Fellowships
Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowships
Thomas P. Sculco, MD, Surgeon-in-Chief
Eduardo A. Salvati, MD, Director
Paul M. Pellicci, MD, Chief, Hip
Mark P. Figgie, MD, Chief, Surgical Arthritis Service
Russell E. Windsor, MD, Associate Chief, Knee
Duration: 1 year (August 1 - July 31)
Stipend: $51,280 per annum/benefits
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Goals and Characteristics
The fellowship in adult reconstructive joint surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery offers comprehensive training in joint replacement surgery, derived from over 5,000 yearly primary and revision hip and knee replacements. Training in upper extremity joint replacement is also available during the fellowship year. Reconstructive joint procedures, including disorders of the patellae and menisci, ligamentous reconstructions, and hip and knee arthroscopy are also performed during the fellowship year. Extensive experience is offered in the management of the complex rheumatoid and revision patient.
The Fellow is expected to attend and participate in ambulatory clinics related to the reconstructive joint services. An active teaching interest is necessary, as the Fellow is responsible for instruction of residents and medical students. Research in clinical and/or basic science is expected. The fellowship involves working with over 14 full-time arthroplasty surgeons, resulting in a broad range of operative experience. Additional faculty: Douglas Padgett, MD; Steven Haas, MD; Mathias Bostrom, MD; Robert Buly, MD; Geoffrey Westrich, MD; Bryan Nestor, MD; Michael Alexiades, MD; Edwin Su, MD
This fellowship is ACGME accredited.
Application Information
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Regional Anesthesiology Fellowship
Gregory A. Liguori, MD, Director, Department of Anesthesiology
James D. Beckman, MD, Director of Anesthesiology Residency and Fellowship Programs
Richard S. King, MD, Director of Education for the Department of Anesthesiology
Duration: 1 year (August 1 - July 31)
Stipend: $51,280 per annum/benefits
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery
Available for: PGY5 candidates
Goals and Characteristics
The Regional Anesthesiology Fellowship at HSS is a one-year fellowship training program designed to expose the participant to a wealth of clinical, research, and teaching opportunities, tailored to individual interests and career goals. The program's clinical focus is the management and care of patients undergoing all types of orthopaedic surgical procedures. Approximately 20,000 anesthetics are performed at HSS annually, 90 percent of which were regional in 2003. Beyond participation in a broad spectrum of surgical cases, fellows also rotate to the Acute Pain Service for three to four weeks during the year. It is expected that fellows will:
- develop proficiency in the administration of peripheral and neuroaxial blocks in both the adult and pediatric population;
- enhance peri-operative management skills for patients undergoing routine and complex orthopaedic and spine surgery;
- refine post-operative pain management strategies;
- pursue an ongoing clinical research project that potentially results in presentation at a national meeting and/or publication of results; and participate in the department's annual symposium, titled Controversies and Fundamentals in Regional Anesthesia.
For more information, please contact the Department of Academic Training by phone at 212-606-1466, by fax at 212-606-1477, or via email at academictraining@hss.edu. For direct application information, please contact Mary Hargett in the Anesthesiology Department at 212-606-1793 or at hargettm@hss.edu.
Foot and Ankle Fellowship
Jonathan T. Deland, MD
Walther H.O. Bohne, MD
Martin J. O'Malley, MD
William G. Hamilton, MD
Duration: 1 year (August 1 - July 31)
Stipend: $51,280 per annum/benefits
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery; St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital,
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Goals and Characteristics
Training that is at the forefront of the care of the foot and ankle is the goal of this Fellowship. To fulfill this goal, a broad-based and very active clinical program is available. Clinically, the Fellow learns from the practice of several physicians, including Drs. Walther H.O. Bohne, Jonathan T. Deland, William G. Hamilton, Martin J. O'Malley and John Kennedy, who specialize in foot and ankle surgery in an academic setting.
Training is primarily focused on adult reconstructive surgery, but also includes sports-related injuries, pediatric foot and ankle surgery, and trauma. Surgically, each Fellow participates in the services of all the physicians. Fellows gain a wide breadth of experience, graduating with a Fellowship Diploma from Hospital for Special Surgery.
Research possibilities are extensive and include anatomy, biomechanics, and gait laboratories with Ph.D. support. If desired, numerous projects can be accomplished. One completed project is required.
