Fellowship Program Information

Affiliation (Center Type): Florida International University (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: 12 months
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?: Yes
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 2
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: John Zvijac, MD, Knee, Shoulder, and elbow arthroscopy William Davis, MD, Knee, Shoulder, and Ankle arthroscopy James Ross, MD, Knee and Hip arthroscopy John Uribe, MD, Knee, shoulder, elbow arthroscopy
Recent activity of Teaching Center:

Financial Support and Expenses

Types of Financial Support Available: Private
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide: On demand from program website Professional Congresses Medical Societies Direct Application
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs):

Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases

Area(s) of Specialty: Ankle Arthroscopy Biologics Elbow/Wrist Arthroscopy Knee Arthroscopy Shoulder Arthroplasty Shoulder Arthroscopy
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities:
Types of Educational Opportunities:
Research projects, research facilities and resources, cadaver labs, publication opportunities, integration of the patient and public involvement, and the role of the fellow: MARS Group; Wright RW, Huston LJ, Haas AK, Pennings JS, Allen CR, Cooper DE, DeBerardino TM, Dunn WR, Lantz BBA, Spindler KP, Stuart MJ, Albright JP, Amendola AN, Andrish JT, Annunziata CC, Arciero RA, Bach BR Jr, Baker CL 3rd, Bartolozzi AR, Baumgarten KM, Bechler JR, Berg JH, Bernas GA, Brockmeier SF, Brophy RH, Bush-Joseph CA, Butler JB 5th, Campbell JD, Carey JL, Carpenter JE, Cole BJ, Cooper JM, Cox CL, Creighton RA, Dahm DL, David TS, Flanigan DC, Frederick RW, Ganley TJ, Garofoli EA, Gatt CJ Jr, Gecha SR, Giffin JR, Hame SL, Hannafin JA, Harner CD, Harris NL Jr, Hechtman KS, Hershman EB, Hoellrich RG, Johnson DC, Johnson TS, Jones MH, Kaeding CC, Kamath GV, Klootwyk TE, Levy BA, Ma CB, Maiers GP 2nd, Marx RG, Matava MJ, Mathien GM, McAllister DR, McCarty EC, McCormack RG, Miller BS, Nissen CW, O'Neill DF, Owens BD, Parker RD, Purnell ML, Ramappa AJ, Rauh MA, Rettig AC, Sekiya JK, Shea KG, Sherman OH, Slauterbeck JR, Smith MV, Spang JT, Svoboda LSJ, Taft TN, Tenuta JJ, Tingstad EM, Vidal AF, Viskontas DG, White RA, Williams JS Jr, Wolcott ML, Wolf BR, York JJ. Meniscal and Articular Cartilage Predictors of Outcome After Revision ACL Reconstruction: A 6-Year Follow-up Cohort Study. Am J Sports Med. 2023 Mar;51(3):605-614. doi: 10.1177/03635465231151389. Epub 2023 Feb 3. PMID: 36734487; PMCID: PMC10338044. Yagnik GP, Szukics PF, Seiler JR, Ravich JW, Vargas LA, Zvijac JE, Uribe JW. Return to Play After Arthroscopic Management of Rotator Cuff Tears in Professional Athletes of Contact Sports. Orthop J Sports Med. 2024 Aug 20;12(8):23259671241264166. doi: 10.1177/23259671241264166. PMID: 39165329; PMCID: PMC11334257. Blashinsky ZA, Latta S, Schurhoff MR, Vargas LA, Zvijac JE, Uribe JW. Inlay total shoulder arthroplasty in the weight-bearing shoulder of wheelchair-bound patients with paraplegia. A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2024 Nov;124:110373. