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Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

Center Information

1160 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10128
UNITED STATES
https://plancherortho.com/

This ACGME-approved Fellowship is designed to offer an extensive clinical experience in sports medicine to include ligament repair/reconstruction, traumatic injuries as well as arthroplasty. It focuses on operative and non-operative care of all individuals from pediatric to the middle-aged athlete. The Fellow will gain knowledge and experience through increased clinical volume, observation of patient outcomes in the clinic and monitoring patient satisfaction (PROM’s) that are monitored on all surgical patients. The fellow upon graduation will be proficient in arthroscopic and open procedures of the knee, shoulder, elbow, hip, foot and ankle, wrist, and orthobiologics.

Primary Language Spoken: English
Sponosoring ISAKOS Member(s): Kevin D. Plancher

Contact Information

Kevin D. Plancher, Program Director / DIO

Fellowship Program Information

Affiliation (Center Type): Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY / Cornell Univ Joan and Sanford I Weill Med Coll, New York, NY (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: Kevin Plancher, MD, MPH / Fellowship Director- Knee & Shoulder Reconstruction, Sports Medicine, and Arthroplasty Eric Fornari, MD – Pediatric Sports Medicine Rachel Frank, MD – Knee & Shoulder Reconstruction, and Sports Medicine Michael Kaplan, MD – Sports Medicine and Joint Replacement Paul Sethi, MD – Knee & Shoulder Reconstruction, Sports Medicine, and Arthroplasty William Sterett, MD – Knee & Shoulder Reconstruction, Sports Medicine, Arthroplasty, and Acute Trauma Max Seiter, MD - Shoulder, Hip and Knee Reconstruction, Sports Medicine, and Acute Trauma Lauren Fabian, MD - Shoulder, Knee & Elbow Reconstruction and Sports Medicine
Recent activity of Teaching Center: Over 10 years / 2 fellow ACGME fellowships. Please email Kevin Plancher @ kplancher@plancherortho.com for further detail.

Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases

Arthroscopy 35%
Knee Surgery 15%
Sports Medicine 25%
Elbow, Wrist, Hand, Shoulder 25%
Area(s) of Specialty: Biologics Elbow/Wrist Arthroscopy Knee Arthroplasty Knee Arthroscopy Hip Arthroplasty Hip Arthroscopy Pediatrics Shoulder Arthroplasty Shoulder Arthroscopy
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities: The ability to refine surgical skills for sports medicine and arthroplasty in all body parts (knee, shoulder, hip, elbow, wrist, ankle).
Types of Educational Opportunities: Manage patients directly, Scrub in for surgery, Assist in clinics under supervision, Work on cadavers, Receive hands-on training, Assist with research, Didactic sessions, Publishing opportunities
Research projects, research facilities and resources, cadaver labs, publication opportunities, integration of the patient and public involvement, and the role of the fellow: This ACGME Fellowship utilizes the office, operating room and cadaver lab to produce scholarly work. Please email Kevin Plancher @ kplancher@plancherortho.com for further detail.
Related Conference/Lecture Schedule: Bi-Weekly OKU, Weekly Grand Rounds, Monthly Journal Club 1. Articular Cartilage Course for Sports Medicine Fellows (January) 2. AAOS Annual Meeting (March/April) 3. Mitek Fellows Advanced Arthroscopy Forum (May) 4. AANA Annual Meeting (MAY) 5. Arthrex Annual Fellows Meeting (June) 6. AOSSM Annual Meeting (July) 7. EOA Annual Meeting (October) 8. Orthopaedic Summit: Evolving Techniques (September) Please email Kevin Plancher @ kplancher@plancherortho.com for further detail.
Athletic Team Coverage: Professional Lacrosse (Spring/Summer), D3 Collegiate Basketball (Winter), High school Football (Fall), United States Ski & Snowboard Team (Winter)

Financial Support and Expenses

Types of Financial Support Available: No financial assistance or other support is available
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide: Travel covered to approved courses throughout the fellowship year, and housing provided during the Colorado rotations.
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs): No