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The Spine Fellowship combines a diverse and active operative and clinical schedule with the opportunity for clinical research.

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The Spine Fellowship combines a diverse and active operative and clinical schedule with the opportunity for clinical research.

Complex spinal surgeryThe Fellowship involves a one-year experience of intensive post-residency training in disorders and injuries of the spine in adult and pediatric patients. The fellowship combines a diverse and active operative and clinical schedule with the opportunity for clinical research.

With a reasonable call schedule and an active operating room experience, the Fellow(s) will be expected to participate in resident education, didactic conferences and research. Our interest is in training surgeons who will undertake a career in either academics or private practice.

The goal of this Fellowship is to produce well-rounded and competent spinal surgeons with a broad knowledge of patient evaluation, clinical decision making, pre-operative planning, operative technique and post-operative care. The Fellow is also expected to become adept at analysis of the literature and will have the ability to contribute to orthopaedic research.

Lastly, the Fellowship Directors will provide instruction in the business side of organizing and managing a spine practice. Instruction will be provided in all aspects of practice management.

The salary is competitive with typical post-graduate year six level for orthopaedic trainees and post-graduate year eight level for neurosurgical trainees including benefits. The fellowship year will run from August 1 to July 31. Three weeks of vacation are provided (not including meetings) and flexibility is available for the purpose of job interviews.

Program Goals

The Brown University Spine Surgery Fellowship involves a one  year experience of intensive post residency training in disorders and injuries of the spine in adult and pediatric patients.  The fellowship combines a diverse and active operative anc clinical schedule wth the opportunity for clinical research.

With a reasonable call schedule and an active operativng room experience, the fellows will be expected to participate in resident education, didactic conferences, and research.  Our interest is in training surgeons who will undertake a career in either academics or private practice.  

Program Details

Percent of Fellowship devoted to Operative Care: 65%

Non-Operative Care: 35%

Research/Publication Obligation: Encouraged

Approximate percentage of exposure to the Spine by region:

  • Cervical:  35%
  • Thoracic:  10%
  • Lumbar:  55%

Approximate percentage of Fellowship exposure to the Spine by diagnostic category:  

  • Degenerative:   60%
  • Trauma:             15%
  • Deformity:        15%
  • Tumor:               10%
  • Adult cases:      90%
  • Pediatric cases: 10%

Number of Fellowship Positions: 2

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The Fellowship involves a one-year experience of intensive post-residency training in disorders and injuries of the spine in adult and pediatric patients. The fellowship combines a diverse and active operative and clinical schedule with the opportunity for clinical research.

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Dr. Alan Daniels, director of the Brown Orthopaedic Spine Fellowship, describes the program.

Faculty

  • Alan Daniels, MD

    Alan Daniels, MD

    Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, Spine Surgery Division Chief, Spine Fellowship Director
  • Dominic Kleinhenz, MD

    Dominic Kleinhenz, MD

    Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Clinician Educator, Cervical Spine Surgery Director
  • Phillip Lucas, MD

    Phillip Lucas, MD

    Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedics
  • Alexander Robertson, MD

    Alexander Robertson, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Spine Patient Access Director
  • Eren Kuris, MD

    Eren Kuris, MD

    Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Associate Residency Program Director, Spinal Tumor, Trauma, Infection Director
  • Craig Eberson, MD

    Craig Eberson, MD

    Professor of Orthopaedics, Pediatric Orthopaedics Division Chief, Vice Chair of Education
  • John K. Czerwein Jr., MD

    John K. Czerwein Jr., MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Director, Outpatient Spine Surgery
  • Bryce Basques, MD

    Bryce Basques, MD

    Assistant Professor, Teaching Scholar

Fellows

  • Bassel Diebo, MD

    Bassel Diebo, MD

    2022-2023 Spine Fellow
    Residency SUNY Downstate
  • Leland McCluskey, MD

    Leland McCluskey, MD

    2022-2023 Spine Fellow
    Residency Tulane University

Alumni

Year

Fellow

Current Position

2021-2022

M. Ben Burch, MD Oxford Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Oxford, MD

2021-2022

George Ibrahim, MD Loudoun Medical Group, Leesburg, VA

2020-2021

Vamsy Bobba, MD Twin City Orthopedics, Blain, MN

2020-2021

Andrew Zhang, MD Louisiana State University, Shreveoprt

2019-2020

J. Andrew Younghein, MD Agility Orthopedics, Malden, MA

2018-2019

Edward Smith, MD

Rush Health Systems, Meridian, Mississippi

2018-2019

Dominic Kleinhenz, MD Brown University/University Orthopedics, Providence, RI

2018-2019

Peter Wagner, MDs Orthopedic Partners, Niantic, CT

2017-2018

Scott Mallozzi, MD UConn Health/Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Farmington, CT

2016-2017

Christopher McCarthy, MD SouthPalm Ortho-Spine Institute, Delray Beach, FL

2015-2016

Keng-Heng "Stephen" Huo, MD South County Orthopedic Specialists, Irvine, CA

2014-2015

Alan Daniels, MD Brown University/University Orthopedics, Providence, RI

2014-2015

Maahir Haque, MD Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Institute, Celebration, FL

2013-2014

Felipe Ramirez-Terrassa, MD Touro LCMC Health, New Orleans, LA

2012-2013

Steven Schiebert, DO New Jersey Spine and Orthopedics, Bridgewater, NJ

2011-2012

Aaron Bianco, MD Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists Syracuse, NY

2010-2011

Robert Campbell, MD Baystate Health, Palmer, MA

2009-2010

Jessica Aidlen, MD Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA

2008-2009

John Czerwein, MD Brown University/University Orthopedics, Providence, RI

2005-2006

Richard Tallarico, MD OrthoNow of Syracuse, Syracuse, NY

2004-2005

Andrew J. Appel, MD Advanced Ambulatory Surgery Center, Altamonte Springs, FL

2003-2004

Mauricio Valdes, MD Hedley Orthopaedic Institute, Phoeniz, AZ

2001-2002

James H. Stanley, MD North Texas Orthopedic and Spine, Dallas, TX

1999-2000

Wojciech Bulczynski, MD Sports Medicine North, Peabody, MA
1998-1999 Michael Barnum, MD Advent Health Medical Group, Tavares, FL

Application Process

Interviews for the 2023-2024 year will be held on Friday, December 10, 2021 and Friday, February 11, 2022.  Applications are accepted through the SF Match. 

Contact

For more information about the Spine Fellowship Program at Brown, please contact: 

Alan Daniels
University Orthopedics, Inc.
2 Dudley Street, Suite 200
Providence, RI 02905
Phone: (401) 330-1420; Fax: (401) 330-1495            
Email: Alan_Daniels@Brown.edu

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