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George Washington University Orthopaedic Surgery

Residency · Washington, DC

Sponsored by George Washington University School of Medicine · Director Sam Moghtaderi

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Class size
4
Visas
J-1
PGY-1 salary
$75k2025 to 2026

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20264 on record of 4 seats · 3 US MD · 1 published before starting
  • Arpitha PamulaGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine4 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report
  • Andrea MuñozAlbert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Bradley AndersonGW School of Medicine & Health Sciences
  • Keleb MehariHoward Univ Coll of Med
Started 20254 on record of 4 seats · 3 US MD, 1 DO · 3 published before starting
  • Ashish VankaraJohns Hopkins School of Medicine13 papers · 1 first author · 2 reviews
  • Sarah DanceDeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine11 papers · 1 first author · 2 reviews
  • Sergio AlcantarMed Coll of Georgia1 paper · 1 case report
  • Makeda BerhaneTufts University School of Medicine
Started 20244 on record of 4 seats · 3 US MD · 2 published before starting
  • Tyler BahoravitchGW School of Medicine & Health Sciences3 papers · 2 first author
  • Taylor RaffaMed Coll of Georgia1 paper
  • Andrew SmithGeorgetown University School of Medicine
  • Bella GomezStanford University School of Medicine

Training

5 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to orthopaedic sports medicine.

Months at each site

  • George Washington University Hospital (UHS)35 mo
  • MedStar Washington Hospital Center9 mo
  • Sibley Memorial Hospital9 mo
  • Children's National Hospital7 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship24
  • Hand Surgery Fellowship11
  • Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine Fellowship9
  • Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship8
  • Shoulder And Elbow Surgery Fellowship7
  • Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship6

Where graduates work now

  • Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics LLC5
  • MedStar Health4
  • Frederick Health Hospital3
  • George Washington University School of Medicine3
  • Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States3
  • Emory University School of Medicine2

Research

67% of current residents have a paper since 2023

14 of 21, 146 papers between them

  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques

People

Leadership

  • Sam MoghtaderiProgram Director
  • Marc ChodosResidency Associate Program Director
  • Michael GoldsmithSibley Memorial Hospital Site Director
  • Robert GoldenWashington Hospital Center Site Director

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 89°, winters fall to 30°. About 14 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.5M people live within 20 minutes of George Washington University Hospital (UHS) by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $2,200 a month within 10 miles of George Washington University Hospital (UHS).

Hazards

  • Strong wind
  • Winter storms
  • Lightning
  • Heat waves

Publishes with residents

  • Savyasachi ThakkarOrthopaedic Surgery, 7 residents
  • Rachel RansonOrthopaedic Trauma, 7 residents
  • Alex GuAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery, 6 residents
  • Robert SterlingOrthopaedic Surgery, 6 residents