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Fellowship Description

Fellowship Coordinator

Janice Schuck

Levy Shoulder Center at

Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute

9960 Central Park Blvd North

Suite 150A

Boca Raton, FL 33428

Phone: (561) 922-9112

E-mail: jschuck@paleyinstitute.org

(561)-922-9112 x330

Duration: 1 Academic Year
Number of Fellows: 1 Fellow Per Year

Fellowship Description:

The Shoulder & Elbow fellowship at the Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute - Holy Cross Orthopedic Institute provides exposure to a high-volume private-academic community-based practice exclusive to shoulder and elbow surgery. This fellowship uniquely focuses on comprehensive training through an academic model in a non-university setting -- preparing the fellow for future roles in academic centers as well as non-academic community models. Each year, the shoulder and elbow fellow will participate in over 600 surgical procedures, with a high volume of primary and revision shoulder arthroplasty (over 350 cases), advanced shoulder & elbow arthroscopy (over 200 cases), shoulder & elbow fracture management, open shoulder reconstruction, elbow ligament repair/reconstruction, and elbow arthroplasty. Surgical volume is split evenly between inpatient and outpatient procedures.

There are typically two surgical days and two- and one-half days of office hours. The office setting will prepare the fellow with the key diagnostic tools needed to evaluate and treat all aspects of shoulder and elbow pathology – including diagnostic and therapeutic in-office ultrasound. The experience in the office will give excellent exposure to critical aspects of practice management including proper documentation and coding skills.

There is opportunity to spend additional time with Casey Beleckas, MD, Andrew Lovy, MD and Ross Wodicka, MD for a combined elective rotation of the fellow's choice to gain additional exposure to Orthopaedic Sports Medicine with a focus on sports-related shoulder injuries and Hand/Upper Extremity.

Together with the dedicated research staff and the Levy Shoulder and Elbow Center Repository tracking over 8000 patient surgical outcomes, the fellow will be able to collaborate in active ongoing clinical research working together with the clinical research fellow and will be encouraged to complete at least one clinical research project.

ER call is on a rotating basis at West Boca Medical Center (community hospital).

Prospective applicants must be U.S. Citizen and able to obtain a Florida State Medical License to be eligible for the fellowship.

Applications are accepted in a rolling fashion up until the ASES Application Deadline of November 1st, 2024.

Interviews will be announced on December 2nd, 2024.