The American Hip Institute (Chicago, IL) - Hip Preservation Fellowship - 2020-2021 and 2021-2022
Focusing on Hip Arthroscopy and Joint Preservation: Fellows will be trained in all aspects of hip preservation surgery, and will gain a unique foundation in complex hip arthroscopy. Training will focus heavily on minimally-invasive techniques for treatment of labral tears, FAI, subspine and ischiofemoral impingement, dysplasia, and microinstability.
Arthroscopic/Endoscopic HIP surgical skills:
- - Complex arthroscopic labral repair including Circumferential labral reconstruction
- - 3D planning and accurate correction of FAI
- - Capsular plication and reconstruction
- - Ligamentum teres reconstruction
- - Osteochondral management (microfracture, subchondroplasty, osteoarticular allograft)
- - Endoscopic gluteus medius repair
- - Endoscopic hamstring repair
Open HIP surgical skills:
- - Peri-acetabular osteotomy (PAO)
- - Open surgical hip dislocation (Osteochondral management)
- - Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR; direct anterior, posterior)
- - Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA; direct anterior, posterior, and robotic-assisted MAKOplasty)
This highly specialized fellowship prepares trainees for a focused niche practice in Hip Preservation. Fellows with academic interests benefit from the strong research program, based in a collaborative, learning environment. The fellowship is ideally suited for trainees graduating from a sports medicine fellowship who wish to obtain further training in a second fellowship. However, application is also open to graduating residents.
Salary up to $80k annually.
www.americanhipinstitute.com
Application:
Please send cover letter, CV and three letters of recommendation to Benjamin G. Domb, M.D. and Ajay C. Lall, M.D., M.S.
drdomb@americanhipinstitute.org
drlall@americanhipinstitute.org
