Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program | Graduates | MedStar Health
  • Class of 2025

    Brett Haislup, MD
    Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship, Cleveland, Ohio

    Brian McCormick, MD
    Fellowship: New England Baptist, Total Joint Fellowship, Boston, MA

  • Class of 2024

    Grant Duvall, MD
    Fellowship: NYU Langone–ISK Adult Reconstructive Fellowship Program
    Private Practice: GBMC Health Partners, Towson, MD

    Ocean Thakar, MD
    Fellowship: Mount Sinai Hospital Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship

  • Class of 2023

    Heath Gould, MD
    Fellowship: Sports Medicine Fellowship, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
    Private Practice: Sanford Health (University of North Dakota School of Medicine)
    Grand Forks, ND

    Katherine Mistretta, MD
    Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction Fellowship, Washington University, St.Louis, Missouri
    Private Practice: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH

  • Class of 2022

    Jessica Hawken, MD
    Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Private Practice: MedStar Southern Maryland Orthopedics

    Megan Miles, MD
    Fellowship: University of Washington, Hand Fellowship, Seattle, Washington
    Private Practice: The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics, Southern Maryland Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center, Leonardtown, Maryland


  • Class of 2021

    Brian Gallagher, MD
    Fellowship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Foot & Ankle Fellowship, Baltimore, Maryland
    Private Practice: Anderson Orthopaedic Clinic, Arlington, Virginia

    Kimberly Koury, MD
    Fellowship: University of Rochester, Foot & Ankle Fellowship, Rochester, New York
    Private Practice: Englewood Orthopaedic Associates, Englewood, New Jersey

  • Class of 2020

    Andrew Trontis, MD
    Fellowship: Spine Fellowship, Cedars-Sinai Spine Center, Los Angeles, California
    Private Practice: Garden State Medical Center, Toms River, New Jersey

    David Weiner, MD
    Fellowship: Spine Fellowship at the Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
    Private Practice: MedStar Southern Maryland Orthopaedics and Georgetown

  • Class of 2019

    Tyler Green, MD
    Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction Hip and Knee Fellowship, UC San Diego, California
    Private Practice: St. Jude Heritage Medical Group, Yorba Linda, California

    Roshan Melvani, MD
    Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction Fellowship, Anderson Orthopaedic Clinic, Alexandria, Virginia
    Private Practice: Desert Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute, Victorville, California

  • Class of 2018

    Katherine Butler, MD
    Fellowship: Hand Fellowship, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest, North Carolina
    Academic Practice: Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, North

    Timothy Neary, MD
    Fellowship: MedStar Sports Medicine Fellowship, Baltimore, Maryland
    Private Practice: Orthopedic Specialty Clinic, Fredericksburg, Virginia

    D. Alex Stroh, MD
    Fellowship: Trauma Fellowship, York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania
    Private Practice: Orthopaedic Trauma, Conemaugh Memorial Hospital, Johnstown, Pennsylvania

  • Class of 2017

    Kenneth DeFontes, MD
    Fellowship: Harvard Orthopaedics Foot and Ankle Fellowship, Boston, Massachusetts
    Private Practice: Towson Orthopaedics, Towson, Maryland

    Beatrice Grasu, MD
    Fellowship: University of Utah Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship, Salt Lake City, Utah
    Private Practice: Ortho Maryland, Towson, MD

  • Class of 2016

    Christopher Jones, MD
    Fellowship: Curtis National Hand Center, Baltimore, Maryland
    Private Practice: Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Specialists, Annapolis, Maryland

    Eric Vaillant, MD
    Private Practice: 88th Medical Group, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio

  • Class of 2015

    Judy Kopinski, MD
    Fellowship: Washington University in St. Louis for a Joint Preservation, Resurfacing and Replacement Fellowship, St. Louis, Missouri
    Private Practice: Wellspan Health, York, Pennsylvania

    Slif Ulrich, MD
    Fellowship: University of Louisville for a Joint Reconstruction Fellowship, Louisville, Kentucky
    Private Practice: Midlands Orthopedics in Columbia, South Carolina

