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Orthopaedic Residents PGY1
Troy Amen, MD, MBA, grew up on the Florida- Austin Camron Kaidi, MD, MSc, grew up in Orange
Georgia line in Tallahassee, Fl. He attended County, California. For his undergraduate education
Columbia University, where he studied philosophy. he attended the University of California, Los Angeles,
After graduating he worked as a high school teacher where he received his degree in microbiology,
in Chicago teaching 9th grade biology. Troy received immunology, and molecular genetics. Following
his medical degree from Harvard Medical School graduation, he received a master’s in public health
and also completed an MBA at Harvard Business from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical
School. In his free time, he enjoys shooting hoops, Medicine. Austin then moved to New York and
watching Fresh Prince, mentoring his former earned his medical degree from the Columbia
students, and attending church-related activities University Vagelos College of Physicians and
with his wife. Surgeons. In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis,
visiting museums, and finding new favorite
Joshua Turner Bram, MD, was born and raised in restaurants in the city.
State College, PA. He received his undergraduate
degree from Penn State University, where he studied Don Tianmu Li, MD, PhD, was born in China but
biology and immunology. After graduation, Josh grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA. He
moved to Philadelphia to attend the Perelman School attended Yale University for undergraduate
of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. While biochemistry studies and stayed at Yale School of
there, he spent an additional year as a Benjamin Fox Medicine for the Medical Scientist Training Program.
Orthopedic Research Fellow at the Children’s Hospital There he completed his medical degree as well as a
of Philadelphia. In his free time, Josh enjoys hiking, PhD in cell biology. In his free time, Don enjoys
playing soccer, cheering on Penn State football, and Broadway shows, virtual reality, audiobooks, and
trying new restaurants with his wife. strategic board games.
Ryann Davie, MD, was born and raised in the Jung Kee (Anthony) Mok, MD, was born in South
suburbs of Atlanta, GA. She attended the University Korea and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended
of Oregon for undergraduate studies, where she Georgia Tech, where he earned his undergraduate
concentrated in human physiology and chemistry. degree in biology. After graduation, he spent one year
There, she was the captain of the varsity women’s working at a basic science research lab at Georgia
soccer team. After graduation, she spent two years Tech, studying molecular mechanisms of
working at Emory Sports Medicine and also coaching bioremediation. He then moved to New York City to
soccer. Ryann earned her medical degree from the receive his medical degree from Weill Cornell
Medical College of Georgia. In her free time, she Medicine. In his free time, he enjoys playing
enjoys playing soccer, golf, and tennis. She is an avid basketball, cheering for the Atlanta sports teams, and
Oregon Ducks fan and supports all Atlanta sports spending time with his family and friends.
teams.
Rafa Rahman, MD, MPH, was born in Dhaka,
Hailey Paige Huddleston, MD, was born and raised Bangladesh, and grew up in northern Virginia. She
in New York City. She completed her undergraduate attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology for
education at Brown University, where she her undergraduate studies, where she majored in
concentrated in neuroscience and fenced epee for biological engineering and minored in public policy.
Brown’s varsity fencing team. Following a year She received her medical degree from the Johns
conducting neurology research at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Hopkins University School of Medicine, during which
Hailey completed her medical degree at SUNY time she also earned her Master of Public Health
Downstate in Brooklyn. During her medical training, from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Hailey spent an additional year performing research Health. In her free time, Rafa enjoys getting outdoors,
within the Sports Medicine Division of Midwest traveling, and exploring the city with her husband,
Orthopedics at Rush in Chicago. In her free time, friends, and family.
Hailey enjoys sketching, hiking in state parks, and
finding the best pizza in NYC. Nathan Varady, MD, MBA, grew up in Fayetteville,
Arkansas. He attended the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology for his undergraduate studies, where
he majored in mechanical engineering and was
captain of the varsity football team. Nathan received
his medical degree from Harvard Medical School
and also earned an MBA from Harvard Business
School. In his free time, he enjoys cheering on the
Arkansas Razorbacks, listening to music, and
spending time on the lake or in the mountains.
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Orthopaedic Residents PGY2
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.
HSS Education Institute Academic Year 2021–2022
Orthopaedic Residents PGY3
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 additional Sutton, Massachusetts. He attended Washington
major in applied mathematics and statistics. He then University in St. Louis, where he received his
enrolled in the MD program at Yale University School bachelor’s degree in psychology and played on the
of Medicine. In his free time, Patawut enjoys traveling, club soccer team. He spent one year at HSS as a
cooking, and going on food tours with his wife. clinical research coordinator for the Pediatric
Orthopaedics Department before receiving his
Yusef Jordan, MD, grew up in Palos Verdes, medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College.
