The AOA’s RLF attendees learn leadership concepts, gain new perspectives, and share best practices. Participants from across the US and Canada make vital connections with peers and with AOA’s established leaders. Orthopaedic residency programs benefit from sending residents, who return to share new knowledge and experiences with others in the program.

Who Can Attend

Outstanding PGY4 residents from accredited institutions who have garnered recognition as up-and-coming orthopaedic leaders within their program are nominated by their Program Directors and Department Chairs. Only two residents per institution are permitted to attend the C. McCollister Evarts Resident Leadership Forum.

Register the participant(s)

Online registration for the C. McCollister Evarts Resident Leadership Forum is now open. Click here to register. Please note a nomination form must be submitted prior to registering. Please contact Veronica Gonzalez (gonzalez@aoassn.org) if you have any questions.

2026 Nominee List

Albany Medical Center Annie Waite MD Prajeeth Koyada MD
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH) Navya Dandu MD Stephen Rudolph MD
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center James Frix MD Katherine Drexelius MD
Baylor College of Medicine Roberto Gonzalez MD
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Baylor College of Medicine (Temple) Program Mitchell Parker MD Jacob Sorenson MD
Boston University Medical Center Jeffrey Bortman MD
Case Western Reserve University/ University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Lucas Blumenschein DO
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Kate Sborov MD
Cleveland Clinic Cole Johnson MD Rebecca Haley MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation/South Pointe Hospital Landon Reading DO
Community Memorial Health System Laura Maharjan DO
Corewell Health William Beaumont University Program (Royal Oak/Taylor) Mohamed-Ali Sareini MD Thomas Stuut MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Program Michael McNamara MD
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Emmanuel Adeyemo nan
Duke University Medical Center Rafeal Baker, Jr. MD, BS Eoghan Hurley MD
Emory University School of Medicine Jesse Seilern MD Alyssa Woltemath MD
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields Alissa Nesterenko DO
Geisinger Health System (Wilkes Barre) Danielle Skrzypek MD Anna Hayward MD
George Washington University Malka Forman MD
HCA Florida JFK Hospital/University of Miami Miller School of Medicine GME Consortium Devin John MD
Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Hospital Program Noah Hodson MD Gary George MD
Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical Center Taylor Cogsil nan Mihir Dekhne
Indiana University School of Medicine Seungyup Sun MD Joash Suryavanshi MD
Johns Hopkins University Krishna Suresh MD Yesha Parekh MD
Kansas City University GME Consortium (KCU-GME Consortium)/HCA Healthcare Kansas City Brandon Nguyen nan
Kettering Health Network Naem Mufarreh DO, MSc Evelyn Thomas DO
Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium Tate Cowley MD
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Carlos Solorzano BS Carson Fuller MD
Louisiana State University (Shreveport) Cameron Vauclin MD Alex Percle MD
Louisiana State University School of Medicine Matan Ozery MD Peter Yager MD
Loyola University Medical Center Program Nnadozie Ekweariri MD Hanna House MD
Madigan Army Medical Center Craig Johnson DO Alexandria Murphy
Maimonides Medical Center Jake Schwartz MD
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School Madeline McGovern MD Nelson Merchan MD
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) Aliya Feroe MD, MPH Hannah Levy MD
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Rachel Bergman MD Tyler Compton MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Grant Quilling MD Troy Lenz MD
Medical University of South Carolina Jared Reid MD Kola George MD
MedStar Health Georgetown University (D.C.) Daniel Griffin MD
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Harrison Volaski MD D’Arcy Marsh MD
Mount Carmel Health System Todd Turner MD Matt Petersen DO
National Capital Consortium Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Elizabeth Rich MD, MPH Matthew O’Hara MD
Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth) David Musher nan
Naval Medical Center (San Diego) Katina Kartalias MD
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) Cole Morrissette MD Sohil Desai MD
New York University School of Medicine/ NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital Michele Cerasani nan Theodor Di Pauli von Treuheim MD
Ochsner Clinic Foundation Alexander Crowley MD
Ohio State University Hospital James Caid Kirven MD Toren Moore MD
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health) Stephanie Zhao MD Yash Tarkunde MD
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center Michael Anderson MD Kaitlin Saloky MD
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Sara Ruzzi DO
Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Columbia (Columbia)-Midlands Justin Kung MD John O’Keefe MD
Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Greenville (Greenville)-Upstate Jahan Threeths MD, BS Geoffrey Marston MD
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University Health Nathaniel Smith MD Ian Penvose MD
Rush University Medical Center Myles Atkins MD Morgan Angotti BS
Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School Zachary Fuller MD Tuckerman Jones MD
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Michael Simon MD Jared L. Sain MD
Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH Benjamin Miltenberg MD Adam Fano MD
Southern Illinois University Nicholas Revelt MD Anthony Milto MD
SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine Nicholas Mangutz MD John Houser MD
