of Washington School of Music visiting committee. Brockman passed away in 2000 at her Mercer Island home after a long battle with stomach cancer at the young age of 43.6 Dr. Serena S. Hu graduated as an HSS Resident in 1989. She completed subspecialty training in spine surgery at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Los Angeles and spent a year on the faculty at the Twin Cities Scoliosis Center at University of Minnesota before joining the staff at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). In 1999, she participated in the prestigious Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) travelling fellowship. That same year, the orthopaedic residents of UCSF awarded her the “Teacher of the Year” award. In 2004, she served as the interim Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at UCSF, where she currently holds the title of Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Hu serves as Treasurer of the American Orthopaedic Association and was recently named to the David S. Bradford Chair of Spine Surgery. Dr. Michelle G. Carlson graduated HSS in 1992 and subsequently completed her fellowship training in Hand and Upper Extremity. Throughout her career, she has won several prestigious awards and grants. Notably, she is the founder and director of the Children and Adolescent Hand and Arm (CHArm) Center at HSS. This comprehensive resource facility is dedicated to the treatment, research and education of all children and adolescents affected by hand and arm conditions. Other notable leadership achievements include those of Dr. Judith W. Smith (Class of 1988) who has served on the Board of the Orthopaedic Learning Center in Rosemont, Ill., as well as the Board of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society. Dr. Sabrina M. Strickland (Class of 2001) serves as Chief of Orthopaedics at the Bronx Veteran Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Carolyn M. Hettrich (Class of 2010) served as a Washington Health Policy Fellow during her year as a Shoulder and Sports Medicine fellow at
HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY
WOMEN ORTHOPAEDIC RESIDENTS Name
Practices
Class
Francesca Thompson, MD
Deceased
Resident 1982
Laura Flawn, MD
Deceased
Fellow 1983, Resident 1982
Cathleen L. Raggio, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Current Attending, Resident 1984
Joanne R. Werntz, MD
Joanne R. Werntz, MD, PA
Fellow 1986, Resident 1985
Roberta Brockman, MD
Deceased
Fellow 1984, Resident 1987
Judith W. Smith, MD
CoxHealth, MO
Resident 1988
Serena S. Hu, MD
University of California at San Francisco, CA
Resident 1989
Michelle G. Carlson, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Current Attending, Fellow 1993, Resident 1992
Tamara Martin, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, MA
Resident 1994
Stephanie Stephens, MD
Elite Orthopaedics, TX
Resident 1996
Shevaun Mackie Doyle, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Current Attending, Resident 1997
Pamela Sherman, MD
North Texas VA, TX
Resident 1997
Alexandra Page, MD
Kaiser Permente, CA
Resident 1997
Karen Schneider, MD
Lenox Hill Hospital, NY
Resident 1998
Deborah Faryniarz, MD
Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine Clinic, CA
Fellow 2001, Resident 2000
Sabrina M. Strickland, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Current Attending, Fellow 2002, Resident 2001
Erika Lumsden, MD
OrthoCarolina, NC
Resident 2002
Leslie Beasley Vidal, MD
Orthopedic Associates, CO
Resident 2004
Erica Urquhart, MD
Urquhart Orthopaedic Associates, NJ
Resident 2005
Christina Kuo, MD
M&M Orthopaedics, IL
Resident 2006
Anne Holland (Holly) Johnson, MD
Mass General Hospital, MA
Resident 2006
Wakenda Tyler, MD
University of Rochester, NY
Resident 2007
Katherine Bardzik-Vadasdi, MD
Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists, CT
Resident 2008
Kristin K. Warner, MD
Carolina East Medical Center, NC
Resident 2005, Fellow 2010
Cassie Gyuricza, MD
Washington University, MO
Resident 2010
Carolyn M. Hetrick, MD, MPA
Vanderbilt University, TN
Resident 2010
Anna N. Miller, MD
Harborview Medical Center, WA
Resident 2010
Ngozi Mogekwu, MD
Cleveland Cilnic, OH
Resident 2010
Sommer Hammoud, MD
Mass General Hospital, MA
Resident 2011
Haydeè C. Brown, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Resident 2011, Current Fellow
Duretti T. Fufa, MD
Washington University, MO
Resident 2011
Vanderbilt University. Since 1982, 31 women have graduated from the orthopaedic surgery residency program at HSS, and six women are currently in training. HSS has led the way in its support of women in the field
of orthopaedic surgery, and its women alumni continue to contribute to the field in invaluable ways and establish themselves as leaders. Their potential is seemingly limitless. References appear on page 25.
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