  • Class of 2014

    Bradley W. Moatz, MD
    Fellowship: Emory University Spine Fellowship, Atlanta, Georgia
    Private Practice: MedStar Orthopaedics, Baltimore, Maryland

    Miguel A. Ramirez, MD
    Fellowship: Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship, MedStar UMH, Baltimore, Maryland
    Private Practice: University of Illinois & Great Plains Orthopaedics, Peoria, Illinois

  • Class of 2013

    Carmen Petraglia, MD
    Fellowship: University of Maryland Spine Fellowship Program, Baltimore, Maryland
    Private Practice: South Hills Orthopaedic Surgery Associates, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Michael Sirota, MD
    Fellowship: Sports Medicine at Penn State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania
    Private Practice: San Diego Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center, San Diego, California

  • Class of 2012

    Robert McKinstry, MD
    Fellowship: Anderson Orthopaedic Clinic, Total Joint Fellowship, Arlington, Virginia
    Private Practice: MedStar Orthopaedics, Baltimore, Maryland

    Surbhi Panchal, MD
    Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic, Combined Hand Fellowship, Cleveland, Ohio
    Private Practice: Lake Cook Orthopedic Associates, Barrington, Illinois

  • Class of 2011

    Dustin P. Gay, MD
    Fellowship: Anderson Orthopaedic Clinic, Total Joint Fellowship, Arlington, Virginia
    Private Practice: Fairview Medical Group, Dublin, Georgia

    Peter R. Thomas, MD
    Fellowship: Curtis National Hand Center, Baltimore, Maryland
    Private Practice: Commonwealth Orthopaedics, Alexandria, Virginia

  • Class of 2010

    Jacob M. Wisbeck, MD
    Fellowship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital F&A Fellowship, Baltimore, Maryland
    Private Practice: MedStar Orthopaedics, Baltimore, Maryland

    Chad C. Zooker, MD
    Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson Sports Medicine Fellowship, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Private Practice: OrthoMaryland, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Class of 2009

    Vladimir Sinkov, MD
    Fellowship: St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Spine Surgery, Baltimore, Maryland
    Private Practice: New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center, Nashua, New Hampshire

    Christopher P. Henderson, MD
    Fellowship: Leatherman Spine Center, Louisville, Kentucky
    Private Practice: Scranton Orthopaedic Specialists, Dickson City, Pennsylvania

  • Class of 2008

    Venus R. Rivera, MD
    Fellowship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital F&A Fellowship, Baltimore, Maryland
    Private Practice: Mercy Hospital, Miami, Florida

    Christopher A. Stenger, MD
    Fellowship: MedStar UMH Total Joint Arthroplasty, Baltimore, Maryland
    Private Practice: Kaiser Permanente, San Diego, California

  • Class of 2007

    Yuhwan Hong, MD
    Fellowship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital F&A Fellowship, Baltimore, Maryland
    Private Practice: Sutter Health, Sacramento, California

    Patrick J. O’Neill, MD
    Fellowship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital F&A Fellowship, Baltimore, Maryland
    Private Practice: Kennedy White Orthopaedic Center, Sarasota, Florida

  • Class of 2006

    David A. Cohen, MD
    Fellowship: UHZ Sports Medicine, Coral Gables, Florida
    Private Practice: MedStar Orthopaedics, Baltimore, Maryland

    William A. Lighthart, MD
    Fellowship: Rush Medical Center; Spine Surgery, Chicago, Illinois
    Private Practice: Teton Orthopaedics, Jackson, WY

  • Class of 2005

    Kenneth R. Means, MD
    Fellowship: Curtis National Hand Center, Baltimore, Maryland
    Private Practice: Curtis National Hand Center, Baltimore, Maryland

    Krishn M. Sharma, MD
    Fellowship: Beth Israel Medical Center, Spine Surgery, New York, NY
    Private Practice: Scoliosis & Spinal Surgery, Stamford, Connecticut

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