AALOS-American Association of Latino Orthopaedic Surgeons

AALOS-American Association of Latino Orthopaedic Surgeons American Association of Latino Orthopaedic Surgeons: Orthopaedic Surgeons Serving the Latino Community

Join us for our Post-Match Panel featuring newly matched orthopaedic surgery residents 🦴We’re honored to have our modera...
04/21/2026

Join us for our Post-Match Panel featuring newly matched orthopaedic surgery residents 🦴

We’re honored to have our moderator, Nicole M. Montero Lopez, MD, FAAOS, Director of Orthopedic Hand Surgery (Northern Region) at RWJBarnabas Health Orthopedics and Program Director at Rutgers JCMC Orthopedic Surgery Residency, guiding the discussion alongside our 6 newly matched students.

đź“… Monday, April 28
⏰ 7:00 PM EST
đź“Ť Zoom: https://msu.zoom.us/j/91975342484?pwd=7KUzqJpPC14PtSmo4WDvhokeEhyVFt.1

Panelists:
• Ricky Tijerina, MD: McGovern School of Medicine at UT Houston → UT San Antonio
• Aghdas Movassaghi, MD: Michigan State University → University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• Daniel Herrera, MD: Medical College of Georgia → Northwestern University
• Patricia Rodarte, MD: Brown University → Texas Tech
• JD Suarez, DO: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine → Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Jorge Garavito, MD: matched at USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

Come hear their journeys, advice, and insights on matching into orthopaedics ✨🦾

AALOS SCHOLAR MATCH 2026We are beyond proud of our AALOS Scholars who matched into Orthopaedic Surgery this year. Each o...
03/26/2026

AALOS SCHOLAR MATCH 2026

We are beyond proud of our AALOS Scholars who matched into Orthopaedic Surgery this year. Each of you represents perseverance, excellence, and a commitment to pushing the field forward.

Keep breaking barriers and representing our community! Congratulations to our future AALOS orthopaedic surgeons!

From Nogales, a rural border town in southern Arizona to an Ivy League medical education at Brown, to orthopedic surgery...
03/26/2026

From Nogales, a rural border town in southern Arizona to an Ivy League medical education at Brown, to orthopedic surgery residency at USF training under leaders in the field such as Dr. Frankle and Dr. Sanders. I certainly could not have achieved this without the unconditional love and support from God, family, friends, and mentors.

Special thank you to Dr. Ronald Navarro, Dr. Rafael Buerba and all of AALOS for believing in me and taking me under their wing. I can’t wait to pay it forward and become a Hand & Upper Extremity surgeon serving predominantly Hispanic community, caring for patients like those who raised me, and also a future leader in academic orthopaedics.

I was born and raised in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷. Growing up, I often felt frustrated that I didn’t speak English well. In colleg...
03/26/2026

I was born and raised in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷. Growing up, I often felt frustrated that I didn’t speak English well. In college, many people told me that pursuing medicine in the mainland United States was nearly impossible. But with God’s blessing, I was given the opportunity to study at Mount Sinai in New York City.

In medical school, I heard again and again that matching into orthopedics was extremely difficult—especially without a research year and as a Latino.

Today, I matched into my #1 choice in orthopedics.

I couldn’t have done it without the support of my family, my girlfriend, AALOS, my mentors, and everyone who believed in me—even when I doubted myself.

So never let anyone tell you, as a Latino, that you can’t achieve something or that you have limits.
SĂ­ se puede! No te me quites!

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