Faculty

William Holmes, M.D.

Program Director

Trauma

Education:

  • California State Stanislaus B.S. 1985-89

  • St. Louis School Medicine, M.D. Medical School 1985-89

  • University of California, San Francisco General Surgery Internship 1993-94

  • University of California, San Francisco Orthopaedic Surgery Residency 1994-98

  • University of California, Davis Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship 1998-99

Eric Huish, D.O.

Assistant Program Director

Shoulder and Elbow/Trauma

Education:

  • Arizona State University – Tempe, AZ - B.S. Biochemistry: Undergraduate

  • Midwestern University – Glendale, AZ: Medical School

  • Maricopa Medical Center – Phoenix, AZ: Internship

  • Valley Consortium for Medical Education, Modesto California: Orthopedic Surgery Residency

  • Shoulder - Centre Orthopedique Santy - Lyon, France: Fellowship

  • Shoulder and Elbow – John Hopkins – Baltimore, Maryland: Fellowship

Robert Cash, M.D.

General Orthopedics

Education:

  • University Of California, Berkeley B.S., Molecular Biology 1980-84

  • University of Illinois School of Medicine Medical School 1987-1991

  • University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Orthopedic Surgery Residency 1991-96

Eric Giang, D.O.

Shoulder and Elbow/General Orthopedics

Education:

  • Touro University Medical School

  • Rowan University-School of Osteopathic Medicine Residency Orthopedic Surgery

  • W.B. Carrell Memorial Clinic Fellowship Shoulder and Elbow

William Pistel, D.O.

General Orthopedics

Education:

  • University of North Texas/Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Degree-D.O. 1991

  • Lansing General Hospital - General Surgery Lansing Michigan Internship 7/91 - 7/92

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Michigan State University Residency H.E. Ross, D.O. 7/92 - 7/96

  • Trauma at Florida Orthopaedic Institute Fellowship 1997

Jonathan Pettegrew, D.O.

Sports Medicine

Education:

  • University of California, Santa Barbara B.S. Biological Sciences 2001

  • Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine D.O. Medicine 2008

  • Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL Orthopedic Surgery Resident 07/2008 - 07/2013

  • American Sports Medicine Institute Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship 08/2013 - 07/2014

Paul J. Braaton, M.D.

Foot and Ankle

Education:

  • Creighton University, M.D. Medical School 1983-87

  • Methodist Hospital Transitional Internship 1987-88

  • University of Tennessee - Campbell Clinic Orthopaedic Residency Program 1988-92

  • University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Foot and Ankle Fellowship 1997-98

Jesua Law, D.O.

Adult Reconstruction

Education:

  • Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences

  • Valley Consortium for Medical Education Orthopedic Surgery Residency 2018

  • Adult Reconstruction - Joint Implant Surgeons, New Albany, OH

  • Hoffmann Arthritis Institute, Salt Lake City, UT

Joel Frazier, M.D.

Hand and Microsurgery

Education:

  • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1988

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University Orthopedic Surgery Residency 1992

  • New York University School of Medicine Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery 1993

Richard Gellman, M.D.

Foot & Ankle/ Trauma

Education:

  • Yale University School of Medicine

  • UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Orthopedic surgery residency

  • Ortho Carolina Foot and Ankle Fellowship

  • University of Texas Health Science Center Trauma Fellowship

Wesley Kinzie, M.D.

Adult Reconstruction

Education:

  • University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City Medical School

  • University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City General Surgery Internship

  • University of Missouri at Kansas City Orthopedic Surgery Residency

  • AO, Bern, Switzerland Fellowship

  • Joint Implant Surgeons, Columbus Fellowship

John Dowbak, M.D.

General Orthopedics

Education:

  • Stanford University Palo Alto, California BS in Chemistry 6/72-6/74

  • New York University Medical Center Medical School 9/74-6/78

  • University of California Irvine Rotating General Surgery Internship 6/78-6/79

  • University of West Virginia Medical Center, Virginia Orthopedic Surgery Residency 6/79-6/81

  • University of South Carolina Orthopedic Surgery Residency 6/81-6/84

  • James Lawrence Kernan Hospital for Crippled Children, Baltimore Pediatric Orthopedics 6/82-12/82

Steven Zourabian, D.O.

Trauma

Education:

  • Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at Seton Hill – Greensburg, PA

  • Valley Consortium for Medical Education Orthopedic Surgery Residency 2021

  • University of Missouri Trauma Fellowship

Michael Purnell, M.D.

Sports Medicine

Education:

  • University of Iowa College of Medicine
    Iowa City, Iowa

  • Transitional Internship Evanston Hospital
    Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

  • Orthopedic Surgery Residency Boston University Affiliated Hospitals Program Boston, MA

  • Sports Medicine Fellowship North Sydney Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Centre
    New South Wales, Australia

  • AO Fellowship (Internal Fixation)
    Munich, Germany

Jaspreet Sidhu, D.O.

Adult Reconstruction

Education:

  • Touro School of Medicine, Vallejo, CA

  • Pinnacle Health Systems Hospital, Pennsylvania, Orthopedic Surgery Residency

  • University of Minnesota, Regions Hospital in Saint Paul, MN, Adult Reconstruction

Steven Peterson, M.D.

Hand and Microsurgery

Education:

  • Loma Linda University School of Medicine

  • Loma Linda University Health Orthopedic Surgery Residency

  • Loma Linda University Health Hand Surgery Fellowship

James Friedman, M.D.

Sports Medicine

Education:

  • Duke University School of Medicine 

  • University of Pennsylvania Hospital Orthopedic Surgery Residency

  • Fellowship: UCSF Sports and Shoulder Medicine

Dominic Woodson, D.O.

