Directory
We're proud to recognize the achievements of our alumni before, during and after their time here at VCU.
As our training opportunities continue to grow, so does our representation in academic and community settings across the country. Take a look at what the graduates of our residency and fellowship programs are doing now.
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2020
2019
Adam Hills MD — MSK Rehab, Mayo Clinic
Randy Jenkins MD—General PM&R, Johnson Willis Hospital, Richmond, VA
Thomas Phan MD— VCU Pain Medicine Fellowship
Joseph Seacrist MD — General PM&R, Virginia
Kate Zakrzewski DO—General PM&R, Philadelphia
2018
Chris Arbonies MD — Oshner Clinic, New Orleans
Chris Beal DO— VCU Pain Fellowship
Jess Hupe MD— General & MSK rehab, VCU Dept PM&R
Russ Lacey MD— TBI rehab, VCU Dept PM&R
Rondy Lazaro MD — Sports Med Fellowship, Bon Secours & VCU PM&R
Seth Haywood MD—VAMC Integrative Pain Fellowship
Olivier Rolin MD - Pediatric Rehabilitation, VCU Dept PM&R
2017
Dan Contract — Private Practice, York, Pa
Anne Eliason — Private Practice, Maryland
Mike Kwasniewski — Moss Rehab, Phil, Pa
Jack Smith — Pain Med Fellowship, VCU
Sean Stockhausen — Private Practice, Bethlehem, Pa
Godfrey Thuku— Pain Med Fellowship, VCU
2016
Angel Chang, M.D., PM&R Private Practice/Contracting for "Integrative Sports & Spine", San Diego, Cal.
Greg Condie, D.O., pain medicine fellowship, VCU Department of PM&R
Joelle Makon, M.D., Sheltering Arms Hospital, Richmond, Va.
Heather Martin-Balint, M.D., PM&R Staff Physician at Mercy Health, Youngstown, Ohio
Jimmy Newman, M.D. sports medicine fellowship with Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio
2015
Wiaam Ahmed, M.D., UMASS PM&R
Chris Bednarek, M.D., interventional pain fellowship, York, Penn.
Udayan Kulkarni, M.D., pediatric rehab fellowship, Emory, Atlanta, Ga.
Sean McAvoy, M.D., SCI fellowship, VAMC/VCU Department of PM&R
Revati Mummaneni, M.D., Locum Tenens, travel
William Robbins, M.D., polytrauma/TBI Fellowship, VAMC/VCU Department of PM&R
Brad Stovall, D.O., pain fellowship, VCU Department of PM&R
2014
Kerge, Teresa, pain fellowship, VCU Department of PM&R
Powell, David, SCI fellowship, Boston
Tower, Don, physician, McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, Va.
Tucker, Jason, research, McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, Va.
Zeckser, Jeff, pain fellowship, Scottsdale, Ariz.
2013
Sanderlin, Barry, Carolina orthopedic specialist, Hickory, N.C.
Bovinet, Chris, interventional pain specialist, Spine Center of SE Georgia and Brunswick Pain Center
Jackson, Steven, Health Partners Medical Group, Division of SCI, Minneapolis
Agha, Mohammad, assistant professor PM&R, University of Missouri-Columbia
Wilson, Jim, Maine Medical Center/NE Rehab Hospital, Portland, Maine
Carter, Will, assistant professor, VCU Department of PM&R
2012
Tubbs, Jeff, section chief SCI, McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA.
Eason, Audra, private practice, Alabama Pain Physicians, Birmingham, Ala.
Armendariz, Rebecca, Banner MD Anderson, Palliative and Rehab Medicine, Phoenix
Reis, Tim, private practice, Advanced Spine and Pain Center, Clayton, N.C.
Hickman, Allison, medical director of outpatient PM&R services, McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, Va.
Jennings, Cara, Palliative/PM&R Medicine, Bon Secours St. Mary’s, Richmond, Va.
2011
Smith, Marcus, physician PM&R, McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA.
Castillo, Camilo, National Rehab Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Jasper, Nick, Orthopedic Associates, Spartanburg, S.C.
Hoff, Jeremy, Hampton Roads Orthopaedics, Newport News, Va.
Soteropoulos, Costa, Capitol Spine and Pain, Woodbridge, Va.
