Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship
Mission & Vision
Our mission, at the University of Miami/Jackson Health System Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship, is to provide the highest quality surgical, clinical and research education in the field of orthopedic trauma surgery. Our vision is to be a preeminent nationally and internationally recognized leader in orthopedic education and research, as well as to be a leading center of innovation and surgical excellence. We take seriously our responsibility to provide the highest level of orthopedic care to the people of Miami-Dade County, as well as to all those from near and far that seek our help. We also aim to prepare our graduates to be leading clinician scientists who will serve as assets to their community, strong mentors to future generations of surgeons, and drivers of clinical excellence and scientific discovery.
Mission & Vision
Our mission, at the University of Miami/Jackson Health System Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship, is to provide the highest quality surgical, clinical and research education in the field of orthopedic trauma surgery. Our vision is to be a preeminent nationally and internationally recognized leader in orthopedic education and research, as well as to be a leading center of innovation and surgical excellence. We take seriously our responsibility to provide the highest level of orthopedic care to the people of Miami-Dade County, as well as to all those from near and far that seek our help. We also aim to prepare our graduates to be leading clinician scientists who will serve as assets to their community, strong mentors to future generations of surgeons, and drivers of clinical excellence and scientific discovery.
Program Director’s Welcome
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about our University of Miami/Jackson Health System Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship. It is my pleasure to share with you many of the outstanding attributes and accomplishments of our program.
Program Director’s Welcome
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about our University of Miami/Jackson Health System Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship. It is my pleasure to share with you many of the outstanding attributes and accomplishments of our program.
Our fellows have an exceptionally strong surgical and clinical experience in orthopedic trauma surgery. Our service covers all trauma of the lower extremities, upper extremities above the wrist, and pelvis and acetabulum. Our team consists of a group of surgeons with a variety of subspecialty interests that cover the full spectrum of techniques and pathologies encountered in orthopedic trauma. The volume of high energy trauma seen at our Level I Ryder Trauma Center/Jackson Memorial is very large and includes a high volume of acetabulum, pelvis and severely injured extremities. This already-large case volume is supplemented by an additional 2,800 polytrauma cases at our affiliated Level II trauma center at Jackson South Medical Center. In addition, we treat a large number of post-traumatic problems such as malunion, nonunion and osteomyelitis that come not only from the United States, but also in large numbers from the Caribbean, as well as South and Central America.
In our experience, and to the best of our knoweldge, together this gives our fellowship the largest volume of trauma care at any institution in the United States. Additionally with only one fellowship spot offered, this gives the fellow a tremendous opportunity, on a daily basis, to choose the highest quality learning opportunities to suit their educational needs.
In addition to the outstanding surgical and clinical experiences gained, we are happy to offer our fellows many research opportunities and resources. We were one of the group, we have been part of many groundbreaking studies including the largest prospective study ever in orthopedic surgery. Together with our two research coordinators, we continue to be actively involved with many large prospective studies through the group. We have a strong and productive biomechanics lab with a very long and successful record of scientific discovery, innovation and publication. In addition, we have many ongoing clinical and basic science studies within the orthopedic trauma division.
The robust educational program is comprised of multiple activities and components. The orthopedic trauma team holds daily morning X-ray and case review rounds. The fellow also attends weekly grand rounds with speakers from around the country and the world. In addition, there is an educational lecture series and journal club sessions that the fellow attends and sometimes coordinates. The year also includes a number of other activities such as saw bones exercises and cadaveric dissection through both our own medical school and through the many courses that industry and various societies conduct here in Miami. In tandem, we encourage our fellows to attend the many courses, conferences and learning opportunities outside of the institution during their year of fellowship training.
– Fernando Vilella, MD
Description
In our experience, and to the best of our knoweldge, together this gives our fellowship the largest volume of trauma care at any institution in the United States. Additionally with only one fellowship spot offered, this gives the fellow a tremendous opportunity, on a daily basis, to choose the highest quality learning opportunities to suit their educational needs.
In addition to the outstanding surgical and clinical experiences gained, we are happy to offer our fellows many research opportunities and resources. We were one of the group, we have been part of many groundbreaking studies including the largest prospective study ever in orthopedic surgery. Together with our two research coordinators, we continue to be actively involved with many large prospective studies through the group. We have a strong and productive biomechanics lab with a very long and successful record of scientific discovery, innovation and publication. In addition, we have many ongoing clinical and basic science studies within the orthopedic trauma division.
