Our Physicians


Walter N. Rabhan, M.D.
Dr. Rabhan attended medical school at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. He completed a Medical / Surgical internship at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York, a General Surgery residency at Columbia University in New York, followed by an Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Washington University in St. Louis. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and a fellow of the North American Spine Society, American Medical Association and the Eastern Orthopaedic Society. His special interests include diseases and surgery of the spine.

John F. Meyers, M.D.
Dr. Meyers attended medical school at the Ohio State University in Columbus. He completed a General Surgery internship and an Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Washington University in St. Louis. He is a member of the International Arthroscopy Association, past president of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. Additionally, he served as the head physician for the XVII Winter Olympic Games held in Lilihammer, Norway in 1994. His special interests include arthroscopic surgery, sports medicine and surgery of the knee, shoulder and elbow. More Information

Fred J. McGlynn, M.D
Dr. McGlynn attended medical school at the University of Virginia in Charlotesville. He completed an Orthopaedic Surgery residency and a fellowship in Adult Reconstructive and Children's Orthopaedics at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Association for Arthritic Hip and Knee Surgery. His special interests include total joint replacement and hip, knee and shoulder problems.

J. Michael Simpson, M.D.
Dr. Simpson attended medical school at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo. He completed a general surgery internship and orthopaedic residency at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo, followed by a Spine Fellowship in orthopaedic and neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is a member of the North American Spine Society (NASS) and Medical Society of Virginia and Richmond Academy of Medicine. His practice is limited to cervical, thoracic and lumbar spinal disorders.

William R. Beach, M.D.
Dr. Beach attended medical school at Ohio State University in Columbus. He completed an Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Washington University in St. Louis. This was followed by a Sports Medicine / Arthroscopy fellowship at Orthopaedic Research of Virginia in Richmond. He is a fellow for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Board certified, and a member of the Arthroscopy Association of America and the Sports Medicine Society. His interests include arthroscopic surgery of the upper and lower extremity and sports medicine. More Information

Chester H. Sharps, M.D.
Dr. Sharps attended medical school at Hahnemann Medical School in Philadelphia. He completed a General Surgery internship and an Orthopaedic residency at Hahnemann followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedics at the Alfred I. DuPont Institute in Wilmington. He is a member of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, American Medical Association and the Medical Society of Virginia. His special interests include pediatric orthopaedics and adult scoliosis.

Shannon M. Wolfe, M.D.
Dr. Wolfe attended medical school at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and completed his Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Summa Health System in Akron, Ohio. He subsequently completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy at Orthopaedic Research of Virginia in Richmond. Before joining Tuckahoe Orthopaedics, Dr. Wolfe practiced in Ohio, where he served as team physician for the University of Akron. Dr. Wolfe is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and is an active member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. He specializes in knee and shoulder reconstructive surgery. More Information

John E. Blank, M.D.
Dr. Blank attended medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his internship and Orthopaedic Surgery residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He subsequently completed a fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Before joining Tuckahoe Orthopaedics, Dr. Blank was in practice at the Trauma Center, Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center in Camden, New Jersey. Dr. Blank is Board Certified with the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons and also holds the Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. He specializes in surgery of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, including arthroscopy and microsurgery.

Jed S. Vanichkachorn, M.D.
Dr. Vanichkachorn attended medical school at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. He completed his internship in General Surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital and his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This was followed by a fellowship in Spine Surgery at the Spine and Scoliosis Center in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Vanichkachorn is a candidate member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a member of the Virginia Orthopaedic Society, Eastern Orthopaedic Association, American Medical Association and the North American Spine Society. He specializes in the treatment of disorders of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. More Information

H. Robert Tuten, M.D.
Dr. Tuten attended medical school at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, where he also completed his General Surgery Internship and Orthopaedic Surgery Residency. Following this, he completed a fellowship program in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at the A. I. duPont Institute Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware. Before joining Tuckahoe Orthopaedics, Dr. Tuten practiced in Tifton, Georgia. He is board certified by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Medical Association, and the Virginia Orthopaedic Society. He specializes in pediatric orthopaedic surgery.

Matthew A. Dobzyniak, M.D.
Dr. Dobzyniak is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he also received his medical degree. He completed his internship in General Surgery and residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. He furthered his training through a fellowship in Adult Reconstructive Surgery at Charlotte Orthopedic Specialists in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before joining Tuckahoe Orthopaedics, Dr. Dobzyniak practiced in Troy, Michigan. He is board certified with the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Dobzyniak specializes in adult reconstructive surgery of the hip and knee.

Paul E. Caldwell, M.D.
Paul E. Caldwell, M.D. is a graduate of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he received his BS in Biomechanics and Sports Medicine. He received his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia where he also completed his internship in General Surgery and residency in Orthopaedic Surgery. He furthered his training through a fellowship in Sports Medicine at the Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center. Dr. Caldwell specializes in sports medicine and arthroscopic orthopaedic surgery. More Information

 

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