• Adult Reconstruction fellowship

    Adult Reconstruction Fellowship

Overview

The Adult Reconstruction Fellowship is a twelve-month program in primary and revision total joint replacements of the hip and knee. The program objective is to prepare a board-eligible orthopaedic surgeon for a career in arthroplasty surgery. Training is provided in all aspects of adult reconstruction surgery including trauma, arthritis, congenital, and post-traumatic reconstruction. This is a “hand-on” fellowship where responsibility is delegated based on the demonstration of clinical and surgical maturity and expertise. The program will emphasize the diagnosis of clinical disorders of the bones, joints and soft tissues; the pathogenesis of these disorders; the treatment modalities available for managing these disorders; and the results and complications of such treatment. The fellow will assume a major role in the continuing care of patients and have progressive responsibility in patient assessment, preoperative evaluation, operative experience, and postoperative management and rehabilitation. The educational curriculum will include occasions to study anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, pathology, microbiology, pharmacology, and immunology as they relate to adult reconstructive orthopaedics.

Our team

Mauro Giordani, M.D.
Professor
Chief of Service
Fellowship Director

Gavin Pereira, MD

Gavin C. Pereira, M.D., (M.B.B.S.), F.R.C.S. (Eng), F.A.A.O.S.
Professor 
Interim - Chief Value Officer

Educational Philosophy

  • Assisting in arthroplasty cases.
  • Rounding on all inpatients on a daily basis.
  • Assisting with the evaluation and management of outpatient arthroplasty patients.
  • Pre-operative planning of all surgical cases and coordinating for special implants or equipment needed in the operating room 
  • Completion of three research projects (one review and two research projects) is to be submitted for presentation at an orthopaedic meeting and/or peer review journal.

Weekly schedule

Four of the five workdays are spent in the operating room. The fifth day is protected to pursue research interests and gain office experience. One or two didactic conferences will be held each week to discuss specific arthroplasty topics, research projects, or difficult cases. Other didactic activities would include:

  • Triage Conferences: daily conference to review orthopaedic emergency admission and outpatients treated in the previous 24 hours.
  • Resident Core Curriculum: meets twice a week and covers aspects of clinical basic science related to
    orthopaedics.
  • Research Seminar: held every Tuesday to provide an opportunity for discussion of research activities and idea.
  • Grand Rounds: weekly conference with presentations of scholarly subjects relating to orthopaedics. CME credit is available.
  • Resident and Fellow Graduate Symposium: a one-day conference held annually in June, focuses on papers presented by chief residents and fellows regarding their clinical and laboratory research. Concludes with a graduation ceremony and dinner

The fellowship program includes access to all of the facilities located on a single UC Davis Medical Center campus. These include the main hospital, the Education Building, which houses the medical school, and the William Blaisdell Medical School Library, the Orthopaedic Research Labs, the new Medical School Anatomy lab, and Ellison Outpatient Ambulatory Care Center. The facilities are all within easy walking distance from one to the next. There exists a broad support from other clinical specialties, including radiology, laboratory medicine, rheumatology, endocrinology, infectious disease, pathology, and rehabilitation.

The fellowship begins on Aug. 1 and ends on July 31. Compensation for PGY6 is $89,112.03/year, with excellent benefits. Our minimal requirements for selection include the completion of an ACGME-accredited residency program in Orthopaedic Surgery, eligibility for a California Medical license, three letters of recommendation, and a curriculum vitae. Individuals interested in applying for the Adult Reconstruction Fellowship should apply through the AAHKS Fellowship Match at: www.aahks.org.

For more information, please contact Nancy Topete at 916-734-7353 at ntopete@ucdavis.edu. 

Adult Reconstruction Fellowship interview dates for the 2022-2023 recruitment cycle will be held on Friday, Feb. 3, and Friday, Feb. 10, 2023.