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Orthopaedic Residents PGY1
Francesca (Frannie) Coxe, MD, grew up in Blake Meza, MD, grew up in Denville, New Jersey,
Southern California in the small beach town of San and attended Georgetown University, earning a
Clemente. Frannie attended Yale University where bachelor’s degree in human science. After
she majored in psychology and played varsity graduation, he attended the Perelman School of
soccer. After graduating, she completed a post- Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. There,
baccalaureate program at Goucher College. She Blake spent an additional year completing the
earned her medical degree at Weill Cornell Medicine. Benjamin Fox Orthopaedic Research Fellowship at
For fun, Frannie enjoys playing soccer, basketball, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. In his free
and golf, cheering on Manchester United, cooking, time, Blake enjoys running, playing basketball,
traveling, and spending time with her family. passionately cheering on the Yankees and
Georgetown Hoyas, and seeking out new cuisines
and craft beer.
Heather Haeberle, MD, was born and raised in
Houston, Texas. She attended the University of Texas
Karthik Nathan, MD, grew up in Atlanta, Georgia,
at Austin for her undergraduate studies, where she
and went to college at Georgia Tech, where he
majored in biomedical engineering. Heather earned
studied Biomedical Engineering and German. He
her medical degree from the Baylor College of
attended medical school at Stanford University. He
Medicine. In her free time, she enjoys running
played and coached club ultimate frisbee during
outdoors, skiing, watching Texas Longhorns football,
college and medical school and is also an avid golfer
traveling, and spending time with friends and family.
and basketball and tennis player. When he’s not
working, Karthik tries not to miss a single Georgia
Gregory Kazarian, MD, was born and raised in Tech football or basketball game and loves
Worcester, Massachusetts. He received his supporting his hometown Atlanta sports teams
undergraduate degree from Princeton University, (though they tend not to love him back)! Outside of
where he majored in molecular biology. During sports, he loves going to the movies, trying new
college, he also worked in the CD Diagnostics restaurants and bars, and flying around the country
laboratory, where he assisted in the research and and world to visit friends and family.
development of the Synovasure® test, a biomarker
assay for the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint Sreetha Sidharthan, MD, was born in Kerala, India,
infection. Following graduation, he spent two years and grew up in Seattle. She attended the University
performing orthopaedic research at the Rothman of Washington and majored in biochemistry. Upon
Institute in Philadelphia. Greg received his medical graduating, Sreetha spent two years at the National
degree from Washington University in St. Louis Institutes of Health managing clinical drug trials for
School of Medicine. In his free time, he enjoys water hepatitis C treatment. She received her medical
sports, running, skiing, and spending time with degree from David Geffen School of Medicine at
family and friends. UCLA, during which time she spent an additional
year performing research with the pediatric
orthopaedic department at HSS. Outside of the
Kyle Kunze, MD, grew up in Collings Lakes, New
hospital, Sreetha enjoys running around Central
Jersey. He attended the University of Chicago where
Park, traveling, exploring museums, and spending
he received a bachelor of science degree with
time with friends and loved ones.
honors in the biological sciences and played varsity
football. He received his medical degree from Rush
Medical College in Chicago, Illinois. In his free time, Alexander White, MD, was born and raised in
Kyle enjoys weightlifting, traveling, and cooking. Summit, New Jersey and attended Delbarton School
for his high school years. Alex completed his
undergraduate education at Harvard University,
Scott LaValva, MD, grew up in Bangor, where he received his bachelor of arts degree in
Pennsylvania. As an undergraduate at Franklin economics. While at Harvard, he was a 4-year
& Marshall College, he studied biochemistry and member and USILA Scholar All-American on the
played running back on the varsity football team. men’s varsity lacrosse team. Alex completed his
He received his medical degree from the Perelman medical degree at Sidney Kimmel Medical College of
School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson University. During his free time,
where he spent an additional year as a clinical he enjoys spending time with his wife, all types of
research fellow at the Children’s Hospital of exercise, playing golf and rooting for New York
Philadelphia. He enjoys playing with his dog, pick-up sports teams.
basketball, and home brewing beer.