Pediatric Orthopedics

Education:

  • Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Valley Consortium for Medical Education Orthopedic Surgery Residency 2023

  • Duke University Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship

Jill Friebele, M.D.

Pediatric Orthopedics

Education:

  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

  • Internship: Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center

  • The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center Orthopedic Surgery residency

  • UC Davis Health System Pediatric Fellowship

Purushottam Gholve, M.D.

Pediatric Orthopedics

Education:

  • Grant Medical College & Sir JJ Group of Hospitals at University of Bombay, India

  • LTMG Hospital at University of Bombay, India, Orthopedic Surgery Residency

  • Internship at Grant Medical College & Sir JJ Group of Hospitals at University of Bombay, India

  • Pediatric Orthopaedics – The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia through Univ. of Pennsylvania, PA

  • Pediatric Orthopaedics – Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell Univ., NY

  • Adolescent and Young Adult Hip – Boston Children’s Hospital through Harvard Medical School

Kerry Loveland, M.D.

Pediatric Orthopedics

Education:

  • University of Washington, School of Medicine

  • Virginia Commonwealth University Orthopedic Surgery Residency

  • Thomas Jefferson University Medical College Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship

Thu-Ba Leba, M.D.

Pediatric Orthopedics

Education:

  • Tulane University School of Medicine

  • University of Texas Medical Branch Hospital Orthopedic Surgery Residency

  • UC Davis School of Medicine Pediatric Orthopedic

  • Shriners Hospitals for Children of Northern California Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship

Jon Oda, M.D.

Pediatric Orthopedics

Education:

  • Washington University School of Medicine

  • Barnes Hospital Orthopedic Surgery Residency

  • Alfred I DuPont Hospital for Children, Nemours Children's Pediatric Orthopedic fellowship

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles Pediatric Orthopedic fellowship

Shayne Forsting, D.O.

Pediatric Orthopedics

Education:

  • Des Moines University - College of Osteopathic Medicine Des Moines, IA

  • Orthopaedic Surgery - OhioHealth/Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH

  • Pediatric Orthopaedics - Stanford Children’s Health, Palo Alto, CA

Daniel Gaines, D.O.

Pediatric Orthopedics

Education:

  • Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harrogate, TN

  • MBA - Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harrogate, TN

  • Orthopedic Surgery - Ohio University – OhioHealth Doctors Hospital, Columbus, OH

  • Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship Phoenix Children’s Hospital

Keliang (Kevin) Xiao, M.D.

Plastic Surgery/Hand Surgery

Education:

  • Medical School: University of Missouri / Kansas City

  • Residency: University of Kansas School of Medicine (Plastic Surgery)

Lee Jae Morse, M.D.

Orthopedic Oncology

Education:

  • University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT

  • UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Orthopedic surgery residency

  • Fellowship: MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Eugene Jang, M.D.

Orthopedic Oncology

Education:

  • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY

  • Columbia University, New York, NY Orthopedic Surgery Residency

  • University of Florida at Gainesville, Gainesville, FL Oncology Fellowship

Anel Moises Abreu, D.O.

Adult Reconstruction

Education:

  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

  • Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ Orthopedic Surgery Residency

  • Fellowship: Arthroplasty, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Dino Nicol Enanoza De Jesus, D.O.

Adult Reconstruction

Education:

  • Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ

  • Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ Orthopedic Surgery Residency

  • Fellowship: Florida Orthopaedic Institute, Temple Terrace, FL

Edward Choung, D.O.

Sports Medicine

Education:

  • Western University of health Sciences, Pomona, CA, Us

  • Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ Orthopedic Surgery Residency

  • Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY Sports Medicine

Tejas Jayendra Patel, D.O.

Trauma

Education:

  • Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO

  • Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, Orthopedic Surgery Residency

  • Fellowship: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH

Benjamin Enriquez Tuy, M.D.

Adult Reconstruction/Orthopedic Oncology

Education:

  • University of the Philippines College of Medicine, Manila, Philippines

  • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, Orthopedic Surgery Residency

  • Fellowship: The University Hospital University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ

Kip Richard Wilkins, M.D.

Sports Medicine

Education:

  • St Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO

  • Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI Orthopedic Surgery

  • Fellowship: TRIA Orthopaedic Center, Bloomington, MN

Karun Amar, M.D.

Sports Medicine

Education:

  • Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO

  • Internship: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

  • Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, Orthopedic Surgery Residency

  • Fellowship: Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Diego, CA

Aditya Monoharan, M.D.

Sports Medicine

Education:

  • University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ

  • University of Arizona Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tucson, AZ

  • Sports Medicine, Kaiser Permanente - San Diego, San Diego, CA

David Bybee, M.D.

Neurosurgery/Spine

Education:

  • University Of Nevada, Las Vegas Biomedical Zoology 1978

  • Chicago Medical School Medical School 1983

  • Michigan State University General Surgery 1983-1984

  • University of Connecticut Neurosurgery Residency 1984-89

Gregory Helbig, M.D.

Neurosurgery/Spine

Education:

  • University Of California,Santa Cruz B.A., Economics 1993-96

  • California State University, Stanislaus Post Baccalaureate 1997-2000

  • Indiana University School of Medicine Medical School 2000-04

  • Indiana University School of Medicine Surgery Internship 2004-05

  • Indiana University School of Medicine Enfolded Spine Fellowship 2009-10

  • Indiana University School of Medicine Neurosurgery Residency 2005-11

Sun Ik Lee, M.D.

Neurosurgery/Spine

Education:

  • Loma Linda School of Medicine

  • General surgery internship, Tulane University Hospital, New Orleans, LA

  • Tulane-Ochsner Neurosurgery Residency Program

  • Spine Fellowship Program at University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA