The Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation of University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics is pleased to offer a one-year fellowship in Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery.
Under the direction of John E. Femino, MD, this fellowship offers an outstanding diversity of experience in all areas of adult and adolescent foot and ankle surgery including sports medicine, trauma, and reconstruction of the foot and ankle.
The curriculum includes an optional four-week rotation with the orthopedic trauma service with a focus on foot and ankle trauma for the rotating fellow.
Mentorship is a strong tradition for clinical, academic and research growth of our fellows
The fellowship includes exposure to a wide variety of foot and ankle surgical techniques, including:
The fellow will attend a weekly 90-minute foot and ankle team conference. During the conference, 80 minutes is designated for case-based presentations with once a month journal club focus and research meeting. The final ten minutes is a didactic component presented by the fellow or team resident.
Some cases during the journal club will be designated as mock oral presentations to simulate Part II of the oral boards. Current projects will be reviewed by the team and for possible project improvement during the research meeting.
The fellow will attend morning sign out/pass ons to identify foot and ankle trauma that could potentially lead the fellow to see in the OR. The fellow will also attend the department's basic science conferences as well as M&Ms and Grand Rounds.
We are proud of our foot and ankle research history that extends back many years. All fellows will have on high quality research paper. However, most are involved in multiple projects throughout the fellowship year. Research endeavors are in clinical, biomechanical, and basic science with collaboration with researchers within the department as well as in the Carver College of Medicine.
Jessica Goetz, PhD, is the primary foot and ankle research coordinator and investigator with particular interests in biomechanics and finite element modeling.
The University of Iowa Orthopedic Foot and Ankle training program participates in the AOFAS Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Fellowship Program Match. This match program has a universal application form and instructions for letters of recommendation. This is facilitated by the SF Match service. Learn more about the match process and the application.
Eligibility criteria for applicants:
John E. Femino, MD
Fellowship Director
Bopha Chrea, MD
Assistant Professor
Jessica Goetz, PhD
Foot and Ankle Research Coordinator for Basic Science
Orthopedic Biomechanics Lab Coordinator
Tonia Johnston
Fellowship Coordinator
Phone: 319-384-5590
Fax: 319-353-6754
Email: tonia-johnston@uiowa.edu
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Moses Lee, MD | Yonsei University | 2019-2020 |
Benjamin Jong, MD | University of Manitoba | 2018-2019 |
Karthikeyan Chinnakkannu, MBBS | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 2017-2018 |
Jaya Prasad Shanmugam, MBBS | Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Winstein Medical School | 2016-2017 |
Vinay Hosuru Siddappa, MBBS | People Tree Hospital | 2015-2016 |
Ross Schumer, MD | San Antonio Military Medical Center | 2014-2015 |
Jason Patterson, MD | OrthoArizona, Mezona Orthopedic | 2014-2015 |
Kevin Martin, MD | Evans Army Community Hospital | 2013-2014 |
Joshua Tennant, MD | University of North Carolina | 2012-2013 |
Sami Abdulmassih, MD | St. Joseph's - New Jersey | 2011-2012 |
Andrea Veljkovic, MD, FRCSC | British Columbia's Foot and Ankle Specialists | 2010-2011 |
Gladys Chan, MD | Toronto Orthopaedics | 2008-2009 |
Allan Hammond, MD | University of Manitoba | 2008-2009 |
Jeff Junko, MD | Summa Health System | 2005-2006 |
The University of Iowa Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation is proud of its long history of providing an outstanding, well-rounded orthopedic education. Please click on the link below to view our dedicated faculty.
University of Iowa Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Faculty