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Meet Our Current Residents

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Current Orthopaedic Surgery Residents

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Current PGY-1 Residents (L-R) John Norton, Corbin Kot, Josh Dolan, David Edwards, Matthew Morones, and John Wagner.

group of 6 male Orthopaedic Surgery Residents weariing white coats and blue scrubs standing outside hospital

Current PGY-2 Residents (L-R) Austin Franklin, M.D., J. Graham Andre, M.D., Dharani "Rohit" Thota, M.D., Yida Liu, M.D, Adam Jamnik, M.D., Angel Valencia, M.D.

group of 4 men and 2 women Orthopaedic Surgery Residents weariing white coats and blue scrubs standing outside hospital

Current PGY-3 Residents (L-R) Harold Moore, M.D., Paul Gudmundsson, M.D., Clarissa Meza, M.D., Marc Gudda, M.D, Angela Zhang, M.D., Benjamin Montanez, M.D.

group of 6 men Orthopaedic Surgery Residents weariing white coats and blue scrubs standing outside hospital

Current PGY-4 Residents (L-R) Andrew Hinkle, M.D., Dang-Huy Do, M.D., Joshua Sun, M.D., Hunter Jones, M.D., Terrul Ratcliff, M.D., Patrick, Ojeaga, M.D.

group of 4 men and 1 woman Orthopaedic Surgery Residents weariing white coats and blue scrubs standing outside hospital

Current PGY-5 Residents (L-R) Jack (Riley) Martinez, M.D., Jack Beale, M.D., Peter Cannamela, M.D., Ivy Nguyen, M.D., Garrett Sohn, M.D., Junho Ahn, M.D.

 
 

About the Residents

  • PGY 5
    Junho Ahn, M.D.

    Junho Ahn, M.D.

    Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School

    Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY - Hand/Upper Extremity

    Hometown: Denton, TX

    Personal Interests: Bouldering/climbing, golf, basketball, tennis, guitar

    Jack Beale, M.D.

    Jack Beale, M.D.

    Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School

    Fellowship: University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS - Sports Medicine

    Hometown: Chesapeake, VA

    Personal Interests: Travel, water sports, ice hockey, snowboarding, home projects/renovations, Virginia Tech Football, spending time with family/friends

    Peter Cannamela, M.D.

    Peter Cannamela, M.D.

    Medical School: University of Utah School of Medicine

    Fellowship: Swedish Medical Center, Denver, CO - Trauma

    Hometown: Boise, ID

    Personal Interests: Golf, skiing/snowboarding, hiking, USC Football

    Jack (Riley) Martinez, M.D.

    Jack (Riley) Martinez, M.D.

    Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School

    Fellowship: Norton Leatherman Spine, Louisville, KY - Spine

    Hometown: College Station, TX

    Personal Interests: Bow hunting, outdoors, golfing, SEC Football, boating

    Ivy Nguyen, M.D.

    Ivy Nguyen, M.D.

    Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School

    Fellowship: Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN - Hand/Upper Extremity

    Hometown: Austin, TX

    Personal Interests: Oil painting and pastel portraiture, gardening, cooking

    Garrett Sohn, M.D.

    Garrett Sohn, M.D.

    Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine

    Fellowship: Southern California Orthopaedic Institute, Los Angeles, CA - Sports Medicine

    Hometown: New Braunfels, TX

    Personal Interests: Soccer, golf, running BBQ, Netflix, weekend football on TV, hunting, fishing, backyard cookouts

  • PGY 4
    Dang-Huy Do, M.D.

    Dang-Huy Do, M.D.

    Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School

    Hometown: Allen, TX

    Personal Interests: Playing ice hockey, golfing, mountain biking, obstacle-course races, Formula 1, making wood sculptures, traveling, trying new foods, pin collecting, video editing, friends and family

    Andrew Hinkle, M.D.

    Andrew Hinkle, M.D.

    Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine

    Hometown: Seattle, WA

    Personal Interests: Swimming, water polo, cooking gumbo, a perfect cup of coffee, weightlifting, University of Washington Football, the Seattle Seahawks

    Hunter Jones, M.D.

    Hunter Jones, M.D.

    Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

    Hometown: Marble Falls, TX

    Personal Interests: Running, cycling, golfing, brewing beer, BBQiing, camping, UT Football

    Patrick Ojeaga, M.D.

    Patrick Ojeaga, M.D.

    Medical School: UT Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine

    Hometown: McAllen, TX

    Personal Interests: Mentorship, Texas Football, traveling, cooking, strength training

    Terrul Ratcliff, M.D.

    Terrul Ratcliff, M.D.

    Medical School: : UT Southwestern Medical School

    Hometown: Dallas, TX

    Personal Interests: Yoga, weightlifting, music production, cookouts, spending time with my dog

    Joshua Sun, M.D.

    Joshua Sun, M.D.

    Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School

    Hometown: Dallas, TX

    Personal Interests: Golf, boxing, motocross, Notre Dame Football, Dallas Sports, spending time with family and friends

  • PGY 3
    Marc Gadda, M.D.

    Marc Gadda, M.D.

    Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine

    Hometown: Portland, Oregon

    Personal Interests: Golf, skiing, water sports, Oregon Ducks Football, traveling, cooking, family & friends

    Paul Gudmundsson, M.D.

