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Attending Physicians


JOINT REPLACEMENT (HIP & KNEE)
RICHARD H. ROTHMAN, MD, PHD
James Edwards Professor,
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: University of Pennsylvania
M.D.: University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D.: Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University
WILLIAM J. HOZACK, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Medical School

Education
B.A.: Harvard University
M.D.: McGill Medical School
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Joint Replacement, Rothman Institute
PETER F. SHARKEY, MD
Professor Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Education
B.S.: Syracuse University
M.S.: Polymer Chemistry, Syracuse University
M.D.: SUNY College of Health Sciences
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University
Fellowship: Adult Hip & Knee Reconstruction, Rothman Institute
MATTHEW S. AUSTIN, MD
Director, Joint Replacement, Thomas Jefferson University; Program Director, Joint Replacement Fellowship, Rothman Institute; Director, Orthopaedic Trauma, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
M.D.: Temple University School of Medicine
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University
Fellowship, Adult Reconstruction, Thomas Jefferson University/Rothman Institute
JAMES J. PURTILL, MD
Director, Residency Training Program and Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: University of Pennsylvania
M.D.: Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University
Fellowship: Rothman Institute
JAVAD PARVIZI, MD
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Education
M.S.: Molecular Biology, Mayo Foundation
M.D.: University of Sheffield School of Medicine
FRCS, Fellowship: Royal College of Surgeons of England
Internship: Mayo Clinic
Residency: Mayo Clinic
Fellowship: University of Berne, Switzerland

ERIC SMITH, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.S.: Lehigh University
M.D.: Jefferson Medical College
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship: Joint Replacement, Rothman Institute
GREGORY DEIRMENGIAN, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: Princeton University
M.D.: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Hip and Knee Reconstruction, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

FABIO R. OROZCO, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Education
M.D.: Colombian School of Medicine
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction, Rothman Institute
ALVIN C. ONG, MD
Clinical Instructor & Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Education
M.D., State University of New York Stony Brook School of Medicine
Residency: University Of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Orthopaedic Trauma, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
Fellowship: Hip and Knee Replacement, Rothman Institute

JESS H. LONNER, MD
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Education
B.A.: Boston University M.D.: Boston University School of Medicine Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY Fellowship: Knee Arthroplasty/Reconstruction, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA
CARL A. DEIRMENGIAN, MD

Education
B.A.: Princeton University
M.D.: Harvard Medical School
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction, Rush University

ZACHARY POST, MD

Education
B.S.:Utah State University
M.D.: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Kansas City
Fellowship: Hip and Knee Arthoplasty, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
SPINE
TODD J. ALBERT, MD
Richard H. Rothman Professor; Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics; Professor of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University; Co-Director of Reconstructive Spine Surgery & the Spine Fellowship Program, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
M.D.: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University
Fellowship: Spine Surgery, Minnesota Spine Center
ALEXANDER VACCARO, MD, PHD
Professor Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University; Vice Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics

Education
M.D.: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Ph.D.: Spinal Trauma
Internship: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University
Fellowship: Spine, University of San Diego
ALAN S. HILIBRAND, MD
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery & Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University; Director of Medical Education, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Rothman Institute and Jefferson Medical College

Education
B.S.: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.D.: Yale University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Michigan Hospitals
Fellowship: Spine and Spinal Cord Injury, Case Western Reserve University
D. GREG ANDERSON, MD
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
M.D.: Loma Linda University
Residency: University of California
Fellowship: Spine Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University


JEFF RIHN, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
M.D.: University of Pennsylvania
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Fellowship: Spine Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University


KRIS RADCLIFF, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
A.B.: Harvard University
M.D.: Duke University School of Medicine
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Fellowship: Spine and Spinal Cord Injury, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
SPORTS MEDICINE
MICHAEL G. CICCOTTI, MD
Director of Sports Medicine; Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University; Head Team Physician/Medical Director, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Joseph's University; Orthopaedic Consultant, U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia Eagles