The fellowship is designed to give a well-motivated individual the opportunity to take advantage of the depth of clinical and research training available at these two medical centers, while having time to enjoy New York City.
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Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship
Duration: 1 year (August 1 - July 31)
Stipend: $51,280 per annum/benefits
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Goals and Characteristics
The Fellowship is designed to provide comprehensive training in the care and treatment of disorders of the entire upper extremity. The one-year program is divided into three clinical rotations under the direction of six attending hand surgeons. A balance between office-based diagnostic/evaluation skills and operative-based surgical instruction has been designed to maximize all components of hand surgical care. The didactic program is structured to provide a strong foundation in both basic science and clinical hand literature, and consists of a yearlong program of weekly conferences and an attending lecture series. The program covers all elements of hand function and dysfuction, including trauma, neoplasia, degenerative arthritis, inflammatory disease, infection, vascular disease, congenital disorders, and cerebral palsy. Hands-on laboratory surgical instruction is provided via a one-week intensive course in microvascular and microneural reconstruction, as well as a weekly surgical skills teaching laboratory that enables arthroscopic and open surgical procedures on fresh cadaveric specimens under attending supervision.
Operative experience is extensive and covers the entire spectrum of hand and upper extremity surgery. Microsurgical experience is obtained through free tissue transfer and brachial plexus reconstruction. Elbow and wrist arthroscopy, the use of hinge distraction arthroplasty, and the Ilizarov method are also features of the operative experience. The Fellows direct and manage a busy hand surgical clinic. All surgeries for hand clinic patients are scheduled and managed by the Fellows under direct supervision of the faculty. Each Hand Fellow is required to pursue original research in the areas of bioengineering, pathology, neurology, and collagen disease. Funding for pilot projects and extensive laboratory facilities are available. Presentation of each Fellow's research pursuits is expected prior to completion of training. We have a substantial investment in information technology applications in clinical hand surgery and related research. All aspects of up-to-date, web-based IT applications will be a part of the educational experience. This fellowship is ACGME accredited. This fellowship participates in the match program.
Application Information
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Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Fellowship
S. Robert Rozbruch, MD
Svetlana Ilizarov, MD
Roger Widmann, MD
Arkady Blyakher, MD
Duration: 1 year (August 1 - July 31)
Stipend: $51,280 per annum/benefits
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Goals and Characteristics
The aim of the fellowship is to become proficient in the diagnosis, management, decision making, and surgical techniques associated with limb lengthening and reconstruction. The fellow will gain both clinical and research experience with limb lengthening and reconstruction. The Ilizarov method is extensively used in addition to more conventional approaches. This will include preoperative, surgical, and postoperative care. There will also be opportunities for basic and clinical research.
- Adult and pediatric limb lengthening and deformity correction
- Lower extremity reconstruction: hip, femur, knee, tibia, ankle and foot
- Post-traumatic reconstruction: malunions, nonunions (septic and aseptic), bone defects
- Congenital conditions: congenital short femur, hemiatrophy dwarfism, short stature
- Developmental conditions: growth disturbance from trauma or infection
- Limb lengthening using the Ilizarov method
- Deformity analysis and correction
- Knee reconstruction: osteotomy for realignment, arthrodesis
- Foot and ankle reconstruction: complex ankle fusions, deformity correction
- Upper extremity: humeral lengthening, forearm and wrist deformity correction
- Techniques used are the Ilizarov method, circular external fixation, Taylor Spatial Frame, momolateral external fixation, intramedullary nailing, fully implantable lengthening nail (ISKD), plate osteosynthesis
- Postoperative care and rehabilitation
- Complication management; pin problems, soft-tissue releases, nerve decompression, residual deformity management
- Participation in research project with objective of abstract presentation at the Limb Lengthening &
- Reconstruction Society (LLRS), Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA), American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and peer reviewed publication
Application Information
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Metabolic Bone Disease Fellowship
Joseph Lane, MD
Duration: 1 to 2 years
Stipend: $51,280 per year
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery; NewYork Presbyterian Hospital; Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Goals and Characteristics
The Metabolic Bone Disease Fellowship program within the combined orthopaedic, medical and radiology bone consortium represents the continued commitment of Hospital for Special Surgery to train clinicians and scientists in basic and applied research. The goal is to provide highly motivated fellows with the clinical knowledge and research skills necessary for a successful career in academic orthopaedics and/or medicine. The HSS Metabolic BoneFellowship is designed to provide the participant with an ongoing, in-depth experience in the medical management of patients with metabolic bone disease. For orthopaedists, emphasis is placed on operative and nonoperative management of all problems of musculoskeletal disorders, including diseases of the lumbar spine, trauma, orthopaedic oncology, and degenerative diseases. Through participation in ongoing clinical programs, lectures, academic conferences, supervised patient care, research projects, and in-depth surgical exposure, candidates completing the fellowship will have developed sound principles and sufficient experience to manage musculoskeletal disorders. The candidate will also be exposed to basic research dealing with connective tissue, injury and repair, and reconstruction. Previous training for the Metabolic Bone Disease Fellowship includes all medical residencies and fellowships, physical medicine and rehabilitation, radiology, pathology and orthopaedic surgery.
