Graduates

The graduates of the Boston University Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program gain comprehensive knowledge and are fully prepared to engage in private practice upon completion of their residency training. However, a large percentage of residents are successfully matched or accepted into sub-specialty fellowship programs. Listed below are our recent graduates and the fellowships they completed. As you can see, a major strength of the program is that many of our residents place into fellowship programs at some of the most prestigious teaching institutions across the country.

Class of 2023

Zachary Berliner, M.D.
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Rikki Koehler, M.D.
Pediatric Fellowship
Texas Scottish Rite
Dallas, TX

Alyssa Rothman, M.D.
Hand Surgery, Upper Extremity, and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship
Duke University
Durham, NC

Thomas Seaver, M.D.
Traumatology Fellowship
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA

David Sing, M.D.
Spine Fellowship
San Diego Spine Foundation
San Diego, CA

Class of 2022

William Dotterweich, M.D.
Hand Fellowship
Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center, Orthopaedic Hand Surgery
Indianapolis, IN

Justin Koh, M.D.
Hand Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Diana Lee, M.D.
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship
UCLA
Santa Monica, CA

Ronald McCartney, M.D.
Pediatric Fellowship
New York University
New York, NY

Adam Nasar, M.D.
Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship
University of Arizona
Phoenix, AZ

Class of 2021

Eliza Anderson, M.D.
Trauma Fellowship
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC

Max Gottschall, M.D.
Sports Medicine Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Nathan Olszewski, M.D.
Trauma Fellowship
UW Medicine/Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA

Amir Shahien, M.D.
Sports Medicine Fellowship
American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) at Andrews Sports Medicine
Birmingham, AL

Joanne Zhang, M.D.
Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Class of 2020

Eric Chen, M.D.
Trauma Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Erik Henkelman, M.D.
Sports Medicine Fellowship
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, KS

Casey Kuripla, M.D.
Foot & Ankle Fellowship
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Akash Shah, M.D.
Joints Fellowship
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, NY

Matthew Wolfson, M.D.
Sports Medicine Fellowship
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami, FL

Class of 2019

Alexander Gaukhman, MD
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
New York, NY

Brian Mercer, MD
Spine Fellowship
The Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY

Anand Padmanabha, MD
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

David Veltre, MD
Hand Surgery Fellowship
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Jonathan Yin, MD
Joints Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Class of 2018

Margaret Cooke, MD
Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY

Jesse Dashe, MD
Hand & Upper Extremity, Microsurgery Fellowship
University of California
Irvine, CA

Kenneth McAlpine, MD
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship
Boston University Medical Center
Boston, MA

Anthony Orio, MD
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship
New York University
New York, NY

Robert Parisien, MD
Sports Medicine Fellowship
Boston University Medical Center
Boston, MA

Class of 2017

Chris Han, MD
Trauma Fellowship
Wellspan York Hospital
York, PA

Kyle Lybrand, MD
Trauma Fellowship
Reno Orthopaedic Clinic
Reno, NV

Gabriel Merlin, MD
Hand Fellowship
Philadelphia Hand Center
Philadelphia, PA

Cassandra Riggs, MD
Hand Fellowship
Philadelphia Hand Center
Philadelphia, PA

Mark Yakavonis, MD
Foot & Ankle Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Class of 2016

Anthony De Giacomo, MD
Sports Medicine Fellowship
Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic
Los Angeles, CA

Elisabeth Gennis, MD
Hand Fellowship
University of Miami
Miami, FL

Regina Meis, MD
Hand & Microsurgery Fellowship
Yale University
New Haven, CT

Nathan Orvets, MD
Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship
Washington University
St. Louis, MO

Tony Tsismenakis, MD
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship
New York University – Insall Scott Kelly
New York, NY

Class of 2015

Yelena Bogdan, MD
Trauma Fellowship
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY

Joey LaMartina, MD
Sports Medicine Fellowship
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Jody Litrenta, MD
Pediatric Fellowship
Children’s National Health System
Washington, DC

Jason Pittman, MD, PhD
Spine Fellowship
Sports & Spine Center at Harborview
Seattle, WA

David Saper, MD
Sports Medicine Fellowship
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Class of 2014

Sameer Badarudeen, MD
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

Adam Lindsay, MD
Orthopaedic Oncology Fellowship
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Tarek Sibai, MD
Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Iowa City, IA

Tyler Welch, MD
Sports Medicine Fellowship
Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic

Class of 2013 

Scott Koenig, MD
Foot & Ankle Fellowship
University of California – Irvine Medical Center
Orange, CA

John Kurylo, MD
Trauma Fellowship
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN

Sangmin Ryan Shin, MD
Sports Medicine Fellowship
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Brandon M. Steen, MD
Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship
Florida Orthopaedic Institute
Tampa, FL

Kevin Wang, MD
Adult Joint Reconstruction Fellowship
Anderson Orthopaedic Research Institute
Alexandria, VA