Sinha, Amit, assistant professor PM&R, University of Pittsburgh
2010
DiNicola, Tony, Orthopaedic Associates, Spartanburg, S.C.
Dawson, Chris, Orthopaedic Specialists of SW Florida, Fort Myers, Fla.
Seymore, Dominic, Harbin Clinic, Rome, Ga.
Robinson, Luke, Carolina Orthopedic Specialist, Hickory, N.C.
Steinmetz, Brian, Clinical Faculty, OSS Health/Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Md.
Enck Medic, Robin, PM&R private practice, Annapolis, Md.
2009
Pai, Ajit, Chief PM&R, McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, Va.
Caruso, Debbie, physician, McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, Va.
Snyder, John, Spine Institute of Virginia, Chester, Va.
Wetzel, Ryan, Oaktree Medical Center, Easley, S.C.
Dery, Fred , Steidler Ortho Clinic, Iowa City, Iowa
Chen, Tao, Pain Medicine Group Practice, Mobile, Ala.
Jones, Aaron, Sheltering Arms Hospital, Richmond, Va.
Niedzwecki, Christian, Peds-PMR Fellowship, Birmingham, Ala.
2008
Andrus, Jenny, Norfolk Pain Management, Norfolk, Va.
Gibbs, John, Sheltering Arms Hospital, Richmond, Va.
Dillard, Charles, Peds-Rehab, Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU/VCU PM&R
2007
Clarke, Darius, HealthSouth, Richmond, Va.
Huang, Emily, Locum Tenens, New Zealand
Merrell, Chris, Department of Orthopedics, Charleston Medical University
Sureja, Raj, Orthopedic and Spine Center, Newport News, Va.
2006
Bansal Sahai, Shimul, Arizona Spine and Sports Center, Chandler, Ariz.
Beckworth, Jeremy, Emory Spine Center, Emory University
Hou, Andrew, Advanced Orthopedics, Richmond, Va.
Lesher, Katrina, Pediatric Rehab, Orlando, Fla.
McNamee, Shane, VA Central Office for Clinical Informatics, Cleveland, Oh.
Santos, Katia, IP/OP PM&R Brooksville, Fla.
Seeman, Ben, Spine and Pain Management, Richmond, Va.
2005
Bridges, Henry, Southern Virginia Rehab, Martinsville, Va.
Brutus, Ralph, Innovative Physician Services, Ludlow, Mass.
DeMordaunt, Dallin, Orthopedic Rehab Specialist of Nevada , Reno, Nev.
Frankel, Jason, Partners Healthcare, Boston
McCoomer, Norman, Alabama Pain Center, Huntsville, Ala.
2004
Enders, Lisa, Orthopedic Specialty Center, Baltimore, Md.
Orr, Merle, SCI Rehab, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.
Irwin, Nicole, Loma Linda, Calif.
Barnard, Barbara, Hattiesburg, Miss.
2003
Brokaw, Jake, Orthopedic Specialty Center, Baltimore, Md.
Gibellato, Matt, Ortho Virginia, Richmond, Va.
Godbout, Chris, Medical Director NASH Pain Clinic, Rocky Mount, N.C.
Slater, Dan, St. Mary’s Hospital, Grand Junction, Colo.
Walker, Robert, Eastern Virginia Medical School
2002
Qutubuddin, Abu, physician, McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA.
Mujteba, Nayyer, Duluth, Min.
White, Joy, Desert Ortho Center, Rancho, Mirage, Calif.
Gadi, RK, deceased
2001
Bruma, Larisa, Essexville, Mich.
Butts, Clifton, Richmond, Va.
Drake, David, Medical Director Interventional Pain Clinic, McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA
Leyton, Matthew, Virginia Beach, Va.
Silver, Timothy, medical director, St. Francis Rehab, Richmond, Va.
2000
Swartz, Zachary, Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro, N.C.
Ripley, David, Craig Hospital, Englewood, Calif.
Pezzella, Nickolas, Virginia Beach, Va.
Nichols, Stephen, Mt. Washington Hospital, Maryland
Brunsvold, Kristin, Birmingham, Ala.
1999
Johns, Jeff , Brooks Rehabilitation, Jacksonville, Fla.
Hardman III, Joseph, Neurological Institute of Savannah, Dublin, Ga.
Tellis, Angelo, Coastal Rehab Center, New Bern, N.C.
