Upstate Medical university

department of orthopedics

Faculty and Staff

Department Chair: Stephen Albanese, M.D.

Clinical Faculty

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Patrick Scerpella, M.D.

General Orthopedics

Thomas Smallman, M.D.

Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Brian Harley, M.D., FRCSC
Jon Loftus, M.D.
John Mosher, M.D.
Kevin Setter, M.D.

Joint Reconstructive Surgery

Timothy Damron, M.D.

Orthopedic Oncology

Timothy Damron, M.D.

Pediatric Orthopedics

Stephen Albanese, M.D.
Danielle Katz, M.D.
Kathryn Palomino, M.D.

Spine Surgery

William Lavelle, MD
Mike Sun, M.D.
Richard Tallarico, M.D.
Hansen Yuan, M.D.

Sports Medicine

John Cannizzaro, M.D.
Tamara Scerpella, M.D.
Matthew Scuderi, M.D.

Trauma

R Bruce Simpson Jr, M.D., FACS, CDR MC USN (ret )

Research Faculty

Kenneth Mann, PhD
Nathaniel Ordway, MS
Amos Race, PhD
Walter Short, MD
Joseph Spadaro, PhD
Frederick Werner

Professor Emeritus

David Murray, MD
Andrew Palmer, MD
Hansen Yuan, MD

Part Time Clinical Faculty

Robert C. Lockwood, MD

Current Residents and Fellows

Current Residents and Fellows

Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

Matthew Burnett, RPA
Ann Sloan, NP
Catherine Tomaiuoli, NP
Mattie VanGlynn, RNNP
Carmelita Woods, NP