California, a small suburb outside of Los Angeles. He In his free time, he enjoys playing golf, basketball,
attended Harvard College, where he majored in and soccer, and spending time family and friends.
neurobiology with a minor in economics. After
graduating from college, he spent two years back in
Brian Yang, MD, was born and raised in
Los Angeles working at Harbor-UCLA Medical
Ann Arbor, Michigan. He attended Harvard
Center and also worked as a tutor. Yusef received his
University where he majored in neurobiology with a
medical degree from Washington University in St.
minor in economics. After graduation, Brian spent a
Louis School of Medicine. In his free time, he enjoys
year break dancing in San Francisco while also
playing basketball, attempting to play the guitar, and
performing clinical research at UCSF. He returned to
spending time with friends and family.
Boston to earn his medical degree from Harvard
Medical School and spent an additional year
Julia Retzky, MD, grew up in the northern suburbs conducting research in pediatric orthopaedic
of Chicago. She attended Northwestern University, surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital. In his free
where she studied biology and psychology and also time, Brian continues to dance, enjoys playing
played varsity field hockey. After graduating from football, and is a lifelong Michigan Wolverines fan.
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.
HSS Education Institute Academic Year 2021–2022
Orthopaedic Residents PGY4
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 family. He is interested in ARJR.
sports fan who loves fitness classes, cooking, and
traveling with her husband. She has a fellowship Nathaniel Ondeck, MD, MHS, was born and raised
interest in adult reconstruction and joint in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Carnegie
replacement. Mellon University, where he earned a bachelor’s
degree in chemical engineering and completed an
Edward (Grant) Carey, MD, grew up in northern additional major in biomedical engineering. He
Michigan, in the small town of Higgins Lake. He then enrolled in the MD/MHS program at the Yale
attended Kalamazoo College, where he earned a School of Medicine. In his free time, Nathaniel
double major in biology and business and played enjoys playing soccer and spending time with his
varsity basketball and soccer. Grant pursued his family and friends. He is interested in ARJR.
medical degree at the University of Michigan
Medical School. In his free time, he enjoys playing Yuri Pompeu, MD, PhD, was born in Brazil and
basketball, watching University of Michigan football, moved to the US to pursue a college degree. While at
and spending time with family. He has a fellowship Murray State University, he played varsity tennis and
interest in Sports Medicine. earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry. Upon
graduation, he went to the University of Florida
where he completed his doctoral studies in enzyme
Christopher DeFrancesco, MD, grew up in the
engineering and immunology. Afterwards, Yuri
suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA. Chris attended Carnegie
moved to Boston and obtained his medical degree
Mellon University, where he was a member of the
from Harvard Medical School. In his spare time, he
varsity football team. After graduating with a degree
enjoys the great outdoors, tennis, basketball,
in mechanical engineering and biomedical
following the Florida Gators, and playing the drums.
engineering, he worked as a mechanical engineer for
Whenever possible he travels to Florida to visit his
two years in his hometown. Chris went on to earn his
mother and to Brazil to visit the rest of his family. His
medical degree from the Perelman School of
fellowship interest is in spine.
Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 2018.
On a free day, you may find him out for a run,
watching college football, or rooting for his favorite Gregory Schimizzi, MD, PhD, grew up in
Pittsburgh sports teams. His fellowship interest is in Wilmington, North Carolina. He attended the
pediatric orthopaedics and sports medicine. University of North Carolina where he studied
biology, chemistry, and music. Greg moved to St.
Louis to join the Washington University School of
Ameer Elbuluk, MD, was born and raised in Akron,
Medicine Medical Scientist Training Program where
Ohio. He attended Princeton University, where he
he completed a PhD in molecular cell biology, as well
graduated with a degree in economics and a minor
as his medical degree. In his free time, Greg enjoys
in global health and health policy. He was also a
music, guitar, running, and soccer. His specialty
member of the varsity basketball team. Ameer
interest is in orthopaedic trauma
attended the David Geffen School of Medicine at
UCLA, during which he spent an additional year
completing a research fellowship in the Division of Karim Shafi, MD, was born and raised in Newark,
Adult Reconstructive Surgery at NYU Hospital for Delaware. He attended the University of
Joint Diseases. In his free time, he enjoys playing Pennsylvania where he majored in biological basis of
and watching sports, traveling, trying new coffee behavior and was a member of the varsity wrestling
shops, and spending time with family and friends. team. He remained in Philadelphia to complete his
Ameer’s fellowship interest is in adult reconstruction medical degree at Sidney Kimmel Medical College of
and joint replacement (ARJR). 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. His fellowship
interest is in spine.
