Residents - Penn Medicine

Meet the residents of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

1st Year Residents

Maggie Bohr, MD

Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Undergraduate School: Oakland University

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Jeffrey Brown, MD

Medical School: USF Morsani College of Medicine Undergraduate School: Tufts University

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Nathaniel Disser, MD

Medical School: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas at Houston Undergraduate School: Gonzaga University

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Shamrez Haider, MD

Medical School: UT Southwestern Undergraduate School: The University of Texas at Austin

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Olivia Jagiella-Lodise, MD

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Undergraduate School: Georgia Institute of Technology

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Gokul Kalyanasundaram, MD

Medical School: Albany Medical College Undergraduate School: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Nick Vandal, MD

Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine Undergraduate School: US Naval Academy

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Alexander Wahl, MD

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine Undergraduate School: University of Maryland

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2nd Year Residents

Tensae Assefa Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

Tensae Assefa, MD

Medical School: New York University Grossman School of Medicine Undergraduate School: Rice University

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Maxwell Cardwell Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

Maxwell Cardwell, MD

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin Undergraduate School: Washington University

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Brett Croen Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

Brett Croen, MD

Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine Undergraduate School: University of Michigan

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Tyler Humphrey Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

Tyler Humphrey, MD

Medical School: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Undergraduate School: University of San Diego

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Chielozor Okafor Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

Chielozor Okafor, MD

Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate School: Rutgers University

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Gavin Rallis, MD

Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Undergraduate School: Penn State University

Shivani Pandya, MD

Medical School: University of Miami Undergraduate School: University of Miami

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Pushpak Pondugula, MD

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University Undergraduate School: University of Virginia

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3rd Year Residents

Mohammed Abdullah, MD*

Medical School: University of Texas Undergraduate School: The University of Houston

Ellis Berns, MD

Medical School: Brown University Undergraduate School: Brown University

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Anna Blaeser, MD

Medical School: Albany Medical College Undergraduate School: University of Minnesota

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Emily Eiel, MD

Medical School: University of Massachusetts Undergraduate School: Colgate University

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Lisa Friedman, MD

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University Undergraduate School: Carleton College

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Nnaemeka C. Okorie, MD

Medical School: Howard University Collage of Medicine Undergraduate School: Prairie View A&M University

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Eric Schweppe, MD*

Medical School: Columbia University Undergraduate School: United States Military Academy

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Alyssa Thorman, MD

Medical School: University of Utah Undergraduate School: University of Utah

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Thompson Zhuang, MD

Medical School: Stanford University Undergraduate School: Princeton University

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4th Year Residents

Bijan Dehghani, MD*

Medical School: Albany Medical College Undergraduate School: Boston University

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Caroline Granruth, MD

Medical School: Tulane University Undergraduate School: University of Virginia

Erin Hale, MD

Medical School: Wake Forest School of Medicine Undergraduate School: Wake Forest University

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Mitchell Hallman, MD*

Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate School: Washington University

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Jaret (Mac) Karnuta, MD

Medical School: Case Western Reserve Undergraduate School: Duke University

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Bradley Osemwengie, MD

Medical School: Texas Tech Undergraduate School: University of North Texas

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Weston Smith, MD

Medical School: University of Utah Undergraduate School: Brigham Young University

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5th Year Residents

Aymen Alqazzaz, MD

Medical School: University of Maryland Undergraduate School: University of Maryland

Ashleigh Bush, MD

Medical School: Indiana University Undergraduate School: Indiana University

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Jordan Cohen, MD*

Medical School: George Washington University Undergraduate School: University of Maryland Email: Jordan.Cohen@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Kathleen Collins, MD

Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine Undergraduate School: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Cody Hansen, MD

Medical School: University of California San Diego Undergraduate School: University of Denver

Kendall Masada, MD*

Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center Undergraduate School: University of Texas Email: Kendall.Masada@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Brian Velasco, MD

Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Undergraduate School: Franklin & Marshall College

Dainn Woo, MD

Medical School: New York University Undergraduate School: The City College of New York

Research Residents

Rachel Flaugh, MD*

Medical School: Harvard College Undergraduate School: University of Nebraska

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*Indicates Resident is in the 6-year Research Track

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Residents

1st Year Residents

Maggie Bohr, MD

Jeffrey Brown, MD

Nathaniel Disser, MD

Shamrez Haider, MD

Olivia Jagiella-Lodise, MD

Gokul Kalyanasundaram, MD

Nick Vandal, MD

Alexander Wahl, MD

2nd Year Residents

Tensae Assefa, MD

Maxwell Cardwell, MD

Brett Croen, MD

Tyler Humphrey, MD

Chielozor Okafor, MD

Gavin Rallis, MD

Shivani Pandya, MD

Pushpak Pondugula, MD

3rd Year Residents

Mohammed Abdullah, MD*

Ellis Berns, MD

Anna Blaeser, MD

Emily Eiel, MD

Lisa Friedman, MD

Nnaemeka C. Okorie, MD

Eric Schweppe, MD*

Alyssa Thorman, MD

Thompson Zhuang, MD

4th Year Residents

Bijan Dehghani, MD*

Caroline Granruth, MD

Erin Hale, MD

Mitchell Hallman, MD*

Jaret (Mac) Karnuta, MD

Bradley Osemwengie, MD

Weston Smith, MD

5th Year Residents

Aymen Alqazzaz, MD

Ashleigh Bush, MD

Jordan Cohen, MD*

Kathleen Collins, MD

Cody Hansen, MD

Kendall Masada, MD*

Brian Velasco, MD

Dainn Woo, MD

Research Residents

Rachel Flaugh, MD*