Explore the profiles below to learn more about the physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners who make up the UArizona Department of Orthopedic Surgery care team.
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Abduljabbar Alhammoud, MD
Assistant Professor
Orthopedics – Spine
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Brad Askam, MD
Associate Professor
Orthopedics – Trauma
Medical Student Co-Director
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Ahmed Attia, MD
Assistant Professor
Orthopedics - Foot & Ankle
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Nicholas Bonazza, MD, MHA
Assistant Professor
Orthopedics – Sports Medicine
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Christina L. Boulton, MD
Associate Professor
Orthopedics – Trauma
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Gregory L. DeSilva, MD
Professor
Orthopedics – Hand, Wrist & Elbow
Director, Residency Program
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Peter Du, MD
Assistant Professor
Orthopedics - Spine
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Ahmed Elabd, MD
Assistant Professor
Orthopedics - Peds and MSK Oncology
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John C. Elfar, MD
Tenured Professor
Orthopedics – Shoulder, Hand, Wrist & Elbow
Department Chairman
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Michael Feldman, MD
Professor
Orthopedics – Sports Medicine
Director, Sports Medicine
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Steven W. A. Gonsalves, MD
Assistant Professor
Orthopedic Surgeon—Joints
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Abigail R. Hamilton, MD
Assistant Professor
Orthopedics – Sports Medicine
Director of Surgical Services, Arizona Athletics
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Jolene Hardy, MD
Associate Professor
Orthopedic Surgeon—Joints & Sports Medicine
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Travis Hughes, MD
Assistant Professor
Orthopedics – Trauma
Medical Student Co-Director
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L. Daniel Latt, MD, PhD
Associate Professor with Tenure
Orthopedics – Foot & Ankle
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
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Jason Lowe, MD
Associate Professor
Orthopedics – Trauma
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David Stephen Margolis, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopedics – Hand & Wrist
Assistant Professor, Physiology
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Faculty Director, Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP), Department of Undergraduate Education
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Michael D. Miller, MD
Associate Professor
Orthopedic Surgeon—Joints
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John T. Ruth, MD
Professor
Orthopedics – Trauma
Former Department Chair
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Jordan Smith, MD
Associate Professor
Orthopedic Surgeon—Joints
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Sharon Stanley, MD
Assistant Professor
Orthopedics - Hand/Plastics
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Kimberly Tucker, MD
Associate Professor
Orthopedics – Joints
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Tolga Turker, MD
Professor
Orthopedics – Hand & Wrist
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Holly Beach, MD
Associate Professor
Family & Community Medicine – Sports Medicine
Fellowship Director, Non-Surgical Sports Medicine
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Brady Bowen, DO
Assistant Professor
Orthopedics - Sports Medicine
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Allison Lane, MD
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine – Sports Medicine
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Anna Waterbrook, MD
Professor
Emergency Medicine – Sports Medicine
Team Physician, Arizona Athletics
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Dean Kirk Douglas, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Orthopedics
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Joleen Emami, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Orthopedics
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Patrick Graham, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Orthopedics
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Matthew J. Radelet, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Nathan Robinson, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Michelle C. Thomas, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Christopher Arellano, PhD
Associate Professor
Orthopedics - Research
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John C. Elfar, MD
Tenured Professor
Orthopedics – Shoulder, Hand, Wrist & Elbow
Department Chairman
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Prem Kumar Govindappa, PhD
Assistant Professor
Orthopedics – Research
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L. Daniel Latt, MD, PhD
Associate Professor with Tenure
Orthopedics – Foot & Ankle
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
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Zong-Ming Li, PhD
Professor
Orthopedics – Research
Vice Chair, Research
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David Stephen Margolis, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopedics – Hand & Wrist
Assistant Professor, Physiology
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Faculty Director, Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP), Department of Undergraduate Education