The Lake Tahoe Sports Medicine Fellowship-Barton Health is designed for board-eligible orthopedic surgeons who wish to specialize in Sports Medicine.
We accept two sports medicine Fellows for each rotation- August 1-July 31.
MISSION STATEMENT
Lake Tahoe Sports Medicine Fellowship will strive for excellence in Fellowship training and education for future sports medicine physicians. Besides concentrating on the ‘Six Core Competencies’, the Fellowship will encompass:
- Education - We will provide the best possible educational experience for both Fellows and Faculty as we empower them to effectively apply their increasing fund of orthopedic knowledge. We will instill the commitment to a lifetime of learning.
- Research - We will stimulate and foster scholarly research in both basic and applied medical science as we continue to create and evaluate new knowledge, particularly as it relates to the cause, prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.
- Patient Care - We will provide compassionate, contemporary medical care in a professional, effective and cost conscious manner as we encourage a multi-disciplinary team approach to address the needs of the patient as a whole person.
- Community Service - We will engage our Fellows and Faculty in providing both medical care and health education to members of our community who might otherwise remain unattended.
- Personal Development - We will seek to develop in our Fellows, Faculty and staff those qualities that will be critical to leadership as we meet the challenges of health care in the 21st century - integrity, professionalism, scholarship, collegiality, creativity and compassion.
FELLOWS EDUCATION
* Curriculum is structured around the AOSSM sports medicine guidelines.
* Weekly Grand Rounds
* CME credit is available for each hour of conference attended.
* Didactics include Case Conference and Journal Club.
* Time and expenses for one sports medicine CME conference are provided to each Fellow.
* Monthly Anatomy/ Cadaver Labs are available at our Surgical Skills Lab or Lake Tahoe Surgery Center in Zephyr Cove, Nevada.
TRAINING/SURGICAL FACILITIES
Barton Memorial Hospital - South Lake Tahoe, California
Lake Tahoe Surgery Center - Zephyr Cove, Nevada
Sierra Surgery Center - Carson City, Nevada
Douglas Ambulatory Surgery Center - Carson City, Nevada
Carson Valley Medical Center - Gardnerville, Nevada
Renown Medical Center - Reno, NV
RESEARCH
Fellows are required to participate in ongoing and original research in sports medicine. A research coordinator is available to assist in research and lab activities. Dedicated time is set aside each week for this purpose. The uniqueness of the Lake Tahoe area allows for research into new and forthcoming treatment modalities for recreational injuries, over-use injuries and sports trauma.
TEAM COVERAGE/ RECREATIONAL MEDICAL COVERAGE
Fellows gain experience treating high school, college and recreational athletes.
- Fall - each Fellow covers one local high school football team and is on the field once during a NCAA football game.
- Winter - each Fellow travels with the US Ski Team to a location around the world and covers local ski events in the Lake Tahoe region.
- Spring/ Summer - recreational and regional sporting events occur all season; some examples of Medical Event Coverage would be the Lake Tahoe Marathon, Hard Rock Half Marathon, MedWAR Challenge and Death Ride.
EDUCATION AND GOALS
The Fellowship is focused on the orthopedic surgery subspecialty fields of sports medicine and trauma. The clinical component of the Fellowship includes approximately 10-15 surgical cases per week and two days of clinical examination, diagnosis and treatment in the office setting. Surgical cases are focused on knee arthroscopy, shoulder arthroscopy, shoulder and knee ligament reconstruction, and operative and non-operative treatment of extremity trauma
Treatment of the aging athlete, including joint reconstruction and arthroplasty is an important component of the Fellowship.
There are six primary teaching attendings that assist and guide the Fellow.
QUALIFICATIONS
* Graduate of a medical school in the United States/ Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or ECFMG medical school.
* Graduate of medical school in Osteopathic Medicine in the United States accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and accredited by the ACGME, or soon to be accredited.
* Graduate of an orthopedic residency program in the United States or Canada.
* Complete all three steps of the USMLE prior to the start of the program.
APPLICATION PROCESS
The Lake Tahoe Sports Medicine Fellows participates in the SFMatch (www.sfmatch.org).
