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Fellowship Class of 2003-2004
Every year six fellows who have completed their orthopaedic residencies come to Vail to expand their
surgical and research skills for twelve months. Their focus is on the causes, treatment and prevention
of osteoarthritis as well as the treatment and prevention of injuries.
 Timothy S. Bollom, M.D.
Dr. Bollom graduated summa cum laude from the University of Saint Thomas (St. Paul, MN) with a degree in
biology and then studied medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School, where he was named to
the Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Medical Society. He completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery
at the University of Florida at Gainesville. Dr. Bollom has been published in The American Journal of
Sports Medicine, has authored several book chapters, and has received an award for outstanding
resident/student research paper presentation.
An All-American track and cross-country runner, Dr. Bollom brings a well-rounded interest in many sports
to his fellowship year in Vail.
 Andrew L. Chen, M.D.
Dr. Chen earned an undergraduate degree in biology and a Master of Science degree in Materials Science
and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, and he continued on to study medicine at Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine. He completed his residency in orthopaedics at New York University – Hospital for
Joint Diseases, where he also completed a research fellowship at the Musculoskeletal Research Center.
Dr. Chen has received numerous awards for his work in basic science and clinical research, and he has
been published in Arthroscopy, Journal of Arthroplasty, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons, and Journal of Trauma.
Dr. Chen will be joined in Vail by his wife Colleen.
 Douglas J. Lowery, M.D..
Dr. Lowery graduated from DePauw University with a degree in biology and then pursued a masters program
of study in physiology and biophysics at Indiana University. He continued on at Indiana University to
earn his medical degree and was named to the Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Medical Society. Dr.
Lowery performed his orthopaedic residency at the Summa Health System in Akron, Ohio.
An accomplished collegiate football player with a stint in the pros, Dr. Lowery comes to Vail with his
wife Lori and son Maxwell.
 Charles B. May, Jr., M.D.
Dr. May attended the University of Georgia at Athens as an undergraduate student of zoology. He then
graduated cum laude from Emory University School of Medicine and completed his residency in orthopaedic
surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. During medical school and residency,
Dr. May was published in Foot and Ankle International and Biomechanics and was involved in researching
supracondylar femoral osteotomies for lateral compartment degenerative arthritis.
Dr. May, who counts fly-fishing, skiing, hunting and camping among his hobbies, will certainly enjoy
Vail with his wife Lowery and daughter Cappie.
 Arun J. Ramappa, M.D.
Dr. Ramappa graduated magna cum laude with a degree in chemistry from Harvard College. He studied
articular cartilage regeneration and autologous chondrocyte transplantation as a research fellow
during his studies at Harvard Medical School. He subsequently entered the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic
Residency Program and continued his participation in basic science and clinical research projects,
along with developing software to aid in reconstructive knee surgery. Dr. Ramappa has presented at
various conferences and has been published in such journals as Biomaterials and the Journal of Bone and
Joint Surgery.
Returning from a research project in Zurich, Dr. Ramappa is eager to get back into a clinical mode
during his fellowship in Vail.
 Michael A. Terry, M.D.
Dr. Terry studied mechanical engineering as an undergraduate at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. Upon graduating from the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine, he
received the awards for outstanding performance in general surgery and in clinical medicine and was
named to the Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Medical Society. Dr. Terry completed his residency
program at Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC where his research projects included studying
thromboembolic disease, diagnostic shoulder arthroscopy, and an augmented rotator cuff repair model in
sheep.
Dr. Terry will be joined by his wife Lynne and son William.
 Robert S. Sedaros, M.D.
(Six-month Fellowship, August-January)
Dr. Sedaros graduated cum laude from the University of Florida with a degree in interdisciplinary basic
medical sciences and continued on to study medicine at University of Florida College of Medicine where
he was an Alpha Omega Alpha nominee. He completed his orthopaedic residency at the University of
Arkansas where he was involved in researching nerve recovery in open versus mini-open carpal tunnel
release.
An accomplished tennis player, Dr. Sedaros comes to Vail with his wife Jennifer and children,
Christina, Amanda and Zak.
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