Academic Year 2020–2021
Orthopaedic Residents PGY2
Alex Anatone, MD, was born and raised in Vincentius (Jeremy) Suhardi, MD, PhD, was born
Providence, Rhode Island. He attended and raised in Surabaya, Indonesia. He attended
Northeastern University, where he received his California Institute of Technology, where he earned a
bachelor’s degree in behavioral neuroscience. Upon bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and a
graduation, Alex spent one year conducting master’s degree in chemistry. Afterward, Jeremy
translational medical research at Dana Farber moved to Boston to join the Harvard Medical
Cancer Institute. He then moved to New York City School-Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and received his medical degree at Columbia Medical Scientist Training Program where he
University College of Physicians and Surgeons. In his completed a PhD in medical engineering and medical
free time, Alex enjoys cooking, skiing, woodworking physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
and spending time with family and friends. In his free time, Jeremy enjoys listening to music,
playing badminton, and spending time with family.
Kathryn Barth, MD, grew up in Bethesda, Maryland.
She attended the University of Pennsylvania for her Ryan Thacher, MD, grew up in Los Angeles,
undergraduate degree where she studied health and California. He attended Stanford University where
societies, concentrating in healthcare markets and he majored in history and captained the varsity
finance, and was a member of the varsity soccer tennis team. After graduating, Ryan played
team. She earned her medical degree from professional tennis for a year before completing a
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. year-long post-baccalaureate pre-medical program
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with at Goucher College. He conducted orthopaedic
friends and family, playing and watching sports, trauma research at HSS prior to receiving his
trying different workout classes, and listening to true medical degree from Columbia University. When
crime podcasts. he’s not working, Ryan enjoys playing sports,
including basketball, soccer, tennis and golf,
listening to country music and exploring the NYC
Patawut Bovonratwet, MD, was born and raised in restaurant scene with his wife.
Bangkok, Thailand. He first arrived in the United
States to pursue a college degree at Johns Hopkins
University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Tyler Uppstrom, MD, was born and raised in
biomedical engineering and completed an Sutton, Massachusetts. He attended Washington
additional major in applied mathematics and University in St. Louis, where he received his
statistics. He then enrolled in the MD program at bachelor’s degree in psychology and played on the
Yale University School of Medicine. In his free time, club soccer team. He spent one year at HSS as a
Patawut enjoys traveling, cooking, and going on clinical research coordinator for the Pediatric
food tours with his wife. Orthopaedics Department before receiving his
medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College.
Yusef Jordan, MD, grew up in Palos Verdes, In his free time, he enjoys playing golf, basketball,
California, a small suburb outside of Los Angeles. He and soccer, and spending time family and friends.
attended Harvard College, where he majored in
neurobiology with a minor in economics. After
Brian Yang, MD, was born and raised in
graduating from college, he spent two years back in
Ann Arbor, Michigan. He attended Harvard
Los Angeles working at Harbor-UCLA Medical
University where he majored in neurobiology with a
Center and also worked as a tutor. Yusef received his
minor in economics. After graduation, Brian spent a
medical degree from Washington University in St.
year break dancing in San Francisco while also
Louis School of Medicine. In his free time, he enjoys
performing clinical research at UCSF. He returned to
playing basketball, attempting to play the guitar, and
Boston to earn his medical degree from Harvard
spending time with friends and family.
Medical School and spent an additional year
conducting research in pediatric orthopaedic
Julia Retzky, MD, grew up in the northern suburbs surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital. In his free
of Chicago. She attended Northwestern University, time, Brian continues to dance, enjoys playing
where she studied biology and psychology and also football, and is a lifelong Michigan Wolverines fan.
played varsity field hockey. After graduating from
college, she spent one year as a pre-med intern at
Stetson Powell Orthopedics in Los Angeles,
California. She earned her medical degree from the
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In her
free time, she enjoys working out, watching
Northwestern sports, and trying new restaurants.
Academic Year 2020–2021
Orthopaedic Residents PGY3
Jennifer Bido, MD, MPH, was born in the Drake LeBrun, MD, MPH, grew up in Austin, Texas.
