Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship Descriptions

Brown University and Brown Alpert Medical School
Fellowship Program in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Theodore A. Blaine, MD
Andrew Green, MD                             

The Rhode Island Shoulder and Elbow Service at Brown University is under the direction of Dr. Andrew Green and Dr. Theodore Blaine.  The surgical experience includes over 800 cases per year with a broad experience in arthroscopic, open and revision shoulder and elbow surgery.  A level-one trauma center with an active orthopaedic trauma service, the Rhode Island Hospital offers a unique opportunity to manage a high volume of shoulder and elbow fractures.  The Shoulder and Elbow service is also a tertiary referral center for total shoulder and elbow replacement for southern Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. 

Rhode Island Hospital is the major teaching hospital of Brown University and Brown Alpert Medical School.  Fellows are expected to participate in weekly didactic and indications conferences and play an active role in teaching residents and medical students.  The orthopaedic residency program has six residents per year, and there is one resident each rotating with Dr. Green and Dr. Blaine.  The fellow covers both services, with one day of clinic/private office and two days each of inpatient (Tu,Th) and outpatient surgery (W,F).

There is an active research lab (Rhode Island Hospital Orthopaedic Foundation) and outstanding opportunity for both clinical and basic science (molecular biology and biomechanics) research projects.  The fellow is expected to complete at least one basic science and one clinical research project each year.  The fellow is also encouraged to assist in the preparation of manuscripts, book chapters, and journal articles.

Conveniently located between Boston and New York City, Providence is a vibrant coastal city located on Narragansett Bay with great restaurants and cultural activities.   Rhode Island also offers the city of Newport, well known for its historic mansions and the America’s Cup sailing regatta.  Home to some of the most beautiful beaches in New England, there is also easy access to the islands of Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard and Block Island. 
This program is part of the ASES Fellowship match.

Please address inquiries to:
Theodore A. Blaine, MD and Andrew Green, MD
Rhode Island Shoulder and Elbow Service, Brown Alpert Medical School
2 Dudley Street, Suite 200                                       
Providence, RI  02806
Phone: (401) 457-2156 
Email:      Theodore_Blaine@Brown.edu
               tblaine@universityorthopedics.com
               agshoulder@aol.com
Website:  www.rishoulder.com

 

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