Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Leadership

Program Director

Abraham Theodore Appleton, MD

Hometown: New York City
Residency Training: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, N.Y. (Orthopedic Surgery)
Fellowship Training: UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, Calif. (Orthopaedic Traumatology)
Hobbies: Love of music, art, cooking. Enjoys Bicycling, hiking and tennis

 

 

Associate Program Director

Jeffrey Lutton, MD

Hometown: Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Residency Training: Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pa
Hobbies: Boating, Weightlifting, and Rugby.

 

 

 

Chair of Orthopaedics & Chief MSK Service Line

Joseph Y. Choi, MD, PhD, MHA

Hometown: St. Davids, Pennsylvania
Residency Training: State University of New York at Syracuse Health Science Center, Syracuse, N.Y.
Fellowship Training: East Bay Shoulder Clinic, Oakland, California.
Hobbies: Archery, Hunting, and Fishing

 

 

Program Coordinator

Kierstin Bonning, AS, C-TAGME

Hometown: Sayre, Pennsylvania
Hobbies: Spending time with my family, being outside at the pool and relaxing by the bonfire. I love to craft, whether it be sewing, crocheting or making rock art to add more color to my back yard. 

 

 

 

Faculty

Jeffrey Alwine, DO

Residency Training: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, N.J.
Fellowship Training: Plancher Orthpaedics and Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Foundation

 

 

Brett Auerbach, DO

Hometown: Long Island, New York
Residency Training: North Shore Long Island Jewish-Planview Hospital, Planview, N.Y. Peninsula Hospital Orthopedic Consortium, Far Rockaway, N.Y.
Fellowship Training: Orthopedic Research of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Hobbies: Playing basketball, and spending time with my kids.

 

David K Austin, MD

Hometown: Corning, New York
Residency Training: SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, N.Y.
Hobbies: Biking and Skiing. The outdoors.

 

 

Dana LaVanture, MD

Hometown: Loveland, Colorado
Residency Training: Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre Pennsylvania
Fellowship Training: University of Connecticut, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Hobbies: Global, humanitarian, and wilderness medicine; mountain climbing, hiking, backpacking; home renovations

 

Adam Nasar, MD

Hometown:  Long Branch, NJ         
Residency Training:  Boston Medical Center
Fellowship Training:  University of Arizona, Banner Health, Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship
Hobbies: Playing guitar, basketball, tennis, grilling. 

 

Christopher G Paramore, MD

Hometown: Grimesland, North Carolina
Residency Training: Duke University Medical Center, N.C.
Fellowship Training: Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
Hobbies: Golf, collecting wine, and spending time with my wife and 5(now grown) kids.

 

 

Kim L Rickert, MD

Hometown: Athens, PA
Residency Training: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliate Hospitals, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Fellowship Training: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas Texas

 

 

Mason Stilwell, MD

Hometown: Ithaca, New York
Residency Training: University Hospital, Syracuse, N.Y.
Fellowship Training: Stanford Hospital, Palo Alto, California.
Hobbies: Hunting & Fishing

 

 

Daniel L Tayag, MD

Hometown: Fort Myers, Florida
Residency Training: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Erie, PA
Fellowship Training: Georgia Orthopedic Trauma Institute, Macon, Ga
Hobbies: Table tennis, spending time with my wife and our German Shepherd.