Program Graduates

The orthopedic surgery residency program at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University not only draws medical school graduates from around the world, but our alumni also go far with their residency experience.

Where They Came From & Where They Go

Our program graduates have been highly successful with finding employment following residency and fellowship in the institution or city of their choice. Take a look at where our graduates come from and where they go.

2024 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program
Peter P. Harimtepathip, MD University of Central Florida	Orthopaedic Spine Fellowship Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Andrew Puneky, MD University of Mississippi	Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship Duke University, Durham, NC
A. Luke Shiver, MD Medical College of Georgia	Orthopaedic Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship OrthoCarolina, Charlotte, NC
Jonathon Whitehead, MD University of South Alabama	Orthopaedic Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

2023 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
B. Gage Griswold, MD University of Alabama	Orthopaedic Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship Western Orthopaedics, Denver, CO	Pratt Medical Group Fredericksburg, VA
Cameron Murphy, MD Medical College of Georgia	Orthopaedic Spine Fellowship Cedars Sinai Spine Center, Los Angeles, CA	OrthoVirginia Ashburn, VA
Matthew Prevost, MD University of South Alabama	Orthopaedic Spine Fellowship Texas Back Institute, Plano, TX	Alabama Back Institute Jasper, AL
Colton Webber, MD Mercer University	United States Air Force	96th Medical Group Eglin Air Force Base, FL

2022 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
Bruce Byrd, MD Medical College of Georgia	Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Allegheny Health, Pittsburgh, PA	OrthoVirginia Blacksburg, VA
Wade Gobbell, MD University of Tennessee	Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship UConn Health, Farmington, CT	Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics Knoxville, TN
Zachary Herzwurm, MD Medical College of Georgia	Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Fellowship Florida Orthopaedic Institute, Tampa, FL	Legend Orthopedics Augusta, GA
Benjamin Sookhoo, MD Medical College of Georgia	Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship Orlando Health Orthopaedics, Orlando, FL	Rothman Orthopedics Orlando, FL

2021 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
Blake Bowden, MD Drexel University College of Medicine	Orthopaedic Spine Fellowship Texas Back Institute, Plano, TX	Gulf Orthopaedics Mobile, AL
J. Fielding Callaway, MD Medical College of Georgia	Orthopaedic Spine Fellowship OrthoCarolina, Charlotte, NC	The Hughston Clinic Columbus, GA
Jimmy Raley, MD Medical College of Georgia	Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Advanced Center for Joint Surgery, Alpharetta, GA	SportsMED Huntsville, AL
Jordan Paynter, MD Medical College of Georgia	Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Advanced Center for Joint Surgery, Alpharetta, GA	Optim Orthopaedics Statesboro, GA

2020 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
Andrew Henderson, MD University of South Alabama	Spine Fellowship Spine Institute of Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ	The Orthopaedic Group Mobile, AL
Matthew Jones, MD Medical College of Georgia	Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship Brown University, Providence, RI	OrthoVirginia Blacksburg, VA
Matthew Meng, MD Medical College of Georgia	United States Air Force	United States Air Force
Robert Shelley, Jr., MD Medical College of Georgia	Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Norton Orthopedic Institute, Louisville, KY	Optim Orthopedics Savannah, GA

2019 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
Jason Harms, MD Medical College of Georgia	Spine Fellowship West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV	Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance Clarksville, TN
Charles Land, MD Mercer University	Spine Fellowship Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD	Pinnacle Orthopaedics Canton, GA
Vikram Sampath, MD Medical College of Georgia	Spine Fellowship Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR	Spine Team Texas Fort Worth, TX
Christopher Sutton, MD Medical College of Georgia	Trauma Fellowship, MCG, Augusta, GA Hand Fellowship, Gainesville, FL	Specialty Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Fort Mill, SC

2018 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
Cory Bryan, MD Medical College of Georgia	Pediatric Orthopaedics Fellowship Shriner’s Hospital for Children, Greenville, SC	Children's Hospital of Georgia, MCG Orthopaedics Augusta, GA
Daniel Grahl, III, MD Mercer University	Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Mississippi Sports Medicine, Jackson, MS	Piedmont Orthopaedic Complex Macon, GA
Richard Herman, MD Medical College of Georgia	Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA	Carrollton Orthopaedic Clinic Carrollton, GA
Justin Kennon, MD Medical College of Georgia	Shoulder and Upper Extremity Fellowship Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN	Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics Knoxville, TN

