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Residency Sports Medicine
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WelcomeI welcome your interest in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. As of November 2004 The Orthopaedic Division of the General Surgery Department became the independent Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. In becoming a department we have seen the expansion of the department as well as its services. Sports Medicine, under the leadership of our Chairman Dr. Darren Johnson, was established in 1987 and has continued to sustain its excellence in the field. The Sports Medicine service has grown to include three orthopaedic faculty members, Dr. Darren Johnson, Dr. Scott Mair and Dr. Christian Lattermann, along with two Primary Care Sports Medicine physicians, Dr. Robert Hosey and Dr. Kyle Parish. Our hand and upper extremity service has matured under the leadership of Dr. Michael Boland and Dr. Russell Shatford who both joined us from Louisville’s internationally respected Kleinert and Kuntz Institute for hand. Our foot and ankle service is managed by Dr. Steven Lawrence. Mauro Giordani, MD has recently joined the faculty to create a comprehensive total joint program and Arthritis Center. Jeff Selby, MD is our traumatologist and also is the Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at the VA Medical Center. Dr. William O. Shaffer, MD is the Residency Program Director, Vice-Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Spine Fellowship Director at the University of Kentucky. Joining him this year is Dr. R. Carter Cassidy, MD after completing his residency and spine fellowship here at the University of Kentucky. One of our crown jewels, is our Pediatric Orthopaedic Division housed at the internationally famous Shriner’s Hospital for Children. Led by Dr. Chester Tylkowski, MD,, Drs. Henry Iwinski, Vishwas Talwalkar,, Janet Walker and Todd Milbrandt who cover the broad scope of pediatric orthopaedics both at the Shriner’s Hospital and the University of Kentucky. Other exciting developments are that we have expanded the Sports Medicine Fellowship, now ACGME certified, and established a Spine Fellowship. Our research effort guided by Dr. David Pienkowski, has grown, and Dr. Christian Lattermann was recruited to establish a cartilage restoration laboratory which will increase basic science research opportunities for the resident. We look forward to this cutting edge research in helping our total joint and sports medicine patients. The spine service is embarking on the merging of the neurosurgical and orthopaedic spine services, backed by pain management, musculoskeletal imaging, and physiatry to offer comprehensive spine care to the citizens of Kentucky. The hospital is undergoing its own transition with a new hospital going up, tremendous growth in patient visits, and inpatient admissions. It has been an exciting and rewarding time and I seriously believe the University of Kentucky can offer you, the orthopaedic resident, and the same degree of professional satisfaction. William O.
Shaffer, MD
Orthopaedic DepartmentThe entire spectrum of Orthopaedic surgery, including pediatric Orthopaedics, sports medicine, trauma, Ilizarov techniques, total joint replacement, spine surgery, shoulder-elbow surgery, microvascular surgery, hand surgery, and foot-ankle surgery, is actively practiced by the faculty in the Department of Orthopaedics. Priorities in the Department are to maintain high-quality education for students and residents, encourage research, and provide exemplary patient care. Darren L. Johnson, M.D., was appointed chair of Orthopaedics in November 2004. David Pienkowski, Ph.D., assumed leadership of the Orthopaedic research laboratories in November 1991. Research activities currently include studies of fixation of tibial and pelvic fractures, evaluation of drug therapy for osteomyelitis, structure and wear of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, and the mechanical properties of osteoporotic bone.
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Sports Medicine SectionThe Section of Sports Medicine, under the leadership of Darren L. Johnson, M.D., was established in 1987. A fitness center in direct contiguity with the sports clinic, complete with weight machines, free weights, treadmills, rowers, exercise bikes, and other cardiovascular and strength training equipment, coordinates the treatment and rehabilitation programs. Sports medicine services are provided for Olympic, professional, varsity, and recreational athletes. The University of Kentucky, Section of Sports Medicine is responsible for the medical care of all UK varsity athletes and for all Fayette County public school athletes. The number of high school, college and professional teams for which the Sports Medicine provides Orthopaedic services continues to grow. Research focus includes allograft use in knee surgery, graft fixation, shoulder mechanics and proprioception. Sports Medicine has two accredited fellowships at the PGY- 6 level. Residency ProgramThe University of Kentucky Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program is a five-year, fully accredited program. The first year of the program is dedicated to a surgical internship, rotating at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Interns are assigned to three monthly Orthopaedic rotations, with the remaining nine months fulfilling program requirements. These rotations include the Emergency Department, Physical Medicine and Rehab, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, Diagnostic Radiology, General Surgery, and Pediatric Surgery. Residents in years two through five follow a program entirely within Orthopaedic Surgery serving four three-month rotations each academic year. Rotations for the PGY2-5 residents include Orthopaedic Trauma, Hand, Sports Medicine, Research, and a combined Recon service incorporating Spine and Foot/Ankle. Additionally, the residents serve two rotations at the Lexington Shriner’s Hospital for Children and two Reconstructive rotations at the Veterans Hospital which is physically connected to the University of Kentucky Medical Center. In addition to these rotations, serving within our own Sports Medicine service enhances the resident experience. UK Sports Medicine is the primary sports medicine provider to several area athletic and professional teams. Resident rotations are scheduled to improve the educational experience. Residents currently serve in-house call during their PGY2 and PGY3 years, and home call during PGY4 and PGY5 years. Their on-call scheduling is regularly every third night or less frequent with one day off in seven and do not work more than 24 hours. Each resident also receives ten hours off free from all clinical duties. Throughout their residency, residents are required to devote time to basic science including anatomical laboratory dissection, orthopaedic pathology, biomechanics, statistical analysis, and study design. The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery pays all resident expenses to attend approved educational meetings if the resident is schedule to preset a paper that was selected by presentation of an abstract. Time off of clinical care responsibilities is made available. Additionally, the Department allots residents a yearly book stipend. The residency program has regularly scheduled teaching conferences that take place on weekday mornings and is attended by all orthopaedic faculty and residents. These conferences include the Fracture Conference, Basic Science, Grand Rounds Lectureship, and Hand/Sports specialty conferences. Residents also take part in a monthly Quality Assurance review, as well as monthly Program Director’s meeting. At the Shriner’s Hospital, teaching conferences are held several days each week, providing residents an abundant experience with reconstructive pediatric orthopaedics. Also included on the monthly academic calendar are once a month educational JBJS and specialty journal review meetings, required for all residents. In conclusion, the University of Kentucky Orthopaedic Residency is an excellent educational experience in the complete spectrum of clinical orthopaedics. The program has and is making constant strides in Basic Science research. Strengths of our program are and abundant exposure to a large volume of Sports Medicine, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Adult Reconstruction, Orthopaedic Trauma cases, and a dedicated Research Rotation. Our residents see a large volume of patients requiring both inpatient and outpatient service.
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Rotations and ConferencesExcept for the PGY-1 year, which has one-month rotations devoted to various surgery services, the Orthopaedic Residency Program is organized in three-month rotations as follows:
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