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Welcome to the Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty

The UNM Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation has been leading the way in quality orthopaedic care for New Mexico for over 40 years. We are committed to achieving excellence in health care provider education and musculoskeletal research as we provide patients with the most advanced general and subspecialty orthopaedic care available.

We are the only Level-1 Trauma Center in New Mexico and train future medical professionals in cutting-edge practices. Our mission is to improve education and awareness of orthopaedic conditions and injury prevention.

We also have a high-quality research program to advance our field. Research activities in the department are geared toward instilling a passion in our trainees for advancing the field. The faculty is also engaged in projects with colleagues in the Civil and Mechanical Engineering departments to advance the orthopaedic technology.

Our faculty currently consists of more than 30 orthopaedic surgeons and physical therapists combined. We have 25 residents and 5 fellows specializing in hand, sports, and trauma.

Meet Our Faculty

Adult Reconstruction

	Samer Kakish, MD Title: Assistant Professor Specialty: Adult Lower Extremity Reconstruction, Orthopaedic Trauma Medical School: Jordan University of Science and Technology Orthopaedic Training: FRCS (Tr and Orth); Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland Higher Education: Masters in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery; University of Warwick, England Fellowship: Lower Extremity Reconstruction; University at Buffalo, NY Fellowship: Orthopaedic Trauma; University of New Mexico, NM
*Image Coming Soon*	John Krumme, MD Title: Assistant Professor Specialty: Adult Reconstructive Surgery Medical School: University of Missouri Residency: University of Missouri Fellowship: Musculoskeletal Oncology, Washington Cancer Institute Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction, Virginia Commonwealth University
	Rick J. Gehlert, MD Title: Professor Specialty: Orthopaedic Trauma, of Adult Reconstructive Surgery Medical School: University of Maryland Residency: Ohio State University Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh
	Christopher Shultz, MD Title: Assistant Professor Specialty: Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Medical School: University of Arizona Residency: University of New Mexico Fellowship: Duke University

Foot & Ankle

Katherine Gavin, MD

Title: Assistant Professor
Specialty: Foot & Ankle
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Residency: University of New Mexico
Fellowship: Foot & Ankle - Rush University

Hand & Upper Extremity

	Camille Aubin-Lemay, MD Title: Assistant Professor Specialty: Hand and Upper Extremity, Plastic Surgery Medical School: University of Sherbrooke Residency: McGill University Fellowship: University of New Mexico
	Deana Mercer, MD Title: Tenured Professor Specialty: Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and Hand Microvascular Surgery Medical School: University of New Mexico Residency: University of New Mexico Fellowship: Shoulder and Elbow; University of Washington Fellowship: Hand; University of New Mexico
	Elizabeth A. Mikola, MD Title: Professor, Division Chief Chief, Hand and Microvascular Surgery Division Specialty: Hand and Microvascular Surgeon Medical School: University of Missouri- Kansas City Residency: University of Texas- Houston Fellowship: University of New Mexico
	Nathan Morrell, MD Title: Associate Professor, Hand Fellowship Director Specialty: Hand, Upper Extremity, & Microvascular Surgery Medical School: Stanford University Residency: University of New Mexico Fellowship: Hand, Upper Extremity, & Microvascular Surgery - Brown University

Musculoskeletal Oncology

David H. Chafey, MD

Title: Professor, Trauma Fellowship Director
Specialty: Musculoskeletal Oncology, and Orthopaedic Trauma
Medical School: Ponce School of Medicine
Residency: Orthopaedics; Baylor College of Medicine
Fellowship: Trauma; Sonoran Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeons
Fellowship: Musculoskeletal Oncology; University of Texas MD Anderson

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John Krumme, MD

Title: Assistant Professor
Specialty: Musculoskeletal Oncology, and Adult Reconstruction
Medical School: University of Missouri
Residency: University of Missouri
Fellowship: Musculoskeletal Oncology, Washington Cancer Institute
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction, Virginia Commonwealth University

Pediatrics

Patrick Bosch, MD

Title: Professor
Specialty: General Pediatrics and Pediatric Spine
Medical School: University of Iowa
Residency: University of Pittsburgh
Fellowship: Texas Scottish Rite - Dallas

Joanne Abby Marasigan, MD

Title: Assistant Professor
Specialty: Pediatric orthopaedics
Medical School: SUNY - Upstate Medical University - Syracuse, NY
Residency: University of Missouri - Kansas City, MO
Fellowship: Children's Hospital at Westmead - South Wales, Australia

Selina Silva, MD

Title: Professor, Residency Program Director, Medical Director Carrie Tingley Hospital
Specialty: Pediatric
Medical School: University of Colorado
Residency: University of New Mexico (UNM)
Fellowship:Pediatric Orthopaedic; University of Michigan

Podiatry

Attlee Benally, DPM

Title: Associate Professor
Specialty: Podiatry
Medical School: California College of Podiatric Medicine
Post Medical School: Jerry Pettis Memorial VA Hospital
Post Medical School: Saint Joseph's Hospital

Eric J. Lew, DPM

Title: Associate Professor, Medical Director CHILE Clinic
Specialty: Podiatry
Medical School: Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine
Residency: Cleveland Clinic - Kaiser Permanente
Fellowship: University of Arizona College of Medicine and the Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA)

