Dr. Cutchen received his medical degree from the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine. He trained in general surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, and completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at USA Health/Whiddon College of Medicine. Dr. Cutchen went on to complete a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He joined the faculty in 2023.