Tufts-Affiliated Hospitals Orthopaedic Residency Program - Our Alumni

Andrew S. Moon, MD
MD: Tufts University School of Medicine, 2019
Undergraduate: Tufts University, 2013
Spine Fellowship: Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Gabriel S. Perrone, MD
MD: Tufts University School of Medicine
MS: Tufts University, 2013
Undergraduate: Tufts University, 2012
Spine Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Richard N. Puzzitiello, MD
MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2019
Undergraduate: Miami University, 2014
Sports Medicine Fellowship: University of Utah Orthopaedic Center, Salt Lake City, UT

Nathan J. Sinz, MD
MD: Tufts University School of Medicine, 2019
Undergraduate: Colgate University, 2013
Spine Fellowship: University of Washington / Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Eileen M. Colliton, MD
MD: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 2018
Undergraduate: Providence College, 2013
Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh, 2024
Private Practice: Newton-Wellesley Orthopaedic Associates, Newton, MA

Michael A. Moverman, MD
MD: University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2018
MMS: Fugua School of Business, Duke University, 2014
Undergraduate: Duke University, 2013
Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship: University of Utah Health, 2024
Academic Practice: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Nicholas R. Pagani, MD
MD: Boston University School of Medicine, 2018
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame, 2014
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship: New England Baptist Hospital, 2024
Private Practice: Sports Medicine North, Peabody, MA

Margaret “Maggie” V. Pennington, MD
MD: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, 2018
Undergraduate: Franklin and Marshall College, 2013
Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship: Rothman Institute @ Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine, 2024
Private Practice: Hand Surgery, Private Practice in Bend, OR

Na "Nora" Cao, MD
MD: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2017
MS: University of Pennsylvania, 2012
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania, 2011
Pediatric Orthopaedics Fellowship: New York University Langone Medical Center
Private Practice: Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA

Andrew D. Hagar, MD
MD: University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2017
Undergraduate: University of Rochester, 2012
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship: HOAG Orthopedic Institute, Irvine, CA
Private Practice: Concord Orthopaedics, Concord, NH

Taryn E. LeRoy, MD
MD: Tufts University School of Medicine, 2017
Undergraduate: Boston College, 2013
Orthopaedic Spine Fellowship: Washington University @ St. Louis Medical Center
Private Practice: New England Baptist Hospital Spine Group, Boston, MA

Stephen M. Sylvia, MD
MD: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 2017
Undergraduate: University of Michigan, 2013
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship: University of Colorado
Private Practice: Massachusetts General Brigham (MGB) Community Physicians in North Andover, MA

Ian D. Engler, MD
MD: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 2016
Undergraduate: Dartmouth College, 2012
Sports Medicine Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh, 2022
Private Practice: Sports Medicine at Central Maine Medicine Center, Lewiston, ME

Mariano E. Menendez Furrer, MD
MD: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Facultat de Medicino, Spain, 2013
Ph.D: University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2016
Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship: Rush University, 2022
Academic Practice: Univ. of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, CA

John Pinski, MD
MD: University of Buffalo, State University of New York School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, 2016
MS: Georgetown University, 2012
Undergraduate: University of Richmond, 2010
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship: OrthoCarolina, 2022
Private Practice: Resurgens Orthopedics, Marietta, GA

Raminta V. Theriault, MD
MD: Tufts University School of Medicine, 2016
MS: Tufts University School of Medicine, 2012
Undergraduate: Boston College, 2011
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship: Stanford University, 2022
Orthopaedic Oncology Fellowship: University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, 2023
Academic Practice in Orthopaedic Oncology: Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA

Gustavo A. Barrazueta, MD
MD: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, 2015
MS: University of South Florida College of Medicine, 2011
Undergraduate: University of Florida, 2009
Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship: The Ohio State University Medical Center, 2121
 

David M. Ramsden, MD
MD: University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2015
Undergraduate: University of Massachusetts – Amherst, 2011
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship: New England Baptist Hospital, 2021
Private Practice: Orthopaedics New England, Natick, MA / Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA

Alison K. Sarokhan, MD
MD: Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey – New Brunswick / Piscataway, 2015
Undergraduate: Bowdoin College, 2009
Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship: New York University Langone Health, 2121
Private Practice: Bristol Hospital Multi-Specialty Group, Bristol, CT

Sarah V. Stelma, MD
MD: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 2015
Undergraduate: University of Rochester, 2009
Pediatric Orthopaedics Fellowship: University of Southern California / Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, 2121
Private Practice: The Pediatric Orthopedic Center, Cedar Knolls, NJ

Jason M. Desmarais, MD
MD: Tufts University School of Medicine, 2014
MS: Tufts University School of Medicine, 2009
Undergraduate: College of the Holy Cross, 2007
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship: Hoag Orthoapedic Institute
Private Practice, Concord Orthopaedics, Concord, NH

