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