Congratulations Howard University Department of Orthopaedics!

Howard University Chief Residents from left to right: Dammy Kolade, MD; Ayah Muhamed, MD; Andrew Boone, MD; Gerard Williams, MD.

The Howard University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery celebrated the graduation of its Chief Residents on June 5, 2024. They matched at the following Fellowship Programs:

Andrew Boone, MD – Columbia University Hand Fellowship

Dammy Kolade, MD – Stanford University Sports Fellowship

Ayah Muhamed, MD – University of Virginia Hand Fellowship

Gerard Williams, MD – Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles Pediatric Fellowship

Chief Residents pictured with Howard University Program Director: Gerard Williams, MD; Dammy Kolade, MD; Andrew Boone, MD; Ayah Muhamed, MD; Basilia Nowankwu, MD, Program Director.

The graduation celebration was combined with a retirement celebration for Dr. Terry Thompson, former Chair of Orthopaedics at Howard University Department of Orthopaedics. Dr. Thompson, a member of the Board of Directors of the J. Robert Gladden Society, and has had an illustrious career serving as the Vice President of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vice Chair of the Residency Review Committee for Orthopaedic Surgery of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and Orthopaedic Section Chair for the National Medical Association.

Howard University Orthopaedic residents and program leadership celebrating the graduation of the Chiefs and the retirement of Dr. Terry Thompson.

The Gladden Society congratulates the Howard University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery graduating Chief Residents and Dr. Terry Thompson on a distinguished career in Orthopaedic Surgery.

Congratulations!!!