POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP
Shoulder and Elbow Service
The Carrell Clinic
Dallas, Texas
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this fellowship is to train a board-eligible or
board-certified orthopaedic surgeon in the subtle nuances of
physical examination, cost-effective diagnostic testing,
conservative care, and surgery for disorders of the shoulder and
elbow. The fellowship is certified by the American Shoulder and
Elbow Surgeons (ASES) and is staffed by surgeons fellowship-trained
in shoulder and elbow surgery.
PHYSICIANS:
Sumant G. “Butch” Krishnan, M.D. (Fellowship Director)
Wayne Z. “Buz” Burkhead, M.D.
HOSPITALS: Baylor University Medical Center, Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Mary
Shiels Hospital, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Texas Scottish
Rite Hospital
LENGTH: 1 academic year
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FELLOWS: 2 fellows per year
STIPEND: Based on PGY-6 salary per ACGME guidelines
OVERVIEW:
The fellowship is primarily oriented toward clinical work and clinical
research in adult shoulder and elbow problems in a high-volume
tertiary referral practice. Training will involve comprehensive
exposure to both open and arthroscopic surgical techniques for all
types of shoulder/elbow disorders. Fellows will also be exposed to
a high-volume of shoulder arthroplasty cases, both for
reconstruction and for acute shoulder trauma at a Level 1 trauma
center.
The fellow will primarily and independently staff the
Shoulder and Elbow Service at the Veterans Affairs Medical center
weekly. This will involve both clinical and surgical experience and
direct teaching of orthopaedic surgery residents from the University
of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
In addition, the fellow will have the opportunity to
participate in the Pediatric Shoulder and Elbow Service at Texas
Scottish Rite Hospital. This involves evaluation and surgical
management of shoulder and elbow disorders in skeletally immature
patients, usually for the sequelae of brachial plexus injury.
There is also opportunity for fellows interested in
Sports Medicine to spend time with other physicians in the group who
primarily care for local collegiate and professional sports teams (SMU
Athletics, Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Stars, Texas Rangers).
ROTATIONS:
The fellow will rotate with the Shoulder and Elbow Service physicians on
a structured basis, both in the operating room and in the outpatient
clinic. One day per week will be designated an “academic” day for
research
Rotations with other fellowship-trained Sports
Medicine surgeons in the group will be individualized based on
interest.
DIDACTIC CONFERENCES AND RESEARCH:
The fellow will participate in a weekly didactic teaching conference
with the Shoulder and Elbow Service staff. This will involve
structured reviews of major topics in textbooks and current
journals. In addition, the fellow will organize and participate in
monthly journal club reviews with the orthopaedic residents from UT
Southwestern.
The fellow will be allocated one research day per
week to pursue clinical and basic science work (either projects of
independent design or those ongoing). Access to biomechanical
testing and cadaveric dissection is available at affiliated
institutions. A full-service arthroscopy lab is also available for
hands-on research and training.
The fellow will be encouraged to complete two
clinically relevant research projects during the fellowship period.
CALL SCHEDULE
The fellow will take call for the Shoulder and Elbow Service based on
the group call schedule. This averages two call days per month and
one call weekend every two months.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES:
The fellow has the opportunity to “moonlight” as an Orthopaedic Trauma
Associate fellow in a Level 1 trauma center.
CONTACTS
Interested applicants should contact Dr. Krishnan at the following address or
by email:
Dr. Sumant G. “Butch” Krishnan
W.B. Carrell Memorial Clinic
9301 N. Central Expressway, Suite 400
Dallas, Texas 75231
ATTN: Karen Lozano—Fellowship Application
Email: skrishnan@wbcarrellclinic.com.
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