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Executive Leadership

Nicholas M. Bernthal
Nicholas M. Bernthal, MD
Voted Super Doctor Interim Chair and Executive Medical Director
Musculoskeletal/Oncology Fellowship Program Director
Division Chief, Musculoskeletal Oncology
Orthopaedic Oncology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedics

 

Allen Chen, MD, MPH
Allen Chen, MD, MPH
Voted Super Doctor Associate Professor
Director, Strategy and Partnerships
Physiatry

 

Sharon Hame, MD
Sharon L. Hame, MD
Voted Super Doctor Professor
Interim Vice Chair, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Hip Arthroscopy, Knee & Shoulder Reconstruction, Sports Medicine

 

Karen Lyons
Karen Lyons, PhD
Professor, Vice Chair of Research
Research Interest: Growth Factor Signaling in Mammalian Development and Disease.

 

David McAllister, MD
David R. McAllister, MD
Voted Super Doctor Professor, Vice Chair of Academic Affairs
Division Chief, Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Knee & Shoulder Reconstruction

 

Don Park, MD
Don Y. Park, MD
Assistant Professor, Vice Chair of Quality and Safety
Spinal Disorders

 

Anthony Scaduto, MD
Anthony A. Scaduto, MD
Voted Best Doctor
Voted Super Doctor Professor, Executive Vice Chair
Division Chief, Pediatric Orthopaedics
Pediatric Orthopaedics

 

Mauricio Silva, MD
Mauricio Silva, MD
Voted Super Doctor Professor
Vice Chair, Clinical Operations
Pediatric Orthopaedics

 

Nelson SooHoo, MD
Nelson F. SooHoo, MD
Voted Super Doctor Professor, Residency Program Director
Division Chief, Foot & Ankle Surgery
Foot & Ankle

Department Faculty

Peter Alexakis, MD
Peter Alexakis, MD
Assistant Professor
General Orthopaedics

 

Kodi Azari, MD
Kodi K. Azari, MD
Voted Super Doctor Professor
Hand Surgery, Microsurgery

 

Jennifer Beck, MD
Jennifer J. Beck, MD
Voted Super Doctor Assistant Professor
Pediatric Orthopaedics

 

Prosper Benhaim, MD
Prosper Benhaim, MD
Voted Super Doctor Associate Professor
Hand/Microsurgery Fellowship Program Director
Division Chief, Hand Surgery
Hand Surgery, Microsurgery

 

Richard Bowen, MD
Richard E. Bowen, MD
Voted Best Doctor
Voted Super Doctor Professor
Pediatric Orthopaedics

 

Edward Cheung, MD
Edward Cheung, MD
Assistant Professor
Sports Medicine

 

Calvin Duffaut, MD
Calvin J. Duffaut, MD
Assistant Professor
Sports Medicine

 

Eric Farrell, MD
Eric D. Farrell, MD
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Trauma

 

David Fish, MD
David E. Fish, MD
Voted Super Doctor Professor
Physiatry

 

Vanessa Franco
Vanessa Franco, MD
Physician
Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine

 

Joshua Goldman, MD
Joshua T. Goldman, MD
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
Sports Medicine

 

Ajay Gurbani, MD
Ajay Gurbani, MD
Assistant Professor
Foot and Ankle

 

Devon Jeffcoat, MD
Devon M. Jeffcoat, MD
Voted Super Doctor Associate Professor
Orthopaedic Trauma

 

Andrew Jensen, MD
Andrew Jensen, MD
Assistant Professor
Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

 

Eric Johnson, MD
Eric E. Johnson, MD
Voted Best Doctor
Voted Super Doctor Professor
Division Chief, Trauma Surgery
Hip Replacement, Joint Replacement, Orthopaedic Trauma, Pelvic Fractures

 

Kristofer Jones, MD
Kristofer J. Jones, MD
Associate Professor
Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Knee & Shoulder Reconstruction, General Orthopaedics

 

Neil F. Jones, MD
Neil F. Jones, MD
Voted Best DoctorVoted Super Doctor Professor
Hand Surgery, Microsurgery

 

Jae Jung, MD
Jae H. Jung, MD
Professor
Physiatry

 

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Thomas Kremen, MD
Voted Super Doctor Assistant Professor
Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Knee & Shoulder Reconstruction

 

John Lawrence, MD
John F. Lawrence, MD
Assistant Professor
Hand Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery

 

Christopher Lee, MD
Christopher Lee, MD
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Trauma

 

Elizabeth Lord, MD
Elizabeth Lord, MD
Assistant Professor
Spinal Disorders

 

Luck, James V. Jr., MD
James Luck V. Jr., MD
Professor
Hemophilia, Joint Replacement

 

Joseph P. Luftman, MD
Joseph P. Luftman, MD
Physician
Sports Medicine

 

Edward McPherson, MD
Edward McPherson, MD
Professor
Joint Replacement

 

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Roy A. Meals, MD
Clinical Professor
Orthopaedic Hand

 

Emily Miller
Emily Miller, MD
Assistant Professor
Family Medicine, Sports Medicine

 

Aurelia Nattiv, MD
Aurelia Nattiv, MD
Voted Super Doctor Professor
Sports Medicine

 

William Oppenheim, MD
William L. Oppenheim, MD
Voted Best Doctor
Professor
Cerebral Palsy, Pediatric Orthopaedics

 

Adam Sassoon, MD, MS
Adam Sassoon, MD, MS
Associate Professor
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Program Director
Joint Replacement

 

Sabrina P. Sawlani, DO
Sabrina P. Sawlani, DO
Staff Physician
Sports Medicine

 

Arya Nick Shamie, MD
Arya Nick Shamie, MD
Voted Super Doctor Professor
Division Chief, Spine Surgery
Spinal Disorders

 

Joseph P. Solberg, MD
Joseph P. Solberg, MD
Staff Physician
Physiatry, Cerebral Palsy

 

Alexandra Stavrakis, MD
Alexandra I. Stavrakis, MD
Assistant Professor
Joint Replacement

 

Bert Thomas, MD
Bert J. Thomas, MD
Professor
Joint Replacement

 

Rachel Thompson, MD
Rachel M. Thompson, MD
Assistant Professor
Cerebral Palsy, Pediatric Orthopaedics

 

Daniel Vigil, MD
Daniel V. Vigil, MD
Associate Professor
Sports Medicine

 

Kyle S. Yang, MD
Kyle S. Yang, MD
Staff Physician
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

 

Erik Zeegen, MD
Erik N. Zeegen, MD
Voted Super DoctorAssociate Professor
Division Chief, Joint Replacement Surgery
Joint Replacement

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