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Our Expert Team

Our Expert Team

Our Expert Team

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    • John Adams, MD
    • Maria-Grazia Ascenzi, PhD
    • Paul Bajaj, PhD
    • Paul Benya, PhD
    • Nicholas Bernthal, MD
    • Fabrizio Billi, PhD
    • Pat Campbell, PhD
    • Daniel H. Cohn, PhD
    • Gay Crooks, MBBS
    • Zhenfeng Duan, MD, PhD
    • Edward Ebramzadeh, PhD
    • Denis Evseenko MD PhD
    • Eileen Fowler, PhD
    • Francis J. Hornicek MD PhD
    • Deborah Krakow, MD
    • Daniel C. Lu, MD, PhD
    • Zhen Lu, PhD
    • Karen Lyons, PhD
    • Keith Markolf, PhD
    • Sang-Hyun Park, PhD
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    • Sophia Sangiorgio PhD
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Executive Leadership

Francis J. Hornicek
Francis J. Hornicek, MD, PhD
Professor & Chair

Orthopaedic Oncology, Orthopaedic Spine

Karen Lyons, PhD
Karen Lyons, PhD
Professor, Vice Chair of Research

Research Interest: Growth Factor Signaling in Mammalian Development and Disease.

 

Anthony Scaduto, MD
David R. McAllister, MD
Professor, Vice Chair of Academic Affairs
Division Chief, Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Knee & Shoulder Reconstruction, Patient Forms >
Don Park, MD
Don Y. Park, MD
Assistant Professor, Vice Chair of Quality and Safety

Spinal Disorders

 

David McAllister, MD
Anthony A. Scaduto, MD
Professor, Executive Vice Chair
Division Chief, Pediatric Orthopaedics
Pediatric Orthopaedics 
Nelson SooHoo, MD
Nelson F. SooHoo, MD
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
Professor

Hand Surgery, Microsurgery

 

Jennifer Beck, MD
Jennifer J. Beck, MD
Assistant Professor

Pediatric Orthopaedics
Prosper Benhaim, MD
Prosper Benhaim, MD
Associate Professor
Hand/Microsurgery Fellowship Program Director
Division Chief, Hand Surgery

Hand Surgery, Microsurgery

 

Nicholas Bernthal, MD
Nicholas M. Bernthal, MD
Associate Professor
Musculoskeletal/Oncology Fellowship Program Director
Division Chief, Musculoskeletal Oncology
Orthopaedic Oncology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedics
Richard Bowen, MD
Richard E. Bowen, MD
Professor

Pediatric Orthopaedics

 

Allen Chen, MD, MPH
Allen Chen, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor

Physiatry, Cerebral Palsy
Edward Cheung, MD
Edward Cheung, MD
Assistant Professor

Sports Medicine

 

Brooke M. Crawford, MD
Brooke M. Crawford, MD
Assistant Professor

Orthopaedic Oncology
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
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
Sharon Hame, MD
Sharon L. Hame, MD
Professor

Hip Arthroscopy, Knee & Shoulder Reconstruction, Sports Medicine

 

Devon Jeffcoat, MD
Devon M. Jeffcoat, MD
Associate Professor

Orthopaedic Trauma
Andrew Jensen, MD
Andrew Jensen, MD
Assistant Professor

Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

 

Eric Johnson, MD
Eric E. Johnson, MD
Professor
Division Chief, Trauma Surgery

Joint Replacement, Orthopaedic Trauma, Pelvic Fractures
Kristofer Jones, MD
Kristofer J. Jones, MD
Assistant Professor

Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Knee & Shoulder Reconstruction, General Orthopaedics

 

Neil F. Jones, MD
Neil F. Jones, MD
Professor

Hand Surgery, Microsurgery
Jae Jung, MD
Jae H. Jung, MD
Professor

Physiatry

 

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Thomas Kremen, MD
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
Emily Miller
Emily Miller, MD
Assistant Professor

Family Medicine, Sports Medicine

 

Aurelia Nattiv, MD
Aurelia Nattiv, MD
Professor

Sports Medicine
William Oppenheim, MD
William L. Oppenheim, MD
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
Physician

Sports Medicine

 

Arya Nick Shamie, MD
Arya Nick Shamie, MD
Professor
Division Chief, Spine Surgery

Spinal Disorders
Mauricio Silva, MD
Mauricio Silva, MD
Professor

Pediatric Orthopaedics

 

Joseph P. Solberg, MD
Joseph P. Solberg, MD
Assistant Professor

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
Assistant Professor

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

 

Jessica R. Zarndt
Jessica R. Zarndt, DO
Assistant Professor

Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
Erik Zeegen, MD
Erik N. Zeegen, MD
Assistant Professor
Division Chief, Joint Replacement Surgery

Joint Replacement

Department NPs, PAs, and RNs

Debra L. Cook, PA
Debra L. Cook, PA
Physician Assistant
Al Ferriera, RN
Al Ferriera, RN
Registered Nurse, Associate Director of the Chordoma Center

 

Fang Jiang
Fang Jiang, PA
Physician Assistant
Jennifer Lew, PA
Jennifer Lew, PA
Physician Assistant

 

Jheralyn G. Martin, PA
Jheralyn G. Martin, PA
Physician Assistant
Jack Morrow, PA
Jack Morrow, PA
Physician Assistant

 

Wilson Phoeng, RN
Registered Nurse

Rebecca S. Prakash, NP

Rebecca S. Prakash, NP
Nurse Practitioner

 

Margaret Regan-Rainey, PA
Margaret Regan-Rainey, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Shahrzad Salarkia, NP
Shahrzad Salarkia, NP
Nurse Practitioner

 

Helen Vasey, NP
Helen Vasey, NP
Nurse Practitioner

 

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