Hand Surgery Fellowship

Career paths of our hand surgery fellowship graduates

Graduates of the Tufts Medical Center Combined Hand Surgery Fellowship go on to successful careers in academic medicine and private practice across the country. Our alumni hold leadership positions in hospitals, universities and professional organizations, advancing the field of hand and upper extremity surgery through innovation, teaching and research.

The fellowship’s emphasis on surgical skill, independent decision-making and multidisciplinary collaboration prepares graduates to excel in diverse clinical settings and continue the Tufts Medical Center legacy of excellence in orthopedic education.

Class of 2025

Asad Ashraf, MD
MD: Donald and Barbra Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, 2019
Orthopaedic Residency: Maimonides Medical Center, Brookline, NY, 2024
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, 2025
Private Practice: Kayal Orthopaedic Center, Mahwah, NJ

William Parker Stults, MD
MD: Mercer University School of Medicine, 2019
Orthopaedic Residency: Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center, 2024
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, 2025
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, 2024
Private Practice: Wellstar Hand Surgery, Marrietta, GA

Class of 2024

John R. Cole, MD
MD: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 2018
Orthopaedic Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2023
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, 2024
Academic Practice: University of Minnesota, Dept. of Orthopaedics, Minneapolis, MN

Bradley D, Wiekrykas, MD
MD: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 2018
Orthopaedic Residency: Temple University Hospital
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, 2024
Academic Practice: Temple University Hospital, Dept. of Orthopaedics, Philadelphia, PA

Class of 2023

Lili E. Schindelar, MD
MD: Tulane University School of Medicine, 2017
Orthopaedic Residency: The Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 2022
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, 2023
Private Practice: Advanced Orthopedics New England, Bloomfield, CT

Michael Sun, MD
MD: University of Vermont, College of Medicine
Orthopaedic Residency: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, 2023
Private Practice: California Orthopaedic Institute, San Diego, CA

Class of 2022

Ryan Caldwell, MD
MD: University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2016
Orthopaedic Residency: University of Vermont Medical Center, 2021
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, 2022
Private Practice: The Vancouver Clinic, Vancouver, WAyim

Nury Yim, MD
MD: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2015
Orthopaedic Residency: NYU Langone Orthopaedic Hospital, 2021
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, 2022
Private Practice: Atlantic Medical System, Bridgewater, NJ

Class of 2021

Christopher Honstad, MD
MD: University of Minnesota Medical School, 2015
Orthopaedic Residency: Pennsylvania State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 2020
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, 2021
Private Practice: Twin Cities Orthopaedics, Waconia, MN

Andrew K. McGinniss, MD
MD: Drexel University College of Medicine, 2015
Orthopaedic Residency: Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School Orthopaedic Surgery, 2020
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, 2020
Private Practice: Twin Cities Orthopaedics, Waconia, MN

Class of 2020

Benjamin B. Clippinger, MD
MD: Stony Brook College of Medicine, 2014
Orthopaedic Residency: Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA, 2019
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, 2020
Private Practice: Orthopaedic Specialists of Connecticut, Brookfield, CT

Kevin O’Malley, MD
MD: Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2014
Orthopaedic Residency: Georgetown University Hospital, 2019
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, 2020
Academic Practice: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC

Class of 2019

Wajdi W. Kanj, MD
Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2013
Orthopaedic Residency: Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency, 2018
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, 2019

Ryan J. Kozlowski, MD
MD: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2013
Orthopaedic Residency: Detroit Medical Center, 2018
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, 2019
Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship: Orlando Health Trauma Fellowship, 2020

Class of 2018

Kevin “Kayvon” Golshani, MD
MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2012
Orthopaedic Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, 2017
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, 2018
Private Practice: Nevada Orthopaedic & Spine Center, Las Vegas, NV

Christopher M. Hopkins, MD
MD: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, 2012
Orthopaedic Residency: Campbell Clinic, Memphis, TN, 2017
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, 2018
Private Practice: Arlington Orthopaedic Associates, Arlington, TX

Class of 2017

Adam J. Graver, MD
Private Practice: Olympia Orthopaedic Associates, Olympia, WA
Albany Medical College, 2011
Orthopaedic Residency: North Shore – Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 2016
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, 2017

Matthew J. Schessler, MD
Private Practice – Mountain State Orthopaedic Associates, Morgantown, WV
West Virginia University School of Medicine, 2011
Orthopaedic Residency: Allegheny General Hospital, 2016
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, 2017

Class of 2016

Todd J. Gaddie, MD
Private Practice: Omaha, NE
University of North Dakota School of Medicine, 2010
Orthopaedic Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 2015
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital

Eugene Y. Tsai, MD
Academic Practice – Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, 2010
Orthopaedic Residency: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 2015
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital

Class of 2015

Adam T. Griska, MD
Tufts University School of Medicine, 2009
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2014
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA, 2015
Private Practice: Orthopaedic Associates of Lancaster, Lancaster, PA

David H. Wei, MD
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, 2009
Orthopaedic Residency Program: Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 2014
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Tufts Combined Program at Tufts Medical Center & New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA, 2015
Private Practice: Greenwich, CT