Fellowship Program Information

Affiliation (Center Type): Duke University (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: 12 months
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?: Yes
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 4
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: Dr. Jonathan F. Dickens, MD, COL, MC, USAR: shoulder, knee and sports medicine surgeon; He completed the John A Feagin Jr. Sports Medicine Fellowship at United States Military Academy and the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, the Steadman Philippon Clinic in Vail, Colorado and the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. His travelling Fellowships include the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) North American Fellowship, the AOA American British Canadian Fellowship, and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) European Fellowship. Alison P. Toth, M.D.: Orthopaedic Cell & Molecular Biology, Articular Cartilage Healing and Repair, Meniscus Healing and Repair, Women's Sports Injuries and Prevention, ACL Reconstruction, Shoulder Stabilization, Rotator Cuff Repair. Ned Amendola, MD: Cartilage Resurfacing and Reconstruction, ACL Repair, Meniscus Repair, Ankle Surgery, Ankle Replacement Surgery, Knee Replacement Surgery, Tendon Surgery Oke Anakwenze, MD: Shoulder Replacement Surgery and Reverse, Shoulder Replacement Surgery, Rotator Cuff Repair, Shoulder Instability Surgery, Proximal Humerus Fracture Surgery Tally Lassiter, MD: Reverse Shoulder Replacement, Shoulder Replacement Surgery, Rotator Cuff Repair, ACL Repair, Hip Arthroscopy with Labral Repair, Shoulder Instability Surgery, Elbow Repair, Knee Stabilization, Meniscus Repair, Tommy John Surgery; Jocelyn Wittstein, MD: adolescent knee injuries including ACL tears and patellar instability, elbow injuries, and shoulder instability; shoulder pain in patients of all ages and commonly perform arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs. Chad Mather, III, MD: hip arthroscopy with labral repair, revision hip arthroscopy including advanced soft tissue (labrum and ligament) reconstruction, extra-articular hip endoscopy Brian Lau, MD: shoulder stabilization, rotator cuff surgery, superior capsular reconstruction, and reverse arthroplasty, ACL and meniscus surgery, patellar stabilizations, multi-ligament knee injuries, and advanced techniques for cartilage preservation and restoration, minimally-invasive techniques to treat foot and ankle injuries, including ankle instability, cartilage restoration, Achilles injuries, and fractures
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Financial Support and Expenses

Types of Financial Support Available: Private Internal
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide: Other
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Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases

Area(s) of Specialty: Knee Arthroplasty Knee Arthroscopy Hip Arthroscopy Shoulder Arthroplasty Shoulder Arthroscopy
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities:
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Research projects, research facilities and resources, cadaver labs, publication opportunities, integration of the patient and public involvement, and the role of the fellow: A Prospective, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation, Phase 1 Study of Intra-Articular Administration of an Allogeneic Human Placental; Tissue Particulate (PTP-001) for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis; Closing Wedge Osteotomy to Decrease Sagittal Slope during ACL Revision: Case Series; Outcomes Following Patellar-femoral Joint Replacement; Total vs Hemi Knee replacements; Atlas spring; Meniscal extrusion across full ROM in healthy youths; MOON ORBITS 2 yr RTP after ACLR; Tibial slope in pediatric ACL; Determining allograft size needed to achieve desired intraoperative; ACL reconstruction graft diameter; DJO Brace; Impact of patellar tendon graft cross-sectional area on tendon strength; MILES- multicenter stem cell knee OA RCT; ACL Injury Mechanisms; Effects of Partial Meniscectomy on Cartilage; Effects of Exercise on Cartilage Strain; In Vivo Cartilage Mechanics and Degeneration After ACL Injury; A Retrospective Review of Patient Reported Outcomes on Pain After ACL Reconstruction; ACL vs ACL + ALL; Patellar Instability; Retrospective Review Outcome collection of patients undergoing Osteotomy of the Knee for Realignment; ACL cowboy; Pediatric Neuromuscular Development; Retro review of RTP ACL testing; Endoscopic Treatment of Partial Thickness Hamstring Tears Stated-Preferences in Knee Arthroplasty; GRIT study; IMU Effusion; Validation of an Evidence-Based Return to Sport Decision Tool after ACL Reconstruction; Transphyseal vs physeal sparing ACL reconstruction; Imaging, clinical, and patient reported outcomes after repair of radial tears of the lateral meniscus; Patient reported outcomes after repair of radial tears of the lateral meniscus in adolescents; Success or Failure of Repair of Radial, Mid-body Tears of the Lateral Meniscus 120717; Management of Hormonal Contraceptives During the Perioperative Period for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction; Novocart vs Microfracture for Articular Cartilage Defects; Decision making algorithm for patellofemoral instability; A Randomized, Multi-Center, Prospective, Safety and Efficacy Study comparing the outcome of total reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) with SMR Stemless Reverse vs SMR Reverse Shoulder System; Comparison of Telerehabiltiation vs. Onsite Rehabilitation for Rotator Cuff Repair; Epidemiology, Evaluation, Treatment Options, and Outcomes of Proximal Humerus Fractures; Patient Pain and Opioid Use Profile Following Shoulder Arthroplasty and Arthroscopy; Analysis of patient expectations of outpatient shoulder arthroplasty Outcomes of shoulder instability surgery; Reverse shoulder arthroplasty with and without baseplate wedge augmentation: A prospective randomized study; TXA in shoulder arthroplasty; Virtual Reality in Surgical Education of First through Third Year Medical Residents; Exparel Shoulder Arthroplasty; Shoulder ROM Instrumentation; Yellow Flag Evaluation of Patients Undergoing Shoulder Surgery; Shoulder injury due to vaccination; Utility of Ultrasound in Determining Proximal Humeral Epiphyseal Widening: Pathology vs. Physiologic Response in Youth Baseball Players Ages 11-16; Improving Expectations in patients with RTC related shoulder pain; A Randomized Control Trial of Prophylactic Cephalic Vein Ligation versus Sparing in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty; Decision-Making Based on SANE Scores for Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty; Preliminary Results of a Posterior Augmented Glenoid for a Biconcave Glenoid; Tornier Simplicity Stemless TSA IDE Retrospective Chart Review; Effectiveness of 3D MRI compared to CT for Glenoid and Humeral Bone Loss for Shoulder Instability; Outcome collection of patients undergoing Superior Capsular Reconstruction of the shoulder for rotator cuff tears; Retrospective Review Outcome collection of patients undergoing anatomic total shoulder and reverse total shoulder replacement; Retrospective Review Outcome collection of patients undergoing Superior Capsular reconstruction of the shoulder for rotator cuff tears; Efficacy of First Time Anterior Shoulder Dislocation Decision Tool; Adhesive Capsulitis - DN vs Sham DN; Cadaver-RIC vs CLT on glenohumeral translation; Is The Sulcus Sign in External Rotation a Reliable Test for Detection of Rotator Interval Lesions?; Graftjacket/Conexa; Histological analysis of failed rotator cuff graft tissue; The Role of the Anterior Shoulder Capsule in the Pathogenesis of Glenohumeral Joint Arthrosis; Comparison of the decision making by sports surgeons of shoulder telehealth examination versus clinical examination; Frozen shoulder hormone replacement; Shoulder Surgery Outcomes/Utilization; Telehealth Rotator Cuff; Hip Imaging with MR; Endoscopic Hamstring Repair; Iliopsoas Impingement; In-Vivo Evaluation of Femoroacetabular Cartilage in Patients Biomarkers in Human Synovial Fluid; PROMIS profile and PROMIS sexual function profile for hip preservation; Role of Genetics in Femoroacetabular Impingement; Segmentation of an Osteoarthritis Population;Utility of 3D MRI in Hip Preservation Surgery;Sleep Promis; Duke Sports Medicine Concussion Clinic Research Database; Orthostatic blood pressure in concussion; Vestibular/ Oculomotor Screening Tools Following Sports Related Concussion: Traditional and Digital Vision Outcome Measures on Recovery following Concussion; VOMS Prospective Study; VOMS Retrospective Study; Concussion education in Rodeo; Concussion Database; Utilization of BFR in Patients with Prolonged Concussion Symptoms; Quality Improvement using PROMIS; ECGs in Athletes; A comparison study of standard bony landmarks vs. ultrasound identified cardiac landmarks; Review of Injuries & Illnesses Among NCAA Athletes; Impact of immobilization on ankle arthroscopy; Syndesmosis Ultrasound Exam; Achilles- Conjoint Analysis of Patient Preferences in Joint Interventions;Ankle Arthrodesis Take Down With TAA or Subtalar Fusion; Osteoarthritis Cohort Generation and Analysis Tool; Quality Improvement with IKDC and ASES; In-person vs. Virtual Physical Therapy; COVID19 & Economic Impact; Physician burnout in the context of COVID-19; Waste: Rotator Cuff Tears: Histological Responses to Tissue Damage; Transient quadraplegia; Opioids in college athletes; Survey To Evaluate Orthopaedic Surgeon Response to COVID-19 and Telehealth; Sports medicine fellow interest and program evaluation; Musculoskeletal and Performance Characteristics in Football Athletes; Assessing Project Access of Durham County; Impact of the Feagin Leadership Program on Physician Leadership Development; Interpreter services in the ED; Chief Skills; Basketball player- preseason data predicting injuries
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