The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Lower Extremities section is launching an Adult Reconstructive and Total Joints Fellowship. The program will participate in the 2022 match process.

The fellowship will accept one fellow for the 2022-2023 academic year and is funded by unrestricted educational grants from LINK orthopaedics and Smith & Nephew.

The primary goal of the one-year fellowship is to prepare surgeons for a career as a well-trained hip-and-knee reconstructive surgeon, either in limb salvage cases or scholarly subspecialist in private practice. During the fellowship, the fellow will experience superior hands-on training alongside dedicated and enthusiastic faculty in a mentorship model.

The fellow will primarily train at UAB Hospital-Highlands and main UAB Hospital. The subspecialty training is designed to provide extensive exposure to the evaluation and management of both primary and complex hip and knee problems, as well as additional training in limb salvage joint procedures.

There will be three primary faculty leading the fellowship: Associate Professor Herrick Siegel, M.D., Section Chief of Joint Arthroplasty Elie Ghanem, M.D., and Associate Professor Sameer Naranje, M.D., MRSC. Elective blocks will also be available to the fellow in community and ambulatory surgical settings.

While on these rotations, the fellow will work one-on-one with a member of the adult lower extremity reconstructive faculty to perform preoperative consultations, participate actively in surgical procedures, and be directly involved in postoperative patient management.

In addition to clinical training, the fellow will have an active leadership role in specialty-specific education including case conferences, journal clubs, and technical cadaver lab experiences.

“This program prioritizes career development and complex clinical research projects,” said Siegel. “Ultimately, our team has worked hard to design a fellowship that provides flexibility and sets the fellow on a path to achieve their career aspirations. 

To learn more about the new fellowship, click here.