UCLA Medical Center Orthopaedic Surgery

Residency · Los Angeles, CA

Sponsored by UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center · Directors Feranmi Okanlami and Frank Petrigliano

Feranmi Okanlami, MD
Program Director
Orthopaedic surgeon, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Frank Petrigliano, MD
Program Director · Papers with 5 residents since 2023
Orthopaedic surgeon, Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
The basic focus of Dr. Petrigliano’s Lab is the study of the underpinnings of muscle atrophy and degeneration following large rotator cuff tears.
Alexandra Stavrakis, MD
Associate Program Director · Papers with 10 residents since 2023
Orthopaedic surgeon, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Prosthetic Joint Infection Prevention, Prosthetic Joint Infection Management, Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
Christopher Lee, MD
Associate Program Director
Anesthesiologist, Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Basketball, tennis, piano, hiking, dog owner, finding amazing places to eat in LA, losing in fantasy football
William Sheppard, MD
Associate Program Director · Papers with 8 residents since 2023
Orthopaedic Surgery resident, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Aaron Daluiski, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic surgeon, Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital
Hand and Upper Extremity, Congenital Upper Limb Deformity
Aaron Kavanaugh
Staff Research Associate
Laboratory Engineer at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Wearable sensing, motion analysis, and data-driven assessment of human movement for orthopaedic care, rehabilitation, and functional outcome evaluation.
Abigail Cortez, MD
Physician
Orthopaedic surgeon at Permanente Medical Group Inc
Abraham Kim, MD
Physician
Orthopaedic surgeon at Optum
Adam Sassoon, MD, MS
Associate Professor; Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Program Director · Papers with 3 residents since 2023
Orthopaedic surgeon, Committee Co-Chair at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Adolfo Volpe, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery resident, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Adrian Lin, MD
Resident
Orthopaedic Surgery resident, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Ajay Gurbani, MD
Physician
Orthopaedic surgeon at Optum
Alan Zhang, MD
(Professor, Associate Fellowship Director, Director-Hip Preservation) · Papers with 2 residents since 2023
Orthopaedic surgeon, Professor at University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
Hip arthroscopy, knee arthroscopy, shoulder arthroscopy
Albert Shieh, MD
Faculty
Endocrinologist, Associate Clinical Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Osteoporosis, Menopause, Gut microbiome, Vitamin D
Aldons Lusis, PhD
Faculty
Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Genetics of atherosclerosis; Genetics of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; Gut microbe - cardiovascular interactions, genetic determinants of cardiovascular disease, Genetics of complex diseases such as atheroschlerosis using inbred animal strains as models.
Alexander Christ, MD
Assistant Professor; Musculoskeletal/Oncology Fellowship Program Director
Orthopaedic surgeon, Assistant Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Alexander Hughes, MD
, Fellowship Director, HSS Spine
Orthopaedic surgeon at New York Presbyterian Hospital
Alexander King, MD
Resident
Orthopaedic Surgery resident, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Alex Bui, PhD
Faculty
Senior Associate Dean for Bioscience Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Aliyah Walker, MD
Resident
Orthopaedic Surgery resident, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Allan Delman, MD
Physician
Orthopaedic surgeon
Allen Chen, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Pain medicine physician, Associate Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Interventional Spine, Regenerative Medicine
Amanda Hoefler, MD
Staff Physician
Sports medicine physician, HS Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Feranmi Okanlami, MD
Program Director
Orthopaedic surgeon, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Frank Petrigliano, MD
Program Director · Papers with 5 residents since 2023
Orthopaedic surgeon, Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
The basic focus of Dr. Petrigliano’s Lab is the study of the underpinnings of muscle atrophy and degeneration following large rotator cuff tears.
Alexandra Stavrakis, MD
Associate Program Director · Papers with 10 residents since 2023
Orthopaedic surgeon, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Prosthetic Joint Infection Prevention, Prosthetic Joint Infection Management, Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
Christopher Lee, MD
Associate Program Director
Anesthesiologist, Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Basketball, tennis, piano, hiking, dog owner, finding amazing places to eat in LA, losing in fantasy football
William Sheppard, MD
Associate Program Director · Papers with 8 residents since 2023
Orthopaedic Surgery resident, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Aaron Daluiski, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic surgeon, Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital
Hand and Upper Extremity, Congenital Upper Limb Deformity
Aaron Kavanaugh
Staff Research Associate
Laboratory Engineer at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Wearable sensing, motion analysis, and data-driven assessment of human movement for orthopaedic care, rehabilitation, and functional outcome evaluation.
Abigail Cortez, MD
Physician
Orthopaedic surgeon at Permanente Medical Group Inc
Abraham Kim, MD
Physician
Orthopaedic surgeon at Optum
Adam Sassoon, MD, MS
Associate Professor; Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Program Director · Papers with 3 residents since 2023
Orthopaedic surgeon, Committee Co-Chair at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Adolfo Volpe, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery resident, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Adrian Lin, MD
Resident
Orthopaedic Surgery resident, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Ajay Gurbani, MD
Physician
Orthopaedic surgeon at Optum
Alan Zhang, MD
(Professor, Associate Fellowship Director, Director-Hip Preservation) · Papers with 2 residents since 2023
Orthopaedic surgeon, Professor at University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
Hip arthroscopy, knee arthroscopy, shoulder arthroscopy
Albert Shieh, MD
Faculty
Endocrinologist, Associate Clinical Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Osteoporosis, Menopause, Gut microbiome, Vitamin D
Aldons Lusis, PhD
Faculty
Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Genetics of atherosclerosis; Genetics of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; Gut microbe - cardiovascular interactions, genetic determinants of cardiovascular disease, Genetics of complex diseases such as atheroschlerosis using inbred animal strains as models.
Alexander Christ, MD
Assistant Professor; Musculoskeletal/Oncology Fellowship Program Director
Orthopaedic surgeon, Assistant Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Alexander Hughes, MD
, Fellowship Director, HSS Spine
Orthopaedic surgeon at New York Presbyterian Hospital
Alexander King, MD
Resident
Orthopaedic Surgery resident, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Alex Bui, PhD
Faculty
Senior Associate Dean for Bioscience Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Aliyah Walker, MD
Resident
Orthopaedic Surgery resident, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Allan Delman, MD
Physician
Orthopaedic surgeon
Allen Chen, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Pain medicine physician, Associate Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Interventional Spine, Regenerative Medicine
Amanda Hoefler, MD
Staff Physician
Sports medicine physician, HS Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center