Medical Team - Orthopaedic Surgeons
Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine
Joseph J. Thoder, Jr., M.D.
Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
John W. Lachman Professor
Program Director, Hand Surgery
SPECIALTIES: hand surgery, distal radius fractures, orthopaedic trauma
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, 1982
TRAINING: Orthopaedic Surgery residency, Temple University Hospital, 1987; Hand and Microsurgery fellowship, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, 1988
CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery, 1990; Hand Surgery, 1995
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
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Easwaran Balasubramanian, M.D.
Director, Joint Reconstruction Surgery
SPECIALTIES: joint reconstruction, minimally invasive joint surgery
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Stanley Medical College, Madras, India, 1975
TRAINING: Orthopaedic residency, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, 1978-1992; Spine Surgery fellowship, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, 1982-1983
CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery, 1985
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Asif M. Ilyas, M.D.
Director, Residency Program
SPECIALTIES: hand surgery, wrist fractures and reconstruction, nerve compression, microsurgery
MEDICAL SCHOOL: MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Philadelphia, 2001
TRAINING: Orthpaedic Surgery residency, Temple University Hospital, 2002-2006; Hand Surgery fellowship, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 2006-2007
CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery, 2009
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
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Eric J. Kropf, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: Sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery, including evaluation and treatment of shoulder, elbow, knee and ankle injuries and overuse syndromes; shoulder instability and pain; the consequences and management of bone defects after shoulder dislocation; rotator cuff disease; care of the overhead or throwing athlete (baseball, football, swimming, volleyball); elbow injuries including ulnar collateral ligament injury; knee ligament injuries; ACL and revision ACL surgery; predictors of outcome after ACL surgery; cartilage injury; and the care of youth and adolescent athletes.
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, 2003
TRAINING: Orthopaedic Surgery residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2008; Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2009
CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery (Board eligible)
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Stanley P. Michael, M.D., M.B.B.S.
SPECIALTIES: joint reconstruction, musculoskeletal tumor surgery, shoulder surgery, general orthopaedic surgery
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, 1978
TRAINING: Orthopaedic surgery residencies: Coventry & Warks Hospital, Coventry, UK, 1985-1987 and Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK, 1987-1994; Joint Reconstruction fellowship, Providence Medical Center, Seattle, 1994-1995; Sports Medicine fellowship, Temple University Hospital, 1995-1996
CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery, 1994
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
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Pekka Mooar, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: sports medicine, joint reconstruction, disorders of the knee, knee arthroplasty
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1979
TRAINING: Orthopaedic Surgery residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1981-1984
CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery, 1986, 1997, 2008
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
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Ray Moyer, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: sports medicine, general orthopaedics
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, 1968
TRAINING: Orthopaedic Surgery residency: Temple University Hospital and Shriners Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, 1976
CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery, 1977
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
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Saqib Rehman, M.D.
Director, Orthopaedic Trauma
SPECIALTIES: orthopaedic trauma, complex fractures and non-unions
MEDICAL SCHOOL: State University of New York, Syracuse, 1999
TRAINING: Orthopaedic Surgery residency, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1999-2004; Orthopaedic Trauma fellowship, Temple University Hospital, 2004-2005
CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery, 2007
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
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Edward J. Resnick, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: general orthopaedic surgery
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, 1951
TRAINING: Orthopaedic Surgery residencies: Temple University Hospital, 1952-1954, Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, 1954-1955 and Philadelphia General Hospital, 1955-1956
CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery, 1959
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J. Milo Sewards, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: Arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction and general sports medicine
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 2000
TRAINING: Orthopaedic Surgery residencies: Temple University Hospital, 2005, Shriners Hospital for Children, 2005 and Abington Memorial Hospital, 2005
CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery, 2007; Sports Medicine, 2008
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Joseph Torg, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: sports medicine
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, 1961
TRAINING: Orthopaedic Surgery residencies: Temple University Hospital, 1964-1968 and Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Philadelphia, 1966-1967
CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery, 1970
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
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Albert Weiss, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: adult and pediatric hand surgery, general orthopaedics
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, 1973
TRAINING: Orthopaedic Surgery residency, Temple University Hospital, 1974-1978; Hand Surgery fellowship, Presbyterian Hospital of the Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, 1978
CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery, 1980
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
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F. Todd Wetzel, M.D.
Vice Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine
SPECIALTIES: spine surgery, pain management
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, 1981
TRAINING: Orthopaedic Surgery residency, Yale University Department of Surgery, New Haven, 1984-1987; Spinal Reconstructive Surgery fellowship, St. Charles General Hospital and Tulane University, New Orleans, 1987-1988
CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery, 1990
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