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Orthopaedic Residents PGY5
John (Yianni) Apostolakos, MD, is originally from Claire Eliasberg, MD, was born in New York, but grew
Rochester, New York. He attended the University of up in Jacksonville, Florida and San Diego, California.
Connecticut as an undergraduate and competed on She attended Yale University where she majored in the
the football team during his four years before history of science and medicine. She was also the
matriculating into medical school. Yianni is an avid captain of the lacrosse team. She received her medical
sports fan and grew up watching the Buffalo Bills and degree from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Buffalo Sabres. Yianni enjoys spending time with his Claire enjoys water sports, skiing, hiking, running,
family by walking in Central Park, trying different spending time with her friends and family, and trying
restaurants throughout the city, and traveling. They will new restaurants with her husband. Claire will stay at
be moving to Colorado in 2022 where Yianni will be HSS for a sports medicine fellowship.
completing a sports medicine fellowship at the
Steadman Clinic/Steadman Philipon Research Bridget Ellsworth, MD, is originally from the suburbs
Institute. of Chicago, Illinois. Bridget attended the University of
Pennsylvania, where she majored in the biological basis
Lauren Barber, MD, was born and raised in Mequon, of behavior and played on the softball team. She stayed
Wisconsin. She received her undergraduate degree from at Penn for medical school and decided to pursue a
Harvard College in molecular and cellular biology with a career in orthopaedic surgery because she enjoyed the
minor in history of science. While in college, Lauren diversity of cases and patient population. Bridget likes
threw shot put, discus, hammer, and weight for the to run, try new restaurants, play sports, watch the Cubs
varsity track and field team and wrote her senior thesis win, and spend time with family and friends. She is
on osteogenesis imperfecta. Lauren earned her medical headed to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for a
degree from Harvard Medical School, where she fellowship in pediatric orthopaedics next year.
continued studying osteogenesis imperfecta during a
year-long research fellowship at the NIH. Lauren enjoys Mark Langhans, MD, PhD, was born and raised in
spending time with family and friends, playing classical Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He completed a bachelor of
bass, and cheering for the Green Bay Packers and science degree at the University of Notre Dame. Mark
Milwaukee Bucks. She is headed to Emory University in continued his studies at the University of Pittsburgh in
Atlanta, Georgia for spine fellowship next year. the Medical Scientist Training Program where he earned
a PhD in molecular genetics and developmental biology
Christopher Brusalis, MD, was born and raised in as well as his medical degree. Mark enjoys skiing,
Long Island, New York. He completed his working out, and trying new restaurants. He is an avid
undergraduate education at Yale University where he Notre Dame and Pittsburgh sports fan. He is headed to
majored in history and molecular biophysics and Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN for a fellowship in sports
biochemistry. Upon graduating, Christopher spent medicine next year.
two years working as an HIV counselor and researcher
in New York City. He then received his medical degree Kyle Morse, MD, graduated with a B.S. in mechanical
from the Perelman School of Medicine at the engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He
University of Pennsylvania. Christopher enjoys subsequently finished a post-baccalaureate program at
watching and playing basketball, traveling, and trying Columbia University and completed medical school at
new restaurants with his family. He is headed to Rush Weill Cornell Medical College. He enjoys skiing,
University in Chicago, Illinois for a fellowship in sports automobile racing, soccer, and photography. His
medicine next year. fellowship interest is in ARJR.
Daniel Driscoll, MD, was raised in a suburb of Buffalo, Tony Shen, MD,grew up in Naperville, Illinois. He
New York. He attended Harvard College where he attended Harvard College where he graduated with a
earned a bachelor of arts degree in human evolutionary degree in neurobiology and a minor in East Asian
biology and was a four-year member of the varsity studies. He earned his medical degree at Washington
football team. Daniel continued his studies at Harvard University in St. Louis. Tony enjoys tennis, basketball,
Medical School, where he earned his medical degree. In BrazilianJiu-jitsu, hiking, cooking, eating, and spending
his free time, Dan enjoys traveling abroad, lifting time with his wife. Tony will remain at HSS for an ARJR
weights, and cooking. After his residency, he will be fellowship.
staying at HSS for a fellowship in adult reconstruction
and joint replacement (ARJR). Joshua Wright-Chisem, MD, was born and raised in
Chicago. He attended Morehouse College where he
received his bachelor of arts in Spanish and was captain
of the varsity baseball team. He attended medical school
at the University of Illinois College of 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! His fellowship interest is in
sports medicine.
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