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110373. Epub 2024 Oct 1. PMID: 39388986; PMCID: PMC11562403. Verdonk, R., Schurhoff, M.R., Kyriakidis, T., Dhollander, A., Verdonk, P. (2024). Meniscal Allografts. In: Doral, M.N., Karlsson, J. (eds) Sports Injuries. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36801-1_442-1 MARS Group; Wright RW, Huston LJ, Haas AK, Pennings JS, Allen CR, Cooper DE, DeBerardino TM, Dunn WR, Lantz BBA, Spindler KP, Stuart MJ, Amendola AN, Annunziata CC, Arciero RA, Bach BR Jr, Baker CL 3rd, Bartolozzi AR, Baumgarten KM, Berg JH, Bernas GA, Brockmeier SF, Brophy RH, Bush-Joseph CA, Butler JB 5th, Carey JL, Carpenter JE, Cole BJ, Cooper JM, Cox CL, Creighton RA, David TS, Flanigan DC, Frederick RW, Ganley TJ, Gatt CJ Jr, Gecha SR, Giffin JR, Hame SL, Hannafin JA, Harner CD, Harris NL Jr, Hechtman KS, Hershman EB, Hoellrich RG, Johnson DC, Johnson TS, Jones MH, Kaeding CC, Kamath GV, Klootwyk TE, Levy BA, Ma CB, Maiers GP 2nd, Marx RG, Matava MJ, Mathien GM, McAllister DR, McCarty EC, McCormack RG, Miller BS, Nissen CW, O'Neill DF, Owens BD, Parker RD, Purnell ML, Ramappa AJ, Rauh MA, Rettig AC, Sekiya JK, Shea KG, Sherman OH, Slauterbeck JR, Smith MV, Spang JT, Svoboda SJ, Taft TN, Tenuta JJ, Tingstad EM, Vidal AF, Viskontas DG, White RA, Williams JS Jr, Wolcott ML, Wolf BR, York JJ. Surgical Predictors of Clinical Outcome 6 Years After Revision ACL Reconstruction. Am J Sports Med. 2024 Nov;52(13):3286-3294. doi: 10.1177/03635465241288227. PMID: 39503722; PMCID: PMC11796288 Blashinsky ZA, Latta S, Schurhoff MR, Vargas LA, Zvijac JE, Uribe JW. Inlay total shoulder arthroplasty in the weight-bearing shoulder of wheelchair-bound patients with paraplegia. A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2024 Nov;124:110373. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110373. Epub 2024 Oct 1. PMID: 39388986; PMCID: PMC11562403. MARS Group; Wright RW, Huston LJ, Haas AK, Pennings JS, Allen CR, Cooper DE, DeBerardino TM, Dunn WR, Lantz BBA, Spindler KP, Stuart MJ, Albright JP, Amendola AN, Andrish JT, Annunziata CC, Arciero RA, Bach BR Jr, Baker CL 3rd, Bartolozzi AR, Baumgarten KM, Bechler JR, Berg JH, Bernas GA, Brockmeier SF, Brophy RH, Bush-Joseph CA, Butler JB 5th, Campbell JD, Carey JL, Carpenter JE, Cole BJ, Cooper JM, Cox CL, Creighton RA, Dahm DL, David TS, Flanigan DC, Frederick RW, Ganley TJ, Garofoli EA, Gatt CJ Jr, Gecha SR, Giffin JR, Hame SL, Hannafin JA, Harner CD, Harris NL Jr, Hechtman KS, Hershman EB, Hoellrich RG, Johnson DC, Johnson TS, Jones MH, Kaeding CC, Kamath GV, Klootwyk TE, Levy BA, Ma CB, Maiers GP 2nd, Marx RG, Matava MJ, Mathien GM, McAllister DR, McCarty EC, McCormack RG, Miller BS, Nissen CW, O'Neill DF, Owens BD, Parker RD, Purnell ML, Ramappa AJ, Rauh MA, Rettig AC, Sekiya JK, Shea KG, Sherman OH, Slauterbeck JR, Smith MV, Spang JT, Svoboda LSJ, Taft TN, Tenuta JJ, Tingstad EM, Vidal AF, Viskontas DG, White RA, Williams JS Jr, Wolcott ML, Wolf BR, York JJ. Meniscal and Articular Cartilage Predictors of Outcome After Revision ACL Reconstruction: A 6-Year Follow-up Cohort Study. Am J Sports Med. 2023 Mar;51(3):605-614. doi: 10.1177/03635465231151389. Epub 2023 Feb 3. PMID: 36734487; PMCID: PMC10338044. Arevalo A, Keller R, Szukics P, Olsen C, Arevalo I, Yagnik G, Salvo J. Variation in Reported Learning Outcomes and Measurement Instruments in Hip Arthroscopy Simulation Training: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy. 2024 Jan;40(1):176-186. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2023.06.019. Epub 2023 Jun 23. PMID: 37355192. Yagnik GP, Szukics PF, Seiler JR, Ravich JW, Vargas LA, Zvijac JE, Uribe JW. Return to Play After Arthroscopic Management of Rotator Cuff Tears in Professional Athletes of Contact Sports. Orthop J Sports Med. 2024 Aug 20;12(8):23259671241264166. doi: 10.1177/23259671241264166. PMID: 39165329; PMCID: PMC11334257. Blashinsky ZA, Latta S, Schurhoff MR, Vargas LA, Zvijac JE, Uribe JW. Inlay total shoulder arthroplasty in the weight-bearing shoulder of wheelchair-bound patients with paraplegia. A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2024 Nov;124:110373. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110373. Epub 2024 Oct 1. PMID: 39388986; PMCID: PMC11562403. Verdonk, R., Schurhoff, M.R., Kyriakidis, T., Dhollander, A., Verdonk, P. (2024). Meniscal Allografts. In: Doral, M.N., Karlsson, J. (eds) Sports Injuries. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36801-1_442-1 MARS Group; Wright RW, Huston LJ, Haas AK, Pennings JS, Allen CR, Cooper DE, DeBerardino TM, Dunn WR, Lantz BBA, Spindler KP, Stuart MJ, Amendola AN, Annunziata CC, Arciero RA, Bach BR Jr, Baker CL 3rd, Bartolozzi AR, Baumgarten KM, Berg JH, Bernas GA, Brockmeier SF, Brophy RH, Bush-Joseph CA, Butler JB 5th, Carey JL, Carpenter JE, Cole BJ, Cooper JM, Cox CL, Creighton RA, David TS, Flanigan DC, Frederick RW, Ganley TJ, Gatt CJ Jr, Gecha SR, Giffin JR, Hame SL, Hannafin JA, Harner CD, Harris NL Jr, Hechtman KS, Hershman EB, Hoellrich RG, Johnson DC, Johnson TS, Jones MH, Kaeding CC, Kamath GV, Klootwyk TE, Levy BA, Ma CB, Maiers GP 2nd, Marx RG, Matava MJ, Mathien GM, McAllister DR, McCarty EC, McCormack RG, Miller BS, Nissen CW, O'Neill DF, Owens BD, Parker RD, Purnell ML, Ramappa AJ, Rauh MA, Rettig AC, Sekiya JK, Shea KG, Sherman OH, Slauterbeck JR, Smith MV, Spang JT, Svoboda SJ, Taft TN, Tenuta JJ, Tingstad EM, Vidal AF, Viskontas DG, White RA, Williams JS Jr, Wolcott ML, Wolf BR, York JJ. Surgical Predictors of Clinical Outcome 6 Years After Revision ACL Reconstruction. Am J Sports Med. 2024 Nov;52(13):3286-3294. doi: 10.1177/03635465241288227. PMID: 39503722; PMCID: PMC11796288. MARS Group; Vasavada K, Vasavada V, Moran J, Devana S, Lee C, Hame SL, Jazrawi LM, Sherman OH, Huston LJ, Haas AK, Allen CR, Cooper DE, DeBerardino TM, Spindler KP, Stuart MJ, Ned Amendola A, Annunziata CC, Arciero RA, Bach BR Jr, Baker CL 3rd, Bartolozzi AR, Baumgarten KM, Berg JH, Bernas GA, Brockmeier SF, Brophy RH, Bush-Joseph CA, Butler V JB, Carey JL, Carpenter JE, Cole BJ, Cooper JM, Cox CL, Creighton RA, David TS, Dunn WR, Flanigan DC, Frederick RW, Ganley TJ, Gatt CJ Jr, Gecha SR, Giffin JR, Hannafin JA, Lindsay Harris N Jr, Hechtman KS, Hershman EB, Hoellrich RG, Johnson DC, Johnson TS, Jones MH, Kaeding CC, Kamath GV, Klootwyk