At the end of the fellowship, the fellow is expected to present a research project to an appropriate forum within the hospital, usually a staff conference attended by surgical, medical and research staffs. The fellow is also expected to submit abstracts of completed projects to national meetings for presentation. Finally, the fellow is expected to submit a manuscript on a completed project for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
An exit interview is conducted with each fellow to evaluate the supervision and teaching skills of the attending physician and to evaluate the overall critical material and research abilities of the program.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Patient Care Responsibilities:
Residents and Fellows make rounds together daily with an attending physician and cover three to five half-days per week for patient office visits and rounds. In the event that the attending physician is absent, the Fellows are expected to provide back-up coverage and obtain an alternative staff physician for consultation as needed. Each fellow will cover the monthly Metabolic Bone Disease Clinic, the weekly Metabolic Bone Disease Conference and the weekly Osteoporosis Patient sign-out.
- Surgical Responsibilities (As Indicated for an Orthopaedic Surgeon):
The Metabolic Bone Disease Fellows are the primary surgeons on service cases under the supervision of the attending staff and are the primary assistants to the attending physician on private operative cases. Fellows are expected to assist the anesthesiologist as necessary to facilitate the position of the patients, arranging x-rays, double-checking instruments, etc. At the time of surgery, fellows will be taught techniques of surgical procedures, including kyphoplasty and treatment of pathological fractures.
- Research Responsibilities:
The fellow will be taught how to design and develop a research protocol directed at both clinical and basic research. At the end of the fellowship, the fellow will have in-depth experience in the most current research techniques and will be able to conduct independent research. Fellows choosing the two-year program can obtain an advanced degree in Clinical Research Methodology.
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Neurology Fellowship
Elizabeth Pinkhasov, Ph.D.
Jonathan Victor, MD
Carl W. Heise, MD
Michael Rubin, MD
Duration: 1 year
Location: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center;
Hospital for Special Surgery; and the Peripheral Neuropathy Center of Cornell-NYPH
Goals and Characteristics
The EMG/Neuromuscular Disease Fellowship offered at Hospital for Special Surgery is one of four accredited fellowship positions in a clinical neurophysiology-training program of the Neurology Department of Cornell University Weill Medical College. The program involves clinical activities at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, and the Peripheral Neuropathy Center of Cornell-NYPH. Fellows are responsible for supervised performance and interpretation of nerve conduction studies, electromyography, and related special studies, such as neuromuscular transmission studies (ca. 1100/year), at NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, Hospital for Special Surgery, and the Peripheral Neuropathy Center. EMG/Neuromuscular Disease Fellows also see inpatient consults with neuromuscular disease and participate in the outpatient neurology clinics at Hospital for Special Surgery and the Peripheral Neuropathy Center. For approximately two months of the year, EMG/Neuromuscular Disease Fellows assume the EEG/Epilepsy Fellows' role in laboratory studies. The Fellowship may also have an emphasis on intraoperative monitoring in addition to the EEG/epilepsy or EMG/neuromuscular disease tracks described above. Each fellow will spend approximately 33 percent of his or her time in the operating room, during which the fellow is responsible for supervised performance and interpretation of a variety of studies at the three participating institutions (100 to 150 studies/year). Studies include cortical mapping via evoked potentials and direct stimulation, EMG monitoring of skull base procedures, and EP monitoring of spinal cord procedures. In addition to the "minor" track rotation, broad training in clinical neurophysiology for all fellows is assured via an extensive didactic program including weekly clinical neurophysiologic teaching conferences that cover the gamut of standard neurophysiologic procedures (EEG, EMG/NCV, EP, sleep studies), as well as investigational neurophysiologic procedures (fMRI and MEG). Participation in ongoing Sleep Center activities at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is also available.
