All information about the Fellowship/Residency has been provided and verified as accurate by the Center. ISAKOS is not responsible for omissions of information or details that may change. If you have any questions, we encourage you to reach out to the Center contact.

Please log in to view Fellowship/Residency contact information.

Advanced Training and Deepening in Knee Surgery

Fellowship/Residency Information

Pablo Tobon Uribe Hospital Medelin Clinic Bolivarian University Clinic El Rosario Clinic
Medellín, Antioquia 050031
COLOMBIA

The Knee Surgery program is responsible for the prevention, treatment and management of complications of knee conditions of all orders: metabolic, inflammatory, infectious, tumor, degenerative, biomechanical and traumatic. His field of action covers traumatic pathology, sports medicine, joint preservation surgery and the treatment of degenerative pathology including joint replacements. It seeks to make the orthopedist who opts for this advanced training in Knee Surgery a surgeon specialized in the integral management of this joint.

Involved ISAKOS Member(s): JOHN BYRON ALZATE, MD Knee Surgeon (Arthroscopy, Knee Preservation, Arthroplasty) | DIEGO ARTURO VELASQUEZ, MD Knee Surgeon (Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty) | JUAN FELIPE FERNANDEZ, MD, Knee Surgeon (Arthroscopy, Knee Preservation, Arthroplasty) | CARLOS AUGUSTO RODRIGUEZ, MD. Knee Surgeon (Arthroscopy, Knee Preservation, Arthroplasty) | RUBEN DARIO GUZMAN BENDEK, MD Knee Surgeon (Arthroscopy, Knee Preservation)

View Website

Contact Information

Carlos Fernando Arboleda Hurtado, Project Leader, Continuous Training school of health sciences, Pontificia Bolivariana University

Fellowship Program Information

Affiliation (Center Type): Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: 12 months
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?: No
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 2
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: JOHN BYRON ALZATE, MD Knee Surgeon (Arthroscopy, Knee Preservation, Arthroplasty) | DIEGO ARTURO VELASQUEZ, MD Knee Surgeon (Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty) | JUAN FELIPE FERNANDEZ, MD, Knee Surgeon (Arthroscopy, Knee Preservation, Arthroplasty) | CARLOS AUGUSTO RODRIGUEZ, MD. Knee Surgeon (Arthroscopy, Knee Preservation, Arthroplasty) | RUBEN DARIO GUZMAN BENDEK, MD Knee Surgeon (Arthroscopy, Knee Preservation)
Recent activity of Teaching Center:

Financial Support and Expenses

Types of Financial Support Available: Private
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide: Medical Societies Direct Application
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs):

Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases

Area(s) of Specialty: Knee Arthroplasty Knee Arthroscopy Other
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities:
Types of Educational Opportunities:
Research projects, research facilities and resources, cadaver labs, publication opportunities, integration of the patient and public involvement, and the role of the fellow: Current lines of investigation in progress: 1. Osteotomies around the knee in the coronal plane: a planning approach 2. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction outcomes with allograft in first division professional soccer players. 3. Anatomical reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament: trends in Colombian orthopedists and validation of checklist. 4. Clinical and radiological results in patients with biological transplantation with fresh osteochondral allograft.
Related Conference/Lecture Schedule:
Athletic Team Coverage: