Attending of the year award
​Residents learn from many different Orthopedic Surgeons during their training. Every academic year, the surgeon that has provided exceptional leadership by "going above & beyond" for resident education is awarded "Attending of the Year". The award is presented in the Spring at Grand Rounds.
2022-23 Winner:
Mitesh Shah, MD
Primary Hospital: Lankenau Medical Center- Main Line Health
Fellowship: Trauma - Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Residency: Drexel University College of Medicine/MCP Hahnemann University Hospital
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Undergraduate: Drexel University
2018-2019 Winner:
James Nace, DO, FAOAO, MPT
Primary Hospital: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction - Rubin Institute of Advanced Orthopedics, Baltimore MD
Residency: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Graduate School: Duquesne University
Undergraduate: Duquesne University
2017-2018 Winner:
Christopher M. Jones, MD
Primary Hospital: Lankenau Medical Center - Main Line Health
Fellowship: Hand and Upper Extremity - C.V. Starr Hand Center - St. Luke's Roosevelt - NYC, NY
Residency: University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital
Medical School: NYU School of Medicine
Graduate School: Pennsylvania State University
Undergraduate: Lafayette College
2016-2017 Winner:
John Pasquella, DO, FAOAO
Primary Hospital: Mercy Suburban Hospital and Einstein Medical Center
Fellowship: Hand and Upper Extremity - NYU - NYU, Hospital for Joint Diseases – New York City, NY
Residency: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate: Arcadia University
2015-2016 Winner:
Jack Kazanjian, DO, FAOAO
Primary Hospital: Lankenau Medical Center
Fellowship: Joints/Sports - Hughston Clinic - Columbus, GA
Residency: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate: Bucknell University
2014-2015 Winner:
Kenneth Graf, MD
Primary Hospital: Cooper University Hospital
Fellowship: Trauma - R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center / University of Maryland - Baltimore, MD
Residency: University of Michigan
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Pennslyvania
2013-2014 Winner:
Mark Lazarus, MD
Primary Hospital: Methodist Division of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Rothman Institute)
Fellowship: Shoulder & Elbow Surgery - University of Washington - Seattle, WA
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: UMDNJ
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
2012-2013 Winner:
Timothy Amann, DO
Primary Hospital: Mercy Suburban Hospital
Fellowship: Sports Medicine - American Sports Medicine Institute - Birmingham, AL
Residency: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate: Rutgers University
2011-2012 Winner:
Carl Deirmengian, MD
Primary Hospital: Lankenau Hospital (Rothman Institute)
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction - Rush University - Chicago, IL
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Harvard University
Undergraduate: Princeton University
2010-2011 Winner:
David Rubenstein, MD
Primary Hospital: Lankenau Medical Center
Fellowship: Sports Medicine - Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic - Los Angeles, CA
Residency: Albert Einstein University Hospital
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
2009-2010 Winner:
Martin J. Herman, MD
Primary Hospital: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopedics - Univ of Tennessee, Campbell Clinic - Memphis, TN
Residency: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Medical School: Columbia University
Undergraduate: Harvard University