The UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is excited to announce those who matched with our fellowship programs for 2025. Residents from across the United States matched with four of our renowned fellowships, including the department’s Spine Fellowship, Trauma Fellowship, Adult Reconstructive and Total Joints Fellowship, and our ACGME-accredited Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship.

 Congratulations to the following:

Adult Reconstructive and Total Joints Fellowship

Brandon Passano, M.D. 
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident
NYU Langone Hospital, Long Island

Ivan Bandovic, D.O. 
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident
Michigan State University, Ascension Macomb-Oakland in Warren, MI

Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship

Matthew Anderson, M.D. 
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident
Prisma Health Greensville, SC

Andrew Allen, M.D. 
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident
University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC

John Ngo, D.O. 
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident
Community Memorial Health, Ventura, California

Spine Fellowship

Bhumit Desai, M.D. 
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident
Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA

Saurabh Rawall, MBBS, M.S. 
Senior Consultant
Department of Spine Surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi

Trauma Fellowship

Manson Hicks, M.D. 
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA

We look forward to these professionals joining us as fellows in 2025!