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Welcome to UPMC-PittOrtho - Match Day 2026

We are so pleased to announce the 2026 Match Results and are excited to have them join our PittOrtho family this summer.

Categorical (5-year track)

Christopher Gonzalez (Mount Sinai)
Kiera Lunn (Duke)
Aghdas Movassaghi (Michigan State)
Jacqueline Xu (SUNY Downstate)

Research (6-year track)

Jenna Dvorsky (Pitt)
Correggio Peagler (George Washington)
Rachit Saggar (Vardhman Mahavir Medical College)
Lauren Simonian (Pitt)

In addition, we send a heart-felt congratulations to all University of Pittsburgh medical students who matched this year, including the following who are pursuing orthopaedic surgery programs across the nation:

Gabrielle Gilmer (UCSF)
Mohamed-Ali Jawad Makki (Cleveland Clinic)
Caroline Lindsey (University of Florida - Jacksonville)
Michael Shannon (Northwestern)
Trudy Zou (Barnes Jewish Hospital)