The robust educational program is comprised of multiple activities and components. The orthopedic trauma team holds daily morning X-ray and case review rounds. The fellow also attends weekly grand rounds with speakers from around the country and the world. In addition, there is an educational lecture series and journal club sessions that the fellow attends and sometimes coordinates. The year also includes a number of other activities such as saw bones exercises and cadaveric dissection through both our own medical school and through the many courses that industry and various societies conduct here in Miami. In tandem, we encourage our fellows to attend the many courses, conferences and learning opportunities outside of the institution during their year of fellowship training.
– Fernando Vilella, MD
Fast Facts
Accreditation
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Number of Fellows per Year?
1
Duration of Fellowship?
1 year
Clinical Experience
Year 1
The fellowship is one year and is not considered an internship. The entire year is dedicated to orthopedic trauma surgery and involves rotations at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Ryder Trauma Center and Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson South Medical Center.
Serving as the county hospital for Miami-Dade, with 1,550 beds, Jackson Memorial Hospital is utilized as the main teaching hospital. The modern, 72-acre medical campus located minutes from Downtown Miami is part of the 153-acre University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center complex. The average daily orthopedic inpatient census is 61, and annual orthopedic outpatient clinic visits total more than 26,500. There is an average of 10,100 operative procedures performed annually by the orthopedic department. The Ryder Trauma Center Receives approximately 4,000 polytrauma cases, annually.
Jackson South Medical Center is a 262-bed hospital that opened as a Level II trauma center to serve the southern parts of Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys in 2016. Every year, more than 3,400 surgeries are performed at Jackson South, and approximately 37,000 people visit the emergency department. The Ryder South Trauma Center receives approximately 1,550 polytrauma admissions, annually.
Your Faculty
Shawn Boomsma, MD
Army Surgeon
Giselle Hernandez, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Traumatology
Steven Kalandiak, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Traumatology
Fernando Vilella, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Traumatology
Gregory Zych, DO
Christine E. Lynn Distinguished Chair, Orthopedic Trauma
Professor, Orthopedic Traumatology
Alumni Placements Include:
Baptist Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine/Ben Taub Hospital
Emory University/Grady Memorial Hospital
Grand Strand Medical Center
Kendall Regional Medical Center
Instituto San Pablo
Mercy Hospital
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center
Indiana University
Alumni Placements Include:
Baptist Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine/Ben Taub Hospital
Emory University/Grady Memorial Hospital
Grand Strand Medical Center
Kendall Regional Medical Center
Instituto San Pablo
Mercy Hospital
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center
Indiana University
Notable Alumni
Howard Bar-Eli, MD
2018
Attending Surgeon, Baptist Hospital
Josh Blomberg, MD
2013
Attending Surgeon, ThedaCare Regional Medical Center
Chris Boullion, DO
2010
Attending Surgeon, Grand Strand Medical Center
Matt Clark, MD
2011
Attending Surgeon, Kendall Regional Medical Center
Seth Gengle, DO
2016
Attending Surgeon, Mercy Hospital
Roberto Hernandez-Irizarry, MD
2019
Assistant Professor, Emory University/Grady Memorial Hospital
Stephen Oleszkiewicz, MD
2020
Assistant Professor, Indiana University
Christopher Perkins, MD
2012
Assistant Professor & Residency Director, Baylor College of Medicine/Ben Taub Hospital
Franz Pino-Delgado, MD
2015
Attending Surgeon, Instituto San Pablo
Amir Shapira, MD
2017
Attending Surgeon, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
Howard Bar-Eli, MD
2018
Attending Surgeon, Baptist Hospital
Josh Blomberg, MD
2013
Attending Surgeon, ThedaCare Regional Medical Center
Chris Boullion, DO
2010
Attending Surgeon, Grand Strand Medical Center
Matt Clark, MD
2011
Attending Surgeon, Kendall Regional Medical Center
Seth Gengle, DO
2016
Attending Surgeon, Mercy Hospital
Roberto Hernandez-Irizarry, MD
2019
Assistant Professor, Emory University/Grady Memorial Hospital
Stephen Oleszkiewicz, MD
2020
Assistant Professor, Indiana University
Christopher Perkins, MD
2012
Assistant Professor & Residency Director, Baylor College of Medicine/Ben Taub Hospital
Franz Pino-Delgado, MD
2015
Attending Surgeon, Instituto San Pablo
Amir Shapira, MD
2017
Attending Surgeon, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)