginia

Class of 2012

Joseph M. Graham Jr., DO
Fellowship: Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, Florida Orthopaedic Institute at University of Southern Florida, Tampa, FL
Private Practice: Orthopaedic Specialists of the Four States, Mercy Hospital, Joplin, MO

Kelly D. Jensen, DO
Private Practice: General Orthopaedics, Price, Utah

Toby Moore, DO
Fellowship: Orthopaedic Trauma,Ohio Health, Grant Medical Center, Columbus, OH  
Private Practice: St. Francis Health System, Tulsa, OK

Matthew R. Willsey, DO
Fellowship: Hand and Upper Extremity, University Upstate Medical Center
Private Practice: Hand Surgeon, Sheboygan, WI

Class of 2011

Samuel M. Adu-Lartey, DO
Fellowship: Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, Florida Orthopaedic Institute at University of Southern Florida
Private Practice: Houston Spine Institute, Katy, TX

Derek S. Johnson, DO
Private Practice: Lihue, HI

Brian R. McWhorter, DO
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction - Arizona Institute for Bone and Joint Disorders, Scottsdale, Arizona
Private Practice: Hedley Orthopaedic Institute

Gary Van Wertman, II, DO
Private Practice: Carolina Center for Surgery, Morehead City, NC

Class of 2010

Meagan M. Fernandez, DO
Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedics, Scottish Rite Hospital, Children's Orthopaedics of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Private Practice:  Pediatric Orthopaedics, Geisinger Health System

Adam H. Wait, DO
Fellowship: Sports Medicine, University of South Florida
Private Practice: Sports Medicine, Warrensburg, MO

Anthony C. Falvello, DO
Private Practice: Hazelton, PA

John P. Malloy IV, DO
Fellowship: Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, John Hopkins University
Private Practice:  East Coast Orthopaedics, Pompano Beach, FL

Class of 2009

Matthew J. Espenshade, DO
Private Practice: Arlington Orthopaedics, Harrisburg, PA

Loren M. Potter, DO
Fellowship: Hand and Upper Extremity, SUNY Upstate University, Syracuse, NY
Private Practice: Fond du Lac, WI

Ted W. Parcel, DO
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction, Florida Orthopaedic Institute, Tampa, FL
Private Practice: Denver, NC


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