Wagner, Robert, Capital Spine and Pain Center
1998
Carone, Patrick, Indiana, Pa.
Christopher, Anne, Chesterfield, Mo.
Hsu, Gin-Ming, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Twigg, Aaron, Clarksville, Md.
Wisor, Doug, Capital Spine and Pain Center
1997
Wall, Ben, Coastal Rehabilitation, Wilmington, N.C.
Westerkam, W. Randy, HealthSouth, Columbia, S.C.
Burnett, Derek, Caribbean Rehabilitation Medicine Associates (CaRMA), Inc., St. Thomas USVI
1996
Baird, John, Louisville, Ky.
Craig, Earl, PM&R, Indiana University, Indianapolis
Groah, Suzanne, director, SCI research, National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Miller, Michelle, Peds Rehab, Ohio State University
1995
Kaelin, Darryl, director, BI Rehab: Shepherd Center and Emory University, Atlanta
O’Grady, Michael, Department PM&R, Emory, Atlanta
Ray, Thomas, private practice, Hickory, N.C.
Smith, Jerry, Sierra Pacific Ortho Center, Fresno, Calif.
Stewart, Deborah, Brooks Medical Center, Jacksonville, Fla.
1994
Conti-Wyneken, Andrea, PM&R, Indiana University, Indianapolis
Hinnant, Christopher, Los Angeles
Hedrick, William, Fort Wayne, Ind.
McGowan, James Pat, VCU PM&R, Richmond, Va.
1993
Carlton, Thomas, The Rehab Center, Charlotte, N.C.
Dec, Katherine, Chippingham-Johnson Willis Sports Medicine, Richmond, Va.
Hawkins, Hillary, Sheltering Arms Hospital, Richmond, Va.
Leghart, Gregory, Sheltering Arms Hospital, Richmond, Va.
McNeil, Barbara , Coastal Rehab Associates, Wilmington, N.C.
1992
Buschbacher, Ralph, chairman, Department PM&R, Indiana University, Indianapolis
Buschbacher, Lois, PM&R, Indiana University, Indianapolis
DeCarlo, Richard, deceased
Florian, Tom, Lumberton, N.C.
Stelmack, Bruce, Carilion Health System, Roanoke, Va.
1991
Walker, William, VCU PM&R
Lum, Tom, deceased
Henry, Michael, Rehab Management Systems, Sacramento, Calif.
1990
Walsh, Zane, Physician’s Total Rehab, Fayetteville, N.C.
Breland, William, St. Marys Medical Center, Walla Walla, Wash.
Gaughan, David, private practice, Daytona Beach, Fla.
1989
Rucker, Karen
Zasler, Nathan, director: Concussion Care Center, Richmond, Va.
Dorfman, Daniel, OMNI Orthopedics, Canton, Ohio
Severs Council, Susan, Chattanooga, Tenn.
McKinley, William, professor PM&R and director SCI rehab Medicine, VCU PM&R, Richmond, Va.
Biewen, Paul, Orthopedic Consultants, Edina, Minn.
Wooton, Jane, Sheltering Arms Hospital, Richmond, Va.
Salcido, Richard, chairman, Dept of PM&R, University of Pennsylvania
Pang, Kam-Fai, Kansas City, Mo.
1988
Liguori, John, Coastal Rehab Associates, Wilmington, N.C.
1987
Johnson, David, Dayton, Ohio
Nambiar, Prabhakaran, SCI Service VA Med Center, Memphis
Vasquez, Blesila, VA Med Center, Bay Pines, Fla.
Cockrell, Janice, Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital, Portland, Ore.
Khokhar, Manmohan, Johnston-Willis Hospital, Richmond, Va.
1986
Milner-Brage, John, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Piechal, William
Stutesman, James, Lynchburg, Va.
Stutesman, Andrea Allen, Lynchburg, Va.
Jones, Albert, med director, Sheltering Arms Hospital, Richmond, Va.
1985
Crawford, Cynthia, Florida Rehab Institute, Vero Beach, Fla.
Sidhu, Jatinder, Richmond, Va.
Yanessa, Richard, Arnot-Ogden Med Center, Elmira, N.Y.
1984
Pelligra, Sam, Hand Management Specialty, Greensboro, N.C.
Ferguson, Steve, Knoxville, Tenn.