Requirements and application procedures
Applicants must have completed an ACGME-approved residency in neurology at the time of entrance into the program (typically July 1), and must be board-eligible in the Neurology section of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. To apply, send a letter of intent with a statement of career interests, a c.v., and three letters of recommendation.
For more information, please contact the Department of Academic Training by phone at 212-606-1466, by fax at 212-606-1477, or via email at academictraining@hss.edu. For more information on the Neurology Department, please contact Elizabeth Pinkhasov, Ph.D., Director, Neurology Department by phone at 212-606-1046 or via email at PinkhasovE@hss.edu.
Requests for application information should be send to:
Dr. Michael Rubin
Department of Neurology and Neuroscience
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Phone: (212) 746 2360
Email: mprubin@med.cornell.edu
Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship
John S. Blanco, MD
Shevaun Mackie Doyle, MD
Daniel W. Green, MD
Cathleen L. Raggio, MD
David M. Scher, MD
Roger Widmann, MD
Duration: 1 year (August 1 to July 31)
Stipend: $56,800 per annum/benefits
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Goals and Characteristics
The goal of this one year accredited fellowship is to develop expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of children with orthopaedic problems. The program involves a combination of surgical, educational, research, and administrative responsibilities.
With over 12,000 outpatient visits per year and total surgical cases exceeding 1,200 per year the program provides a broad exposure to pediatric orthopedics. Our service is also responsible for providing orthopaedic coverage for the New York – Presbyterian / Weill Cornell emergency room, nursery, NICU, and PICU providing our fellowship with well rounded exposure including trauma and childhood musculoskeletal infections.
Our fellow works closely with attending surgeons and residents assisting in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of children with a multitude of conditions including: scoliosis; club foot; limb-length inequality; developmental dysplasia of the hip; slipped capital femoral epiphysis; pediatric sports injuries; pediatric fractures/trauma; myelomeningocele; osteogenesis imperfecta; and cerebral palsy.
The program offers many educational and research opportunities. The fellow participates in the curriculum as an educator as well as attending 3 weekly educational lectures, grand rounds, monthly journal club, and a weekly multidisciplinary case conference. Clinical, laboratory, basic science, and motion analysis laboratory research opportunities are available and encouraged. Fellows are encouraged to participate in one clinical and one non-clinical research project during the program.
The Hospital for Special Surgery Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship is affiliated with Cornell University Medical College and The New York Presbyterian Hospital. This fellowship is ACGME accredited.
Application Information
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Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship
Thomas J.A. Lehman, MD
Duration: 3 years
Stipend: $41,000
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery; Burke Rehabilitation Center; Blythedale Children's Hospital
Goals and Characteristics
The Division of Pediatric Rheumatology at Hospital for Special Surgery is one of the premier institutions in Pediatric Rheumatology. Nationwide there exists an extreme shortage of trained pediatric rheumatology faculty with only 165 American Board of Pediatrics certified pediatric rheumatologists providing staffing to 85/128 medical schools in the United States. At the present time this shortage is aggravated by the fact that only 15/128 medical schools have certified pediatric rheumatology fellowship programs to train additional faculty. As of 2000 there were only 24 trainees nationwide spread across three required years of fellowship training. Some of these trainees are international in origin and expect to return to their home country. Consequently, the shortage of trained pediatric rheumatologists in the United States is expected to persist for at least ten to fifteen years into the future.
As one of the fifteen certified pediatric rheumatology training programs, the Division of Rheumatology at Hospital for Special Surgery is committed to maintaining a high standard of excellence and providing additional faculty to support research, teaching, and clinical care activities at universities throughout the United States. Past graduates of our program have won multiple awards and accolades from the American College of Rheumatology.
At this time, we have expanded the program to four fellowship positions. If you are a bright pediatrician with an interest in a challenging academic career caring for children with rheumatic diseases, contact us. The fellowship is three years as mandated by the American Board of Pediatrics and includes comprehensive training in all aspects of rheumatic disease. Closely integrated with the adult rheumatology training program at Hospital for Special Surgery, the Department of Pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and the Orthopedic Residency program at Hospital for Special Surgery, this is one the most outstanding pediatric rheumatology training opportunities in the world.
