“Cedars has a great mix of academic, research, and operative exposure that makes the program very well rounded. Everyone in the residency gets along great and it feels like a big family, which is very welcoming. The hospital is beautiful and all of the hospital staff are incredibly helpful, which in turn makes our residency experience that much better.”

— Zach Rockov, PGY5

“Our program offers a tight-knit and very supportive culture. Faculty genuinely care about residents and promote excellence in both orthopedic training and in developing compassionate and competent physicians. We take pride in working and learning as a team, which contributes to a productive and fun environment.”

— Lee Haruno, class of 2023 graduate

“Cedars is an orthopedic department and residency with unlimited potential. Residents get to work with world-class faculty in all fields of orthopedics with great autonomy. The hospital runs incredibly efficiently as a private hospital but also has all the academic resources I need to achieve my academic goals.”

— Derek Ju, class of 2020 graduate

Michael Eng, MD

Hometown: Huntington Beach, California

Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego

Medical school: Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Fellowship: Spine Surgery - University of Southern California

Lee Haruno, MD

Hometown: Mililani, Hawaii

Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame

Medical school: Baylor College of Medicine

Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery - The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Ian Schroeder, MD, CPT. US Army

Hometown: Santa Barbara, California

Undergraduate: University of California, Santa Barbara

Medical school: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hérbert School of Medicine

Serving in Army as a General Orthopaedist at Landstuhl, Germany until 2026

Johnny Wang, MD

Hometown: Hefei, Anhui Province, China

Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Fellowship: Trauma - Allegheny Hospital

Landon Polakof, MD (left)

Fellowship: Arthroplasty - Stanford Medicine

Job: Academic-Kerlan Jobe/Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Stephen Stephan, MD

Fellowship: Spine Surgery - Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Job: Private/Academic Scripps Medical Group, La Jolla, CA

Michael Sun, MD

Fellowship: Hand - Tufts Medical Center

Job: Private practice, California Orthopaedic Institute, Mission Valley, CA

Ali Noorzad, MD

Fellowship: Sports - Steadman Philippon Research Institute

2nd Fellowship: Hip Preservation - Steadman Philippon Research Institute

Christopher Johnson, MD

Fellowship: Spine Surgery - Stanford Medicine

Job: Colorado Spine Partners, Denver, CO

Phillip Behrens, MD (left)

Fellowship: Spine Surgery - Washington University in St. Louis

Job: Private practice, Masson Spine Institute, Orlando, FL

Tonya An, MD, MA

Fellowship: Foot and Ankle - Hospital for Special Surgery

Job: Academic faculty, Redwood City, CA Stanford Health Care

Samuel Stephenson, MD, PhD

Fellowship: Trauma - University of California San Diego

Job: Private practice, Medical City Plano & Dallas, Texas

Derek Ju, MD (left)

Fellowship: Spine Surgery - Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Job: Private practice, Long Island, NY

John Garlich, MD, MHDS

Fellowship: Trauma - University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Job: Academic faculty, Cedars-Sinai

Naudereh Noori, MD

Fellowship: Foot and Ankle - Medstar Union Memorial Hospital

Job: Academic faculty, University of California, Irvine

Dheeraj “Raj” Yalamanchili, MD

Fellowship: Sports - Kerlan-Jobe Institute

Job: Academic faculty, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA

Eytan Debbi, MD, PhD

Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction - Hospital for Special Surgery

Job: Academic faculty, Hospital for Special Surgery

John Garlich, MD, MHDS (left)

research resident 2018-19, see graduating class of 2020

Max Michalski, MD

Fellowship: Foot and Ankle - Harvard / Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Job: Academic faculty, Cedars-Sinai

Erin Haggerty, MD

Fellowship: Sports - Brown University, Foot and Ankle

Fellowship 2: Foot and Ankle- UC Davis / Reno Orthopaedic Clinic

Job: Private practice, Santa Barbara, CA

Zach Napier, MD

Fellowship: Spine Surgery- Harvard / Massachusetts General Hospital

Job: Private practice, Roseville, CA

Sean Rajaee, MD (left)

Fellowship: Arthroplasty - Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Job: Academic faculty, Cedars-Sinai

Danielle Thomas, MD

Fellowship: Foot and Ankle - Baylor University Medical Center

Job: Private practice, Santa Barbara, CA

Ron Roiz, MD

Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery - Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego

Job: Academic faculty, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA

Alisa Alayan, MD

Fellowship: Spine Surgery, 2nd minimally invasive fellowship- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Job: Private practice, Los Angeles, CA

Matt Zapf, MD (left)

Fellowship: Sports - Taos Orthopaedic Institute

Job: Private practice, Palm Springs, CA

Sanjum Samagh, MD

Fellowship: Sports - Northwestern University

Job: Private practice, San Diego, CA

Josh Campbell, MD

Fellowship: Arthroplasty - University of Minnesota

Job: Academic faculty, George Washington University, Washington DC.

Neil Bhamb, MD, MBA

Fellowship: Spine Surgery - University of California, San Francisco

Job: Private practice, Milwaukee, WI and Chicago, IL