TE, Levy BA, Ma CB, Maiers GP 2nd, Marx RG, Matava MJ, Mathien GM, McAllister DR, McCarty EC, McCormack RG, Miller BS, Nissen CW, O'Neill DF, Owens BD, Parker RD, Purnell ML, Ramappa AJ, Rauh MA, Rettig AC, Sekiya JK, Shea KG, Slauterbeck JR, Smith MV, Spang JT, Svoboda SJ, Taft TN, Tenuta JJ, Tingstad EM, Vidal AF, Viskontas DG, White RA, Williams JS Jr, Wolcott ML, Wolf BR, Wright RW, York JJ. A Novel Machine Learning Model to Predict Revision ACL Reconstruction Failure in the MARS Cohort. Orthop J Sports Med. 2024 Nov 14;12(11):23259671241291920. doi: 10.1177/23259671241291920. PMID: 39555321; PMCID: PMC11565622. Szukics PF, Murray DP, Robaina J, Potter T, Vargas L, Chapman C, Yagnik G. Sideline Management of Syndesmotic Injuries in the Athlete: Evaluation, Management, and Return to Play. Video J Sports Med. 2025 Mar 3;5(2):26350254241291596. doi: 10.1177/26350254241291596. PMID: 40308991; PMCID: PMC11949914. Khan IA, Siddiqui S, Yagnik GP. From Sidelines to Center Stage: Increasing Public Interest in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Orthopedics. 2025 May-Jun;48(3):133-138. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20250307-01. Epub 2025 Mar 31. PMID: 40152657. Ravich JW, Zvijac JE, Vargas LA, Schurhoff MR, Yurubi M, Moya Diaz RK, Collins KG, Gohel NN, Pashuck T, Yagnik GP, Hechtman KS, Uribe JW. Functional Outcomes of Proximal Hamstring Tendon Repair in Patients Over 40 Treated Without Postoperative Bracing. Orthop J Sports Med. 2025 Apr 9;13(4):23259671251326604. doi: 10.1177/23259671251326604. PMID: 40291626; PMCID: PMC12032485. Szukics P, Lerebours F, Robaina J, Yagnik G, Ross J. Lateral Collateral Ligament Repair With Reconstruction Augmentation. Video Journal of Sports Medicine. 2025;5(3). doi:10.1177/26350254241291588 Verdonk, R., Schurhoff, M.R., Kyriakidis, T., Dhollander, A., Verdonk, P. (2025). Meniscal Substitutes. In: Doral, M.N., Karlsson, J., Nyland, J., Bilge, O., Hamrin Senorski, E. (eds) Sports Injuries. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58351-3_498 Kyriakidis, Theofylaktos MD, MSc, PhD*,†,‡; Verdonk, Peter MD, PhD§; Schurhoff, Matthias MD?; Verdonk, René MD, PhD*. State of the Art for Meniscal Scaffolds. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review 33(3):p 125-132, September 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/JSA.0000000000000425 Tyler M. Goodwin, Aaron Davidson, Frantz R. Lerebours, Bashir A. Zikria, Anthony Miniaci, Derek F. Papp, Arthroscopic Single-Row Rotator Cuff Repair Augmentation With Interpositional Demineralized Bone Fiber Implant, Arthroscopy Techniques, Volume 14, Issue 11, 2025, 103880, ISSN 2212-6287, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eats.2025.103880. Skerry, T. P., Moutafis, A. D., Santos, E. D., Torres-Caiaffa, C. A., Monem, M., Schurhoff, M. R., . . . Uribe, J. W. (2026). Conservative Treatment of Periprosthetic Proximal Humeral Fractures after Stemless Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Matched-Pair Analysis. Paper presented at the Seminars in Arthroplasty: JSES, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sart.2026.151571
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