Spine Fellowship

Duration
1 year (August start)
Deadline
December 15
Stipend
Based upon experience plus benefits
Location
Memorial Medical Center; St. Johns Hospital in Springfield, IL
Mission of SIU School of Medicine
Our mission at the SIU School of Medicine, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery is to be a leader in education, research, and comprehensive patient care. We participate in the overall educational mission of the SIU School of Medicine by contributing orthopaedic medicine expertise to all levels of medical education. We inspire and train the experts of tomorrow, through residency and fellowship programs that draw the highest quality of students and physicians.

Requirements

• Graduation from an LCME-accredited medical school or an AOA-accredited osteopathic school
• Completion of an ACGME-accredited orthopaedic residency
• Board-eligible or Board-certified in orthopaedic surgery
• Obtain a permanent Illinois license
• Accepted on staff at affiliated hospitals

Application Process
The fellowshipis participating in the San Francisco Match administered by SF Match. Simply complete the online registration using the central application service (mandatory for applicants and programs) and provide the required documents as posted. For additional information, click here for our Fellowship brochure.

Goals

To assess and treat patients with spinal injuries, spinal deformity, and degenerative conditions

To develop competence in patient management of spinal problems and gain experience in surgical reconstructive procedures for injuries, deformities, and degenerative and painful disease conditions of the spine

To gain expertise in surgical procedures, including endoscopic and minimally invasive approaches of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine

To learn rehabilitation of patients with spinal chord injuries

To gain experience in the private practice of spine surgery by working with fellowship trained community spine surgeons

Responsibilities

Evaluation, admission, surgical procedures, and day-to-day management of spine patients under direction of participating surgeons

Education and supervision of orthopaedic residents

Participation in the educational activities of the residency program

Participation in at least two research projects (please make link back to research page)

Current Spine Fellow

• 2012-2013 Lynda Alston, MD

Past Spine Fellows

• 2011 - 2012 Anto Fritz, MD
• 2010 - 2011 Nitin Kukkar MBBS, MS
• 2009 - 2010 None
• 2008 - 2009 Jason Montone, D.O.
• 2007 - 2008 None
• 2006 - 2007 None

Spine Fellowship Faculty

	Per Freitag, M.D.,Ph.D. Program Director Associate Professor
	Keith R. Gabriel, M.D. Associate Professor
	Ra’Kerry Rahman M.D. Spine Orthopaedic Surgeon Assistant Professor
	Jose A. Espinosa MD Associate Professor Chairman of Neurosurgery
	Devin Amin MD Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

More Information

For more information, please contact Anita Weinhoeft, the Fellowship Coordinator for the             Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, at 217-545-6155 or aweinhoeft@siumed.edu