{"id":25,"date":"2008-01-28T15:10:37","date_gmt":"2008-01-28T19:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/orthopaedics\/orthopaedic-surgery-residency-program\/graduates\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T10:31:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:31:22","slug":"graduates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/orthopaedics\/orthopaedic-surgery-residency-program\/graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/orthopaedics\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_1798.2-379x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"379\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/orthopaedics\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_1798.2-379x300.jpg 379w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/orthopaedics\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_1798.2-1024x811.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/orthopaedics\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_1798.2-768x608.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/orthopaedics\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_1798.2-1536x1216.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/orthopaedics\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_1798.2-2048x1621.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Class of 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Eugene Kim, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Hand Surgery Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nNew York University<br \/>\nNew York, NY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin Kleiner, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nMount Sinai<br \/>\nNew York, NY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lulu Li, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nUC Davis Health<br \/>\nSacramento, CA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Katarzyna Wegrzyn, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nJohns Hopkins Hospital<br \/>\nBaltimore, MD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zachary Zeller, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Trauma Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nWake Forest University<br \/>\nWinston Salem, NC<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Class of 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Maxwell Alley, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sports Medicine Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nCleveland Clinic<br \/>\nCleveland, OH<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrew Do, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Hand Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nWake Forest University<br \/>\nWinston-Salem, NC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeansol Kang, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Pediatric Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nBoston Children\u2019s Hospital<br \/>\nBoston, MA<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Novikov, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Adult Reconstruction Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nNew York University<br \/>\nNew York, NY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christopher Worgul, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Adult Reconstruction Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nCedars-Sinai Medical Center<br \/>\nLos Angeles, CA<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Class of 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Zachary Berliner, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Adult Reconstruction Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nUniversity of Pennsylvania<br \/>\nPhiladelphia, PA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rikki Koehler, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Pediatric Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nTexas Scottish Rite<br \/>\nDallas, TX<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alyssa Rothman, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Hand Surgery, Upper Extremity, and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nDuke University<br \/>\nDurham, NC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thomas Seaver, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Traumatology Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nHarborview Medical Center<br \/>\nSeattle, WA<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Sing, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Spine Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nSan Diego Spine Foundation<br \/>\nSan Diego, CA<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Class of 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>William Dotterweich, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Hand Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nIndiana Hand to Shoulder Center,\u00a0Orthopaedic Hand Surgery<br \/>\nIndianapolis, IN<\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin Koh, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Hand Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nMassachusetts General Hospital<br \/>\nBoston, MA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diana Lee, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Adult Reconstruction Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nUCLA<br \/>\nSanta Monica, CA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ronald McCartney, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Pediatric Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nNew York University<br \/>\nNew York, NY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adam Nasar, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Hand &amp; Upper Extremity Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nUniversity of Arizona<br \/>\nPhoenix, AZ<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Class of 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Eliza Anderson, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Trauma Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nWake Forest University<br \/>\nWinston-Salem, NC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Max Gottschall, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sports Medicine Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nMassachusetts General Hospital<br \/>\nBoston, MA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nathan Olszewski, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Trauma Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nUW Medicine\/Harborview Medical Center<br \/>\nSeattle, WA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amir Shahien, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sports Medicine Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nAmerican Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) at Andrews Sports Medicine<br \/>\nBirmingham, AL<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joanne Zhang, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Hand &amp; Upper Extremity Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nUniversity of Chicago<br \/>\nChicago, IL<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Class of 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Eric Chen, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Trauma Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nMassachusetts General Hospital<br \/>\nBoston, MA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Erik Henkelman, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sports Medicine Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nUniversity of Kansas Medical Center<br \/>\nKansas City, KS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Casey Kuripla, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Foot &amp; Ankle Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nMedStar Union Memorial Hospital<br \/>\nBaltimore, MD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Akash Shah, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Joints Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nNYU Langone Medical Center<br \/>\nNew York, NY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew Wolfson, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sports Medicine Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nUniversity of Miami\/Jackson Memorial Hospital<br \/>\nMiami, FL<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Class of 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Alexander Gaukhman, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Adult Reconstruction Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nNYU Hospital for Joint Diseases<br \/>\nNew York, NY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brian Mercer, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Spine Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nThe Mount Sinai Hospital<br \/>\nNew York, NY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anand Padmanabha, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Adult Reconstruction Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nMassachusetts General Hospital<br \/>\nBoston, MA<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Veltre, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Hand Surgery Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nCleveland Clinic<br \/>\nCleveland, OH<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jonathan Yin, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Joints Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nMassachusetts General Hospital<br \/>\nBoston, MA<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Class of 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Margaret Cooke, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Hand &amp; Upper Extremity Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nHospital for Special Surgery<br \/>\nNew York, NY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jesse Dashe, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Hand &amp; Upper Extremity, Microsurgery Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nUniversity of California<br \/>\nIrvine, CA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kenneth McAlpine, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Adult Reconstruction Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nBoston University Medical Center<br \/>\nBoston, MA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anthony Orio, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Adult Reconstruction Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nNew York University<br \/>\nNew York, NY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robert Parisien, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sports Medicine Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nBoston University Medical Center<br \/>\nBoston, MA<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Class of 2017<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Chris Han, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Trauma Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nWellspan York Hospital<br \/>\nYork, PA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kyle Lybrand, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Trauma Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nReno Orthopaedic Clinic<br \/>\nReno, NV<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gabriel Merlin, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Hand Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nPhiladelphia Hand Center<br \/>\nPhiladelphia, PA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cassandra Riggs, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Hand Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nPhiladelphia Hand Center<br \/>\nPhiladelphia, PA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Yakavonis, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Foot &amp; Ankle Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nMassachusetts General Hospital<br \/>\nBoston, MA<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Class of 2016<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Anthony De Giacomo, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sports Medicine\u00a0Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nKerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic<br \/>\nLos Angeles, CA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elisabeth Gennis, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Hand\u00a0Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nUniversity of\u00a0Miami<br \/>\nMiami, FL<\/p>\n<p><strong>Regina Meis, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Hand &amp; Microsurgery\u00a0Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nYale University<br \/>\nNew Haven, CT<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Nathan Orvets, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Shoulder &amp; Elbow\u00a0Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nWashington University<br \/>\nSt. Louis, MO<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tony Tsismenakis, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Adult Reconstruction\u00a0Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nNew York University &#8211; Insall Scott Kelly<br \/>\nNew York, NY<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Class of 2015<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Yelena Bogdan, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Trauma\u00a0Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nHospital for Special Surgery<br \/>\nNew York, NY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joey LaMartina, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sports Medicine\u00a0Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nUniversity of\u00a0California, San Francisco<br \/>\nSan Francisco, CA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jody Litrenta, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Pediatric\u00a0Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nChildren&#8217;s National Health System<br \/>\nWashington, DC<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Jason Pittman, MD, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Spine\u00a0Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nSports &amp; Spine Center at Harborview<br \/>\nSeattle, WA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>David Saper, MD<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sports Medicine\u00a0Fellowship<\/em><br \/>\nUniversity of Chicago<br \/>\nChicago, IL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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