Dominican Republic and raised in Queens, He received his undergraduate degree from Rice
New York. She attended Stanford University for University in biochemistry and cell biology. Upon
her undergraduate studies, where she majored in graduating, Drake spent one year abroad
human biology and was a member of the rugby researching global surgical inequities on a Watson
team. After graduating, Jen spent two years Fellowship. He received his medical degree from the
working at HSS in the motion analysis laboratory. Perelman School of Medicine at the University of
She earned her medical degree from Harvard Pennsylvania and earned a master in public health
Medical School and spent a year at the Harvard degree from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public
T.H. Chan School of Public Health obtaining an Health. Drake enjoys traveling, running, and planning
MPH. In her free time, Jen is an avid New York food tours with his wife.
sports fan who loves fitness classes, cooking, and
traveling with her husband. Nathaniel Ondeck, MD, MHS, was born and raised
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Carnegie
Edward (Grant) Carey, MD, grew up in northern Mellon University, where he earned a bachelor’s
Michigan, in the small town of Higgins Lake. He degree in chemical engineering and completed an
attended Kalamazoo College, where he earned a additional major in biomedical engineering. He then
double major in biology and business and played enrolled in the MD/MHS program at the Yale School
varsity basketball and soccer. Grant pursued his of Medicine. In his free time, Nathaniel enjoys
medical degree at the University of Michigan playing soccer and spending time with his family
Medical School. In his free time, he enjoys playing and friends.
basketball, watching University of Michigan football,
and spending time with family. Yuri Pompeu, MD, PhD, was born in Brazil and
moved to the US to pursue a college degree. While at
Murray State University, he played varsity tennis and
Christopher DeFrancesco, MD, grew up in the
earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry. Upon
suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA. Chris attended Carnegie
graduation, he went to the University of Florida
Mellon University, where he was a member of the
where he completed his doctoral studies in enzyme
varsity football team. After graduating with a degree
engineering and immunology. Afterwards, Yuri
in mechanical engineering and biomedical
moved to Boston and obtained his medical degree
engineering, he worked as a mechanical engineer for
from Harvard Medical School. In his spare time, he
two years in his hometown. Chris went on to earn his
enjoys the great outdoors, tennis, basketball,
medical degree from the Perelman School of
following the Florida Gators, and playing the drums.
Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 2018.
Whenever possible he travels to Florida to visit his
On a free day, you may find him out for a run,
mother and to Brazil to visit the rest of his family.
watching college football, or rooting for his favorite
Pittsburgh sports teams.
Gregory Schimizzi, MD, PhD, grew up in
Wilmington, North Carolina. He attended the
Ameer Elbuluk, MD, was born and raised in Akron,
University of North Carolina where he studied
Ohio. He attended Princeton University, where he
biology, chemistry, and music. Greg moved to St.
graduated with a degree in economics and a minor
Louis to join the Washington University School of
in global health and health policy. He was also a
Medicine Medical Scientist Training Program where
member of the varsity basketball team. Ameer
he completed a PhD in molecular cell biology, as well
attended the David Geffen School of Medicine at
as his medical degree. In his free time, Greg enjoys
UCLA, during which he spent an additional year
music, guitar, running, and soccer.
completing a research fellowship in the Division of
Adult Reconstructive Surgery at NYU Hospital for
Joint Diseases. In his free time, he enjoys playing Karim Shafi, MD, was born and raised in Newark,
and watching sports, traveling, trying new coffee Delaware. He attended the University of
shops, and spending time with family and friends. Pennsylvania where he majored in biological basis of
behavior and was a member of the varsity wrestling
team. He remained in Philadelphia to complete his
medical degree at Sidney Kimmel Medical College of
Thomas Jefferson University. Outside of medicine,
Karim enjoys mixed martial arts (MMA) and lifting
weights, cooking, and listening to a wide array of
music, from classical to electronic.