The program is recognized by the American Board of pediatrics and by the American College of Rheumatology. For more information, please contact the Department of Academic Training by phone at 212-606-1466, by fax at 212-606-1477, or via email at academictraining@hss.edu. For direct application information, please contact Thomas J. A. Lehman MD Chief, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, by phone at 212-606-1151 or via email at goldscout@aol.com.
Physiatry Fellowship
Gregory E. Lutz, MD
Duration: 1 year (August 1 - July 31)
Stipend: $53,608 per annum/benefits
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery
Goals and Characteristics
The program, designed for two fellows each year, is flexible to allow for individual interests and needs. The fellowship focuses on a comprehensive, non-surgical approach to conditions and diseases that affect the musculoskeletal system.
Each fellow will be required to integrate the history, physical examination, and radiographic findings into a comprehensive non-surgical approach to the patient. Our fellows build skills and knowledge of the indications and techniques to perform a wide array of interventional procedures, including lumbar steroid epidurals, facet injections, selective nerve root injections (SNRI), RadioFrequency (RF) Lesioning, lumbar discography, lumber IDET, and lumbar Nucleoplasty.
Fellows will also receive state-of-the-art training and experience in electrodiagnostics, the evaluation and treatment of orthopedic sports injuries, and research. This unique fellowship also offers significant training in high-level spinal procedures, such as the fluoroscopically guided transcutaneous procedure, using the latest technologies in fluoroscopy and RF/IDET generation directly in the OR.
In the course of fellowship training, there will be formal rotations with spine/musculoskeletal radiologists, spine surgeons, and sports orthopedists. A weekly fellowship lecture series, combined with the attendings and fellow in sports medicine, is also part of the curriculum, as are weekly sports conferences and clinics. Also unique to the fellowship is the opportunity to work with professional sports teams including the New York Mets and the New York Giants. At least one academic project is required during the fellowship.
All of our physicians are fellowship-trained interventional physiatrists and we perform our procedures in the operating room of our hospital. As the emphasis of the program is to develop future leaders in interventional physiatry, each treatment involving the fellows will involve all facets of physiatric medicine and reflect the department philosophy of aggressive diagnosis. The Physiatry Department will provide funds to attend a national conference within our area of study. This Fellowship is PASSOR accredited.
For more information, please contact Elaine Freeman in the Department of Physiatry by phone at 212.774.2873, or via email at freemane@hss.edu.
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Rheumatology Fellowship
Stephen A. Paget, MD
Mary K. Crow, MD
Duration: 3 years
Stipend: $45,000 per annum/benefits, increasing by $500 annually
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Rockefeller University
Goals and Characteristics
The Rheumatology Fellowship at HSS offers in-depth training in clinical practice and research. Fellows gain clinical experience at outpatient clinics focused on adult and pediatric rheumatology and a variety of orthopaedic subspecialties; the inpatient consultation service at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; The Clinical Center at Rockefeller University; and the inpatient Rheumatic Disease Unit at HSS. The program emphasizes research into the biological mechanisms of autoimmune, inflammatory, and musculoskeletal disease, and issues pertinent to clinical epidemiology and health services delivery in the rheumatic diseases.
The 3-year program is sufficiently flexible to allow for individual interests and needs. While the first year is predominantly clinical, Fellows are strongly encouraged to explore investigative opportunities. During the second and third years of the fellowship, participants may choose to pursue basic immunology research or a master's degree in clinical epidemiology and health services research. Each Fellow's research experience is coordinated by a faculty mentor. All Fellows are expected to present the results of their research at regional and national meetings.
Interdisciplinary by definition, the Rheumatology Fellowship program benefits from close collaboration between orthopaedists, rheumatologists, and other healthcare professionals, in clinical care as well as research. For more information, please contact the Department of Academic Training by phone at 212-606-1466, by fax at 212-606-1477, or via email at academictraining@hss.edu. For direct application information, please contact Cookie Reyes at 212-606-1845 or at reyesc@hss.edu. Please visit the rheumatology fellowship training page for additional information.
