Fellowship Program Information
Affiliation (Center Type): University of Chester (from 2023) (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: Up to six weeks
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?:
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 2
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: Vladimir Bobic, MD, FRCSEd, Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon
Recent activity of Teaching Center: No recent activity since late 2019, due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Financial Support and Expenses
Types of Financial Support Available:
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide:
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs): Yes, locally, but not funded by the CKC.
Housing: approx. £200 per week
Living expenses: approx £150 per week
Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases
Arthroscopy 30%
Knee Surgery 20%
Sports Medicine 20%
OrthoBiologics 10%
OsteoChondral Repair 20%
Area(s) of Specialty: Biologics Knee Arthroplasty Knee Arthroscopy Other
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities: All (clinical, observational + surgical and research)
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: The Fellow will participate in ongoing clinical and research projects, aimed mainly at OrhoBiologic and articular cartilage/osteochondral repair, including MR imaging and physiotherapy.
Related Conference/Lecture Schedule: Grand Rounds weekly,
Visiting Professor from 2023
OrthoBiologic lectures at the Univeristy.
Athletic Team Coverage: None at present (due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and variable regulatory issues)