Current Residents
PGY-5
Name | Elive Likine, MD |
Hometown: | Rochester Hills, MI |
Undergrad: | University of Michigan |
Medical School: | Indiana University SOM |
Orthopaedic Interests: | Upper Extremity, Adult Reconstruction, Sports |
Hobbies: | Bettering myself through health and fitness, NBA/NFL, Grilling/Smoking Meats, Yard Work, Boating, Caring for my two Pitbulls |
Name | Sarag Abhari, MD |
Hometown: | Louisville, KY |
Undergrad: | University of Louisville |
Medical School: | University of Louisville SOM |
Orthopaedic Interests: | Adult Reconstruction, Hand and Upper Extremity |
Hobbies: | Soccer, Weightlifting, Reading, Trying new foods, FIFA |
Name | James Gainer, MD |
Hometown: | Elkins, WV |
Undergrad: | West Virginia Wesleyan College |
Medical School: | Marshall University SOM |
Orthopaedic Interests: | Adult Reconstruction, Trauma, Spine |
Hobbies: | Exercise, Hiking, Playing Basketball/Baseball |
Name | Jonathan Gardner, MD |
Hometown: | Louisville, KY |
Undergrad: | University of Kentucky |
Medical School: | University of Louisville SOM |
Orthopaedic Interests: | Sports, Adult Reconstruction |
Hobbies: | Wake Surfing, Golfing, Lifting weights |
Name | Dallas Hagman, MD |
Hometown: | Louisville, KY |
Undergrad: | University of Louisville |
Medical School: | University of Louisville SOM |
Orthopaedic Interests: | Hand, Trauma |
Hobbies: | Miami Dolphins Football, Pick-Up Basketball, Movies, Spending time with Fiancé |
Name | Alex Jouflas, MD |
Hometown: | Fruita, CO |
Undergrad: | University of Arizona |
Medical School: | University of Colorado SOM |
Orthopaedic Interests: | Joints, Sports, Trauma |
Hobbies: | Denver Broncos Football, Arizona Wildcats Basketball, Golf, Hiking, Traveling |
PGY-4
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-3
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-2
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-1
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 |