Geoffrey E. Stoker, MD
MD: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, 2014
Undergraduate: Boston College, 2009
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship: New England Baptist Hospital
Private Practice: Adult Reconstruction, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Daniel V. Vargo, MD
MD: University of Buffalo, State University of New York School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, 2015
Undergraduate: University of Buffalo, State University of New York, 2010
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship: OrthoCarolina
Private Practice, Excelsior Orthopaedics, Buffalo, NY

J. Andrew Younghein, MD
MD: Tulane University School of Medicine, 2014
Undergraduate: Lehigh University, 2007
Spine Fellowship – Rhode Island Hospital / Brown University
Private Practice – Atrius Health / Harvard Vanguard, Burlington, MA

Brett L. Hayden, MD
MD: Albany Medical College, 2013
Undergraduate: New York University, 2009
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship: Brigham & Woman’s Hospital (2019)
Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Academic Practice: Mount Sinai Hospital, Divisions of Adult Reconstruction and Orthopedic Oncology

Vanessa Prokuski, MD
MD: Drexel University College of Medicine, 2013
Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008
Hand Surgery Fellowship: Philadelphia Hand Center, Thomas Jefferson University
Private Practice: Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Care Specialists, Raynham, MA

Zabrina M. Shabin, MD
MD: Drexel University College of Medicine, 2013
MA: Boston University, 2009
Undergraduate: Boston University, 2007
Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship: New York University Langone Health
Academic Practice: Pediatric Orthopaedics, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA

Jonathan A. Stone, MD
MD: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2013
Undergraduate: Williams College, 2008
Sports Medicine Fellowship: Santa Monica Sports Medicine
Private Practice: Orthopaedic Institute of Wisconsin, Franklin, WI

Aaron K. Black, MD
Drexel University College of Medicine, 2012
Sports Medicine Fellowship: Taos Orthopaedic Institute, Taos, NM
Private Practice: Sports Medicine in Dillon, CO

Nicholas D. Colacchio, MD
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2012
Arthroplasty Fellowship: OrthoCarolina Hip and Knee Fellowship, Charlotte, NC
Private Practice: Adult Reconstruction at Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME

Matthew R. Gordon, MD
Tufts University School of Medicine, 2012
Arthroplasty Fellowship: New England Baptist Hospital
Academic Practice: Adult Reconstruction at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA

Christopher S. Travers, MD
Northwestern University - The Feinberg School of Medicine, 2012
Arthroplasty (Adult Reconstruction) Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania
Academic Practice: Adult Reconstruction at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

June V. Chanyasulkit, MD
Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2011
Pediatric Orthopaedics Fellowship: New York University
Private Practice: Long Island Bone & Joint, Southhampton, NY

Christopher W. Damsgaard, MD
Drexel University College of Medicine, 2011
Arthroplasty Fellowship: New England Baptist Hospital, 2017
Private Practice: ProSports Orthopaedics, Boston, MA

Larry V. Lee, MD
Drexel University College of Medicine, 2011
Spine Surgery Fellowship: University of Southern California Medical Center, 2017
Private Practice: Signature Orthopaedics, Brockton, MA

Vito Pugliano, MD
Tufts University School of Medicine, 2011
Arthroplasty Fellowship: New England Baptist Hospital, 2017
Private Practice: Harvard Vanguard, Boston, MA

Kurt J. Hofmann, MD
Tufts University School of Medicine, 2010
Foot and Ankle Fellowship: New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA
Private Practice: Boston Sports & Shoulder Center, Waltham, MA

Owen P. McGonigle, MD
Tufts University School of Medicine, 2010
Sports Medicine Fellowship: American Sports Medicine Institute, Birmingham, AL
Private Practice: Bluegrass Orthopedics, Lexington, KY

Ashley L. Rogerson, MD
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 2010
Spine Surgery Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital / Boston Spine Group Spine Fellowship
Academic Practice: University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY

Grant G. Seiden, MD
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, 2010
Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship: Philadelphia Hand Center, Philadelphia, PA
Private Practice: Orthopaedic Specialists of North County, Oceanside, CA

Lauren E. Hansen, MD
Albany Medical College, 2009
Sports Medicine Fellowship: Lake Tahoe Sports Medicine Fellowship, Lake Tahoe, CA
Private Practice: Samaritan Mid-Valley Orthopedics, Albany, OR

Raghuveer Muppavarapu, MD
University of Illinois College of Medicine, 2009
Hand Surgery Fellowship: NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
Private Practice: Director of Hand Surgery, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boston, MA

Sameer Puri, MD
Tufts University School of Medicine, 2009
Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Private Practice: Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center, Indianapolis, IN

Paul S. Whiting, MD
Harvard Medical School, 2009
Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
University of Wisconsin Faculty Practice