Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship Miller School of Medicine

Mission & Vision

Our mission, at the Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship, is to provide the highest quality surgical, clinical, and research education in the field of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery. Our vision is to be a preeminent nationally and internationally recognized leader in orthopaedic 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 orthopaedic 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.

ACGME Accredited: Yes
Number of residents per year: 1
Duration of program: 1 year
Postgraduate training required: yes
Application deadline: November 1, 2021

Application/eligibility requirements

Current or Graduated Orthopaedic Surgery Resident
Application through the OTA Fellow (Orthopaedic Trauma Association) San Francisco Match
Personal Statement
USMLE Step 1,Step 2 CK, Step 2 CS, and Step 3 completion score reports
3 Letters of recommendation (One of which should be from the program director or chairman)
Board exam requirements: USMLE 1-3, Eligible for Florida Medical License

The fellowship is one year dedicated to orthopaedic trauma surgery. The typically weekly schedule is as follows:

Monday - Ryder Trauma (Jackson Memorial) OR
Tuesday - Jackson South OR
Wednesday - Ryder Trauma (Jackson Memorial) OR
Thursday - Jackson Memorial Orthopaedic Trauma Clinic
Friday - Ryder Trauma (Jackson Memorial) OR

Frequently Asked Questions

For this medical specialty, what are the illnesses treated/types of surgeries performed/types of cases seen?
- Orthopaedic trauma
- Pelvic and acetabulum fractures
- Fractures and dislocations of the lower extremity
- Fractures and dislocations of the upper extremity
- Fractures and dislocations of the foot and ankle
- Fractures of the clavicle and scapula
- Management of traumatic wounds of the upper and lower extremity
- Correction of lower extremity deformity
- Correction of upper extremity deformity
- Correction of pelvic deformity
- Limb salvage and reconstruction surgery
- Limb lengthening
- Treatment of fracture nonunion
- Treatment of fracture malunion
- Treatment of osteomyelitis of the upper and lower extremities
- Treatment of lower and upper extremity bone loss
- Arthroplasty of the shoulder and elbow
- Arthroplasty of the hip and knee
- Distraction arthroplasty of the ankle
- Arthrodesis of the upper and lower extremities
- Treatment of knee, ankle, and elbow contracture
Are call rotations required?

Call is taken from home and each fellow takes on average six days of call per month. Primary call at Jackson Memorial Hospital is taken by the University of Miami Orthopaedic Surgery Residents with the fellows available for operative consults three or four days per month. Fellows are also responsible for primary call as an attending at Jackson South Hospital two to three days per month.
Rotation Sites

Jackson Memorial Hospital

Serving as the county hospital for Miami and Dade County with 1,550 beds, Jackson Memorial Hospital is utilized as the main teaching hospital. It is part of the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center Complex, a modern 67-acre campus located minutes from downtown Miami. The average daily orthopaedic inpatient census is 61 and annual orthopaedic outpatient clinic visits total over 26,500. There are an average of 10,100 operative procedures performed annually by the orthopaedic department. The Ryder Trauma Center Receives approximately 4,000 polytrauma cases annually.

Jackson South Hospital

Jackson South is a 262-bed hospital that opened as a Level 2 trauma center to serve the South 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.

The main strengths of the program are the depth, breadth, and volume of orthopaedic trauma pathology; our longstanding tradition of lower extremity salvage, including in cases of extreme bone loss; and the sub-subspecialty training of our faculty, which adds bone transport, upper and lower extremity joint replacement skills, and shoulder and elbow reconstructive expertise to an already robust trauma service.

Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship

Mission & Vision

Application/eligibility requirements

Frequently Asked Questions

For this medical specialty, what are the illnesses treated/types of surgeries performed/types of cases seen?

Are call rotations required?

Rotation Sites

Jackson Memorial Hospital

Jackson South Hospital