Meet Our Orthopedic Oncology Fellows

Taha Aksoy, MD (2026-2027 Fellow)
- Medical School: Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (Ankara, Turkey)
- Orthopedic Surgery Residency: Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology (Ankara, Turkey)
- Orthopedic Oncology Fellowship: Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Orthopedic, Sports Medicine & Spine Institute (Miami, FL)
- Pediatric Orthopedic Clinical Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)
Meet Our Alumni

Rajul Gupta, MD (2025-2026 Fellow)
- Current Position: Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, Pediatric Orthopedic Oncology, Dayton Children's Hospital, Dayton, OH
- Medical School: Gandhi Medical College, Barkatullah Univ, Bhopal, India
- Orthopedic Surgery Residency: University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics (Iowa City, Iowa)
- Orthopedic Oncology Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, TN)
- Pediatric Orthopedic Clinical Fellowship: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (Cincinnati, OH)

Michael Russell, MD (2024-2025 Fellow)
- Current Position: Launching limb salvage orthopedic oncology and young adult arthroplasty practice in Malawi
- Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center – School of Medicine (Lubbock, TX)
- Surgery Residency: University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics (Iowa City, IA)
- Orthopedic Oncology Fellowship: UCLA (Los Angeles, CA)

Thomas Utset-Ward, MD, MBA (2023-2024 Fellow)
- Current Position: Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, Pediatric Orthopedic Oncology, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Orthopedic, Sports Medicine & Spine Institute (Miami, FL)
- Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Nashville, TN)
- Orthopedic Surgery Residency: University of Chicago/UChicago Medicine (Chicago, IL)
- Musculoskeletal Residency: The Ohio State University/Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, OH)