The faculty at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Vanderbilt is a dedicated group of clinician scientist educators, covering all nine surgical disciplines of orthopaedic surgery.
We stand out by providing true sub-specialization and expert patient care. The Vanderbilt University Medical Center provides all subspecialty divisions — and we internally refer patients, so they receive care from experts of their condition.
Our faculty is diverse in age and talents with concentrations including, clinical outcomes medicine, translational applications of laboratory bench research, teaching and expertise in public health or administration.
Department Leadership
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Vanderbilt is led by:
Rick W. Wright, MD
Dan Spengler, MD Professor and Chair
Division of Sports Medicine
Gregory G. Polkowski, MD, MSc
Associate Professor
Division Chief, Adult Reconstruction
Fellowship Director, Adult Reconstruction
Executive Medical Director, Orthopaedic Patient Care Center
Byron F. Stephens, MD
Associate Professor
Division Chief, Orthopaedic Spine
Director, Orthopaedic Residency Program
Co-Director, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Fellowship
Kristin Archer, PhD, DPT
Professor and Vice Chair of Research,
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation,
Director, Center for Musculoskeletal Research,
Research Director, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Mary Duvanich, MMHC, MSN, RN
Chief Business Officer
Associate Operating Officer
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Vanderbilt Orthopaedics
We are Leaders
Our faculty play active roles in the continuing medical education of their peers in the United States and abroad. They’re leaders, serving as presidents of these groups:
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
- American Orthopaedic Association
- Musculoskeletal Tumor Society
- Orthopaedic Trauma Association
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Society
Division Faculty
Our faculty share a commitment to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s tradition of inquiry. Every member works to learn more, help as many people as possible and educate the future leaders of medicine.
Foot and Ankle
Our Foot and Ankle faculty are:
- Bethany Gallagher, MD
Assistant Professor
Chief, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery - K. Hudson Deeter, DPM
Senior Associate, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery - Adam B. Hicks, DPM
Senior Associate, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Director, Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency Program - Dawn Masternick, DPM
Senior Associate, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery - Nicholas Strasser, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery - David Trenner, DPM
Senior Associate, Division of Foot and Ankle SurgerY
Hand and Upper Extremity
Our Hand and Upper Extremity faculty includes:
- Douglas R. Weikert, MD
Associate Professor
Chief, Division of Hand & Upper Extremity
Medical Director, Vanderbilt Health Belle Meade - Mihir Jitendra Desai, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Division of Hand & Upper Extremity
Medical Director, Vanderbilt Orthopaedics Franklin - Donald H. Lee, MD
Professor, Division of Hand & Upper Extremity
Fellowship Director, Hand & Upper Extremity - Jed Maslow, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Division of Hand & Upper Extremity - Vincent Novak, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Hand & Upper Extremity
Adult Reconstruction
Our Adult Reconstruction faculty are:
- Gregory G. Polkowski, MD, MSc
Associate Professor
Division Chief, Adult Reconstruction
Fellowship Director, Adult Reconstruction
Executive Medical Director, Orthopaedic Patient Care Center - Stephen M. Engstrom, MD
Associate Professor, Division of Adult Reconstruction
Medical Director, VUMC Inpatient Orthopaedic Unit - Ryan Martin, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Adult Reconstruction - Andrew A. Shinar, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Adult Reconstruction
Orthopaedic Oncology
Meet our Orthopaedic Oncology faculty:
- Ginger E. Holt, MD
Professor
Chief, Division of Musculoskeletal Oncology
Professor, Division of Radiology - Jennifer L. Halpern, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Musculoskeletal Oncology - Joshua M. Lawrenz, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Division of Musculoskeletal Oncology - Herbert S. Schwartz, MD, FACS
Professor & Past Chair Orthopaedic Surgery
Division of Orthopaedic Oncology
Orthopaedic Trauma
Our Orthopaedic Trauma faculty includes:
- Alex Jahangir, MD, MMHC
Professor
Chief, Division of Orthopaedic Trauma
