AHS Orthopedic Surgeons

James Guido DiStefano, MD
Chairman, Department of Orthopedics
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
Medical School: Upstate Medical University
Residency: San Francisco Orthopedic Residency Program
Fellowship in Sports Medicine: Brigham and Women’s/Harvard Medical School

Nicholas Pirnia, MD
Vice-Chairman, Department of Orthopedics
Undergraduate: Wright State University
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency: San Francisco Orthopedic Residency Program
Fellowship in Spine Surgery: UC Davis Medical Center

Daemeon Nicolaou, MD
Director of Orthopedic Trauma
Undergraduate: UCLA
Medical School: University of Michigan College of Medicine
Residency: UC Davis Medical Center
Fellowship in Orthopedic Trauma: Saint Louis University
AO Trauma Fellowship: University of Saarland

Anil Akoon, MD
Undergraduate: Union College
Medical School: Albany Medical College
MBA: Clarkson Graduate College
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship in Orthopedic Hand Surgery: Cleveland Clinic and MetroHealth

Neilen Benvegnu, MD
Undergraduate: Princeton University
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: LA County/Keck Medical Center USC
Fellowship in Orthopedic Sports Surgery: University of Pittsburg Medical Center

Ivan Eck, DO
Undergraduate: University of Missouri, Columbia
Medical School: Kansas City University
Residency: Midwestern University
Fellowship in Total Joint Arthroplasty: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Bo He, MD
Undergraduate: UC Berkeley
Medical School: UCLA
Residency: San Francisco Orthopedic Residency Program
Fellowship in Orthopedic Trauma: Northern California Trauma Fellowship

Emil Stefan Vutescu, MD
Undergraduate: Columbia University
Medical School: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Residency: Brown University
Fellowship in Orthopedic Trauma: Brown University
Fellowship in Orthopedic Hand Surgery: Stony Brook University

Contracted providers Subspecialty:

• Basil Alwattar, MD Orthopedic Sport
• Lamont Cardon, MD Orthopedic Hand
• Robert Hoffman, MD Orthopedic Hand
• Michael Krosin, MD Orthopedic Trauma
• Divya Singh, MD Orthopedic Hand
• Peter Slabaugh, MD Spine/General Orthopedics
• Steven Zourabian, DO Orthopedic Trauma