PGY-4
Geoffrey Scott Keenan, MDChief Resident
Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health SciencesUndergraduate: University of Virginia
Professional interests: Sports, outpatient MSK
Hobbies: Running, mountain biking
Quote: "I came to UVA for several reasons. I like sports and musculoskeletal medicine and wanted to be able to work with Dr. Wilder, who is very respected within the sports medicine field. Not only are there opportunities to work with him, but there are opportunities outside the clinic, like covering the UVA training room and local high school football games. I also was very interested in gait, and gait research. Dr. Kerrigan is the one of the most well known gait researchers around. The gait lab is a fancy one and there are only a few like it around. These attractions were not just pipe dreams. It was very easy for me to get involved with both of these things. I was lead author and second author on two big research projects that recently came out of the lab. I got to work closely with Dr. Wilder, and he is opening up doors for me for when I graduate. Finally, having lived here as an undergrad I was very familiar with all of the awesome recreational and cultural opportunities that this place has to offer. I don't want to leave!"
Jordanna Perlman, DO, MS Chief Resident
Medical School: Western University for Medical School in Pomona, CAUndergraduate: UC San Diego
Professional interests: Sports medicine, msk, a little pain
Hobbies: Mountain biking, sports, laughing, traveling
Quote: "UVa seemed like a perfect place to learn great musculoskeletal and sports medicine and have enough time to do my own sports."
John Clavet, MD
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolUndergraduate: Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Professional interests: Interventional pain/sports/general msk
Hobbies: Recreational basketball, running
Quote: "I came to UVA because of the program emphasis on musculoskeletal medicine."
Carly Kreps, MD
Medical School: University of VirginiaUndergraduate: Miami University
Professional interests: Sports Medicine
Hobbies: Soccer, softball, running
Quote: "Doing my residency at UVA has been a great experience. My co-residents are fun to work with and we have the flexibility to pursue our interests. Personally, I have really enjoyed the limitless exposure to sports medicine."
PGY-3
Warren Kirby, MD
Undergraduate: The College of William and Mary
Professional interests: Pain management, MSK
Hobbies: Running, music, hiking, camping, tennis
Quote: "The smaller program and overall quality of life available in Charlottesville made UVA my number one choice."
Sara Myers, MD
Professional interests: Sports and outpatient MSK
Hobbies: Running, softball, hiking/backpacking, cooking, reading, traveling, piano
Quote: "Medium size program with stellar outpatient MSK training in a fabulous city with lots of charm, outdoor activities, great music and restaurants."
Kasey Hill, MD
Medical School: LSU-New Orleans Undergraduate: LSU
Professional interests: MSK
Hobbies: Outdoor acitivities such as hiking, camping, canoeing
Quote: "I enjoy Charlottesville because of the wealth of outdoor activities available."
Emily Darr, MD
Medical School: Medical University of South CarolinaUndergraduate: College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Professional interests: MSK, Sports
Hobbies: Beach volleyball, jogging, hiking, gardening
Quote: "I came to UVA because of my interests in sports medicine and the proximity to the beach."
PGY-2
C. Joel Hess, MD
Medical School: University of WisconinUndergraduate: University of Wyoming
Professional interests: Sports, Interventional Pain
Hobbies: Running, hanging out with my wife, playing with my dogs
Quote: "My interest in sports medicine brought me to UVA. The UVA Runners Clinic, gait lab, and annual running medicine conference were particular selling points. I know of no other program where you can fit a paraplegic patient for a wheelchair one day and the following day bike-fit a triathlete. The UVA program has expanded the definition of return-of-function to include maximizing elite athletic performance."
Daniel C. Herman, MD, PhD
Graduate School: University of North Carolina, Biomedical Engineering
Undergraduate: University of California at Davis
Professional interests: Sports medicine; sports medicine research, particularly neuromuscular ACL injury risk factors and injury prevention strategies; academic medicine, administration, teaching, and leadership
Hobbies: Playing/watching sports, playing poker, keeping up on politics, cooking, playing with my son Mack (3 yrs) and daughter Julia (1 year), and hanging out with my wife Lori.
Quote: "The UVA PM&R Department is a great fit for my interests in sports medicine, research, and academic leadership. The program features great sports medicine experiences while maintaining solid training in procedures and more traditional aspects. I have access to several research facilities such as the Gait Lab, Sports Medicine Laboratory, and General Clinical Research Center, and have been able to develop collaborative relationships with faculty members across several departments. The department leadership also encourages my efforts to be active at the University and in organizations such as the Association for Academic Physiatry. My fellow residents all support each other, and from a lifestyle standpoint it is tough to beat Charlottesville's atmosphere, active population, and scenery."
Sarah Eby, MD
Undergraduate: Kenyon College
Professional interests: SCI, Stroke, Adaptive Sports and P&O, Animal-assited Therapy
Hobbies: Spending time with my dogs, Jack and Lily, and my cat Chauncey; trying to run the hills of Charlottesville; watching Netflix movies; riding my bike to work and around the city; trying to learn more than 7 chords on the guitar.
Quote: "I have wanted to come back to Charlottesville since I attended the UVA Young Writer's Workshop at age 14. The area is beautiful, the people are friendly, there are a ton of activities and good restaurants considering it's a "small town." The fact that the PM&R program was so strong made it an easy decision to rank UVA first. With a smaller program you get more personal attention, opportunities for research, and experience with procedures and EMGs. The faculty and residents are dedicated, driven but down to earth, and passionate."
Eric Buchner, MD
Undergraduate: University of Maryland, College Park
Professional interests: Pain, Sports, SCI, Neuro Rehab
Hobbies: Playing Music, Maryland basketball, soccer
Quote: "I really liked the faculty at UVA. Everyone was really laid back and interested in the best training for the residents. Charlottesville and the surrounding areas (especially UVA) are really beautiful with a nice lifestyle and good cost of living. Everything you need is within a 3 mile a radius...and you can't beat home call!"
PGY-1
Drahmane Kaba, MD
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityUndergraduate: SUNY Binghamton University
Hobbies: Basketball, travel, soccer
Professional interests: Pain, Sports, ACL research, SCI, TBI, outpt MSK, peds
Quote: "I came to UVA because of my interest in sports, loved the people I interacted with, the facilities, and the city."
Jonathan Salahshour, MD
Medical School: University of North Carolina - Chapel HillUndergraduate School: University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Professional Interests: Sports medicine has a firm grasp of my attention; however, at this stage of my training I like to keep my interests broad and open.
Hobbies: I am passionate about nutrition, fitness, lists of threes, and non sequiturs.
Quote: "The abundant diversity and opportunities offered by Charlottesville and UVA has fostered a great environment to live, learn, and practice medicine; further, it has maintained an amenable atmosphere for continued distinction of UVA's PM&R department and residency program."