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PGY-5 Residents

Jordan Holler

Jordan Holler, MD

Hometown: Louisville, Colorado

Undergrad Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Medical School: University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Clinical Interests: Trauma, Arthroplasty, Sports, Global Orthopedics, Statistical Modeling

Hobbies/Interests: Fermentation, hot-sauce crafting, coffee bean roasting, hiking, gardening, spending time with family

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Nicole Newman-Hung, MD

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Undergrad Institution: Princeton University

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco

Clinical Interests: Upper Extremity/Hand, Sports, Arthroplasty, Oncology

Hobbies/Interests: Eating, cooking, and trying new restaurants with my wife and family, traveling, tennis, basketball, spoiling my dog

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Atousa Nourmahnad, MD

Hometown: Villanova, PA

Undergrad Institution: Swarthmore College

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Clinical Interests: Hand 

Hobbies/Interests: HIIT, Pilates, alt rock, Sunday mornings on the couch

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Jeannie Park, MD

Hometown: Pleasanton, CA

Undergrad Institution: Cornell University 

Medical School: University of California, Davis

Clinical Interests: Trauma, joints, spine, oncology

Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, baking, skiing, finding the best breakfast burrito in LA

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Paul Walker, MD

Hometown: Riverside, CA

Undergrad Institution: University of California, Irvine 

Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College 

Clinical Interests: Sports, Upper extremity, Pediatrics, Arthroplasty, Inclusive Excellence

Hobbies/Interests: good eats, traveling, snowboarding, watching Kobe highlights 

Brian Zukotynski

Brian Zukotynski, MD

Hometown: Manhattan Beach, CA

Undergrad Institution: University of Southern California

Medical School: University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Clinical Interests: Implant design, clinical informatics, sports, trauma, shoulder/elbow, surgical education.

Hobbies/Interests: Piano, beaches, hiking, consumer technology

PGY-4 Residents

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Kellyn Hori, MD

Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Undergrad Institution: University of California, Los Angeles

Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Clinical Interests: Sports, Pediatrics, Oncology, Trauma, Arthroplasty

Hobbies/Interests: Volleyball, golf, baking, houseplants

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Lauren Hsue, MD

Hometown: Mercer Island, WA

Undergrad Institution: Stanford University 

Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University 

Clinical Interests: Sports, Arthroplasty, Trauma, Pediatrics, Oncology 

Hobbies/Interests: Hosting dinner parties, Peloton, social dance, indie folk music

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Thomas Olson, MD

Hometown: Batavia, IL & Colorado Springs, CO

Undergrad Institution: Denison University

Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Clinical Interest: Spine, Trauma, Oncology

Hobbies/Interests: Lifting, escape rooms, skiing, & Netflix 

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Mathangi Sridharan, MD

Hometown: Strongsville, OH

Undergrad Institution: The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Shoulder/elbow, sports, joints, cost effectiveness and clinical outcomes research

Hobbies/Interests: Peloton, boxing, reading, beach-going

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Shannon Wu, MD

Hometown: Arcadia, CA

Undergrad: Stanford University 

Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Clinical Interests: Sports, Pediatrics, Oncology, Trauma, Arthroplasty

Hobbies/Interests: Drawing, painting, surfing, yoga, cooking

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Jonathan Yu, MD

Hometown: Seattle, Washington 

Undergrad Institution: Yale University 

Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College 

Clinical Interests: Adult Reconstruction, Sports, Health Economics

Hobbies/Interests: Basketball, Cooking, Guitar, Reading, Tennis, Eating

PGY-3 Research Residents

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Nicole Truong, MD

Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA

Undergrad Institution: University of California, Los Angeles

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco

Clinical Interests: Hand and Upper Extremity, Sports

Hobbies/Interests: snowboarding, watching sports, traveling, spending time with family and friends, hanging out with my dog

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Mark "Mitch" Herbert, MD

Hometown: Eugene, OR

Undergrad Institution: Montana State University

Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons

Clinical Interests: Sports, shoulder/elbow

Hobbies/Interests: Golf, basketball, traveling, watching movies, spending time with family and friends

PGY-3 Residents

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Amy Blackburn, MD

Hometown: Livingston, NJ

Undergrad Institution: Northwestern University

Medical School: Brown Medical School

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Chinonyelum "Nonye" Ikeanyi, MD

Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Undergrad Institution: MIT 

Medical School: CDU/UCLA DGSOM

Clinical Interests: Peds/Trauma/Sports, Public Policy/MedTech

Hobbies/Interests: Film/TV, Travel, Mixology, & Volleyball
 

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Brandon Gettleman, MD

Hometown: Thousand Oaks, California

Undergrad Institution: Chapman University

Medical School: University of South Carolina Columbia

Clinical Interests: Orthopaedic Oncology and Joints

Hobbies/Interests: Playing golf, working out, going to any sporting events, barbequing, traveling, and binge-watching netflix with my wife and dogs  

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Carlos Maturana, MD

Hometown: New York City

Undergrad Institution: Columbia University 

Medical School: UCLA/Drew

Clinical Interests: Spine, Hand, Shoulder Elbow, Trauma, Biomechanics and Clinical Research 

Hobbies/Interests: Spend time with my wife and kids, also recreational flying if I get some free time! 

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Christopher Hamad, MD

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Undergrad Institution: University of California, Los Angeles

Medical School: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School

Clinical Interests: Orthopaedic Oncology and Implant Associated Infection

Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with family and friends, taekwondo, weightlifting, road biking, traveling, anything outdoors, trying new restaurants, grilling/smoking/dry aging meats

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Tim Liu, MD

Hometown: Fairfield, CA

Undergrad School: University of California, San Diego

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles

Clinical Interests: Sports, Pediatrics, Oncology, Trauma, Arthroplasty

Hobbies/Interests: Fishing, cycling, camping, hiking

PGY-2 Residents

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Alexander King, MD

Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA

Undergrad Institution: University of Rochester

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Clinical Interests: Arthroplasty, Implant design, Sports

Hobbies/Interests: Fishing, Running, Snacking, Skiing, Craft cocktails, Grilling, Tennis, Golf

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Lexy Richards, MD

Hometown: Healdsburg, CA

Undergrad Institution: Cornell University

Medical School: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU

Clinical Interests: Oncology, peripheral nerve, medical device design, integrated robotics, and healthcare team dynamics 

Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with my husband and two daughters, hiking, weightlifting, boating, animal husbandry, and sampling cheese every place I travel 

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Molly Piper, MD

Hometown: Carlisle, PA

Undergrad Institution: University of California, Los Angeles

Medical School: Penn State College of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Sports, Shoulder/Elbow

Hobbies/Interests: Golf, beach walks, pilates, watching sports, traveling, hiking

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Andrew Phillips, MD

Hometown: Palos Verdes, CA

Undergrad Institution: Pomona College

Medical School: The Ohio State University

Clinical Interests: Sports, Hand/Upper Extremity

Hobbies/Interests: Lifting, Running, Murphing, Golf, Attempting to Surf, Hanging out with Family and Friends

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Carson McCann, MD

Hometown: Las Vegas, NV

Undergrad Institution: Denison University

Medical School: University of California, San Diego School of medicine

Clinical Interests: Spine, Trauma, Joints, Oncology, informatics

Hobbies/Interests: Going for beach walks with my wife and dog, golf, watching college football

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Rachel Loyst, MD

Hometown: Long Island, NY

Undergrad Institution: St. Lawrence University

Medical School: Stony Brook University 

Clinical Interests: Hand and Upper Extremity, Sports

Hobbies/Interests: skiing, soccer, scuba diving, hiking, traveling, Cava, and the Buffalo Bills

PGY-1 Residents

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Daniel Razick, MD

Hometown: Washington D.C.

Undergrad Institution: The University of Texas at Dallas

Medical School: California Northstate University College of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Sports, Adult Reconstruction

Hobbies/Interests: Soccer, FC Barcelona, basketball, tennis, traveling

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Adrian Lin, MD

Hometown: Potomac, MD

Undergrad Institution: Yale University

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles

Clinical Interests: Pediatrics, Oncology

Hobbies/Interests: My dog, surfing, swimming, a good hang, the Commanders 

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Kenny Chang, MD

Hometown: Monterey Park, CA

Undergrad Institution: Brown University

Medical School: Brown Medical School

Clinical Interests: Pediatrics, shoulder/elbow, sports

Hobbies/Interests: Board games, billiards, steak

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Aliyah Walker, MD

Hometown: Oakland, CA

Undergrad Institution: University of California, Davis

Medical School: University of California, Davis School of Medicine

Clinical Interests: all orthopaedic subspecialties, addressing disparities in care, community engagement

Hobbies/Interests: soccer, tennis, ice skating, spending time with family and friends