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Dr. Timothy S. Ackerman is a highly accomplished orthopedic surgeon based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with a career dedicated to sports medicine and orthopedic education. He has been practicing since 2005 and is currently with UPMC Orthopedics in Central PA. He plays a pivotal role in training the next generation of orthopedic surgeons as Program Director of the Orthopedic Surgery Residency Pro

Dr. Alexander Aleem, MD, MSc, is an Associate Professor, Vice Chair of Education, and Residency Program Director at Washington University in St. Louis. He specializes in shoulder and elbow surgery. Dr. Aleem graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a BS in biomedical engineering before matriculating at Washington University in St. Louis for medical school. He stayed at WashU for residency tra

Dr. Ashman is an orthopaedic surgeon at Canberra Hospital, Clinical Associate Professor at Australian National University, Canberra, and Dean of Education at the Australian Orthopaedic Association. His clinical interests are spine surgery and paediatric trauma. Educational interests include competence assessment in surgical training; curriculum design and evaluation; and selection strategies for

Raffi Avedian, MD is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in musculoskeletal oncology. He completed his undergraduate studies with honors in Neuroscience at Pomona College and a medical degree at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of California, San Francisco and concluded his training with a fe

Dr. Abhiram R. Bhashyam, MD PhD, is a hand and upper extremity surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital and the associate program director for the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program. He has an active interest in the education of undergraduate students, medical students, residents and fellows from both a practical and research perspective.

Dr. Boyer graduated from the Faculty of Medicine and orthopaedic residency at the University of Toronto. He completed a trauma fellowship at Sunnybrook Medical Center in Toronto and a hand and microvascular surgery fellowship at Indiana Hand Center in Indianapolis. He is currently the Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and is Associate Residency Program Director. He spec

Dr. Domson is an orthopedic oncologist at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia. He graduated from the University of Virginia a long time ago and then received his MD from Eastern Virginia Medical School. He completed residency at VCU and fellowship at University of Florida with Dr. Enneking. He went on to earn a Masters in Adult Education from VCU in 2013. He has bee

Dr. Frick is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Associate Dean at Atrium Health Wake Forest University School of Medicine/Charlotte and pediatric orthopaedic surgeon with OrthoCarolina in Charlotte. He served as Vice Chair-Education and Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford University. He was the founding Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Nemours Children’s Hos

Dr. Gundle is an orthopaedic surgical oncologist and orthopaedic surgery residency program director at Oregon Health & Science University. He also treats patients with musculoskeletal tumors at the Portland VA Medical Center. Raised in Oregon and passionate about the beautiful pacific northwest, Dr. Gundle greatly enjoys guiding each new generation of orthopaedic surgeons as they become competen

S. Trent Guthrie, M.D. is an orthopaedic traumatologist and Residency Program Director at Henry Ford Health in Detroit, MI. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Chemistry from Williams College, Williamstown, MA. Following this, he received an M.D. degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Guthrie did his residency training at Wayne State University/D

Dr. Hardesty is a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve, and Program Director for the Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Case Western. She received her MD and completed residency at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, and also completed two fellowships in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surger

Ms. Hirsch began her career as Program Coordinator for General Surgery at Northwestern and then joined the GME office at the University of Chicago where she was Director for GME Operations, Accreditation, and Innovation. Her interests include the intersection of clinical, educational, and business data and the business/medical education continuum to explore collaborative solutions with health sys

Dr. Jobin specializes in treating shoulder and elbow disorders in adults, which includes rotator cuff tears, shoulder instability, tendon and ligament injuries, arthritis and fractures. He is the Columbia Orthopedic surgery residency program director and associate director of the shoulder and elbow fellowship. He is among “a highly select group of orthopedists who are poised to impact the special

2025 Winter CORD Conference - Coordinator of the Year Award Matthew D. Karam MD is currently Vice Chairman of Education, Residency Program Director and Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopedics in the Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Dr. Karam serves as the President of the Iowa Orthopaedic Research Foundation, is a founding Member an

Dr. Stephen A. Kennedy, MD, is the Residency Program Director and Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He completed his Doctor of Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at the University of British Columbia, followed by fellowships in Hand & Microvascular Surgery at the University of Washington and

As Education Supervisor at TRIA Orthopedic Center in Minneapolis, Ms. Knox oversees the daily operations of the department, is Program Manager for the TRIA Sports Medicine & Shoulder Fellowship Program and the TRIA Orthopedic APC Fellowship Program, supports the University of Minnesota Orthopaedic Residency and Primary Care Fellowship Programs, and leads a team of Coordinators who manage all the

Dr. Drew Lansdown is an Associate Professor in Residence at UCSF and a surgeon who specializes in sports medicine and surgeries of the knee, shoulder and elbow. He treats a wide range of conditions, including knee ligament injuries, meniscus and other cartilage injuries, rotator cuff tears, shoulder instability, shoulder arthritis, and shoulder and elbow injuries related to throwing. He is an Ass

Ms. Luz started her role as the Program Manager for the UPMC Harrisburg Orthopaedic Surgery Residency in December of 2023. She has a bachelor’s degree in music business from Lebanon Valley College and has worked in administrative roles across Central PA with the Harrisburg Symphony, Central Penn Business Journal, Seltzer’s Smokehouse Meats, and Penn State Health. As a newcomer to Graduate Med

Scott E. Porter, MD, MBA, FACS, FAOA is currently a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville and Vice Chairman of Operations for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Prisma Health-Upstate. He serves on several boards including the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is a member of the American Orthopaedic Association, the Ameri