Our Residents
Our residents are an outstanding group of young physicians from various cities throughout the United States. They have a wonderful sense of camaraderie and enjoy working together in a vibrant educational atmosphere.
Class of 2028
![bauer-jordan_UCH_2023-06-28_04_200x200 Jordan Bauer, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/bauer-jordan_UCH_2023-06-28_04_200x200-circle-3f280f50e577ae1c8bd83c3f056a20fa-.jpg)
Jordan Bauer, MD
University at Buffalo
![gedman-marissa_UCH_2023-06-28_03_200x200 Marissa Gedman, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/gedman-marissa_UCH_2023-06-28_03_200x200-circle-51bfec0b5fa472121dfc24622338cc39-.jpg)
Marissa Gedman, MD
Tufts University
![grace-zachary_UCH_2023-06-28_05_200x200 Zachary Grace, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/grace-zachary_UCH_2023-06-28_05_200x200-circle-4cecc5e74c8dc171acc9a6d740b45b82-.jpg)
Zachary Grace, MD
Hackensack Meridian
![hahn-alexander_UCH_2023-06-28_05_200x200 Alexander Hahn, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/hahn-alexander_UCH_2023-06-28_05_200x200-circle-3716a6a20edcf57a55d88d7068e6be6a-.jpg)
Alexander Hahn, MD
Drexel University
![megalla-martinus_UCH_2023-06-28_04_200x200 Martinus Megalla, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/megalla-martinus_UCH_2023-06-28_04_200x200-circle-27454ea254a7b4d3fc2e2a78b21d5ca1-.jpg)
Martinus Megalla, MD
Hackensack Meridian
Class of 2027
![block-andrew_UCH_2022-06-20_13_200x200 Andrew Block, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/block-andrew_UCH_2022-06-20_13_200x200-circle-eeb061eccc25a74d0d6ae74a5214c838-.jpg)
Andrew Block, MD
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
![jackson-casey_UCH_2022-06-20_11_200x200 Casey Jackson, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/jackson-casey_UCH_2022-06-20_11_200x200-circle-41d498071c9c2f009445f1bee80bc9e4-.jpg)
Casey Jackson, MD
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
![mancini-michael_UCH_2022-06-20_05_200x200 Michael Mancini, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/mancini-michael_UCH_2022-06-20_05_200x200-circle-827c1d3d8cd698ce679c9d2bc8244825-.jpg)
Michael Mancini, MD
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
![tamburini-lisa_UCH_2022-06-20_09_200x200 Lisa Tamburini, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/tamburini-lisa_UCH_2022-06-20_09_200x200-circle-5878d27f847ef19aa9c3a2ae82995efe-.jpg)
Lisa Tamburini, MD
UConn School of Medicine
![zeng-francine_UCH_2022-06-20_04_200x200 Francine Zeng, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/zeng-francine_UCH_2022-06-20_04_200x200-circle-66f5aac75b6122748f3deaf8fea2db68-.jpg)
Francine Zeng, MD
UConn School of Medicine
Class of 2026
![antonacci-christopher-20210628-TE-005_200x200 Christopher Antonacci, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/antonacci-christopher-20210628-TE-005_200x200-circle-013569332e6753375e3d557139c32a1a-.jpg)
Christopher Antonacci, MD
Tulane University School of Medicine
![baldino-joshua-20210618-TE-008_200x200 Joshua Baldino, PharmD, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/baldino-joshua-20210618-TE-008_200x200-circle-f14a084adefe57fbadd2f98b47351b69-.jpg)
Joshua Baldino, PharmD, MD
UConn School of Medicine
![davey-annabelle-20210628-TE-004_200x200 Annabelle Davey, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/davey-annabelle-20210628-TE-004_200x200-circle-1dba63f8fd3d2f48327019326cfa03f5-.jpg)
Annabelle Davey, MD
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
![ford-brian-20210628-TE-028_200x200 Brian Ford, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/ford-brian-20210628-TE-028_200x200-circle-cfe9fb59d97872f9f849d730bf9f2345-.jpg)
Brian Ford, MD
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
![shuman-matthew-20210628-TE-005_200x200 Matthew Shuman, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/shuman-matthew-20210628-TE-005_200x200-circle-ee40bcb10f8c7ee710026e706f05ddfb-.jpg)
Matthew Shuman, MD
UMass Medical School
Class of 2025
![Bellas-Nicholas-20200626-encarnacion-0005_200x200 Nicholas Bellas, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/Bellas-Nicholas-20200626-encarnacion-0005_200x200-circle-d5ca3f4d5eba5a62dceeadb4b830e990-.jpg)
Nicholas Bellas, MD
UConn School of Medicine
![Hewitt-Cory-20200626-encarnacion-0003_200x200 Cory Hewitt, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/Hewitt-Cory-20200626-encarnacion-0003_200x200-circle-86950cba0d65569cc3eb35d8b63cb2d3-.jpg)
Cory Hewitt, MD
University of South Dakota School of Medicine
![Pavano-Colin-20200626-encarnacion-0002_200x200 Colin Pavano, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/Pavano-Colin-20200626-encarnacion-0002_200x200-circle-d137da39aea6cae1cdee22e8c3b0e53b-.jpg)
Colin Pavano, MD
UConn School of Medicine
![Silver-Jacob-20200626-encarnacion-0008_200x200 Jacob Silver, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/Silver-Jacob-20200626-encarnacion-0008_200x200-circle-8a64a38c94cb00b742c080fea5b2371a-.jpg)
Jacob Silver, MD
Harvard Medical School
![Torre-Barrett-20200626-encarnacion-0020_200x200 Barrett Torre, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/Torre-Barrett-20200626-encarnacion-0020_200x200-circle-9c255e6b606a969e129816afa9f367cc-.jpg)
Barrett Torre, MD
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
![wellington-ian-20180617-encarnacion-1684_200x200 Ian Wellington, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/wellington-ian-20180617-encarnacion-1684_200x200-circle-cd74c9be3113832bcd5044c8dac43c83-.jpg)
Ian Wellington, MD
University of Maryland School of Medicine
2021-2022 Neag Chase Research Fellow
Class of 2024
![connors-john-patrick-20180617-encarnacion-1692_200x200 J. Patrick Connors, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/connors-john-patrick-20180617-encarnacion-1692_200x200-circle-3ba8b997fa5323dd560b70a7d6d2744e-.jpg)
J. Patrick Connors, MD
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
![garvin-patrick-20180617-encarnacion-1672_200x200 Patrick Garvin, DO](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/garvin-patrick-20180617-encarnacion-1672_200x200-circle-7cc4d6a63e922e326bd38d30d50d1a39-.jpg)
Patrick Garvin, DO
Kansas City University College of Medicine
![messina-james-20180617-encarnacion-1678_200x200 James Messina, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/messina-james-20180617-encarnacion-1678_200x200-circle-1e2e0e4fa1e269dc212a560717d066df-.jpg)
James Messina, MD
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
![levasseur_matthew Matthew LeVasseur](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/levasseur_matthew-circle-221bc06d473ca0f40cd021dfa2841acc-.jpg)
Matthew LeVasseur, MD
SUNY Upstate Medical University
2020-2021 Neag Chase Research Fellow
![steltzer-john-20180617-encarnacion-1668_200x200 John Stelzer, MD](https://health.uconn.edu/musculoskeletal-institute/wp-content/uploads/sites/159/bb-plugin/cache/steltzer-john-20180617-encarnacion-1668_200x200-circle-121e93589675b3e7a929ec51fd00e775-.jpg)
John Stelzer, MD
University of Central Florida College of Medicine