FACULTY

Irfan Ahmed, MD
Program Director
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics

Dr. Ahmed is an orthopaedic hand surgeon at Rutgers North Jersey Orthopaedic Institute (NJOI) and is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) specializing in hand, upper extremity and microvascular surgery who specializes in the treatment of the acutely injured arm and hand (fractures, tendon, and nerve injuries).  Dr. Ahmed completed a fellowship in hand surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center through Harvard Medical School. He completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery--as well as a general surgery internship--at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.

He performs arthroscopic procedures for the wrist shoulder, and elbow as well as surgery for arthritis, nerve compression, and congenital deformities.   Dr. Ahmed also specializes in reconstructive surgeries of the upper extremity and is fellowship-trained in the latest state-of-the-art microsurgical techniques.

Dr. Ahmed's professional affiliations include the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, the American Society for the Surgery of the Hand, and the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. He has also given back to the international community, providing orthopaedic hand surgery services to Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO), as well as volunteer work as a clinical instructor at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda.

Michael Vosbikian, MD 
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics

Dr. Vosbikian is an Orthopaedic surgeon at Rutgers North Jersey Orthopaedic Institute (NJOI) and is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) specializing in hand, upper extremity and microvascular surgery.

Dr. Vosbikian is also the Program Director for the residency and the Director of the core Orthopaedic curriculum for Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Vosbikian holds positions as an attending physician at University Hospital in Newark, NJ, and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.
Dr. Vosbikian is currently a member of the following professional societies:
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Society for Surgery of the Hand American Association for Hand Surgery
AO North America
He is also the recipient of several awards, including:
Everett J. Gordon Award for Clinical Achievement; Philip Syng Physick Research Award (2015); Philip Syng Physick Research Award for (2013); Mark D. Chilton Award for Compassion through Care; Jerome M. Cotler and Phillip J. Marrone Leadership Award

Ashley Ignatiuk, MD
Assistant Professor, MSC, FRCSCs

Originally, from Canada, Dr. Ignatiuk completed 2 years of Orthopaedic Surgery residency training in London, Ontario, and 4 years of Plastic Surgery residency training in Ottawa, Ontario before completing a hand and microvascular surgery fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, Texas and a fellowship in Pediatric Hand Surgery at Texas Scottish Rites in Dallas, Texas.

After practicing at the University of Colorado, Denver for almost 3 years, I joined the Division of Plastic Surgery as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery.  Dr. Ignatiuk has a special interest in brachial plexus and peripheral nerve surgery including targeted muscle re-innervation and the use of regenerative peripheral nerve interphases to allow patients to utilize sophisticated bio-prosthetics and decrease phantom limb and neuroma pain. I am also interested in limb salvage surgery with microvascular techniques including flaps and replantation. 

He is a strong advocate of wide-awake hand surgery, which can provide improved patient outcomes with decreased cost and improved patient satisfaction.  This includes trigger fingers, carpal tunnel release, tendon repairs, tenolysis, and even tendon transfers.  Another area of interest is vascular conditions of the hand including hypothenar hammer syndrome and Raynaud’s syndrome. 

Dr. Ignatiuk is excited to be a part of the Rutgers Hand Surgery fellowship and truly believes that a combined plastic surgery and orthopedic surgery fellowship is the best way to teach the hand surgeons of the future.

ADJUNCT FACULTY:

Orthopaedic Faculty:
Joseph Benevenia, MD, Chairman, Musculoskeletal Oncology
Kathleen Beebe, MD, Musculoskeletal Oncology
Alice Chu, MD, Pediatrics
Balazs Galdi, MD, Joints Sports
Neil Kaushal, MD, Pediatrics
Folorunsho Edobor-Osula, MD, Pediatrics

Plastic Surgery Faculty:
Edward Lee, MD

Outside Faculty:
Harrison Surgical Center
Virak Tan, MD, Hand

PA:
Walter Bratchenko, PA

Secretaries:
Helen Vallejo
Santasha Williams