Spine Fellowship

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 fellowship is 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.

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)