One year Advanced Clinical Experiences (ACE) in the areas of foot/ankle, hand/upper extremity, musculoskeletal oncology, pediatrics, shoulder/elbow, spine sports medicine and traumatology surgery are offered through the affiliated University hospitals, which include the University of Washington Medical Center-Montlake (UWMC), University of Washington Medical Center-Northwest (UWNW), Harborview Medical Center (HMC), Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH), the Seattle Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC), Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and other affiliated hospitals.
Clinical Description
| Program and Hospital(s) | Faculty | Clinical Description |
|---|---|---|
| Foot/ Ankle/ Amputation (UWMC, HMC, VAMC, UWNW) | David Dalstrom, M.D. — Stephen K. Benirschke, M.D., Ken Chin, M.D., and Bruce Sangeorzan, M.D. | Traumatic, sports injury, and reconstructive adult foot and ankle problems with very experienced faculty. |
Hand Fellowship (UWMC, HMC, SCH) ACGME Accredited | Jerry I. Huang, M.D. — Chelsea Boe, M.D., Christopher Crowe, M.D., Jeffrey B. Friedrich, M.D., Douglas P. Hanel, M.D., Nicholas Iannuzzi, M.D., Stephen Kennedy, M.D., Yusha Katie Liu, M.D., PhD., Erin Miller, M.D., and Nicholas B. Vedder, M.D. | Congenital, sports injuries, trauma, microvascular and adult reconstructive hand and upper extremity surgery in an accredited hand fellowship. |
| Musculoskeletal Oncology (UWMC, SCH, SCCA) | Jesse Roberts, M.D. — Howard A. Chansky, M.D., Elyse Brinkmann, M.D., Antoinette Lindberg, M.D. | Adult and pediatric musculoskeletal tumors. A service based on modern multi-disciplinary protocols for a broad spectrum of pathology. |
Pediatric Orthopedics ACGME Accredited | Jennifer M. Bauer, M.D. — Todd Blumberg, M.D., Antoinette W. Lindberg, M.D., Gregory A. Schmale, M.D., Katherine M. Schroeder, M.D., Klane K. White, M.D., Suzanne Yandow, M.D., Suzanne Steinman, M.D., and Burt Yaszay, M.D. | Congenital and developmental spine, hip and foot deformities as well as sports medicine, trauma and general pediatric orthopaedics. |
| Shoulder/Elbow (UWMC, UWNW) | Jason E. Hsu, M.D. — Frederick A. Matsen III, M.D., Albert O. Gee, M.D., Winston J. Warme, M.D., Jonah Hebert-Davies, M.D., and Corey Schiffman, M.D. | Arthroscopic and open management of a broad spectrum of shoulder and elbow traumatic and degenerative conditions. |
| Spine (UWMC, HMC, UWNW) | Richard J. Bransford, M.D., Carlo Bellabarba, MD, Randall M. Chesnut, M.D., Karina Katchko, M.D., Viral Patel, M.D., Christopher Hofstetter, M.D., Richard Ellenbogen, M.D., Theodore Wagner, M.D., Haitao Zhou, M.D., and Fangyi Zhang, M.D. | Comprehensive experience in spine care including adult and pediatric patients with degenerative, deformity, neoplastic, traumatic and infectious disorders. Multispecialty experience includes latest advances in care including minimally invasive surgery and spinal nonfusion surgery. |
| Traumatology (HMC) | David P. Barei, M.D. — Daphne M. Beingessner, M.D., Carlo Bellabarba, M.D., Stephen K. Benirschke, M.D., Robert P. Dunbar Jr., M.D., Reza Firoozabadi, M.D., M. Bradford Henley, M.D., Conor P. Kleweno, M.D., Sean E. Nork, M.D., Erika Roddy, M.D., Bruce J. Sangeorzan, M.D., Douglas G. Smith, M.D., and Lisa A. Taitsman, M.D. | Adult and pediatric trauma, emphasizing advanced and comprehensive treatment of the polytraumatized patient.1 |
Sports Medicine
| Albert O. Gee, MD - Jason Hsu, MD, Christopher Y. Kweon, MD, Mia S. Hagen, MD, Kenneth Chin, MD | Comprehensive sub-specialty training in adult and adolescent orthopaedic sports medicine. The training program focuses on clinic, training room and surgical management of sports injuries of the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and foot/ankle. |
These programs are in-depth clinical experiences including basic and clinical research and teaching of medical students and residents.
Applications
Please see the information below providing specifics for each of our four Advanced Clinical Experience programs at the University of Washington Medical Center.
Hand:
We have begun using the ASSH application platform. You will need to register and complete the application in order to apply to our program.
Contact: Haley McDaniel (uwhand@uw.edu)
Musculoskeletal Oncology:
We are contracted with the San Francisco Matching Program. You will need to register and complete the application with the SF Match in order apply to our program. The website is www.sfmatch.org
Contact: Casey Leichter (cel23@uw.edu)
Shoulder and Elbow:
We are contracted with the ASES Matching Program. You will need to register and complete the application in order to apply to our program. The website is: https://www.ases-assn.org/shoulder-and-elbow-fellowships/
Contact: Fred Westerberg (fwesterb@uw.edu)
Sports Medicine:
We are contracted with the San Francisco Matching Program. You will need to register and complete the application with the SF Match in order apply to our program. The website is www.sfmatch.org.
Contact: Carrie Wigton (cwigton@uw.edu)
Please see the information below providing specifics for each of our three Advanced Clinical Experience programs at Harborview Medical Center
- Application process and deadline
- Apply through the San Francisco Match. Complete the online registration (opening approximately July 1), utilizing the Central Application Service (mandatory for applicants and programs), and provide the required documents as posted. Deadline for accepting applications is December 1st of each year.
- Interview dates and match deadline
- January and February of each year; April of each year
Program Eligibility & Selection Policy:
Applicants must successfully complete an ACGME accredited orthopedic residency and be a United States citizen or a permanent resident.
Foot and Ankle:
We are contracted with the San Francisco Matching Program. You will need to register and complete the application with the SF Match in order apply to our program. The website is www.sfmatch.org.
Length of fellowship: 1 year
Number of fellowships available: 3
Contact: Trish Fujiwara (tfuji416@uw.edu)
Spine:
We are contracted with the San Francisco Matching Program. You will need to register and complete the application with the SF Match in order apply to our program. The website is www.sfmatch.org.
Length of fellowship: 1 year
Number of fellowships available: 3
Contact: Trish Fujiwara (tfuji416@uw.edu)
Trauma:
We are contracted with the San Francisco Matching Program. You will need to register and complete the application with the SF Match in order apply to our program. The website is www.sfmatch.org
Length of fellowship: 1 year
Number of fellowships available: 5
Contact: Trish Fujiwara (tfuji416@uw.edu)
Please see the information below providing specifics for our Advanced Clinical Experience Program at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Pediatric Orthopedics:
We are contracted with the San Francisco Matching Program. You will need to register and complete the application with the SF Match in order apply to our program. The website is www.sfmatch.org.
Contact: Alexandra Egger (alexandra.egger@seattlechildrens.org)
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1) UW Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine acknowledges the support of the OMeGA Medical Grants Association, along with their donors Zimmer Biomet, Globus Medical and DePuy Synthes, for their generous trauma fellowship education grant.