Congratulations to Orthopaedic Program Graduates

We were thrilled to honor the incredible achievements of our newest graduates from the residency program and subspecialty fellowship programs with a celebration on June 20, 2025. Their dedication, hard work, and passion for medicine has brought them to this momentous milestone. We wish them the best for a bright and successful future!

Thank you to all our graduates for their commitment to excellence and for being an integral part of our community.

Orthopaedic Residency Graduates

Eleanor Burstein, MD

Joseph Cusano, MD

Myles Dworkin, MD, MPH

Patrick Morrissey, MD

Lauren Piana, MD

Matthew Quinn, MD

Graduating Chief Residents, pictured left to right: Drs. Lauren Piana, Myles Dworkin, Eleanor Burstein, Joseph Cusano, Jonathan Schiller (Division of Pediatric Orthopedics, Resident Life Director), Matthew Quinn, and Patrick Morrissey

Orthopaedic Subspecialty Fellows

Adult Reconstruction: Jace Kusler, MD

Hand Surgery: Katherine Connors, MD

Daniel Portney, MD

Mitchell Solano, MD

Shoulder & Elbow: Akshay Krishnan, MD

Sports Medicine: David Bruni, MD

Spine: Ferras Albitar, MD

Caillin Marquardt, MD

Trauma: Michael Bergen, MD

Kyle Hardacker, MD

Zainab Ibrahim, MD

Michael Kutschke, MD

Edward Testa, MD

Pictured: Dr. Katherine Connors (Hand Fellow) and Dr. Julia Katarincic (Hand and Microvascular Surgery Division Chief)

Pictured, from left to right: Dr. E. Scott Paxton (Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship Co-Director), Dr. Akshay Krishnan (Shoulder & Elbow Fellow), and Dr. Andrew Green (Shoulder & Elbow Division Chief, Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship Director)