Orthopedic Surgery

For more information on the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program please visit their website.

Children's Orthopedic Surgery offers three fellowship positions each academic year for specialty training in pediatric orthopedic surgery. With maximum exposure in the areas of congenital deformities, growth disorders, spinal surgery, neuromuscular disease, and trauma, each fellow will spend six months on each of the orthopedic surgical teams within the department. There is also significant exposure in subspecialty areas of pediatric orthopedic surgery in hand and upper extremity, sports medicine and tumors.

Fellows gain a broad experience in both operative and non-operative treatment of pediatric orthopedic conditions. Laboratory and clinical research is available and supported by the department. Fellows are responsible for completing at least one research project during their time at Children's.

The entire fellowship experience is on the main campus of Children's Hospital Boston without rotation to affiliated hospitals. An academic appointment for fellows is through Harvard Medical School.

Lecture schedule:

The lecture schedule for both residency and fellowship programs includes:

• Basic science conferences,
• Clinical pediatric orthopedic conferences,
• Fellow's case conference,
• Journal Club,
• Chief's conference for case presentation,
• Fracture conference,
• Indicating conference

Beginning in September 2009, the Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship Program will participate in the San Francisco Matching Program (SFMP) for fellowship starting in August of 2011. For complete details on requirements and the application process, visit the San Francisco Matching Program website.

A fellowship in adolescent and young adult pelvic hip preservation surgery is offered by the Adolescent and Young Adult Hip Program, within the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Children's Hospital Boston. The fellowship is a 12 month experience, though 6 month slots are occasionally available.

The fellowship candidate should have completed a recognized orthopedic residency program. An established interest in hip joint preservation is assumed. A certificate of recognition will be awarded to the fellow upon satisfactory completion of the fellowship program.

The hip joint preservation fellowship experience based at Children's Hospital Boston provides an intensive clinical exposure to a variety of disorders of the pediatric, adolescent, and young adult hip. The referral base is national and international. There is exposure to cutting-edge diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, including Biodex evaluation of hip abductor muscle function, CT analysis of hip deformity, and MR analysis of labral and articular cartilage pathology. Direct experience in periacetabular osteotomy, a variety of proximal femoral osteotomies, surgical hip dislocations, and hip arthroscopy will be provided. Clinical and/or basic research work in conjunction with the fellowship is encouraged and supported.

Please see the Orthopedic Fellowship in Hip Joint-Preserving Surgery Program application, in pdf format, for submission by mail.

For more information on the Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship Program or the Hip Fellowship Program, please contact:

The Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Children's Hospital Boston, one of the Harvard Medical School-affiliated teaching hospitals, offers elective surgical and clinical courses available for 4th year medical school students.

These courses involve interactions with the pediatric orthopaedic service at Children's in the divisions of sports medicine, hand surgery, spine surgery, and neuromuscular programs. The curriculum can be arranged to meet the needs of the advanced student with exposure to out patient clinical care, in patient care, surgical procedures, and attendance at core curriculum lectures. The student will integrate into the department service with contact with attendings, residents and fellows. On call will be one night per week.

Please visit the Harvard Medical School for more information.