2017 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
Michael Cain, MD Medical College of Georgia	Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX	Center for Spine and Orthopedics Thornton, CO
Jessica Figueroa, MD St. Louis University	Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship SUNY Upstate Medical Univ, East Syracuse, NY	The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics Potomac Valley Orthopaedic Associates Columbia, MD
Daniel Maxwell, MD Mercer University	Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Fellowship Andrews Institute, Gulf Breeze, FL	Carrollton Orthopaedic Clinic Carrollton, GA
Oluwatosin Ojo, MD NE Ohio Medical University	Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Fellowship Campbell Clinic, Memphis, TN	OrthoGeorgia Macon, GA

2016 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
M. Paul Baker, MD Medical College of Georgia	Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO	Piedmont Orthopaedic Physicians Watkinsville, GA
Alan "A.J." Blackburn, MD Medical College of Georgia	Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA	South Florida Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Stuart, FL
Daniel J. Hackett, Jr, MD University of Alabama, Birmingham	Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship University of Washington, Seattle, WA	Kentucky Bone and Joint Surgeons Lexington, KY
Robert Willson, MD, MPH Medical College of Georgia	Orthopaedic Sports Fellowship University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT	MCG Orthopaedics Augusta, GA

2015 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
Toby Anderton, MD State University of Upstate New York	General Orthopaedic Practice	North Canyon Orthopedics Twin Falls, ID
Michael "Tony" Anthony Davis, MD Mercer University	General Orthopaedic Practice	Musculoskeletal Associates Albany, GA
Jeffrey P. Smith, MD Medical College of Georgia	Foot and Ankle Fellowship Andrews Institute, Gulf Breeze, FL	OrthoAtlanta Atlanta, GA
Haitao Zhou, MD Beijing Medical University	Spine Fellowship University of Washington, Seattle, WA	University of Washington, Dept. of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Seattle, WA

2014 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
Erycka Florie, DO University of NE College of Osteopathic Medicine	Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship University of Chicago, Chicago, IL	New England Orthopedic Specialists Peabody, MA
Anthony Florschutz, MD Palacky University, Czech Republic	Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship Orlando Health, Orlando, FL	BayCare Medical Group Tampa, FL
Gregory Kalv, MD Medical College of Georgia	Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship Emory University, Atlanta, GA	Summerville Pediatric Specialists Summerville, SC

2013 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
Michael A. Clark, MD Medical College of Georgia	General Orthopaedic Practice	Valdosta Orthopaedic Associates Valdosta, GA
Ethan Kellum, MD University of Tennessee	Orthopaedic Sports Fellowship New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA	Nashville Regenerative Medicine Franklin, TN
Paul D. Lane, MD Medical College of Georgia	Spine Fellowship Florida Orthopaedic Institute, Tampa, FL	Valdosta Orthopaedic Associates Valdosta, GA

2012 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
Craig T. Carter, MD University of Louisville	Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL	Tri-State Orthopaedics Evansville, IN
Mason N. Florence, MD Medical College of Georgia	Foot and Ankle Fellowship University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL	Athens Orthopaedic Clinic Athens, GA
Dale Nicholas "Nick" Reed, MD Medical College of Georgia	Orthopaedic Sports Fellowship University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT	Associates in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Dalton, GA

2011 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
Julie Gladden Barre, MD Florida State University	Orthopaedic Sports Fellowship Hughston Clinic, Columbus, GA	360 Orthopaedics Sarasota, FL
John S. Clapp, MD Wake Forest University	Spine Fellowship Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA	Legends Orthopedics Augusta, GA
Eric D. Lincoln, DO Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine	Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship Brown University, Providence, RI	Navicent Health Macon, GA
Kent J. Lord, MD University of South Alabama	Hand & Upper Extremity, Foot & Ankle Fellowship University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL	Watauga Orthopaedics Johnson City, TN

2010 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
Frederick "Neal" Gregg, DO Kansas City Univ of Medicine and Biosciences	General Orthopaedic Practice	Southern Bone & Joint Specialists Hattiesburg, MS
Todd Joseph Twiss, MD Medical College of Georgia	Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship St. Francis Ortho Institute, Columbus, GA	Freeman Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Joplin, MO

2009 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
John "Jay" A. Hinson, MD Medical College of Georgia	Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship St. Francis Orthopaedic Institute, Columbus, GA	Palm Beach Orthopaedic Institute West Palm Beach, FL
Charles "Chip" L. Ogburn, MD Medical College of Georgia	Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO	Athens Orthopaedic Clinic Athens, GA
Samuel R. Schroerlucke, MD Medical College of Georgia	Spine Fellowship San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders, San Diego, CA	OrthoSouth Memphis, TN

2008 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
Thomas Hernandez, MD University of Illinois Chicago	General Orthopaedic Practice	Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital Dixon, IL
Justin V. Bundy, MD Medical College of Georgia	Spine Fellowship University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT	Augusta - Aiken Orthopedic Specialists Augusta, GA
Stephen B. Johnson, DO Univ of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine	Orthopaedic Sports Fellowship Andrews Institute, Birmingham, AL	Athens Orthopaedic Clinic Athens, GA

2007 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
Brad Alan Freidinger, MD Duke University	General Orthopaedic Practice	Piedmont Orthopaedic Specialists Concord, NC
Tyler G. Gunderson, MD University of Nevada	General Orthopaedic Practice	Cumberland Orthopaedic Specialists Crossville, TN
Randall J. Ruark, MD Medical College of Georgia	Total Joint Fellowship Emory University, Atlanta, GA	Hughston Clinic Columbus, GA

2006 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
David Gallagher, MD Medical College of Georgia	General Orthopaedic Practice	Augusta - Aiken Orthopedic Specialists Augusta, GA
Douglas B. Kasow, DO West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine	Spine Fellowship AO/ASIF Center for Spine Disorders, Denver, CO	OrthoAtlanta Atlanta, GA
Michael Shane Smith, MD LSU Shreveport	Orthopaedic Sports Fellowship Barton/Lake Tahoe, Zephyr Cove, NV	Athens Orthopaedic Clinic Athens, GA

2005 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
David M. Cearley, MD Texas A&M University	Pediatric Orthopaedic, Orthopaedic Oncology Fellowship University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT	Children's Hospital of Georgia, MCG Orthopaedics Augusta, GA
Donnis K. Harrison, MD University of Mississippi	Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship The Carrell Clinic, Dallas, TX	Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists Biloxi, MS
Robert G. Lewis, MD University of South Florida	Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship McCluskey Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbus, GA	Columbus Shoulder Surgery & Sports Medicine Columbus, GA

2004 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
Samuel J. Hu, MD Medical College of Georgia	Orthopaedic Sports Fellowship Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD	Mercy Medical Group Sacramento, CA
Thomas M. "Beau" Sasser, MD Medical College of Georgia	Orthopaedic Sports Fellowship University of Missouri, Columbia, MO	Summit Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Surgery Brunswick, GA
Marc E. Ward, MD University of Louisville	Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship McCluskey Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbus, GA	Piedmont Orthopaedic Specialists Concord, NC

2003 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
J. Kevin Brooks, MD Medical College of Georgia	General Orthopaedic Practice	Southern Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Brunswick, GA
Bryan T. Edwards, MD East Carolina University	Orthopaedic Sports Fellowship Atlanta Sports Medicine Center, Atlanta, GA	Novant Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Cornelius, NC
Douglas J. Federle, MD University of Cincinnati	General Orthopaedic Practice	Southern Indiana Orthopaedics Columbus, IN

2002 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
Thad A. Riddle, MD Medical College of Georgia	General Orthopaedic Practice	Georgia Bone and Joint Surgeons Cartersville, GA
John C. Schnars, MD Medical College of Georgia	General Orthopaedic Practice	Piedmont Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery Jasper, GA
H. Mac Sims, MD Mercer University	Spine Fellowship Denver Spine Ed & Research Inst, Denver, CO	Coffee Regional Medical Center Tifton, GA

2001 Graduates

Name	Fellowship Program	Practice Location
Paul D. Fuchs, DO Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine	Spine Fellowship Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA	Orthopaedic Specialists of Southwest Florida Fort Myers, FL
Patrick B. Leach, MD University of Kentucky	Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship Palmetto Richland Hospital, Columbia, SC	Orthopaedic Specialists of Southwest Florida Fort Myers, FL
Bradley R. Noon, MD Medical College of Georgia	Orthopaedic Sports Fellowship University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH	RMM Orthopaedics San Diego, CA

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