Questions? Contact Jennifer Gaston, GME Administrator, Fellowship Coordinator. jgaston@bartonhealth.org
530-543-5781
Complete packets should include:
- SF Match Application
- Curriculum Vitae
- Personal Statement
- 4 letters of recommendation
- USMLE scores
If invited, all interviews take place at Tahoe Orthopedic and Sports Medicine, Zephyr Cove, Nevada during the interview cycle.
Applicants should be eligible for both a California and Nevada medical license.
Interview dates for the 2019-2020 Fellowship will be Friday, March 2, 2018 and Saturday, March 3, 2018 in Zephyr Cove, NV.
Fellows Conference Schedule
June 2017
| Date |
Name |
6
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M&M Conference
Closed and Protected Meeting
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| 13* |
Dr Kyle Swanson
Topic: Knee Dislocation |
| 20* |
Dr Dan Leigey, Fellow
Topic: Management of Intra-operative complications in arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery |
| 27* |
Dr Allison Ganong
Topic: Soft Tissue Injuries in Sports
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July 2017
| Date |
Name |
4
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Holiday-No Conference
|
| 11* |
Dr Stephen Bannar
Topic: The Female Athletic |
| 18 |
Dr Terry Orr
Topic: Patella Instability
|
| 25 |
Case Conference
Meet and Greet New Fellows
Dr Andrew Odland and Dr Jonathan Hagen
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August 2017
| Date |
Name |
1
|
Britta Swanson, PhD
Topic: Sports Medicine Research Design
|
| 8* |
Dr Zack Child
Topic: Thoracolumbar Spine Injuries |
| 15* |
Dr Steve Bannar
Topic: Team Physician
|
| 22 * |
Case Conference
|
| 29 |
No Conference-Both Fellows out of town |
September 2017
| Date |
Name |
5*
|
Dr Jeff Cummings
Topic: Shoulder Arthroplasty for Shoulder Fractures
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| 12* |
Dr Daniel Robertson
Topic: Update on fractures of the wrist |
| 19* |
Dr Andrew Odland, Fellow
Topic: Degenerative Disease of the Knee-does the literature support arthroscopic intervention?
|
| 26* |
Case Conference
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October 2017
| Date |
Name |
3*
|
Dr Roger Rogalski
Topic: Tibial Spine Fractures
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10*
|
Dr Jonathan Hagen, Fellow
Topic: The Stiff Shoulder |
| 17* |
Dr Robert Rupp
Topic: Superior capsular reconstruction of the shoulder
|
| 24* |
Case Conference
|
| 31 |
M & M Fellows Conference
Closed and Protected Meeting |
November 2017
| Date |
Name |
7*
|
Dr Kyle Swanson
Topic: Lateral Ligament Complex Knee Injuries
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14*
|
Dr Denis Patterson-Nevada Advanced Spine
Topic: Nerve ablation for joint pain |
| 21* |
Dr Hilary Malcarney-Nevada Orthopedics
Topic: Shoulder Instability
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| 28* |
Case Conference
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December 2017
| Date |
Name |
5*
|
Nick Ward-Director of Sports Performance-Altis Performance Center
Topic: Biomechanical Principles
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12*
|
Andrew Odland, MD, Fellow
Topic: Compartment syndrome associated with Tibia fractures |
| 19* |
Dr Arthur Islas-Program Director-UNR Sports Medicine Family Practice Fellowship
Topic: Safety issues for school aged children participating in long distance running
|
| 26* |
Case Conference
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January 2018
| Date |
Name |
2*
|
Dr Muscat
Topic: DVT issues in Preioperative Management
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9*
|
Dr Stephen Bannar
Topic: TBD |
| 16* |
Dr Dan Robertson
Topic: Update of Elbow Fracture Management
|
| 23* |
Dr Robert Rupp
Topic: TBD
|
| 30* |
Case Conference |
February 2018
| Date |
Name |
6
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Jonathan Hagen, MD, Fellow
|
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Topic: Management of intraoperative ACL reconstruction complications |
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Fellowship Faculty