St. Luke’s University Hospital Program Margaret Higgins MD Jonathan McKeeman MD
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University Nicholas Kwon MD Alexa Pius MD
Summa Health System/NEOMED Jacob Maier MD Joseph Bano MD
Temple University Hospital Clay Townsend MD Raj Patel
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Christopher Bacak MD Annette Yoon MD
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center At Lubbock Paul Gaschen MD
Tripler Army Medical Center Timothy Stocker-downing DO
Tufts Medical Center Guy Guenthner MD
Tulane University Andre Perez-Chaumont MD Austin Ross MD
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center Atousa Nourmahnad MD Nicole Newman-Hung MD
UMass Chan Medical School (University of Massachusetts) Vadim Molla MD
University at Buffalo Thomas Listopadzki MD, BS Ellen Lutnick MD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine Katherine Montoya MD Jason Eckels MD
University of California (San Diego) Medical Center Phoebe Stark MD
University of California (San Francisco) Lisa Bonsignore-Opp MD Kyla Petrie MD
University of California Davis Health George Chavez MD Kelsey Hideshima MD
University of Chicago Program Tony Da Lomba MD Lauren Pitz-Goncalves MD
University of Colorado (Denver) Brandi Krieg MD Evan Richman MD
University of Connecticut Francine Zeng MD
University of Florida Samuel Armington nan
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Michael Foy MD Ye Lin
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Arianna Dalamaggas MD Ryan Guzek MD
University of Kansas School of Medicine Reed Coda MD
University of Kentucky College of Medicine Alyssa Barre MD
University of Maryland Hans Prakash MD Samir Kaveeshwar MD
University of Miami/Jackson Health System William Marmor MD Ashleigh Gibula MD
University of Michigan Lauren Swany MD Erik Nakken MD
University of Minnesota Kelly Edwards MD Helen Huetteman MD
University of Mississippi Medical Center Chelsey Smith MD Joseph Carter MD
University of Missouri – Missouri Orthopaedic Inst Samuel Gieg MD
University of Missouri-Columbia Samuel Gieg MD
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine LeiLani Mansy MD Adriano Della Polla MD
University of New Mexico School of Medicine Carolyn Ardizzone MD Nicholas Newcomb MD
University of North Carolina Hospitals Anthony Paterno MD Reyanne Strong MD
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Program Patrick Bettiol MD
University of Ottawa Alexandra Marshall MD Matthew Macciacchera MD
University of Pennsylvania Health System Ellis Berns MD Alyssa Thorman MD
University of Rochester Medical Center Patrick Castle MD Richard Lander
University of South Florida Morsani Michael Kucharik MD Andrew Moore MD
University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga Austin Hughes MD
University of Tennessee/Campbell Clinic stanley eboh MD
University of Texas Health Science Center At Houston Katherine Banner MD Nicole Poling MD
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Zachary Jodoin MD Casey McDonald MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Marc Gadda MD Clarissa Meza MD
University of Utah Health James Connelly nan Cameron Wallace
University of Vermont Medical Center Mitchell Gray MD
University of Virginia Medical Center Corinne Vennitti MD Charles Engh MD
University of Washington Suzanna Ohlsen MD Nathan Callender MD
University of Western Ontario Alexandra Rocha nan Brynn Charron
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Matthew Beilfuss MD Lauren Summers MD
UPMC Medical Education Emily Lau MD Xi Chen MD
UPMC Medical Education (Harrisburg) Program Michael Brown DO Brendan Sweeney DO
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Jacob Fox MD Lauren Luther MD
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Wesley Lemons MD Matthew Smith MD
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Brooke Dickens nan Kristen Harmody
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium Michele Christy MD Noah Harrison MD
Wellstar Health System/Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center Alec Rush MD Ryan Sanders MD
West Virginia University Vincent Morrow MD Caitlyn Patton MD
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine Kelsey Suggs MD Raymond Bayer MD
Yale-New Haven Medical Center Peter Joo MD, MPH Ally Yang MD
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Huntington Hospital Daniel Kasman DO Salman Ahmad DO
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill Hospital Matthew Nasra MD
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at New Hyde Park William DeGouveia MD Janice Havasy MD

Agenda

Please click here to view the 2026 C. McCollister Evarts Resident Leadership Forum Agenda. Please note content is subject to change.

Nominate a Resident

Nominations for the 2026 C. McCollister Evarts Resident Leadership Forum (RLF) are closed. If you have any questions regarding nominations, please contact Veronica Gonzalez (gonzalez@aoassn.org).

About C. McCollister Evarts, MD, FAOA

C. McCollister Evarts, MD, FAOA

In recognition of Dr. Evarts’ transformational gift to the AOA, the Executive Committee honored Dr. Evarts by renaming the Resident Leadership Forum as the C. McCollister Evarts Resident Leadership Forum in 2016.

Dr. Evarts has had a tremendous impact on orthopaedics. He has served as Chair of two Orthopaedic Departments, CEO and Dean of two academic health centers, and been the recipient of many honors and awards—including the AOA’s Distinguished Contributions to Orthopaedics Award in 2006.

Dr. Evarts served as AOA President in 1985. He also served as President for AAHC, Hip Society, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, and OMeGA Medical Grants Association. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine. He acknowledges that without the support of family and friends, all his other achievements would be diminished.