Education
M.D.: Georgetown University Medical School
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University
Fellowship: Sports Medicine, Kerlan-Jobe Sports Clinic
ROBERT W. FREDERICK, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Center for Sports Medicine, Rothman Institute; Assistant Team Physician, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Joseph's University; Director of Athlete Care - Gymnastics, 1996 Olympic Games, Atlanta, GA; USA Team Physician - 2004 Olympic Games, Athens, Greece

Education
B.S.: Colgate University
M.D.: Rush Medical College
Residency: University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University
Fellowship: Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
PAUL A. MARCHETTO, MD
Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University; Team Orthopaedic Physician, Philadelphia Eagles; Head Team Physician, Rutgers University (Camden campus); Head Team Physician, Drexel University

Education
B.S.: Villanova University
M.D.: Autonomous University of Guadalajara
Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center
Fellowship: Sports Medicine, Temple University
PETER F. DELUCA, MD
Head Team Physician, Philadelphia Eagles; Orthopaedic Consultant, Philadelphia Flyers; Clinical Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
M.D.: Georgetown University
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University
Fellowship: Sports Medicine, Yale University
STEVEN B. COHEN, MD
Director of Sports Medicine Research at the Rothman Institute; Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University; Assistant Team Physician, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Joseph's University

Education
M.D.: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: University of Virginia Health Center
Fellowship: Sports Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
CHRISTOPHER C. DODSON, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: Brown University
M.D.: Brown University
Internship: New York Presbyterian Hospital
Residency: Hospital For Special Surgery
Fellowship:Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, Hospital for Special Surgery
BRADFORD TUCKER, MD
Clinical Instructor, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: Rutgers University
M.D.: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Orthopaedic Residency: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Fellowship: Sports Medicine, University of California, San Diego
MATTHEW PEPE, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.S.: Boston College
M.D.: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Research Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania McKay Laboratory
Fellowship: Sports Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
JOHN P. SALVO, JR., MD
Clinical Instructor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.S., M.S.: Villanova University
M.D.: Jefferson Medical College
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Albert Einstein Medical Center
Fellowship: Sports Medicine, UHZ Sports Medicine Institute at the University of Miami
SHOULDER & ELBOW
LUKE AUSTIN, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.S.: University of Georgia
M.D.: Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: Orthopaedics, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship: Shoulder and Elbow, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
NEAL C. CHEN, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: Stanford University
M.D.: Yale University Medical School
Residency: Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency
Fellowship: Hand and Upper Extremity Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital
JOHN M. FENLIN, JR., MD
Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: Cornell University
M.D.: Jefferson Medical College
Internship: Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University
BARBARA GRUGAN FRIEMAN, MD
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: Skidmore College
M.D.: Jefferson Medical College
Internship: Bryn Mawr Hospital
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University
CHARLES L. GETZ, MD
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.S.: Lehigh University, Civil Engineering
M.D.: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Internship, Orthopaedic Residency: Thomas Jefferson University
Fellowship: Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, University of Pennsylvania

MARK D. LAZARUS, MD
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
M.D.: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship:Advanced Clinical Experience in Shoulder/Elbow Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center

MATTHEW L. RAMSEY, MD
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: State University of New York at Binghamton
M.D.: State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Internship: Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship: Shoulder Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

