Who leads 2025’s top orthopedic residency programs

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The top four orthopedic residency programs from Doximity’s 2025-2026 Residency Navigator include hospitals in the Northeast and Midwest.

Here’s who leads those programs:

1. Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical Center (New York City)

Orthopedic residency program director: Duretti Fufa, MD

2. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester, Minn.)

Orthopedic residency program director: Jonathan Barlow, MD

3. NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Orthopedic Hospital (New York City)

Orthopedic residency program director: Eric Strauss, MD

4. Washington University (St. Louis)

Orthopedic residency program director: Alexander Aleem, MD 

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