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BIDMC Hand and Upper Extremity Faculty and 2019 Fellows
The BIDMC Harvard Hand Fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is a one-year ACGME post-residency fellowship training program.
As part of the fellowship experience, fellows have the opportunity to work with faculty from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Beth-Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham (BIDN), Children's Hospital Boston (CHB), Shriners Hospital for Children and Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates (HVMA). The fellowship offers a combined experience with dedicated with both orthopaedic and plastics surgeons.
The program begins each year on August 1 and concludes on July 31 of the following year. The program participates in the National Residency Match Program, and is highly competitive. Applicant interviews are typically held on site in January, two years prior to the anticipated start date. There are a total of three fellowship spots available.
For questions and more information, please contact Lori Meady through email or phone.
Any resident who has completed an orthopaedic surgery, plastic surgery, or general surgery residency program is eligible to apply. The applicant must be eligible to obtain a medical license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and meet all of the credentialing criteria of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and affiliated institutions.
Four letters of reference, including one from your Program Director
The application deadline is November 15, 2019.
Please note, applications that are incomplete will not be reviewed.
The Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship provides comprehensive and timely training for all hand and upper extremity pathology. There is a focus on diagnostic accuracy and on broad exposure to the full gamut of therapeutic options. There is ample exposure to trauma and post-traumatic reconstruction, treatment of arthritis, including small joint arthroplasty, arthroscopy and management of complex elbow pathology. The plastic surgery experience will include congenital hand and wrist as well as soft tissue flaps and microvascular surgery.
Hand and Upper Extremity Fellows have three basic rotations incorporating faculty in a variety of clinical settings. Each rotation includes time spent with orthopaedic and plastic surgery faculty. There are also opportunities for individualized electives. By providing exposure to diverse approaches to upper extremity pathology and creating a close collaborative environment between orthopaedic and plastic surgeons, fellows graduate with a broad and innovative armamentarium allowing them to tackle the most complex surgical cases.
Rotations Include
Adult Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery at BIDMC and BIDN.
Adult Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery at BIDMC and HVMA.
Adult and Pediatric Hand and Microvascular Surgery at BIDMC, CHB and
Shriner’s Hospital
Case Volume
Each fellow has an independent clinic, supervised by a faculty member,
allowing continuity of care throughout the year.
Fellows operate with
graduated independence.
Over the last 4 years, hand and upper extremity fellows have performed
between 800 and 1200 annual cases each.
Fellows are assigned to specific clinic and OR blocks depending on the
clinical rotation. The team also includes a junior orthopaedic surgery
resident and a plastic surgery resident. Fellows are responsible for
managing the service, daily rounding and supervising the residents.
Call is shared evenly among 3 fellows and includes BIDMC (level I) and
BID-Needham (level 3). There are no in-house call responsibilities. The
call team also includes orthopaedic and plastic surgery residents as well
as an attending surgeon.
Fellow Didactics and Research
The Hand and Upper Extremity Service has a robust didactic and conference
schedule.
Fellows are required to participate in at least one research project during
their training. Presentations and publications are highly encouraged.
Funding is available for fellows to attend a microsurgery course at the
start of the year and to attend one professional meeting of their choice.
Conference Schedule
Weekly indications conference attended by all faculty, fellows and residents.
Weekly combined classic article and modern treatment algorithm conference. This forms the core of the didactics with 52 topics spanning the breadth of hand and upper extremity surgery.
