Graduation
Graduation
Sherman Coleman Graduation Seminar
Graduation
The entire Department of Orthopaedics gathers once each year, in early June, to celebrate the graduating residents and fellows and hold an academic seminar to highlight resident research. Graduating residents present their research for discussion by the faculty and other residents.
The event also hosts a distinguished guest orthopaedic surgeon, who gives lectures and participates in the discussion of the graduates and awarded research projects.
Recent Past Visiting Professors
- 2014 Bruce Sangeorzan, MD
- 2015 James Carpenter, MD
- 2016 Judith Baumhauer, MD
- 2017 Mr. Haemish Crawford
- 2018 Regis O’Keefe, MD
- 2019 Lawrence Marsh, MD
- 2020 Rick W. Wright, MD
- 2021 Joshua J. Jacobs, MD
- 2022 Mitchel B. Harris, MD
- 2023 James Kellam, MD
- 2024 Peter C. Ferguson, MD
- 2025 Annunziato (Ned) Amendola, MD
- 2026 Amy L. Ladd, MD
2026 Graduate Project Titles & Grants
Additionally, each class below the graduates is encouraged to submit a research project for consideration of the Sherman Coleman Resident Research Award. The award is given to the best project in each class, presented at the seminar, and comes with a $1,000 gift.
- Oliver Sroka, MD, findings demonstrating that hardware removal following Lisfranc open reduction internal fixation resulted in improved physical function. The project was mentored by Lucas Marchand, MD; Megan Campbell, MD; David Rothberg, MD; Justin Haller, MD; and Thomas Higgins, MD, with an introduction by Anne Hakim, MD.
- Logan Radtke, MD, "(A Few of the) Things I Was Wrong About in Residency," reflecting on lessons learned throughout residency training. His mentors included Jeremy Gililland, MD; Lucas Anderson, MD; Michael Archibeck, MD; Christopher Pelt, MD; and Christopher Peters, MD, and he was introduced by Cameron Wallace, MD.
- Alex Mortensen, MD, research demonstrating a strong correlation between smaller lateral-to-medial tibial plateau ratios and anterior cruciate ligament tears and reconstruction failures. His work was mentored by Justin Ernat, MD and Stephen Aoki, MD, and introduced by Timothy Torrez, MD.
- Joshua Mizels, MD, research examining cellular senescence and low back pain, identifying ZNF865 as a disease driver and potential therapeutic target. His work was conducted under the mentorship of Brandon Lawrence, MD, and introduced by Andrea Fernandez, MD.
- Daniel Lewis, MD, Hip 3D Research Projects under the mentorship of Stephen Aoki, MD, and Ian Clapp, MD, who presented findings on changes in L1 pelvic angle following surgical treatment of L5-S1 isthmic spondylolisthesis.
