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Fortius Clinic

Center Information

66 Wigmore Street
London,
UNITED KINGDOM
https://www.fortiusclinic.com

All aspects of knee surgery except arthroplasty. There are a high proportion of professional athletes and complex cases.

Primary Language Spoken: English
Sponosoring ISAKOS Member(s): David Parker

Contact Information

Andy Williams, Mr

Fellowship Program Information

Affiliation (Center Type): A private hospital, and clinics (Private)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: 6 months
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?: Yes
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 4
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: Simon Ball MA FRCS (Tr&Orth), Sports knee surgeon Al Getgood MBChB MPhil MD FRCS(Tr&Orth) DipSEM, Sports knee surgeon Andy Williams MB, BS, FRCS(Orth.), FFSEM(UK) Sports knee surgeon
Recent activity of Teaching Center: 10-15 publications from the unit per annum. Surgeon visitors on a daily basis. Annual autumn visit of young surgeons in collaboration with the Dutch Arthroscopy Association- our fellows travel to the Netherlands a few days before. Previously hosted AAOSM and ISAKOS travelling fellows.

Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases

Arthroscopy 50%
Knee Surgery 30%
Sports Medicine 20%
Area(s) of Specialty: Biologics Knee Arthroscopy
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities: The fellow accompanies their allotted surgeon to clinic, ward rounds and the operating theatre. Occasional out of hours patient visits, surgical assisting, and ward rounds will occur. There are no opportunities to be primary surgeon. A successful research programme involves all the fellows. Most projects are clinically based but there are opportunities for biomechanics projects in Prof Andrew Amis lab at Imperial College. Taking part in research is a compulsory part of the fellowship.
Types of Educational Opportunities: Participate as an observer only, Scrub in for surgery, Assist in clinics under supervision, 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: Clinical outcome studies especially on pro-athletes Biomechanics studies in collaboration with Prof Andrew Amis at Imperial College, London. The fellowship has a string publication track record.
Related Conference/Lecture Schedule: Friday morning multi-disciplinary team meeting; Biweekly Wednesday elite sports multi-disciplinary team meeting; Regular tutorials with Andy Williams
Athletic Team Coverage: none directly - but we take care of most of the English Premier League soccer teams, and English Prem rugby teams, as well as many other athletes.

Financial Support and Expenses

Types of Financial Support Available: A stipend is provided, Monthly Stipend of Base approximately £20,000 per 6 months plus assisting fees directly from surgeons
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide: The salary is a basic one from industry funding supplemented by fees for assisting surgeons.
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs): London is expensive. Fellows are responsible for finding and paying for their own accommodation. Past / current fellows provide helpful advice.