    Paul Gudmundsson, M.D.

    Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School

    Hometown: Dallas, TX

    Personal Interests: Dallas sports (especially Cowboys), hiking/outdoors, shooting sporting clays, weightlifting, snowboarding 

    Clarissa Meza, M.D.

    Clarissa Meza, M.D.

    Medical School: UT Health San Antonio School of Medicine

    Hometown: El Paso, TX

    Personal Interests: Hiking, spending time with family & friends, traveling, snowboarding, trying new restaurants

    Benjamin Montanez, M.D.

    Benjamin Montanez, M.D.

    Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School 

    Hometown: Grand Prairie, TX

    Personal Interests: Spending time with family and friends, Texas Tech sports, snowboarding and traveling

    Harold Moore, M.D.

    Harold Moore, M.D.

    Medical School: Weill Cornell Medicine

    Hometown: Dallas, TX

    Personal Interests: Trying new restaurants, golf, jazz music, fly fishing, paleontology, Duke basketball

    Angela Zhang, M.D.

    Angela Zhang, M.D.

    Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School

    Hometown: Plano, TX

    Personal Interests: Visiting national parks, hiking, bouldering, AYCE food, reading

  • PGY2
    Johnson Graham Andre

    Johnson Graham Andre

    Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School

    Hometown: Greenville, TX

    Favorite thing: Visiting new countries

    Personal interests: Church, Dallas Cowboys Football, F1, playing guitar, skiing, golf, volleyball, and weightlifting

    Austin Franklin

    Austin Franklin

    Medical School: University of California, Irvine School of Medicine

    Hometown: San Francisco Bay Area

    Favorite things: Watching NBA/NFL and spending time with family & friends, cooking

    Personal interests: Hiking/camping, surfing, prone paddleboarding, Bay Area sports, golfing

    Adam Jamnik

    Adam Jamnik

    Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine

    Hometown: Long Island, NY

    Favorite thing: Traveling

    Personal interests: Playing soccer and volleyball, skiing, trying new restaurants and bars, teaching/mentoring high school students

    Yida Liu

    Yida Liu

    Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School

    Hometown: San Jose, CA

    Favorite thing: Chocolate chip cookies at Tiny's Milk & Cookies

    Personal interests: Obstacle course races, grilling, model planes and miniatures, sneakers, camping

    Dharana “Rohit” Thota

    Dharana “Rohit” Thota

    Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School

    Hometown: Dallas, TX

    Favorite thing: Dallas Cowboys Football

    Personal Interests: Family time, traveling, reading, boxing, trying new food

    Angel Valencia

    Angel Valencia

    Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School

    Hometown: Port Arthur, TX

    Favorite thing: Trying different BBQ places

    Personal interests: Cooking, watching premier league football, running, and learning to swing a golf club

  • PGY1
    Joshua Dolan

    Josh Dolan

    Hometown: Atlanta, GA

    Favorite thing: Watching or (preferably) playing lacrosse

    Personal interests: Weightlifting, playing piano, cooking, skiing, hiking/exploring new places, F1

    Favorite movie - Anything directed by Christopher Nolan - Dark Knight, Tenet, Oppenheimer

    David Edwards

    David Edwards

    Hometown: Grapevine, TX

    Favorite things: Working on my Camaro

    Personal interests: Racing my Camaro, playing guitar, golf, lifting weights

    Favorite book: How to Win Friends and Influence People

    Taylor Kot

    Corbin Kot

    Hometown: Hattiesburg, MS

    Education: Undergraduate studies - attended UCLA majoring in Neuroscience; completed MPH at University of Miami

    Favorite thing: Visiting national parks

    Personal interests: Hiking, mountaineering, and distance running

    Favorite book/movie: 14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible; Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

    Additional fact: I have a 15-year-old sister adopted from Nanchang, China

    Matthew Morones

    Matthew Morones

    Hometown: Mesquite, TX

    Education: MBA, and interested in device development, therapeutics, and improving healthcare efficiency

    Favorite movie: Rush Hour

    Favorite thing: To make and eat BBQ

    Personal interests: Golfing, hunting, Country music, Dallas sports, trying different bourbons, and hanging out with my wife and dogs

    Johnston Norton

    John Norton

    Hometown: Palestine & Tyler, TX

    Education: Degree in Mechanical Engineering before deciding to pursue medicine

    Favorite movie or book: Major Payne (movie), The Count of Monte Cristo (book)

    Favorite thing: Getting my hopes up for the Dallas Cowboys

    Personal Interests: Sports of any kind, woodworking, hunting

    Additional facts: Married to my wife, Salena, for 4 years

    Kurt Wagner

    John Wagner

    Hometown: Phoenix, AZ

    Education: Dual M.D./MBA from Dell Medical/McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin

    Favorite movie: Good Will Hunting (Went to college in Boston, so I love any Boston movie)

    Favorite thing: Spending time with friends and family

    Personal interests: Cycling, trying new restaurants, bars, and breweries; traveling and cooking

    Additional facts: Discovered my passion for Orthopaedic Surgery working as a research coordinator at UT Southwestern before even starting medical school!