The Adult Reconstrucive Orthopaedic Fellowship, began in 1994 at Lenox Hill Hospital, is an ACGME-accredited orthoapedic surgery adult reconstructive fellowship.

The program's position begins on August 1 and ends on July 31.

Candidate requriements include five years of residency training in orthoapedic surgery, with a demonstrated facility in orthopaedic surgery as attested to by required documentation from the candidate's orthopaedic  residency program director. During the one-year intensive experience, the fellow is exposed to various aspects of diagnosis, treatment, and management of hip and knee disorders. The fellow sees new patients, follow-up patients, and during rounds, postoperative patients.

Responsibility in the operating room is progressive, depending upon the fellow's medical knowledge and surgical skills. The fellow works closely with the four faculty members (Drs. Jose Rodriguez, Michael Alexiades, Vijay Rasquinha, and Amar Ranawat).

Throughout the program, the ACGME's six competencies are emphasized, and the fellow is evaluated using specific criteria relating to each competenncy. The fellow participates in all aspects of research, and must present their research project at the Annual Orthopaedic Alumni Day in the second week of May.

Fellows are evaluated every six months by members of the faculty, who utilize specific criteria, such as surgical skills and patient care, basic fund of medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, professionalism, and interpersonal skills to rate each fellow.

Lenox Hill Hospital, NY, is the sole training site for this program. The fellow also attends outside conferences, including Current Concepts, AAHKS, and the AAOS, for which they are encouraged to present their research.