One year Advanced Clinical Experiences (ACE) in the areas of foot/ankle, hand/upper extremity, musculoskeletal oncology, pediatrics, shoulder/elbow, spine sports medicine and traumatology surgery are offered through the affiliated University hospitals, which include the University of Washington Medical Center-Montlake (UWMC), University of Washington Medical Center-Northwest (UWNW), Harborview Medical Center (HMC), Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH), the Seattle Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC), Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) and other affiliated hospitals.
Clinical Description
| Program and Hospital(s) | Faculty | Clinical Description |
|---|---|---|
| Foot/ Ankle/ Amputation (UWMC, HMC, VAMC, UWNW) |
Michael E. Brage M.D. — Stephen K. Benirschke, M.D., Ken Chin, M.D., Sigvard T. Hansen, Jr., M.D. and Bruce Sangeorzan, M.D. |
Traumatic, sports injury, and reconstructive adult foot and ankle problems with very experienced faculty. |
| Hand Fellowship (UWMC, HMC, SCH) | Jerry I. Huang, M.D. — Christopher H. Allan, M.D., Sarah Beshlian, M.D., Jeffrey B. Friedrich, M.D., Douglas P. Hanel, M.D., Nicholas Iannuzzi, M.D., Stephen Kennedy, M.D., Erin Miller, M.D., and Nicholas B. Vedder, M.D. |
Congenital, sports injuries, trauma, microvascular and adult reconstructive hand and upper extremity surgery in an accredited hand fellowship. |
| Musculoskeletal Oncology (UWMC, SCH, SCCA) | Matthew Thompson, M.D. — Howard A. Chansky, M.D., Jesse Roberts, M.D. |
Adult and pediatric musculoskeletal tumors. A service based on modern multi-disciplinary protocols for a broad spectrum of pathology. |
| Pediatric Orthopedics (SCH) |
Vincent S. Mosca, M.D. — Walter F. Krengel III, M.D., Antoinette W. Lindberg, M.D., Gregory A. Schmale, M.D., Klane K. White, M.D., Suzanne Yandow, M.D., Suzanne Steinman, M.D., and Mark Dales, M.D. |
Congenital and developmental spine, hip and foot deformities as well as sports medicine, trauma and general pediatric orthopaedics. |
| Shoulder/Elbow (UWMC, UWNW) |
Jason E. Hsu, M.D. — Frederick A. Matsen III, M.D., Albert O. Gee, M.D., Winston J. Warme, M.D., and Jonah Hebert-Davies, M.D. |
Arthroscopic and open management of a broad spectrum of shoulder and elbow traumatic and degenerative conditions. |
| Spine (UWMC, HMC, UWNW) | Richard J. Bransford, M.D., Carlo Bellabarba, MD, Anthony M. Avellino, M.D., Randall M. Chesnut, M.D., Mark A. Harrast, M.D., Stanley A. Herring, M.D., Walter F. Krengel III, M.D., Viral Patel, M.D., Christopher J. Standaert, M.D., Theodore A. Wagner, M.D., Stuart M. Weinstein, M.D., Klane K. White, M.D. and Fangyi Zhang, M.D. |
Comprehensive experience in spine care including adult and pediatric patients with degenerative, deformity, neoplastic, traumatic and infectious disorders. Multispecialty experience includes latest advances in care including minimally invasive surgery and spinal nonfusion surgery. |
| Traumatology (HMC) |
David P. Barei, M.D. — Daphne M. Beingessner, M.D., Carlo Bellabarba, M.D., Stephen K. Benirschke, M.D., Robert P. Dunbar Jr., M.D., Reza Firoozabadi, M.D., Sigvard T. Hansen Jr., M.D., M. Bradford Henley, M.D., Conor P. Kleweno, M.D., Sean E. Nork, M.D., Bruce J. Sangeorzan, M.D., Douglas G. Smith, M.D., and Lisa A. Taitsman, M.D. |
Adult and pediatric trauma, emphasizing advanced and comprehensive treatment of the polytraumatized patient.1 |
|
Sports Medicine |
Albert O. Gee, MD - Jason Hsu, MD, Christopher Y. Kweon, MD, Mia S. Hagen, MD, Kenneth Chin, MD |
Comprehensive sub-specialty training in adult and adolescent orthopaedic sports medicine. The training program focuses on clinic, training room and surgical management of sports injuries of the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and foot/ankle. |
These programs are in-depth clinical experiences including basic and clinical research and teaching of medical students and residents.
Applications
Please see the information below providing specifics for each of our four Advanced Clinical Experience programs at the University of Washington Medical Center.
Hand:
We have begun using the ASSH application platform. You will need to register and complete the application in order to apply to our program.
Contact: Haley McDaniel (uwhand@uw.edu)
Musculoskeletal Oncology:
We are contracted with the San Francisco Matching Program. You will need to register and complete the application with the SF Match in order apply to our program. The website is www.sfmatch.org
Contact: Casey Leichter (cel23@uw.edu)
Shoulder and Elbow:
We are contracted with the ASES Matching Program. You will need to register and complete the application in order to apply to our program. The website is: https://www.ases-assn.org/shoulder-and-elbow-fellowships/
Contact: Fred Westerberg (fwesterb@uw.edu)
Sports Medicine:
We are contracted with the San Francisco Matching Program. You will need to register and complete the application with the SF Match in order apply to our program. The website is www.sfmatch.org.
Contact: Sue Allain (sallain3@uw.edu)
Please see the information below providing specifics for each of our three Advanced Clinical Experience programs at Harborview Medical Center.
Foot and Ankle:
We are contracted with the San Francisco Matching Program. You will need to register and complete the application with the SF Match in order apply to our program. The website is www.sfmatch.org.
Contact: Trish Fujiwara (tfuji416@uw.edu)
Spine:
We are contracted with the San Francisco Matching Program. You will need to register and complete the application with the SF Match in order apply to our program. The website is www.sfmatch.org.
Contact: Trish Fujiwara (tfuji416@uw.edu)
Trauma:
We are contracted with the San Francisco Matching Program. You will need to register and complete the application with the SF Match in order apply to our program. The website is www.sfmatch.org
Contact: Trish Fujiwara (tfuji416@uw.edu)
Please see the information below providing specifics for our Advanced Clinical Experience Program at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Pediatric Orthopedics:
We are contracted with the San Francisco Matching Program. You will need to register and complete the application with the SF Match in order apply to our program. The website is www.sfmatch.org.
Contact: Alexandra Egger (alexandra.egger@seattlechildrens.org)
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1) UW Orthopaedics acknowledges the support of the OMeGA Medical Grants Association, along with their donors Zimmer Biomet, Globus Medical and DePuy Synthes, for their generous trauma fellowship education grant.