Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Alumni

2024 Fellowship Practice Location
Augustus Demanes, MD Sports: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Geordie Lonza, MD Joints: Columbia Orthopaedics – New York Presbyterian Hospital
Jose George, MD Joints: University of California, San Diego
Frank Yuan, MD Joints: University of Texas – Houston
2023 Fellowship Practice Location
Jason Bryman, MD Joints: Colorado Joint Replacement – Denver, CO
Kristen Combs, MD Pediatric Sports Medicine: Boston Children’s Hospital – Boston, MA
Robert Kay, MD Joints: Massachusetts General Hospital – Boston, MA
Adam Taylor, MD Joints: University of Utah – Salt Lake City, UT
Erik Tye, MD Joints: Scripps Clinic – La Jolla, CA
2022 Fellowship Practice Location
Johan Forslund, MD Joints: Scripps Clinic – La Jolla, CA Fullerton, CA
Liam Harris, MD Spine: NYU Langone Health – New York City, NY Concord, CA
Peyton Keeling, MD Trauma: Indiana University School of Medicine – Indianapolis, IN Milwaukee, WI
Omar Medina, MD Spine: Vanderbilt University Medical Center – Nashville, TN Germantown, TN
Varun Singla, MD Sports: Kerlan-Jobe Institute – Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA
2021 Fellowship Practice Location
Kody Barrett, MD Spine: San Diego Spine Foundation at Scripps Hospital – San Diego, CA Los Angeles, CA
Tyler Hughes, MD Foot & Ankle: UC Davis/Reno Orthopaedic Clinic – Davis, CA Spokane, WA
Brett Lullo, MD Pediatrics: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA Chicago, IL
Kade Lyman, MD Sports Medicine: Taos Orthopaedic Institute – Taos, NM West Blanding, UT
Eric McCoy, MD Orthopaedic Trauma: Indiana University Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship – Indianapolis, IN South Bend, IN
2020 Fellowship
D’Ann Arthur, MD Trauma: Harborview Medical Center – Seattle, WA
Hayley Jansson, MD Sports Medicine: University of California, San Francisco – San Francisco, CA
Joseph Labrum, MD Sports Medicine: Andrews Research and Education Foundation – Gulf Breeze, FL
Brian Schneiderman, MD Trauma: R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center – Baltimore, MD
Tracy Townsend, MD Pediatrics: Boston Children’s Hospital – Boston, MA
2019 Fellowship
Michael Kim-Orden, MD Joints: University of California, Los Angeles Joints Fellowship – Los Angeles, CA
Jon Kimball, MD Spine: Keck Medicine of USC – Spine Fellowship – Los Angeles, CA
Stephen Shymon, MD Orthopaedic Trauma: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ – Newark, NJ
Steven Yang, MD Joints:  Hip & Knee Reconstruction Fellowship at Columbia Orthopedics and New York Presbyterian Hospital – New York, NY
2018 Fellowship
Aaron Beck, MD Spine: Massachusetts General Hospital – Brigham & Women’s Hospital – Boston, MA
Spenser Cassinelli, MD Foot & Ankle: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center – Los Angeles, CA
Andrew Luu, MD Joints: Hoag Orthopaedic Institute Arthroplasty Fellowship – Irvine, CA
Brian Mayeda, MD Joints:  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center – Los Angeles, CA
2017 Fellowship
John Andrawis, MD Joints: University of Texas Austin – Austin, TX
Andrew Battenberg, MD Joints: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital/ Rothman Institute Adult Reconstruction – Philadephia, PA
Jonathan Haw, MD Joints: University of Pennsylvania Adult Reconstruction Fellowship – Philadephia, PA
Lewis Kip Moss, MD Joints:  New York University/ Hospital for Joint Diseases/ Insall Scott Kelly (ISK) Institute (Adult Reconstructive Fellowship) – New York City, NY
2016 Fellowship
John Fleming, MD Spine: Norton Leatherman Spine Center – Louisville, KY
Haleh Badkoobehi, MD Peds: Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) – Los Angeles, CA
Kenneth Nwosu, MD Spine: Massachusetts General Hospital – Brigham & Women’s Hospital – Boston, MA
Nicholas Robertson, MD Joints: Hoag Orthopaedic Institue Arthroplasty Fellowship – Irvine, CA
2015 Fellowship
Amandeep Bhalla, MD Spine: Masschusetts General Hospital – Brigham & Women’s Hospital – Boston, MA
Scott Lee, MD Spine: University of California, San Diego – La Jolla, CA
Scott Evan Nielsen, MD Lower Extermity Reconstruction: Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines – La Jolla, CA
Tibor Warganich, MD Hand and Upper Extremity: Mayo Clinic – Rochester, MN
2014 Fellowship
Maximino Brambila, MD Hand Specialty: University of Miami – Jackson Memorial Medical Center – Coral Gables, FL
Jonathan Gelber, MD Sports Medicine: Cleveland Clinic – Cleveland, OH
Albert Hsu, MD Lower Extremity Reconstruction: Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines – La Jolla, CA
Brannon Orton, MD Orthopaedic Private Practice – Washington State – Pullman, WA
2013 Fellowship
Christen Mellano, MD Shoulder & Elbow: Rush University Medical Center – Chicago, IL
Elliot Mendelsohn, MD Sports Medicine: Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University – Philadelphia, PA
Elizabeth Norheim, MD Spine: Norton Leatherman Spine Fellowship Program – Louisville, KY
Wesley Tran, MD Trauma: Hospital for Special Surgery – New York, NY
2012 Fellowship
Nicole Behnke, MD Orthopaedic Oncology: Vanderbilt – Ingram Cancer Center – Nashville, TN
Christoper Max Hoshino, MD Trauma: R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center – Baltimore, MD
David Lee, MD Foot & Ankle: Union Memorial Hospital – Baltimore, MD
John Tiberi, MD Adult Reconstruction: Massachusetts General Hospital – Boston, MA
2011 Fellowship
Sanjay Menon, MD Sports Medicine: Andrews-Paulos Research and Education Institute – Gulf Breeze, FL
Edward Nomoto, MD Spine: San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders – La Jolla, CA
Kathryn Perkins, MD Pediatric Orthopaedics: Shriners Hospital for Children – Los Angeles, CA
Eli Swanson Trauma: University of Texas – Health Science Center – Houston, TX
2010 Fellowship
Semon Bader, MD Sports Medicine: The Cleveland Clinic – Cleveland, OH
Ivan Garcia, MD Sports Medicine: The University of Southern California – Los Angeles, CA
Hamid Rejal, MD Trauma/Adult Reconstruction: Joel Matta Fellowship – Los Angeles, CA
Edward Tang, MD Sports Medicine: NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases – New York, NY
2009 Fellowship
Denise M. Romero, MD Sports Medicine: The Sports Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine Associates – Redwood City, CA
Andrea L. Snow, MD General Orthopaedics
Clinton J. Soppe, MD Sports Medicine: Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group – Santa Monica, CA
2008 Fellowship
Joseph Byrne, MD Sports Medicine: Ochsner Clinic – Jefferson, LA
Jamieson Glenn, MD Spine: Texas Back Institute – Plano, TX
Abraham Lin, MD Adult Reconstruction: Scripps Clinic – La Jolla, CA
2007 Fellowship
Andrew Parkinson, MD Spine: Texas Back Institute – Plano, TX
Kevin Rolfe, MD Spine: San Francisco Combined Program/Stanford University – San Francisco, CA
Andre Zimmerman, MD Sports Medicine: Southern California Center for Sports Medicine – Long Beach, CA
2006 Fellowship
Christopher Combs, MD General Orthopaedics