Orthopaedic Trauma

	David H. Chafey, MD Title: Professor, Trauma Fellowship Director Specialty: Musculoskeletal Oncology, and Orthopaedic Trauma Medical School: Ponce School of Medicine Residency: Orthopaedics; Baylor College of Medicine Fellowship: Trauma; Sonoran Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeons Fellowship: Musculoskeletal Oncology; University of Texas MD Anderson
	Trevor Crean, DO Title: Assistant Professor Specialty: Orthopaedic Trauma Medical School: Michigan State University Residency: McLaren Health - Michigan State University Fellowship: Trauma; University of New Mexico
	Rick J. Gehlert, MD Title: Professor Specialty: Orthopaedic Trauma and the Division of Adult Reconstructive Surgery Medical School: University of Maryland Residency: Ohio State University Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh
	Samer Kakish, MD Title: Assistant Professor Specialty: Adult Lower Extremity Reconstruction, Orthopaedic Trauma Medical School: Jordan University of Science and Technology Orthopaedic Training: FRCS (Tr and Orth); Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland Higher Education: Masters in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery; University of Warwick, England Fellowship: Lower Extremity Reconstruction; University at Buffalo, NY
	Gordon Lee, MD Title: Assistant Professor Specialty: Orthopaedic Trauma Medical School: Residency: Fellowship: Orthopaedic Trauma, University of New Mexico
	Urvij Modhia, MBBS, MD Title: Associate Professor Specialty: Orthopaedic Trauma, Adult Orthopaedic Spine Medical School: BJ Medical College Residency: V.S. General Hospital, SMT NHL Municipal Medical College - Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad, India Fellowship: Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, University of California San Francisco Fellowship: Orthopaedic Trauma, University of New Mexico Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedics, Johns Hopkins
Image Coming Soon	Matthew Wharton, MD Title: Assistant Professor Specialty: Orthopaedic Trauma & Adult Reconstruction Medical School: University of Arizona Residency: University of New Mexico Fellowship: University of Kentucky

Spine

	Patrick Bosch, MD Title: Professor Specialty: General Pediatrics and Pediatric Orthopaedic Spine Medical School: University of Iowa Residency: University of Pittsburgh Fellowship: Texas Scottish Rite - Dallas
	Umesh Metkar, MD Title: Associate Professor Specialty: Adult Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Medical School: NDMVPS’s Medical College, Nashik, India Residency: King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India Fellowship: Spine Surgery Research Fellowship Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopedics Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA Fellowship: Harvard Combined Orthopedic Spine Surgery fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA Fellowship: Spine surgery fellowship at SUNY Upstate Medical Center , Syracuse, NY
	Urvij Modhia, MBBS, MD Title: Associate Professor Specialty: Orthopaedic Trauma & Adult Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Medical School: BJ Medical College Residency: V.S. General Hospital, SMT NHL Municipal Medical College - Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad, India Fellowship: Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, University of California San Francisco Fellowship: Orthopaedic Trauma, University of New Mexico Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedics, Johns Hopkins
	Andrew J. Paterson, MD Title: Associate Professor, Division Chief Specialty: Adult Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Medical School: University of Louisville Residency: University of New Mexico Fellowship: Panorama Orthopedics and Spine Center in Golden, Colorado

Sports Medicine

	Rebecca Dutton, MD Title: Associate Professor, PM&R Program Director, PM&R Residency Program Director Specialties: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine Medical School: University of California - San Francisco Internship Internal Medicine; Kaiser Permanente Residency: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Stanford University Fellowship: Sports Medicine; Stanford University
	Dustin L. Richter, MD Title: Associate Professor, Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, Director of Orthopaedic Research Specialty: Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Medical School: University of New Mexico Residency: University of New Mexico Fellowship: Sports Medicine - University of Virginia
	Christopher Shultz, MD Title: Assistant Professor, Associate Residency Program Director Specialty: Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Medical School: University of Arizona Residency: University of New Mexico Fellowship: Duke University
	Gehron Treme, MD Title: Professor & Chair Specialty: Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Medical School: Louisiana State University Residency: University of New Mexico Fellowship: University of Virginia
	Andrew J. Veitch, MD Title: Professor, Associate Vice Chair Specialty: Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Head Team Physician: UNM Lobos Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine Residency: University of New Mexico School of Medicine Fellowship: University of California at Los Angeles

Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

Academic Office

1 University of New Mexico

MSC10 5600

Albuquerque, NM 87131

Phone: (505) 272-4107

Fax: (505) 272-8098

Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty

Meet Our Faculty

Samer Kakish, MD

John Krumme, MD

Rick J. Gehlert, MD

Christopher Shultz, MD

Katherine Gavin, MD

Camille Aubin-Lemay, MD

Deana Mercer, MD

Elizabeth A. Mikola, MD

Nathan Morrell, MD

David H. Chafey, MD

John Krumme, MD

Patrick Bosch, MD

Joanne Abby Marasigan, MD

Selina Silva, MD

Attlee Benally, DPM

Eric J. Lew, DPM

David H. Chafey, MD

Trevor Crean, DO

Rick J. Gehlert, MD

Samer Kakish, MD

Gordon Lee, MD

Urvij Modhia, MBBS, MD

Matthew Wharton, MD

Patrick Bosch, MD

Umesh Metkar, MD

Urvij Modhia, MBBS, MD

Andrew J. Paterson, MD

Rebecca Dutton, MD

Dustin L. Richter, MD

Christopher Shultz, MD

Gehron Treme, MD

Andrew J. Veitch, MD

Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation