Current Residents
PGY-5
| Name | Rahool Bhimani, MD |
| Hometown: | Louisville, KY |
| Undergrad: | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Medical School: | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Sports, Adult Reconstruction |
| Hobbies: | Golf, Louisville Basketball, Trying out new restaurants |
| Name | Ruben Bueno, MD |
| Hometown: | Milan, MO |
| Undergrad: | University of Missouri |
| Medical School: | University of Kansas SOM |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Upper Extremity, Sports |
| Hobbies: | Following Kansas City Chiefs & Royals, International Soccer (Mexico), Disc Golf, True crime documentaries/podcasts and trying new restaurants |
| Name | Joseph Kitchen, MD |
| Hometown: | Louisville, KY |
| Undergrad: | University of Alabama |
| Medical School: | University of Louisville SOM |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Sports, Adult Reconstruction, Pediatrics |
| Hobbies: | Exercise, Watching Basketball and Football, Playing Guitar |
| Name | Ryan Weegens, MD |
| Hometown: | Ft. Hood, Texas |
| Undergrad: | University of Louisville |
| Medical School: | University of Louisville SOM |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Spine, Sports |
| Hobbies: | Geocaching, Soccer, Thrift Shopping, Traveling, Hiking, Reading |
| Name | John Whitaker, MD |
| Hometown: | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Undergrad: | University of Utah |
| Medical School: | University of Louisville SOM |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Sports, Shoulder and Elbow |
| Hobbies: | Mountain Biking, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Hiking, Shooting, Reading |
PGY-4
| Name | Matthew Hurn |
| Hometown: | San Diego, CA |
| Undergrad: | UC Davis |
| Medical School: | University of Cincinnati |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Sports and Upper Extremity |
| Hobbies: | Golf, Cooking, Running |
| Name | Jordan Pamplin |
| Hometown: | Louisville, KY |
| Undergrad: | University of Alabama |
| Medical School: | University of Louisville SOM |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Hand, Upper Extremity, Trauma |
| Hobbies: | Alabama football, soccer, running, dogs, reading |
| Name | James Soderstrom |
| Hometown: | Carmel, IN |
| Undergrad: | Taylor University |
| Medical School: | Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Musculoskeletal Oncology and Adult Reconstruction |
| Hobbies: | Football, Soccer, Hiking, Spending time with family |
| Name | Joey Stoltz |
| Hometown: | Louisville, KY |
| Undergrad: | Bellarmine University |
| Medical School: | University of Louisville SOM |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Adult Reconstruction, Sports, Trauma |
| Hobbies: | Spending time with my wife, family, and two dogs, golf, soccer, and watching sports |
| Name | Jacob Williamson |
| Hometown: | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Undergrad: | University of Missouri- Kansas City |
| Medical School: | University of Missouri- Kansas City |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Adult Reconstruction, Hand, Sports Medicine |
| Hobbies: | Hunting, Archery, Fishing, Cornhole |
PGY-3
| Name | Luke Byerly |
| Hometown: | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Undergrad: | Xavier University |
| Medical School: | University of Louisville |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Sports, Trauma, Joints |
| Hobbies: | Rock Climbing, Cooking, Weightlifting, Enjoying Nature |
| Name | Eric Metzman |
| Hometown: | Crawfordsville, Indiana |
| Undergrad: | Indiana University |
| Medical School: | Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Hand, Trauma, Adult Reconstruction |
| Hobbies: | Fishing, Fiction, Bob Dylan, Acrylic Painting, Exercise, IU Sports |
| Name | Matthew Sauder |
| Hometown: | Cambridge, ON, Canada |
| Undergrad: | University of Waterloo |
| Medical School: | Nova Southeastern University |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Trauma, Pediatrics |
| Hobbies: | Hockey, Football, Hiking, Throwing the Frisbee for my Dog, Road Trips |
| Name | Grant Schmidt |
| Hometown: | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Undergrad: | Miami University |
