Faculty
Geisinger’s Musculoskeletal Institute consists of faculty/orthopaedic specialists — all with subspecialty interests — as well as physician assistants and dedicated nurses. Our team is responsible for scheduling follow-up care, handling discharge paperwork and manning postoperative clinics so you can maximize your time and concentrate on learning.
Residency program director
Assistant program director
Adult reconstruction
Steven Lietman, MD
David J. Kolessar, MD
Anil Menedal, MD
James Murphy, MD
Suresh Patil, MD
Michael Sobieraj, MD
General orthopaedics
Anthony J. Balsamo, MD
John A. Lynott, MD
Michael Sobolewski, MD
Hand and microvascular
Anil Akoon, MD
Randall Culp, MD
Liam Dwyer, MD
L. Christopher Grandizio, DO
Joel Klena, MD
Foot and ankle
Benjamin Wagner, MD
Orthopaedic oncology
Thomas R. Bowen, MD
Orthopaedic trauma and fracture
Daniel S. Horwitz, MD
Ken Koury, MD
Hemil Maniar, MD
Michael Suk, MD
Gregory F. Thomas, DO
James C. Widmaier Jr., MD
Pediatric orthopaedics
John Deegan, DO
Meagan M. Fernandez, DO
John M. Parenti, MD
Mark A. Seeley, MD
Podiatry
Barry G. Bernstein, DPM
Rachel S. Kish, DPM
Ellianne M. Nasser, DPM
Lucia K. T. Nguyen, DPM
Sandra L. Pensieri, DPM
Mehgan Susek, DPM
Non-operative primary care sports medicine
Sergio R. Buzzini, MD
Aaron Dawes, MD
Brian Jacobs, DO
Matthew T. McElroy, DO
David S. Ross, MD
Ryan Roza, MD
Shoulder and elbow
Anil Akoon, MD
L. Christopher Grandizio, DO
Spine
David A. Andreychik, MD
Siddarth Badve, MD
W. Fred Hess, MD
Michael Haak, MD
Hemil Maniar, MD
Sports medicine and arthroscopy
Gregory C. Fanelli, MD
Matthew Fanelli, MD
Daniel D. Feldmann, MD
Hans P. Olsen IV, MD
Nigel Sparks, MD