Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Fellowship

Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Institute for Orthopaedics & Neurosciences at Carilion Clinic are pleased to announce the opening of the 2023-2024 Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Orthopaedic Trauma fellowship. The Fellowship is one year long, housed in a busy Level One trauma center in Southwest Virginia. The Fellowship will be a one-on-one mentorship model with the goal of clinical and surgical skills to equip the Fellow in all aspects of professionalism and patient focused quality care.

Program Faculty:

Thomas E. Shuler, M.D.

Franco M. Coniglione, D.O.

Cody L. Evans, M.D.

Trevor M. Owen, M.D.

Jesse B. Seamon, M.D.

Duration: August 1st, 2023 - July 31st, 2024

Location: Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke Virginia

Goals and characteristics:

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Institute for Orthopaedics & Neurosciences at Carilion Clinic are pleased to announce the opening of the 2023-2024 Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Orthopaedic Trauma fellowship. The Fellowship is one year long, housed in a busy Level One trauma center in Southwest Virginia.

The Fellowship will be a one-on-one mentorship model with the goal of clinical and surgical skills to equip the Fellow in all aspects of professionalism and patient focused quality care.

We serve a population base of over one million and a 10,000 square mile footprint. There is a high volume of multiply injured patients with complex fractures and also general fracture care including pediatrics and geriatrics.

We are five fellowship trained traumatologists and run a formal orthopaedic fracture room seven days a week. The fellow will be expected to take call and participate as part of the orthopaedic trauma team. There will also be the expectation to participate in resident education and produce at least one research project of publishable quality. There is the opportunity for post traumatic management of malunions/nonunions and leg length discrepancies. Optional exposure to other sub disciplines is available as well. 

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• obtain full medical license in the state of Virginia
• hold a DEA #
• have completed an certified orthopaedic residency training program

Foreign medical graduates are eligible if he/she has completed accredited residency training and are a permanent resident of the USA. Individual requiring visa sponsorship are ineligible.

We are not currently participating in the match, and this is a non-accredited fellowship. We will accepting two fellows at this time.

Contact: Thomas E. Shuler: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with a CV, two letters of recommendation, board scores, and a letter of interest in our program.