Academic Year 2020–2021
Orthopaedic Residents PGY4
Yianni Apostolakos, MD, is originally from Bridget Ellsworth, MD, is originally from the
Rochester, New York. He attended the University of suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. Bridget attended the
Connecticut as an undergraduate and competed on University of Pennsylvania, where she majored in the
the football team during his four years before biological basis of behavior and played on the
matriculating into medical school. Yianni is an avid softball team. She stayed at Penn for medical school
sports fan and grew up watching the Buffalo Bills and decided to pursue a career in orthopaedic
and Buffalo Sabres. He and his wife welcomed their surgery because she enjoyed the diversity of cases
first daughter this past winter. The family enjoys and patient population. In her free time, Bridget likes
walks in Central Park, trying different restaurants to run, try new restaurants, play sports, watch the
throughout the city, and traveling. Cubs win, and spend time with family and friends.
Lauren Barber, MD, was born and raised in Mark Langhans, MD, PhD, was born and raised in
Mequon, Wisconsin. She received her Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended the University
undergraduate degree from Harvard College in of Notre Dame where he completed a bachelor of
molecular and cellular biology with a minor in science degree in biochemistry. Mark continued his
history of science. While in college, Lauren threw studies at the University of Pittsburgh in the Medical
shot put, discus, hammer, and weight for the varsity Scientist Training Program where he earned a PhD in
track and field team and wrote her senior thesis on molecular genetics and developmental biology as
osteogenesis imperfecta. Lauren earned her medical well as his medical degree. Mark enjoys skiing,
degree from Harvard Medical School, where she working out, and trying new restaurants. He is an
continued researching osteogenesis imperfecta avid Notre Dame and Pittsburgh sports fan.
during a year-long fellowship at the NIH. Lauren
enjoys spending time with family and friends,
playing the classical double bass, and watching the Kyle Morse, MD, graduated with a B.S. in
Green Bay Packers. mechanical engineering from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute. He subsequently finished a
post-baccalaureate program at Columbia University
Christopher Brusalis, MD, was born and raised in and completed medical school at Weill Cornell
Long Island, New York. He completed his Medical College. He enjoys skiing, automobile
undergraduate education at Yale University where racing, soccer, and photography.
he majored in history and molecular biophysics and
biochemistry. Upon graduating, Christopher spent
two years working as an HIV counselor and Tony Shen, MD, grew up in Naperville, Illinois. He
researcher in New York City. He then received his attended Harvard College where he graduated with
medical degree from the Perelman School of a degree in neurobiology and a minor in East Asian
Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. studies. He then attended Washington University in
Christopher enjoys watching and playing basketball, St. Louis where he earned his medical degree. In his
traveling, and trying new restaurants with his wife. free time, Tony enjoys tennis, basketball,
BrazilianJiu-jitsu, hiking, cooking, eating, and
spending time with his wife.
Daniel Driscoll, MD, was raised in a suburb of
Buffalo, New York. He attended Harvard College
where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in human Joshua Wright-Chisem, MD, was born and raised
evolutionary biology and was a four-year member of in Chicago. He attended Morehouse College where
the varsity football team. Daniel continued his he received his bachelor of arts in Spanish and was
studies at Harvard Medical School, where he earned captain of the varsity baseball team. He attended
his medical degree. In his free time, Dan enjoys medical school at the University of Illinois College of
traveling abroad, lifting weights, and cooking. Medicine at Chicago. For fun, Josh loves playing
basketball, traveling, and working with kids. He and
his wife are enjoying their adventures in New York!
Academic Year 2020–2021
Orthopaedic Residents PGY5
Matthew Conti, MD, was born in New York City and grew Cynthia Kahlenberg, MD, was born in Boston and raised
up in a suburb outside of Pittsburgh. Matt majored in in Bethesda, Maryland. She attended Dartmouth College,
pre-medical studies and economics at the University of where she majored in history and was a member of the
Notre Dame and spent his junior year abroad at Oxford Dartmouth Ski Patrol. Prior to medical school, she worked
University. He subsequently worked for a year at a for one year as a research assistant for the HSS
healthcare consultancy in Philadelphia and then moved to arthroplasty registries. She completed her medical degree
New York City for medical school at Weill Cornell Medical at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
College. In his free time, Matt enjoys running, cycling, weight In her free time, she enjoys running, baking, skiing,
lifting, and spending time with his wife. After residency, he traveling, and spending time with her husband and son.
will complete a foot and ankle fellowship at OrthoCarolina. Cynthia will stay at HSS for a fellowship in arthroplasty.
