Faculty & Staff

Arash Emami, MD
Chairman
Residency: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Ki Soo Hwang, MD
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Kumar Sinha, MD
Residency: Seton Hall-St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Fellowship: University of Miami, Miami, FL

Mark Ruoff, MD
Residency: Seton Hall-St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Fellowship: Texas Back Institute, Plano, TX

Nikhil Sahai, MD
Residency: Seton Hall-St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Fellowship: Twin Cities Spine Center, Minneapolis, MN

Geoffrey Appelboom, MD
Residency: Neurosurgery at Universite Libre De Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
Fellowship: Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

Anthony Scillia, MD
Program Director
Residency: Seton Hall-St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Fellowship: Andrews Sports Medicine Institute, Birmingham, AL

Vincent McInerney, MD
Residency: Seton Hall-St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Fellowship: Mass General/Harvard Combined, Boston, MA

Anthony Festa, MD
Residency: Tufts University, Medford, MA
Fellowship: San Diego Arthroscopy & Sports Med, San Diego, CA

Casey Pierce, MD
Residency: Seton Hall-St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Fellowship: Andrews Sports Medicine Institute, Birmingham, AL

Eric Black, MD
Residency: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Fellowship: Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Nader Fahimi, MD
Residency: Seton Hall – St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Fellowship: Southern California Orthopedic Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship: Hip Arthroscopy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Robert Masella, MD
Residency: University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ, Robert Wood Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ
Fellowship: University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA

Ken Montgomery, MD
Residency: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Fellowship: Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma, New York, NY

Andrew Willis, MD
Residency: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Andrew McGinniss, MD
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
Fellowship: Tufts Medical Center/New England Baptist, Boston, MA

Peter DeNoble, MD
Residency: Albert Einstein University, New York, NY
Fellowship: CV Starr, Mount Sinai, New York, NY

Roman Isaac, MD
Residency: Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship: Beth Israel Hand Surgery Center, New York, NY

Amish Naik, MD
Residency: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship: NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY

Tobenna Okezie, MD
Residency: St. Luke’s/Roosevelt, New York, NY
Fellowship: USC Joseph Boyes, Los Angeles, CA

David Ratliff, MD
Residency: Albert Einstein University, New York, NY
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg, PA

Ryan Dowling, MD
Residency: Mount Sinai – St. Luke’s, New York, NY
Fellowship: Southwest Orthopaedic Group, Baylor, Houston, TX

Jason Schneidkraut, MD
Residency: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey at Robert Wood Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ
Fellowship: Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA

John Callaghan, MD
Residency: Seton Hall-St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Fellowship: Parkland Memorial Hospital – Dallas, TX

Craig Wright, MD
Residency: Seton Hall-St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Fellowship: University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Garrick Cox, MD
Residency: Seton Hall-St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Fellowship: Baltimore Shock Trauma

Aiman Rifai, DO
Associate Program Directory
Residency: John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Fellowship: John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

William Materese, MD
Residency: Seton Hall-St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Fellowship: Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY

Mark Pizzurro, MD
Residency: Seton Hall-St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

Neil Kaushal, MD
Residency: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Fellowship: Scottish Rite, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

Alice Chu, MD
Residency: Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
Fellowship: NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY

Flo Edobor-Osula, MD
Residency: North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, New Hyde Park, NY
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

Douglas Avella, MD
Residency: Seton Hall-St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Fellowship: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Ellen Dean-Davis, MD
Residency: Seton Hall-St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Fellowship: Alfred Dupont Children’s Hospital, Wilmington, DE

Avrum Joffe, MD
Residency: St. Luke’s/Roosevelt, New York, NY
Fellowship: Rady Children’s Hospital of San Diego, San Diego, CA

David Epstein, MD
Residency: New York University, New York, NY
Fellowship (Foot & Ankle): Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Fellowship (Sports Medicine): Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY

Michael Goldberger, MD
Residency: Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Andrew Brief, MD
Residency: New York University, New York, NY
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

James Wittig, MD
Residency: Columbia University, New York, NY
Fellowship: Washington Cancer Institute, Washington, DC