Top Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Fellowship Programs
We know it can be daunting when applying for fellowship and trying to gather more information on different programs. So we created a list of some different fellowship programs from our survey! If you don’t see your program on here and are a fellow/ faculty, you can fill out the short survey to represent your program. Below contains information from current and former fellows on case volume, mentorship and strengths and weaknesses of their programs.
Foot and Ankle fellowship info survey- https://forms.gle/7poyVtzMHw4sAY5x8
Disclaimer:
The information on this website is purely subjective and may have inaccuracies. There is no objective ranking and our responses were small in numbers. The program ranking of our list were the most common responses to our survey. There are programs that may not be on this list that are excellent fellowship programs. We only post the answers we have received for those who filled out the survey. For any questions or further information, please email us at naileditorho@gmail.com
Programs surveyed as the top 5 orthopedic Foot and Ankle fellowship programs (~10-20 responses):
1. Orthocarolina
2. Duke
3. Baylor
4. Rush
5. HSS
6. UC Davis
7. Brigham and Womens
8. Harborview
9. Mercy Baltimore
10. Florida Ortho Institute
Below, you can find info filled out on particular orthopedic pediatric fellowship programs in the United States!
United States Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Fellowship Programs:
Program: Rush University
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Anticipated yearly case volume: 500-600
Faculty members (“Big names”) you get to work with: Simon Lee, George Holmes, Johnny lin
Rotations/Call Set up: Two-month blocks
Research Requirement: 1 Peer Reviewed Publication
Strengths of program?: “Research backing, case load”
Weaknesses of program?:
Other advice: “Chicago is a great city but cold in the winter”
Program: Brigham and Women’s
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Anticipated yearly case volume: 750
Faculty members (“Big names”) you get to work with: Chiodo Bluman
Rotations/Call Set up:
Research Requirement:
Strengths of program?: “People, principles”
Weaknesses of program?: “Total ankle volume”
Other advice: “It’s a family”
Program: Pittsburgh
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Anticipated yearly case volume: 600
Faculty members (“Big names”) you get to work with: Dr. Conti
Rotations/Call Set up:
Per fellow director, not paid for
Research Requirement: Yes
Strengths of program?: “Operative”
Weaknesses of program?: “Trauma”
Other advice:
Program: OFAC
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Anticipated yearly case volume: 750
Faculty members (“Big names”) you get to work with: Dr’s. Berlet, Philbin
Rotations/Call Set up: Each fellow has a surgeon they cover each day, join clinic in afternoon when cases finished
No call
Research Requirement: 1 Peer Reviewed Publication
Strengths of program?: “Lots of surgical volume and autonomy”
Weaknesses of program?: “Less name recognition to patients outside of Columbus “
Other advice: “Great for people planning to go into private practice. You learn coding and practice management. “
Please represent your fellowship at the link below so we can add your program: https://forms.gle/7poyVtzMHw4sAY5x8
For more information on Foot and Ankle fellowships, check out the AOFAS website at: https://www.aofas.org/education/fellowship-match-program/orthopaedic-foot-and-ankle-fellowship-programs
Written by: Andrew Lachance, MS3
