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Meet the Faculty of the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program

James A. DeLullo, MDJames A. DeLullo, MD
Program Director

  • Medical School: Wright State University
  • Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery - UPMC Hamot
  • Fellowship: Sports Medicine/Trauma - Allegheny General Hospital
  • Certifications: Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

D. Patrick Williams, DO
Associate Program Director

  • Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery - Grandview Hospital and Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Hand Surgery - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
  • Certifications: Orthopedic Surgery, Hand Surgery - American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery

Mary Beth Cermak, MD

  • Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery - West Virginia Univ Hospitals
  • Fellowship: Upper Extremity/Hand Surgery - University of Pennsylvania
  • Certifications: Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Gary J. Cortina, MD

  • Medical School: Jefferson Medical College
  • Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery - UPMC Hamot
  • Fellowship: Spine and Hand Surgery - Allegheny General Hospital
  • Certifications: Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Eric Czer, DO

  • Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
  • Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery – MountainView Regional Medical Center
  • Internship: Traditional Rotating Internship – MountainView Regional Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Hand Surgery – UPMC Hamot

John Dupaix, MD

  • Medical School: Oregon Health & Sciences University
  • Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery--University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
  • Fellowship: Hand Surgery--UPMC Hamot
  • Certifications: Orthopaedic Surgery - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Andrew Gage, MD

  • Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
  • Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery--University at Buffalo
  • Fellowship: Orthopaedic Sports Medicine--Brown University
  • Certifications: Orthopaedic Surgery - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Mark A. Krahe, DO

  • Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Internship: Traditional Osteopathic Internship – South Pointe Hospital
  • Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery – South Pointe Hospital
  • Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Surgery – Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Center
  • Certifications: Orthopedic Surgery - American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery

John D. Lubahn, MD

  • Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery--Rochester General Hospital
  • Fellowship: Hand Surgery--Humana Hospital University of Louisville
  • Certifications: Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Claude Muresan, MD

  • Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • Residency: General Surgery – Union Memorial Hospital & Plastic Surgery – University of Louisville
  • Fellowship: Plastic Surgery – University of Louisville & Hand Surgery – Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand & Microsurgery
  • Certifications: Surgery – American Board of Surgery & Plastic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand – American Board of Plastic Surgery

Jeffrey A. Nechleba, MD

  • Medical School: State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine
  • Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery - UPMC Hamot
  • Certifications: Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Nick Stefanovski, MD

  • Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery - UPMC Hamot
  • Certifications: Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Brian Still, MD

  • Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
  • Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery--UPMC Hamot
  • Fellowship: Orthopaedic Sports Medicine--University of Chicago

Contact Us

For more information regarding the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program at UPMC Hamot, please contact Marla DeSantis GME Senior Department Manager, at 814-877-6253 or desantism@upmc.edu.

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