University of Maryland Spine Surgery Fellowship
The primary goals of the Spine Surgery fellowship at the University of Maryland are to educate orthopaedic spine surgeons, providing them with comprehensive and rigorous training in the elation and operative management of a wide variety of spinal disorders.
Fellows will be exposed to and receive extensive mentoring in order to develop independent skills in managing, treating and operating on patients with complex traumatic injuries, tumors, infections, degenerative disorders and spinal deformity. The Spine Surgery Fellowship has been accredited with the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education since 2007.
Two additional goals include educating the fellows in the associated research and teaching skills to become leaders in the field of orthopaedic spine surgery. Educational methods are based on close clinical supervision by five full-time, fellowship-trained orthopaedic spine surgeons and two fellowship-trained neurosurgeons. Daily rounds are made each morning with attending, residents and dedicated physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
Fellows receive a certificate of completion after successfully completing one-year training in our orthopaedic spine surgery fellowship program.
Fellows currently rotate through a variety of clinical settings including training at the University of Maryland Medical Center, the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, the Baltimore VA Medical Center and Baltimore Washington Medical Center.
