Fellowships - Shoulder & Elbow

Introduction

The Rhode Island Shoulder and Elbow Service at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University offers an advanced clinical and surgical experience which includes over 450 cases per year with a broad experience in arthroscopic, open and revision shoulder and elbow surgery.  The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is both a tertiary referral practice as well as serving the general orthopaedic needs of the local community.  A level-one trauma center with an active orthopaedic trauma service, the Rhode Island Hospital offers a unique opportunity to manage a high volume of shoulder and elbow fractures.  The Shoulder and Elbow service is also a tertiary referral center for total shoulder and elbow replacement for southern Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. 

Rhode Island Hospital is the major teaching hospital of Brown University and the Warren Alpert Medical School.  Fellows are expected to participate in weekly didactic and indications conferences and play an active role in teaching residents and medical students.  The orthopaedic residency program has six residents per year, and there is one PGY-4 resident each rotating on the shoulder and elbow service.  The usual schedule includes outpatient surgery on Mondays and Fridays, in patient surgery on Thursdays, and private office hours on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  In addition, the fellow runs and supervises the shoulder clinic at Rhode Island Hospital and also attends surgical shoulder and elbow surgical procedures one day each month at the Providence VA Medical Center.  

There is an active research lab (Rhode Island Hospital Orthopaedic Foundation) and outstanding opportunity for both clinical and basic science (molecular biology and biomechanics) research projects.  There are also extensive opportunities to carry out clinical outcomes research.  The fellow is expected to complete at least one basic science and one clinical research project each year.  The fellow is also encouraged to assist in the preparation of manuscripts, book chapters, and journal articles.

Conveniently located between Boston and New York City, Providence is a vibrant coastal city located on Narragansett Bay with great restaurants and cultural activities.  Rhode Island is also home to Newport and some of the most beautiful beaches in New England.

This program is part of the ASES Fellowship match.

Faculty

Andrew Green, M.D., Fellowship Director:

Andrew Green, MD is a fellowship trained specialist in problems of the shoulder, elbow and upper extremity. Dr. Green is the Chief of the Division of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Rhode Island Hospital and in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Each year he evaluates more than one thousand new patients and performs over 400 arthroscopic, reconstructive, joint replacement, and trauma surgeries for these problems. Most commonly, he treats patients for rotator cuff disorders, shoulder dislocations and instability, labral tears, arthritis, fractures and sports injuries.

As an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chief of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Brown Medical School, he is actively involved in research and the education of future orthopaedic surgeons. He is the author of numerous articles and book chapters regarding the shoulder and elbow, and frequently presents and teaches at national and international meetings. He serves on a number of national orthopaedic committees.

Dr. Green is Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, in addition to being a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, New England Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons.

The Goals

The goals and objectives of the Rhode Island Shoulder and Elbow Service are to educate the fellows in all areas of shoulder and elbow surgery. This will be achieved through didactic sessions, literature review, oral presentations, patient examination, and surgical treatment. In addition, access to cadavers and the arthroscopy laboratory will further enhance the residents’ and fellows’ understanding and technical skills during their respective rotations.  The fellow will also have the opportunity to perform clinical and basic science research through the Rhode Island Hospital Orthopaedic Foundation Research Laboratories.

Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship Application Process

Applications to the Shoulder/Elbow Fellowship will be through the ASES Match.  Details are provided on the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons website at: http://www.ases-assn.org/
 
Interviews will be held in October and November.

Please address inquiries to:
Ms. Audrey Bell
Shoulder/Elbow Fellowship Coordinator
2 Dudley Street, Suite 200
Providence, RI 02905
Phone:  401-457-1567
Fax:  401-831-8637
Email:  ABell@UniversityOrthopedics.com
Andrew Green MD - AGreen@UniversityOrthopedics.com; agshoulder@aol.com

 

	CURRENT FELLOW	MEDICAL SCHOOL/ RESIDENCY
2012-2013	Daniel DeBottis, MD	SUNY Downstate/SUNY Upstate Medical Center
	PAST FELLOWS	MEDICAL SCHOOL/ RESIDENCY
2011-2012	Doug Scott, M.D.	Orthopedic Associates of the Lowcountry, Hilton Head, South Carolina
2010-2011	Lee Kaback, M.D.	University of Vermont/University of Rochester