Aleksey Dvorzhinskiy, MD, was born in St. Petersburg, Kenneth Lin, MD, is a Northern California native who
Russia, and moved to New Jersey when he was 3 years attended undergrad at MIT and medical school at
old. He attended the University of Delaware, where he Washington University in St. Louis. His hobbies and
majored in biology and minored in Spanish. He continued interests include baseball, basketball, ball sports in
his studies at Weill Cornell Medical College, where he general, outdoor activities, and traveling. After residency,
received his medical degree. He enjoys playing blues he will complete a sports medicine fellowship at Stanford.
guitar, snowboarding and exploring New York City. After
residency, he will complete a trauma fellowship at Francis Lovecchio, MD, grew up in Williamsport,
Harborview Medical Center. Pennsylvania. He entered the BA/MD Honors Program in
medical education at Northwestern University, where he
Claire Eliasberg, MD, was born in New York, but grew up
received his bachelor’s degree in Spanish literature. In the
in Jacksonville, Florida and San Diego, California. She
year before entering medical school, Francis completed a
attended Yale University where she majored in the
US Fulbright Grant as an English teaching assistant in
history of science and medicine. She was also the
Madrid, Spain. Outside of medicine, he enjoys playing jazz
captain of the lacrosse team. She received her medical
saxophone, slalom waterskiing, and soccer. He will
degree from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
complete a spine fellowship at HSS after graduation.
Claire enjoys water sports, skiing, hiking, running,
spending time with her friends and family, and trying new Ajay Premkumar, MD, MPH, was born in New York City
restaurants with her husband. and grew up in the Washington, DC area. After high school,
he moved south to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia to
Yannick Goeb, MD, was born in Kiel, Germany and grew up
complete his undergraduate studies. Subsequently, Ajay
in the San Francisco Bay Area. He studied physiology at
spent nearly a year living just outside Quito, Ecuador in a
UCLA before completing medical school at Stanford
town called Cumbaya, on a Rotary International scholarship.
University. In his free time, Yannick enjoys playing
Ajay returned to Atlanta to complete an MD/MPH program
basketball, traveling, and cheering on his hometown sports
at Emory. Ajay and his wife enjoy living in New York with their
teams. Yannick’s academic interests include periprosthetic
daughter and their 70 lb. dog. Ajay will stay at HSS for a
fracture and the biomechanics of hip and knee arthroplasty.
fellowship in adult reconstruction and joint replacement.
After residency, he will complete an arthroplasty fellowship
at the University of California San Diego. Andre Samuel, MD, was born and raised in Houston,
Texas. He attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas,
Jensen Henry, MD, was born and raised in Omaha,
where he earned his bachelor’s degree in business
Nebraska. She graduated from Miami University in Ohio,
administration with majors in economics and finance and
where she majored in zoology and was a member of the
minors in biochemistry and mathematics as part of the
women’s varsity swim team. Jensen attended New York
Baylor Business Fellows program. He attended medical
University for medical school, during which she spent an
school at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut,
additional year performing research in spinal deformity at
where he spent one scholarly year pursuing a clinical
the Hospital for Joint Diseases. At HSS, her research
research fellowship studying outcomes after orthopaedic
focused on foot and ankle patient outcomes and
trauma with Dr. Jonathan Grauer. He spends his free time
biomechanics. Outside the hospital, Jensen and her
running or working out, enjoying the outdoors, traveling,
husband enjoy travel, cooking and cuisine, and supporting
and learning to cook. After residency, Andre will complete
the Nebraska Cornhuskers. After residency, she will
a spine fellowship at the Rothman Institute.
remain at HSS for a foot and ankle fellowship.
Evan James, MD, grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota and
studied biology at the University of Notre Dame. After
college, he returned home to attend medical school at the
University of Minnesota. Between his second and third
years of medical school, Evan completed a year of sports
medicine research at the Steadman Philippon Research
Institute in Vail, Colorado. He is joined in New York City by
his wife, daughter, and dog. Evan enjoys running, golfing,
and playing guitar. He will stay at HSS for a fellowship in
sports medicine. Academic Year 2020–2021
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