PGY-5
Sierra Lindsey, MD
Chief Resident
Hometown: Eldersburg, MD
Undergraduate: University of Findlay
Medical School: Wright State Boonshoft SOM
Area of Interest: Hand, Shoulder/Elbow, Trauma
Outside Activities/Hobbies: Running/Lifting, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Art
Fun Fact: I got a degree in horseback riding in college and taught riding lessons during medical school
Rae Tarapore, MD
Chief Resident
Hometown: Marlboro, NJ
Undergraduate: Rutgers University
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Area of Interest: Sports, Hand, Shoulder/Elbow
Outside Activities/Hobbies: Drumming, soccer, fantasy football, running, real estate
Fun Fact: During my first week of college, I was hospitalized with an intussusception
PGY-4
Candace Cephers, MD
Hometown: Aurora, CO
Undergraduate: Virginia Tech
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Area of Interest: Undecided
Outside Activities/Hobbies: Working out and playing with my dog
Fun Fact: I played D1 soccer in college
Akinade Ojemakinde, MD
Hometown: Albany, GA
Undergraduate: Georgia Tech
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
Area of Interest: Undecided
Outside Activities/Hobbies: All things soccer, cooking, going to the movies, reality TV, anime, and board games
Fun Fact: I camped overnight at a few Chick-fil-A grand openings and won free food for a year each time.
Alayna Vaughan, MD
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Undergraduate: UVA
Medical School: Drexel
Area of Interest: Undecided
Outside Activities/Hobbies: Skiing, Running, Cooking, Movies
Fun Fact: My goal in life is to ski all 7 continents.
PGY-3
Brandon Leon, MD
Hometown: Glen Cove, NY
Undergraduate: Molloy College
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Area of Interest: Undecided
Outside Activities/Hobbies: Weightlifting, Hiking, Cooking, Golf, NY sports
Fun Fact: I have never in my life eaten a salad.
Matthew Moshyedi, MD
Hometown: Potomac, Maryland
Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Area of Interest: Undecided
Outside Activities/Hobbies: Golf, fitness, all things Washington D.C. sports and West Ham United
Fun Fact: I will be the 3rd generation of doctors in my family who has trained and/or practiced in the state of Maryland
Morgan Sisk, MD
Hometown: Brownsboro, AL
Undergraduate: Auburn University
Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Area of Interest: Hand and Upper Extremity
Outside Activities/Hobbies: triathlons, traveling, hiking, salsa dancing
Fun fact: I am a welder!
PGY-2
Aman Chopra, MD
Hometown: Cupertino, California
Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Graduate School: Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Area of Interest: Undecided
Outside Activities/Hobbies: Basketball, Weightlifting, Bay Area sports
Suhasini Gupta, MD
Hometown: Pune, India
Undergraduate: UCLA
Medical School: University of Massachusetts, T.H Chan School of Medicine
Area of interest: Spine, Hand, Shoulder/Elbow
Outside Activities/Hobbies: Traveling, Cooking, Trying out different restaurants, Photography, Reading
Fun fact: I've lived in 12 different cities in different countries, and have visited 5/7 continents
Kenneth Rowe, MD
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Undergraduate: Georgetown University
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Area of Interest: Undecided
Outside activities/hobbies: Spending time with family and friends.
Fun fact: I ran track and field in college.
PGY-1
Suanubarilee Bakor, MD
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Undergraduate: Emory University
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Area of Interest: Undecided
Outside Activities/Hobbies: Food, Photography, NBA Basketball, International Soccer
Fun Fact: I was awarded the 1st place ribbon by the Georgia Fire Safety Commissioner for my essay on Fire Safety in 2nd Grade.
Fayez Ghazi, MD
Hometown: Canton, Massachusetts
Undergraduate: Northeastern University
Graduate School: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Medical School: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Area of Interest: Trauma, arthroplasty, spine, hand, global orthopaedics, and health economics
Outside Activities/Hobbies: Soccer, Muay Thai, hiking, chess, cooking, restaurant exploring, and spending time with family and friends
Fun Fact: I’m an avid home cook and love recreating dishes from different cuisines.
Joseph Stucky, MD
Hometown: Potomac MD
Undergraduate: Boston University
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Area of Interest: Sports / Upper extremity
Outside Activities/Hobbies: Golf, weightlifting, guitar, grilling and cheering on the Commanders!
Fun Fact: I lived in a haunted apartment in Boston (unknowingly)