Current Residents

Chief Residents: l.-r.; Bradford Zitsch, MD, Tyler Kallman, MD, Ashley Creager, MD, Olivia Thomas, MD, and Robert Pettit, MD

House Officers IV: l.-r. Josh Vander Maten, MD, Sarah Powell, MD, Tim Lackner, MD, Annemarie Leonard, MD, and Cole Ohnoutka, MD

House Officers III: l.-r. Kirby Hora, MD, Jake Rodgers, DO, Tyler Sharp, MD, Nathan Cherian, MD, and Michael Garneau, MD

House Officers II: l.-r. Hunter O'Conner, MD, Abdi Abud, MD, Nathan Davies, MD, Nathanael, Urban, MD, Philip Holubeck, MD, and Alex Gavia, MD

House Officers I: l.-r. Vignesh Krishnan, MD, Aaron Cohen, MD, Currey Zalman, MD, Cole Tessendorf, MD, Drake Giese, MD, Christian Hecht, MD
The Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program has trained over 200 surgeons since it began more than 50 years ago. During their training, the residents develop strong friendships with each other and their faculty mentors. Several former residents left for specialized fellowships and returned to be faculty mentors.