Medical Director, Center for Trauma, Burn and Emergency Surgery - Robert H. Boyce, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Trauma - Phillip M. Mitchell, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Trauma
Director of Medical Student Education, Orthopaedic Surgery Residenency Program - William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH, MMHC
Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Trauma
Director, Orthopaedic Trauma Research
Fellowship Director, Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship
VUMC Executive Medical Director,
Technology Assessment and Product Acquisition
Vanderbilt Center for Musculoskeletal Research - Manish Sethi, MD
Associate Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Trauma - Daniel J. Stinner, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Trauma - Andrew Tyler, MD, PhD
- Greer Mahoney Henry, MS, PA-C
- Melissa K. Lasater, ACNP, MSN
Pediatric Orthopaedics
Our Pediatric Orthopaedic faculty are:
- Gregory A. Mencio, MD
Neil E. Green Professor and Vice Chair
Chief, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Fellowship Director, Pediatric Orthopaedics Fellowship Program - Kevin M. Dale, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics - David S. Ebenezer, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Trauma Program Liaison - Nathaniel Lempert, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics - Craig Louer, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics - Jeffrey E. Martus, MD
Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics - Jonathan Schoenecker, MD, PhD
Jeffrey W. Mast Chair in Orthopaedics Trauma and Hip Surgery
Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Director, Innovation and Education Office of the Surgeon in Chief
Research
Meet our Research faculty:
- Kristin Archer, PhD, DPT
Professor and Vice Chair of Research
Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Director, Center for Musculoskeletal Research,
Research Director, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine - Rogelio A. Coronado, PT, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - Paul A. Voziyan, PhD
Research Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - Stephanie Moore, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Vanderbilt Translational Orthopaedics) - Director, Medical Student Summer Research Program in Orthopaedics
- Jeffry S. Nyman, PhD
- Director, Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor, Biomedical Engineering - Jacquelyn Pennings, PhD, PStat®
Research Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Research Associate Professor of Medicine, Health & Society - Laura Huston Withrow, MS
Co-Director of Sports Medicine Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Spine
Our Spine faculty includes:
- Byron F. Stephens, MD, MSc
Associate Professor
Division Chief, Orthopaedic Spine
Director, Orthopaedic Residency Program
Co-Director, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Fellowship - Amir A. Abtahi, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Spine
Co-Director, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Fellowship - Raymond J. Gardocki, MD, FAAOS
Associate Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Spine - Narendra K. Singh, MD
Associate Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Spine
Sports Medicine
Our Sports Medicine faculty are:
- John E. (Jed) Kuhn, MD, MS
Kenneth D. Schermerhorn Professor
Chief, Division of Sports Medicine - Eric N. Bowman, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Sports Medicine - Charles L. Cox, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Division of Sports Medicine
Fellowship Director, Sports Medicine Surgical Fellowship - Alex B. Diamond, DO, MPH, FAAP, CAQSM
Associate Professor, Division of Sports Medicine and Pediatrics
Director, Program for Injury Prevention in Youth Sports (PIPYS) - R. Warne Fitch, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Sports Medicine - Andrew J. M. Gregory, MD, FAAP, FACSM, FAMSSM
Professor, Division of Sports Medicine
Fellowship Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Co-Director, Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Neurosurgery - Gene Hannah, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Sports Medicine
Medical Director, Vanderbilt Orthopedic Institute Fitness Center
Assistant Fellowship Director, Vanderbilt Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowshi - Lance LeClere, MD, USNR
Assistant Professor, Division of Sports Medicine - Lauren P. Porras, MD
Fellowship Assistant Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship - Paul Rummo, DO
Assistant Professor, Division of Sports Medicine - Leon Scott, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Sports Medicine - Jaron P. Sullivan, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Sports Medicine - Rick W. Wright, MD
Dan Spengler, MD Professor and Chair
Division of Sports Medicine