GERALD R. WILLIAMS, JR., MD
Program Director, Shoulder & Elbow Surgery Fellowship Program, Thomas Jefferson University; Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
M.D.: Temple University
Fellowship: Shoulder Reconstruction, University of Texas in San Antonio
HAND
JOHN MICHAEL BEDNAR, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: University of Pennsylvania
M.D.: University of Pennsylvania
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Hand Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
PEDRO K. BEREDJIKLIAN, MD
Chief of Hand Surgery, Rothman Institute; Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.S.: Chemistry, Haverford College
M.D.: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Hand and Microvascular Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell Medical Center
NEAL C. CHEN, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: Stanford University
M.D.: Yale University Medical School
Residency: Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency
Fellowship: Hand and Upper Extremity Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital
RANDALL W. CULP, MD
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: College of William and Mary
M.D.: Penn State University
Residency: Penn State University
Fellowship: Hand Surgery, Penn State University
ASIF ILYAS, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.S.: Wilkes University
M.D.: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: Temple University Hospital
Fellowship: Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Harvard Medical
School/Massachusetts General Hospital
SIDNEY M. JACOBY, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Education
B.A.: The University of Pennsylvania
M.D.: Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship: Hand, wrist, arm and elbow surgery, Philadelphia and South Jersey Hand Centers
LEONID I. KATOLIK, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: University of Pennsylvania
M.D.: Hahnemann University School of Medicine
Residency: Rush-Presbyterian-St.Luke's Medical Center
Fellowship: Hand and Microvascular Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine and Harborview Medical Center


CHARLES LEINBERRY, JR., MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
M.D.: Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University
Fellowships: Hand Surgery and Microsurgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and University of New Mexico
JONAS MATZON, MD
Clinical Instructor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: Dartmouth College
M.D.: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Hand Surgery, Curtis National Hand Center, Union Memorial Hospital


A. LEE OSTERMAN, MD
Professor, Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University; Chief of Hand Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Methodist Hospitals

Education
University of Pennsylvania
Surgical Internship: Mt. Sinai Medical School
Residency and Hand Surgery Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania
Microvascular Surgery Fellowship: Duke University
MARK S. REKANT, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: Duke University
M.D.: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/New Jersey Medical School (UMDNJ-NJMS)
Residency: NYU Medical School
Fellowship: Hand Surgery Fellowship, The Hand Centers


JONATHAN F. ROSENFELD, MD

Education
B.S.: John Hopkins University
M.D.: Jefferson Medical College
Residency: Union Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: Hand and Microsurgery, Curtis National Hand Center
EON K. SHIN, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Education
B.A.: Harvard University
M.D.: Yale University
Residency: University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA)
Fellowship: Hand/Upper Extremity fellowship program at Brigham & Women's Hospital and Children's Hospital
STEPHANIE SWEET, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: Harvard University
M.D.: Mount Sinai Medical School
Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship: The Hand Centers
JOHN S. TARAS, MD
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: The University of Michigan
M.D.: The University of Michigan
Residency: New York University/ Bellevue Hospital
Fellowship: Hand Surgery/Microsurgery Fellowship, Duke University
MARWAN A. WEHBÉ, MD, FAAOS, FACS
Clinical Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: Stanford University
M.D.: American University Of Beirut, Faculty Of Medicine
Residency: University of Iowa
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Mayo Clinic
DAVID S. ZELOUF, MD
Instructor, Orthopedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: State University of New York at Binghamton
M.D.: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopedic Institute
Fellowship: Hand, wrist, elbow, and microsurgery, Tufts University School of Medicine
FOOT & ANKLE

STEVEN M. RAIKIN, MD
Director, Foot and Ankle Services Rothman Institute; Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
University of Witwatersrand Medical School, South Africa
Residency: The Mount Sinai Medical Center
Fellowships: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Union Memorial Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre at Oxford University, England

JAMAL AHMAD, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
University of Illinois at Chicago - College of Medicine
Residency: State University of New York - Downstate University
Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University


DAVID I. PEDOWITZ, MD

Education
B.A.: Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
M.D.: MCP, Hahnemann School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
M.S.: Georgetown University
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Private Practice of Roger A. Mann, M.D., Oakland, CA

MUSCULOSKELETAL ONCOLOGY

JOHN ABRAHAM, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

Education
B.A.: Harvard University
M.D.: Yale University
Residency: Harvard University
Fellowship: Orthopaedic Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Harvard University (Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston's Children Hospital)

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.