Meet Our Fellowship Alumni

Larry D. Messer (88-89)

Cook Children’s Medical Center
Fort Worth, TX

David M. Apel (89-90)

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Robert J. Bielski (90-91)

Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship
Indiana University School of Medicine
Riley Children’s Hospital
Indianapolis, IN

Eric Wall (92-93)

Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
University of Cincinnati School of Medicine
Director, Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati, OH

Dale Townsend  (93-94)

Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center
San Francisco, CA

David Skaggs (94-95)

Executive Vice Chair, Department of Orthopedics
Director of Pediatric Orthopedics
Co-Director, Spine Center
Cedar Sinaí Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Glen M. Ginsburg (95-96)

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Children’s Hospital & Medical Center
Omaha, NE

Daniel W. Green (96-97)

Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College 
Director, Pediatric Sports Program
Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY

Glen O. Baird (98-99)

Chief of Staff
Shriners Hospital for Children – Spokane
Spokane, Washington

J. Dominic Femino (99-00)

Chief, Division of Orthopedic Surgery
Associate Director, Musculoskeletal Tumor Program
City of Hope Hospital 
Pasadena, CA

Arabella Leet (99)

Chief of Staff
Shriner’s Hospital – Honolulu
Honolulu, HI

Michael Vitale (00-01)

Chief, Pediatric Spine and Scoliosis Surgery
Co-Director, Division of Pediatric Orthopedics
Chief Quality Officer, Department of Orthopedics
Columbia University Medical Center

Kellie Leitch (01-02)

Interim Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Associate Professor
Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS
Former Member of Canadian Parliament (2011-2019)

Deirdre D. Ryan (02-03)

Children’s Bone & Spine Surgery
Las Vegas, NV

Jennifer Weiss (03-04)

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center 
Los Angeles, CA

Stephan K Storer (03-04)

Joe DiMaggio’s Children’s Hospital  
Miami, FL

Jon Oda (04-05)

Valley Children’s Healthcare
Fresno, CA

David Stewart, Jr. (04-05)

Clinical Associate Professor, UNLV
Children’s Bone & Spine Surgery
Las Vegas, NV

Paul Choi (05-06)

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Emory Chang (06-07)

Chief, Division of Orthopedic Surgery
Miller Children’s Hospital
Long Beach, CA

Judson Karlen (07-08)

Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Residency Site Director
University of Arizona and Mayo Arizona
Assistant Professor
University of Arizona
Phoenix, AZ

Wudbhav Sankar (07-08)

Director, Young Adult Hip Preservation Program
Co-Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Professor, University of Pennsylvania SOM
Philadelphia, PA

Daniel Ruggles (08-09)

Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

Karen Myung (08-09)

Medical Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
Dignity Health System
Las Vegas, NV

Coleen S. Sabatini (09-10)

Director and Chief of Pediatric Orthopedics (2012-2019)
Director, Global Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
Professor and Vice Chair of Orthopedic Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Cordelia W. Carter (09-10)

Director, Women’s Sports Medicine Center
Director, Pediatric Sports Medicine Program
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY

Aimee Brasher (10-11)

Division of Orthopedic Surgery
Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

James L. Pace (10-11)

Director, Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship
Children’s Health Andrews Institute for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Plano, TX

Matthew D. Milewski (11-12)

Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Pediatric Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, MA

Lindsay M. Andras (11-12)

Associate Division Chief
Director of the Spine Program
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor, USC Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA

Rachel Y. Goldstein (12-13)

Director, Hip Preservation Program
Residency Director, Pediatric Orthopedics
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor, USC Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA

Michael J. Heffernan (12-13)

Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor, USC Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA

Patrick Whitlock (13-14)

Co-Director, Hip Preservation Center
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

Dominic Gargiulo (13-14)

Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship
Children’s Hospital New Orleans
Assistant Professor, LSU School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA

Jenna M. Godfrey, MD (14-15)

Pediatric Hand Surgery
Kaiser Permanente - Eugene
Center for Orthopedic & Sports Medicine
Eugene, OR

Ted C. Sousa, MD (14-15)

Medical Director, Motion Analysis Center
Shriner’s Hospitals for Children-Spokane
Spokane, WA

John Cahoy, MD (15-16)

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedic Affiliates Joint and Sports Medicine
Concord, MA

Scott Yang (15-16)

Pediatric Orthopedic & Spine Surgery
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor, University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Haleh Badkoobehi (16-17)

Residency Program Director, Orthopedic Surgery
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, CA

Carlos Uquillas (16-17)

Team Physician, Los Angeles Angles
Cedars Sinai Kerlan Jobe Institute
Director, Sports Medicine
Shriner’s Hospitals for Children
Los Angeles, CA

Erin M. Meisel (17-18)

Director, Brachial Plexus Program
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Kenneth D. Illingworth (17-18)

Assistant Director, Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program
Cedar Sinaí Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Bensen Fan (18-19)

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Orlando, FL

James Bennett (18-19)

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics
Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters
Eastern Virginia  Medical School
Norfolk, VA

Jonas Owen (19-20)

Director, Orthopedic Trauma
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor, USC Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA

Sarah Walker (19-20)

Associate Residency Program Director
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, CA

Sarah Stelma (20-21)

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery 
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
The Pediatric Orthopedic Center
Morristown, NJ

Jordan Gross (20-21)

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery 
Westchester Medical Center
Westchester, NY

Joanne Dekis (20-21)

Pediatric Orthopedics & Hip Preservation Surgery
Pediatric Specialists of Virginia/Children’s National Hospital
Fairfax, VA/Washington, DC

Shaun Conley (21-22)

Mercy Clinic Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
St. Louis, MO

Tyler Tetreault (21-22)

Assistant Professor, USC Keck School of Medicine
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Ryan Dewitz (21-22)

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Northwest
Springdale, AR

Luke Drake (22-23)

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS

Natalie Zusman (22-23)

Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
Oregon Health and Science University
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
Northwest Permanente 
Portland, OR

Matthew Bauer (22-23)

Children’s Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, NJ