{"id":2957,"date":"2020-08-04T16:16:04","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T20:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/?page_id=2957"},"modified":"2025-07-03T15:44:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:44:14","slug":"where-are-they-now","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/orthopedic-residency\/where-are-they-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Are They Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\n\t\tWhere Are They Now?<br \/>\n\t<\/h1>\n<p>In the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency family we enjoy keeping in touch with our graduates and where they are now. Hear more from some of our graduates, where they are in practice, and their experiences with our team.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tAlumni Videos<br \/>\n\t<\/h2>\n<p>\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Pensak, MD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R3QKbF3xv64?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nicholas Sablan, MD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hb7TUYXdvSM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Laura Scordino, MD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EZrXjorlZGw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amir Mostafi, MD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KNC5IeSRyAM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gabriel Trainer, MD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VatX2_PDxdw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mandeep Virk, MD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n_0vnycP3G8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t Where Our Graduates Matched<br \/>\n\t<\/h2>\n<p>  Class of 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2025\/07\/Class-of-2025-002_500x400.jpg\" alt=\"Class of 2025\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"500\" title=\"Class-of-2025-(002)_500x400\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"><br \/>\n\tBarrett Torre, MD, Adult Reconstruction, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, NH<br \/>\nColin Pavano, MD, Hand, Brown University, RI<br \/>\nNicholas Bellas, MD, Trauma, University of Colorado, Denver<br \/>\nIan Wellington, MD, Spine, Emory University, GA<br \/>\nJacob Silver, MD, Hand, Cleveland Clinic<br \/>\nCory Hewitt, MD, Adult Reconstruction and Trauma, Regions Hospital\/University of Minnesota<\/p>\n<p>  Class of 2024<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2024\/08\/class_2024_500x400.jpg\" alt=\"Class of 2024\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"500\" title=\"class_2024_500x400\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"><br \/>\n\tJohn Patrick Connors, MD, Adult Reconstruction Fellowship, Hoag Orthopedic Institute, California<br \/>\nPatrick Garvin, DO, Sports Medicine Fellowship, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado<br \/>\nJames Messina, MD, Sports Medicine Fellowship, NYU, New York<br \/>\nJohn Stelzer, MD, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship, Children&#8217;s Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<br \/>\nMatthew LeVasseur, MD, Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship, Columbia University, New York<\/p>\n<p>  Class of 2023<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2023\/09\/class_2023_500x400.jpg\" alt=\"Class of 2023\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"500\" title=\"class_2023_500x400\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"><br \/>\n\tAntonio Cusano, MD, Sports Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York<br \/>\nNebiyu Osman, MD, Spine, NYU<br \/>\nAmir Lebaschi, MD, Sports Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Michigan<br \/>\nMatthew Pina, MD, &Acirc;&nbsp;Hand, Christine M. Kleinert Institute, Louisville, Kentucky<br \/>\nMark Spencer, MD, Hand, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas<\/p>\n<p>  Class of 2022<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2022\/08\/Chiefs-AY22-Photo-1_500x400.jpg\" alt=\"Class of 2022\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"500\" title=\"Chiefs-AY22-Photo-1_500x400\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"><br \/>\n\tCorey Dwyer, MD, Sports Medicine, Stanford University, California<br \/>\nMichael Canfield, MD, Adult Reconstruction, Cleveland Clinic, Florida<br \/>\nCameron Kia, MD, Spine, Rush Medical Center, Illinois<br \/>\nVivek Chadaymmuri, MD, Adult Reconstruction, Wake Forest Baptist, North Carolina<br \/>\nAnna Jorgensen, MD, Hand, University of Utah<\/p>\n<p>  Class of 2021<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2021\/08\/class_2021_500x400.jpg\" alt=\"Class of 2021\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"500\" title=\"class_2021_500x400\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"><br \/>\n\tBrian Schmidtberg, MD, Hand\/Upper Extremity, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Massachusetts<br \/>\nSantiago Rodriguez, MD, Hand\/Upper Extremity, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania<br \/>\nDaniel O&#8217;Brien, MD, Adult Reconstruction, Houston Methodist, Texas<br \/>\nJeremiah Johnson, MD, Sports Medicine, Duke University, North Carolina<br \/>\nAlim Ramji, MD, Trauma, Yale New Haven Hospital, Connecticut<\/p>\n<p>  Class of 2020<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/08\/class_2020_500x400.jpg\" alt=\"Class of 2020\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"500\" title=\"class_2020_500x400\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"><br \/>\n\tDonald Allen, MD, Adult Reconstruction, Carilion Clinic<br \/>\nChristian Merrill, MD, Sports Medicine, American Sports Medicine Institute<br \/>\nJohn Ross, MD, Shoulder and Elbow, Florida Orthopaedic Institute<br \/>\nMegan Wolf, MD, Sports Medicine, University of Kansas<br \/>\nSamuel Laurencin, MD, Adult Reconstruction, Harvard\/Massachusetts General Hospital<\/p>\n<p>  Class of 2019<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/08\/class_2019_500x400.jpg\" alt=\"Class of 2019\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"500\" title=\"class_2019_500x400\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"><br \/>\n\tTeja Karukonda, MD, Spine Surgery, University of California, San Diego<br \/>\nJamie Friedman, MD, Sports Medicine, University of Colorado<br \/>\nZachary Cavanaugh, MD, Rutgers University<br \/>\nMichael O&#8217;Sullivan, MD, Adult Reconstruction, Rush University<br \/>\nHardeep Singh, MD, Spine Surgery, Emory University<\/p>\n<p>  Class of 2018<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/08\/class_2018_500x400.jpg\" alt=\"Class of 2018\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"500\" title=\"class_2018_500x400\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"><br \/>\n\tAlex Dukas, MD, Sports Medicine, University of Utah<br \/>\nJoseph Marchese, MD, Sports Medicine, New England Baptist Hospital<br \/>\nRyu Yoshida, MD, Hand Surgery, Stanford University<br \/>\nTaylor Wiley, MD, Sports Medicine, Brown University<\/p>\n<p>  Class of 2017<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/08\/class_2017_500x400.jpg\" alt=\"Class of 2017\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"500\" title=\"class_2017_500x400\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"><br \/>\n\tFarhang Alaee, MD, Total Joint, University of Texas<br \/>\nScott Mallozzi, MD, Spine, Brown University<br \/>\nTracy Webber, MD, Hand Surgery, Harvard, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center<br \/>\nDaniel Witmer, MD, Joint Replacement, Indiana University<br \/>\nConnor Ziegler, MD, Sports Medicine, Steadman-Philippon Research Institute<\/p>\n<p>  Class of 2016<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/08\/class_2016_500x400.jpg\" alt=\"Class of 2016\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"500\" title=\"class_2016_500x400\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"><br \/>\n\tBrian Tinsley, MD, Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute<br \/>\nChristopher Judson, MD, Hand Surgery, University of Utah<br \/>\nPeter Kim, MD, Adult Reconstruction, University of Southern California<br \/>\nJ. Kristopher Ware, MD, Sports Medicine, Brown University<br \/>\nJonathan Winston, MD, Hand Surgery, University of Pittsburgh<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:fl-builder\/layout --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where Are They Now? In the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency family we enjoy keeping in touch with our graduates and where they are now. Hear more from some of our graduates, where they are in practice, and their experiences with our team. 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