Chang Kim, MD Foot and Ankle: Roger Mann Fellowship – Oakland, CA
Roger Sohn, MD Hand/Sports Medicine: UC Davis Medical Center – Davis, CA
Barton Lake Tahoe Orthopaedic Sports Medicine – Lake Tahoe, CA
2005 Fellowship
Paul Ballesteros, MD Sports Medicine: Stanford/SOAR – Stanford, CA
David Feingold, MD Sports Medicine: UCLA – Los Angeles, CA
Jason Harvey, MD Hand Fellowship: Sydney, Australia
2004 Fellowship
Mario Lee, MD General Orthopaedics
Andrew Weiss, MD Sports Medicine: UCLA – Los Angeles, CA
David Zamorano, MD Trauma/Adult Reconstruction: Joel Matta Fellowship – Los Angeles, CA
2003 Fellowship
Eugene Bobroff, MD General Orthopaedics
Douglas Ching, MD General Orthopaedics
Tiffany Rogers, MD Spine: Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center – Downey, CA
2002 Fellowship
Michael Hewitt, MD Sports Medicine: Southern California Orthopaedic Institute – Van Nuys, CA
Robb Larsen, MD General Orthopaedics
Bryan Wiley, MD Sports Medicine: Indiana University/Methodist Sports Medicine – Indianapolis, IN
2001 Fellowship
William Eves, MD Sports Medicine: San Diego Knee and Sports Medicine Fellowship – El Cajon, CA
Alexander Raskin, MD Sports Medicine: UCLA – Los Angeles, CA
Paul Woodworth, MD Sports Medicine: Southern California Center for Sports Medicine – Long Beach, CA
2000 Fellowship
Peter Borden, MD Sports Medicine: University of Kentucky – Lexington, KY
James Olson, MD Spine: Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center – Downey, CA
Jon Robinson, MD Foot and Ankle: Campbell Clinic, University of Tennessee – Memphis, TN
1999 Fellowship
Alexandra Schmitt, MD Trauma: University of Washington/Harborview Medical Center – Seattle, WA
Bret Batchelor, MD General Orthopaedics
Mark Northfield, MD General Orthopaedics
1998 Fellowship
Anthony Leone, MD Hand: University of Florida – Gainesville, FL
Christopher Neubuerger, MD Spine: UCLA – Los Angeles, CA
Stephen Mikulak, MD Adult Reconstruction: Orthopaedic Hospital – Los Angeles, CA
1997 Fellowship
Eric Lindberg, MD Foot and Ankle: Balance Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Center – Long Beach, CA
Gregory Rafijah, MD Hand: University of Washington – Seattle, WA
Kourosh Kevin Shamou, MD Spine: Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center – Downey, CA
1996 Fellowship
Nicholas Rose, MD Hand: University of Texas Health Science Center – San Antonio, TX
Stephen Ferraro, MD Hand: Rush Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center – Chicago, IL
Robert MacArthur, MD General Orthopaedics
1995 Fellowship
Sanjay Jatana, MD Spine: Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center – Downey, CA
Mark Reilly, MD Trauma: University of Southern California/Good Samaritan Hospital – Los Angeles, CA
Ronald Navarro, MD Sports Medicine: University of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA
1994 Fellowship
Kent Marangi, MD Sports Medicine: San Diego Knee Research Fellowship – San Diego, CA
Josef Gorek, MD Spine: Johns Hopkins University – Baltimore, MD
Cynthia Kelly, MD Tumor: UCLA – Los Angeles, CA
1993 Fellowship
Milind Ambe, MD Plastic Surgery: UC Irvine – Irvine, CA
Elana Harway, MD General Orthopaedics
Gregory Yoshida, MD Spine: Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center – Downey, CA
1992 Fellowship
Fred Bennett, MD Trauma: Cooper Hospital/UMDNJ – Camden, NJ
Donald Pompan, MD General Orthopaedics
Mark Wolgin, MD Foot and Ankle/Spine: University of Texas Southwestern – Dallas, TX
Cedars Sinai Medical Center – Los Angeles, CA
1991 Fellowship
