Arthroplasty Fellowship
Duration: 1 year
The interview date for the 2018-2019 fellowship program is February 10th 2017.
Dates: August 1st through July 31st
Stipend: $65,005.00 plus benefits
Currently accepting applications for the 2018/2019 academic year. Deadline for applications: November 1, 2016.
UCSF Fellowship in Arthroplasty
Erik Hansen, MD (Fellowship Director)
Thomas P. Vail, MD
Stefano Bini, MD
Derek Ward, MD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
500 Parnassus Ave- MU320W
San Francisco, Ca-94143-0728
(415) 502-5183; Fax: (415)476-1304
Location: UCSF Medical Center (Parnassus)
Fellowship Goals
The UCSF Arthroplasty Fellowship is designed to provide fellows with a comprehensive and rigorous training in the evaluation and operative management of lower extremity arthroplasty problems. Our mission is to train surgeons to be compassionate and capable care providers, with the knowledge and skills to care for patients presenting along a broad spectrum of pathology. Unique aspects of this fellowship include significant exposure to complex primary and revision arthroplasty cases, a strong educational program with teaching and research conferences 3 days per week, and exposure to new technologies including minimally invasive approaches, surgical navigation, alternative bearing surfaces, and investigational studies involving new devices and clinical trials. The faculty of the UCSF Arthroplasty Service perform over 1000 operative procedures per year, encompassing a balance of simple and complex primary and revision cases.
Extensive research opportunities exist in the fellowship, and all fellows are required to prepare one manuscript based upon original research for publication. Opportunities exist for clinical research through the UCSF Arthroplasty Database and the UCSF Orthopaedic Surgery Health Outcomes Center, a multi-disciplinary research center that includes orthopaedic surgeons, epidemiologists, and other health services researchers. Basic science facilities are also available, including bioengineering, biomechanics, and molecular biology laboratories.
Research components
The UCSF Arthroplasty Fellowship is designed to provide fellows with a comprehensive and rigorous training in the evaluation and operative management of lower extremity arthroplasty problems. Our mission is to train surgeons to be compassionate and capable care providers, with the knowledge and skills to care for patients presenting along a broad spectrum of pathology. Unique aspects of this fellowship include significant exposure to complex primary and revision arthroplasty cases, a strong educational program with teaching and research conferences 3 days per week, and exposure to new technologies including minimally invasive approaches, surgical navigation, alternative bearing surfaces, and investigational studies involving new devices and clinical trials. The faculty of the UCSF Arthroplasty Service perform over 1000 operative procedures per year, encompassing a balance of simple and complex primary and revision cases.
Extensive research opportunities exist in the fellowship, and all fellows are required to prepare one manuscript based upon original research for publication. Opportunities exist for clinical research through the UCSF Arthroplasty Database and the UCSF Orthopaedic Surgery Health Outcomes Center, a multi-disciplinary research center that includes orthopaedic surgeons, epidemiologists, and other health services researchers. Basic science facilities are also available, including bioengineering, biomechanics, and molecular biology laboratories.
Didactic components
Wednesday: UCSF Grand Rounds
Grand Rounds is held weekly September through June and covers general orthopaedic topics. Grand Rounds are organized by the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Other conferences
City-wide Grand Rounds: Occurs quarterly, and is attended by Bay Area orthopaedic surgeons. The topics are of interest to the general orthopaedic surgeon.
Current Fellow
Richard Southgate, MD.
Residency: University of Rochester
To apply
Currently accepting applications for the 2018/2019 academic year. Deadline for applications: November 1, 2016.
The interview date for the 2018-2019 fellowship program is February 10th 2017.
Please submit your application materials through SFMatch (https://www.sfmatch.org/)
If you have any questions, please contact Nicola Sequeira at
sequeiran@orthosurg.ucsf.edu or 415-476-6043.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
500 Parnassus Ave- MU320W
San Francisco, Ca 94143-0728
(415) 502-5183; Fax: (415) 476-1304
