PGY3 Residents

Walker Heffron 

Walker Heffron, M.D.

Hometown: Charleston, SC 
Undergraduate University: Wofford College 
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina 
Fellowship Plan: Undecided
What is your favorite restaurant in Charleston: 167 Raw
Favorite thing about your MUSC residency experience: The leadership at MUSC Orthopaedics has created an excellent culture within the residency program. As a result, residents are quick to help each other at work and commonly hang out during free time outside of the hospital. Faculty demand excellence both clinically and surgically, but in a positive and constructive environment.

Mary Kate Lynch 

Mary-Kate Lynch, M.D.

Hometown: Hillsborough, NJ
Undergraduate University: Cornell University
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Fellowship Plan: Undecided
What is your favorite restaurant in Charleston: Park and Grove
Favorite thing about your MUSC residency experience: The people! After completing my rotation as a visiting medical student, I realized that in addition to working hard and learning a lot, I had also laughed more in that month than on any other rotation. The residents, attendings and nurses at MUSC make the hard work enjoyable.

Michael Otten 

Michael Otten, M.D.

Hometown: Omaha, NE
Undergraduate University: University of South Carolina
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Fellowship Plan: Undecided
What is your favorite restaurant in Charleston: Leon's
Favorite thing about your MUSC residency experience: Talented group of people who care about each other, and hold themselves to the highest standards of care.

Jonathan Pire 

Jonathan Pire, M.D.

Hometown: Chester, NJ
Undergraduate University: College of Charleston
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina
Fellowship Plan: Undecided
What is your favorite restaurant in Charleston: Xiao Bao Biscuit
Favorite thing about your MUSC residency experience: Learning from some of the best surgeons in orthopedics with great co-residents in a world class city. MUSC is the perfect combination of educational experience, comraderie, and location.