| Medical School: | University of Louisville |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Spine, Hip and Knee, Hand |
| Hobbies: | Tennis, pickleball, skiing, jiu-jitsu, biking, and international travel |
| Name | Nolan Sledge Smith |
| Hometown: | Louisville, KY |
| Undergrad: | University of Louisville |
| Medical School: | University of Louisville School of Medicine |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Sports, Shoulder & Elbow, Spine |
| Hobbies: | Swimming, Running, Surfing, NFL, WWE, Basketball |
PGY-2
| Name | Andrew Croft |
| Hometown: | Paducah, KY |
| Undergrad: | University of Kentucky |
| Medical School: | University of Kentucky College of Medicine |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Spine, Adult Reconstruction |
| Hobbies: | Live Music, Playing Guitar/Drums, Scuba Diving, Skiing, Golf, Tennis, & My Dog |
| Name | Aaron Dowell |
| Hometown: | Evansville, IN |
| Undergrad: | University of Evansville |
| Medical School: | University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Adult Reconstruction, Spine, Traumaplasty |
| Hobbies: | Weightlifting, Guitar, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Taking my kids to the zoo |
| Name | Tarun Jella |
| Hometown: | Milwaukee, WI |
| Undergrad: | Case Western Reserve University |
| Medical School: | Case Western Reserve University |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Shoulder & Elbow, Hand, Trauma |
| Hobbies: | Tennis, Pickleball, 20th Century History, Podcasts, John Mayer, Stand-up Comedy, Musicals, Jazz Piano, Green-Bay Packers |
| Name | Arun Nadar |
| Hometown: | Pikeville, KY |
| Undergrad: | University of Notre Dame |
| Medical School: | University of Louisville SOM |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Adult Reconstruction, Trauma |
| Hobbies: | Weightlifting, Travel, Personal Finance, College Football, Soccer, Hockey, Building Computers, EDM/Country Music |
| Name | Lucy O'Sullivan |
| Hometown: | Concord, Massachusetts |
| Undergrad: | University of Connecticut |
| Medical School: | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Trauma, Hand |
| Hobbies: | Rock climbing, weight lifting, reading, science fiction/fantasy, podcasts, eating dessert |
PGY-1
| Name | Pierce Hardacker |
| Hometown: | Carmel, Indiana |
| Undergrad: | Miami University |
| Medical School: | Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Spine |
| Hobbies: | Fly-fishing, Weightlifting, Buffalo Bills, Golf |
| Name | Nihar Pathare |
| Hometown: | Dallas, Texas |
| Undergrad: | The University of Texas at Austin |
| Medical School: | Baylor College of Medicine |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Trauma, Hand, Adult Reconstruction |
| Hobbies: | Rock climbing, weightlifting, mountain biking, Taekwondo, international travel, national parks |
| Name | Heidi Ventresca |
| Hometown: | Guthrie, Oklahoma |
| Undergrad: | Oklahoma City University |
| Medical School: | Louisiana State University Health Sciences - Shreveport |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Amputations, Limb Salvage, & Deformity Correction |
| Hobbies: | Sailing, Rowing, Jiu Jitsu, Hiking, Traveling, 3D Printing, Woodworking, Clarinet, Piano |
| Name | Eric A. Mussell |
| Hometown: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Undergrad: | The University of Alabama |
| Medical School: | UAB Heersink School of Medicine |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Sports Medicine, Hip and Knee Preservation, Shoulder and Elbow, Primary Adult Reconstruction |
| Hobbies: | MMA, strength and conditioning, running, movies and TV shows (especially fantasy and sci-fi), cooking and grilling |
| Name | Sam Mashni |
| Hometown: | Florence, Kentucky |
| Undergrad: | University of Cincinnati |
| Medical School: | University of Louisville School of Medicine |
| Orthopaedic Interests: | Adult reconstruction and spine |
| Hobbies: | Smoking meats & grilling steaks, lifting weights, running, playing chess, skiing, freshwater fishing, learning new financial derivative strategies, deer hunting, and playing basketball |
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