Roy Benedetti, MD General Orthopaedics
John Finkenberg, MD Spine: John Hopkins University – Baltimore, MD
John Gansel, MD General Orthopaedics
1990 Fellowship
Mark Howard, MD Spine: UCLA – Los Angeles, CA
Warren Kramer, MD Sports Medicine: European Traveling Fellowship
Steven Orcutt, MD Hand: USC Affiliated Hospitals/Kaiser Permanente – Los Angeles, CA
1989 Fellowship
Louis Kwong, MD Adult Reconstruction: Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital – Boston, MA
Dean Matsuda, MD General Orthopaedics/Sports Medicine
John Merson, MD Sports Medicine: Hughston Sports Medical Foundation – Columbus, GA
1988 Fellowship
Micahel Kropf, MD Spine: UCLA – Los Angeles, CA
Albert Simpkins, Jr., MD Spine: University of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA
Daniel Stein, MD General Orthopaedics
1987 Fellowship
Jeffrey Dobyns, MD General Orthopaedics
Neal Rockowitz, MD Adult Reconstruction: Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University – Philadelphia, PA
Daniel Zinar, MD General Orthopaedics/Trauma
1986 Fellowship
Richard Kertzner, MD General Orthopaedics
Perry Secor, MD General Orthopaedics
Gerald Swanson, MD General Orthopaedics
1985 Fellowship
Steven Graboff, MD General Orthopaedics
Toby Husserl, MD Sports Medicine: University of Southern California – Los Angeles, CA
Douglas Kilgus, MD Adult Reconstruction: UCLA – Los Angeles, CA
1984 Fellowship
Kent Adamson, MD General Orthopaedics
Jeffrey Berman, MD General Orthopaedics
William Neal, MD General Orthopaedics
1983 Fellowship
David Caldwell, MD General Orthopaedics
James Loddengaard, MD General Orthopaedics
Jiun-Rong Peng, MD Foot and Ankle/Adult Reconstruction: UCLA – Los Angeles, CA
1982 Fellowship
William Gow, MD General Orthopaedics
Anthony Richards, MD General Orthopaedics
Mikel Whiting, MD General Orthopaedics
1981 Fellowship
Mark Brown, MD Sports Medicine: Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic – Los Angeles, CA
Daniel Farnum, MD General Orthopaedics
Robert Fenton, MD General Orthopaedics
1980 Fellowship
Douglas Bald, MD General Orthopaedics
Neil Kahanovitz, MD Spine: Hospital for Special Surgery – New York, NY
Douglas Kelly, MD Sports Medicine: Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic – Los Angeles, CA
1979 Fellowship
Ronald Strodiotoo, MD
Albert Stroberg, MD General Orthopaedics
James Tibone, MD Sports Medicine: Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic – Los Angeles, CA
1978 Fellowship
Theodore Blatt, MD
Cornelius Passani, MD
Jeffrey Remington, MD
1977 Fellowship
Thomas German, MD
Gerald Waldman, MD
Robert Wood, MD
1976 Fellowship
Leslie Harris, MD
Delmer Pletcher, MD
Marc Wainer, MD
1975 Fellowship
Gary Forster, MD
Kenneth Hock, MD
Robert Murphy, MD
1974 Fellowship
James Blakeley, MD
James London, MD
John Plut, MD
1973 Fellowship
Carl Highgenboten, MD
Ronald Smith, MD
Thomas Sabourin, MD
1972 Fellowship
Ronald Levey, MD
Richard Tavernetti, MD
1971 Fellowship
Douglas Jackson, MD
Paul Muchnic, MD
1970 Fellowship
William Anderson, MD
Kenneth Kay, MD
Eusebio Cabrera, MD
1969 Fellowship
Frederick Workman, MD
C. Vincent Gilliland, MD
Michael Shlens, MD
1968 Fellowship
Gerald Blatt, MD
Wilmer Allen, MD
1967 Fellowship
Thomas Christianson, MD
Wilmer Irvine, MD
1966 Fellowship
Robert Smith, MD
1965 Fellowship
Eric Widell, Jr., MD
1964 Fellowship
David Ackerman, MD
Gilbert Lang, MD
1963 Fellowship
Frank Cuningham, MD
1962 Fellowship
J. Maynard Rhodes, MD
1961 Fellowship
Paul Johanson, MD
1960 Fellowship
Robert Zucherman, MD
1959 Fellowship
Max Negri, MD
James Robinson, MD