Meet Our Faculty and Mentors
Driven by the joint passion for research and mentorship, beginning in 2021, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery formalized a Medical Student Summer Research Program to help train the next generation of physicians and physician-scientists.
PAST MENTORS
| Eric Bowman, MD Assistant Professor, Division of Sports Medicine |
| Lance LeClere, MD, USNR Associate Professor, Division of Sports Medicine Associate Fellowship Director, Sports Medicine Surgical Fellowship Assistant Team Physician, Nashville Predators |
| Nathaniel Lempert, MD Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics |
| Craig Louer, MD Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics |
| Ryan Martin, MD Associate Professor, Division of Adult Reconstruction |
| Nicholas Strasser, MD Assistant Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Dan Stinner, MD Associate Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Trauma |
| Stephanie Moore-Lotridge, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Vanderbilt Translational Orthopaedics) |
| Amir Abtahi, MD Assistant Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Spine Co-Director, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Fellowship |
| Phil Mitchell, MD Assistant Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Trauma Director of Medical Student Education, Orthopaedic Surgery Residenency Program |
| Jon Schoenecker, MD Jeffrey W. Mast Chair in Orthopaedics Trauma and Hip Surgery Professor, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics Director, Innovation and Education Office of the Surgeon in Chief |
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Rogelio Coronado, PT, PhD | Medical Student Summer Program Director Research Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation VUMC Faculty Profile | Kristin Archer, DPT, PhD | Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Director, Vanderbilt Center for Musculoskeletal Research Research Director, Osher Center for Integrative Health VUMC Faculty Profile | Katherine Smith-De Bock, MPH | Program Manager, Department of Orthopaedics |
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