Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship

Program Description

The Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania is an ACGME accredited program that offers three (3) fellowship positions a year: August 1st - July 31st. 

The program is divided into 4-month blocks between Pennsylvania Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Hospital, and Virtua Reconstructive Orthopedics.  It is designed to offer an intensive experience in all phases of adult Hip and Knee reconstruction. The fellowship experience is integrated with the residency program (42 residents) and after appropriate experience and background, the fellow will be involved in Hip and Knee Clinic, as well as all aspects of adult reconstruction clinical care. 

There is significant clinical exposure to a variety of pathologies and every surgical approach: Primary TKA [manual (medial parapatellar, mid-vastus and subvastus) and robotic approaches], primary THA (anterior, supine and lateral decubitus Hardinge, posterior, super path, and robotic approaches), Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (manual and robotic), complex primary and revision THA and TKA, as well as hip preservation [hip arthroscopy, surgical hip dislocation, PAO and femoral osteotomies]. 

As of August 1, 2020 Penn Medicine partnered with Virtua and Reconstructive Orthopedics (RO) under the direction of Dr. Scott Schoifet to expand the fellows' orthopaedic experience. Virtua/RO is a high volume TJA community program. They specialize in robotic assisted surgery and outpatient TJA both in a hospital and ASC setting. During this rotation, fellows will gain valuable experience in these techniques as well the infrastructure necessary to develop a successful high volume outpatient program. 

Finally, the fellow is encouraged to participate in the extensive teaching conferences and research seminars, which are an integral part of the residency program. There is an active laboratory available for fellows who are interested in pursuing laboratory research. A number of courses will be available for you to attend throughout the year to hone your operative skills.  It is anticipated that each fellow will become involved in research, either on a clinical or laboratory project related to adult reconstruction during your fellowship.

Program Leadership

Neil P. Sheth, MD, FACS
Program Director, Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship 

Penn Faculty

• Christopher A. Anthony, MD
• Eric L. Hume, MD
• Craig Israelite, MD
• Charles L. Nelson, MD
• T. David Tarity, MD
• Christopher S. Travers, MD 

Virtua Faculty

• Rajesh Jain, MD
• Gregory Klingenstein, MD
• Manny Porat, MD
• Jeremy Reid, MD
• Scott Schoifet, MD

Requirements

Applicants must have completed an Orthopaedic Surgery Residency in an ACGME-accredited or RCPSC or CFPC-accredited residency program in Canada to be considered for the Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. Qualification is also dependent upon successful completion of USMLE Steps 1, 2 and 3 as well as the ability to obtain licensure in the state of Pennsylvania and employment in the United States. For IMGs considering our program, you must be ECFMG certified and have taken USMLE Step 3 for your application to be considered complete for review.

How to Apply

To apply to the Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship program, register with the SF Match and submit your application to program #3943 "Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics - Adult Hip & Knee Fellowship" by November 1^st. Incomplete applications or applications submitted after the application deadline will not be considered.