1981
Midha, Meena, retired
2021
Calvin Chen
Elysha Dinh
Joshua Lee
2020
Seth Haywood
Thomas Phan
Simone Francis
Samuel Luebbert
2019
Chris Beal
Maimouna Bah
Nicolas Maximiv
Ashley Rodgers
2018
Jack Smith
Godfrey Thuku
Thomas Lione
Keith Pride
2017
Greg Condie
Moustafa Ahmed
Stephanie Marcy
Rebecca Shoemaker
2016
Burhan Haleem
Rammurti McKenzie
Claudia Ramirez
Brad Stoval
2015
Teresa M. Kerge
Aisha Rahman
Justin H. Thompson
2014
Christopher Bovinet
Caitlin Innerfield
Henry Lee
Islam Saleh
2013
Audra Eason
Maria Eppig
Mauna Radahd
Andrew Medvedosky
Timothy Reis
2012
Jose Barreto
Jeremy Hoff
Michele Martin
Costa Soteropoulos
Jacqueline Weisbein
2011
Christopher Dawson
Anthony DiNicola
Scott Fuchs
Ripal Parikh
Igor Smelyansky, MD - BC Interventional Pain Management Physician, http://www.omegapaindoctor.com/
2010
Frederick Dery
Ehab Shalaby
John Snyder
Ryan Wetzel
Barton Wild
Ayasha Williams-Sharron
2009
Jenny Andrus
Jonathan French
Gregory Moore
Konrad Ng
Kenneth Powell
Robert Westrol
2008
Daniel Heller
Joshua Levin
Norman McCoomer
Lane Peterson
Raj Sureja
2007
Dale Ratclifee
William Beckworth
Andrew Hou
Benjamin Seeman
2006
Puneet Aggarwal
Jennie Brenenborg-Baublitz
Nadeem Khan
2005
Lisa Grant-Enders
Llewellyn Packia Raj
Kimberely Yvette Smith
2004
David Berkower
Craig Neleson
Antonio Quidgley-Nevares
2003
Sergey Iliyev
David Kim
2002
Clifton Burt
2020
Elisabeth Acker (Michigan)
2019
Siena Ona (East Carolina)
2018
Sean McAvoy (VCU)
2014
Steve Jackson (VCU)
Will Carter (VCU)
2013
Jeff Tubbs (VCU)
2012
Camillo Castillo (VCU)
2011
Tim Hudson (Colorado)
Tracy Kent (UNC)
2010
Ajit Pai (VCU)
Deborah Caruso (VCU)
2009
No fellow
2008
No fellow
2007
Steven Deschner (VCU, neurology)
2006
No fellow
2005
Merle Orr, M.D. (VCU, PM&R)
2004
Kamalendra Mondal, M.D. (St. Lukes (NY), internal medicine)
2003
No fellow
2002
Ron Daniels, M.D. (VCU/MCV, anesthesia)
Lourdes Alfonso, M.D. (Suny, PM&R)
2001
Vidya Jayawardina, M.D. (Rochester, PM&R)
2000
Methu Ramasamy, M.D. (Albany Medical College, PM&R)
Noreen Orevillo, M.D. (St. Francis Medical Center, PM&R)
Somkiat Hemtasilpa, M.D. (Suny Buffalo, PM&R)
1999
Raymond Milan, M.D. (East Carolina University, PM&R)
Mahammad Saddique, D.O. (Schwab Rehab Hospital, PM&R)
1998
Sari Eapen, M.D. (Mt. Sinai)
1996
Alfredo Sison, M.D.
1994
Kenneth Moore
2018
Samuel Clanton
2017
Joan Hou
Xin Li
2016
William Robbins (VCU)
Caroline Sizer (Georgetown MedStar NRH)
2015
No fellow
2014
Frederick Aziz – private practice, Yakima, Wash.
2013
Isaac Darko – VAMC, Cincinnati
Foluke Akinyemi – VAMC, Fayetteville, N.C.
2012
Jay Granier – VAMC, St. Louis, Mo.
Yevgeny Zadov – private practice, Hershey, Pa.
2011
Blessen Eapen – VAMC, San Antonio
Billie Schultz – private practice, Rochester, Minn.
2010
Shietal Bavishi – private practice, Cincinnati
Matthew Goodwin – VAMC, Little Rock, Ark.
2020
Todd Mingin, DO
2018
Rondy Lazaro, MD
2017
Carmen Wong, MD