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Fellowship Director: Marc Safran , MD
Gary Fanton, MD
Timothy McAdams, MD
Jason Dragoo, MD

Duration: 1 year

Deadline: October 1, 2007

Goals and Characteristics of this Fellowship: Offers exposure to all areas of sports medicine, including knee, shoulder, elbow ankle and hip surgery. The fellow will be within the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. The responsibilities will involve a close relationship with all attendings in the sports clinic as well as in the operating room. Fellows will interact with and teach residents and medical students. Educational program includes sports medicine and departmental conferences and journal clubs. Team coverage and event management are part of the educational experience with the Stanford teams as well as other local colleges, and other professional, recreational and competitive events. Exposure to arthroscopic sports medicine procedures as well as open reconstructive procedures of the knee, shoulder, ankle, hip and elbow comprise the operative experience. Operative time is available both in the outpatient and inpatient settings. The department will send the fellow to one major conference. One day a week as allotted for research. Research opportunities exist in biomechanics, stem cell and tissue engineering, radiology and clinical outcomes. The fellow is expected to publish a peer review journal article prior to completion of the fellowship. Fellows must have a California Medical License and be Board Certified or Board eligible in Orthopaedic Surgery before beginning the Fellowship.

Please send your Curriculum Vitae, personal statement, and three letters of recommendation to the address listed below. One of the letters must come from your Department Chair and another from your Chief of Sports Medicine. Interviews will be conducted November 17, 2007.

Cadaver lab facilities available at Stanford for training and research as well as an onsite Arthroscopy Skills laboratory.

Marc Safran, MD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
300 Pasteur Drive, R105
Stanford, CA 94305-5343

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