Spine Scoliosis Fellowship
O. Boachie-Adjei, MD
Frank P. Cammisa, Jr., MD
Harvinder S. Sandhu, MD
Duration: 1 year (August 1 to July 31)
Stipend: $51,280 per annum/benefits
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; VA Hospital
Goals and Characteristics
There are four clinical fellows who divide their time between the Spine and Scoliosis Services. The Clinical Fellows will be assigned for 6 months to the Spine Service and for 6 months to the Scoliosis Service, and will work closely with and supervise three orthopaedic residents on both services. The Fellows will be provided with ongoing, in-depth experience in the management of patients with spinal diseases. Emphasis is placed on the nonoperative and operative management of spinal deformity, trauma, infections, and degenerative diseases of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, as well as tumors of the spine. Fellows will experience novel state-of-the-art techniquest such as minimally invasive surgery, disc replacement image guidance and biologic interventions. This experience involves ongoing educational opportunities in both outpatient and impatient management, clinical conferences, and participation in clinical research projects.
Although not a prerequisite for acceptance in the program, Fellows are encouraged to pursue a one-year track study in basic research on spinal disorders. The Fellows who pursue this track will develop in-depth experience in the most current research techniques in pathology, bioengineering, and biochemistry of the spine. Fellows will be exposed to all facets of orthopaedic education at Hospital for Special Surgery and will be encouraged to attend all weekly orthopaedic conferences. Applicants committed to an academic track will be favored.
This fellowship is ACGME accredited.
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Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service Fellowship
David Altchek, MD
Scott Rodeo, MD
Duration: 1 year (August 1 to July 31)
Stipend: $53,608 per annum/benefits
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Goals and Characteristics
The goal is to offer the fellow clinical experience in the recognition and management of athletic injuries. The fellow gains broad exposure to sports medicine, from injury prevention strategies to injury evaluation to diagnosis to restoration of function through rehabilitation or surgical means. Arthroscopy of multiple joints is a large component of the fellowship. The fellow gains broad exposure to arthroscopic and open procedures in the shoulder, knee, ankle, and elbow. The fellow is exposed to athletic coverage at the professional, collegiate and high school level. The attending staff serve as team physicians for professional football, baseball, and basketball teams. We also provide medical care to athletes in Olympic sports.
There is a formal education process consisting of weekly conferences and didactic teaching. An arthroscopy teaching lab exists for our residents, and the fellows function as instructors in the laboratory. The fellow is required to participate in research projects, and opportunity for both clinical and basic science research is available.
Our Sports Medicine and Shoulder Fellowship parallels the Hospital for Special Surgery’s mission of patient care, education and research.
ACGME, AOSSM and AANA accredit this fellowship
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Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship
David L. Helfet, MD, Director
Joseph M. Lane, MD
Dean G. Lorich, MD
David Asprinio, MD
Duration: 1 year (August 1 to July 31)
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), NY Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH), Westchester Medical Center (WMC)
Description
The Orthopaedic Trauma Service (OTS) at Hospital for Special Surgery offers several ACGME (http://www.acgme.org/) accredited Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship positions. Eligible candidates must have completed an accredited orthopaedic residency program and meet the necessary requirements for obtaining a New York State medical license.
Structure
The Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship is divided into three sections:
- Clinical rotation at HSS/NYPH (Level I Trauma Center): David L. Helfet, MD; Dean G. Lorich, MD
- Research rotation at HSS: Joseph M. Lane, MD; David L. Helfet, MD; Dean G. Lorich, MD
- Clinical rotation at WMC (Level I Trauma Center): David Asprinio, MD
Goals and Characteristics
The Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship facilitates development of expertise in management of orthopaedic trauma patients (especially in decision-making and the prioritization of treatment when the patient has multiple injuries). Surgical techniques, including indirect reduction and “biological” internal and external fixation, are also emphasized along with a comprehensive approach to postoperative care and rehabilitation. Special focus is placed on a team-based approach and the surgical management of patients with complex orthopaedic trauma (including polytrauma; periarticular fractures; long-bone fractures; complex articular fractures, including pelvic and acetabular fractures; the shoulder; elbow; hip; knee; ankle and foot).
The posttraumatic reconstruction of malunions, nonunions, and infections is also emphasized in addition to minimally invasive fracture surgery. Super specialized areas of interest such as pelvic osteotomies for dysplasia, the management of chronic posttraumatic pelvic pain, limb inequality, and an approach to posttraumatic deformity will also be included. The Fellow participates in teaching residents and medical students and in researching clinical and basic science projects.
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