The program offers a one-year fellowship that teaches orthopaedic oncology to prepare fellows for academic careers caring for cancer patients. This comprehensive training program encompasses clinical and basic research, as well as patient care. The fellow is exposed to a broad spectrum of malignant and benign musculoskeletal tumors. The program also combines basic science investigative work with intensive multidisciplinary clinical training. Training in spinal oncologic surgery is also included.

Your fellowship year entails intensive operative and nonoperative orthopaedic training. Fellows will perform clinical research projects during this year. The combined program of clinical orthopaedic surgical oncology also includes training in medical oncology, radiotherapy, bone and soft tissue tumor pathology, and diagnostic radiology. This will not only provide fellows with the clinical background to provide musculoskeletal cancer care for all anatomic sites, but it will also prepare the fellow to lead investigative work.

In coordination with Memorial Sloan Kettering, The Hospital for Special Surgery maintains a preceptorship (biomechanics) in prosthetic implant design, orthotics and prosthetics, patho kinesiology, and amputee training. The fellowship, which emphasizes cancer control, will give the fellow direct exposure to computer science, a bone tumor registry and database that stores records of over 16,000 patients treated on the service, and special training in biostatistics and epidemiology

The orthopaedic fellow will participate in national and international meetings concerning musculoskeletal cancer management and research. The fellow will also publish articles addressing clinical and basic science problems in orthopaedic oncology.

After the fellowship, the orthopaedic fellow will be capable of providing quality musculoskeletal tumor care, conduct independent research, and qualify for admission to the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society.

Length of Program

1 year

Eligibility

Applicants must have completed their orthopaedic residencies and be Board-eligible for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Foreign medical graduates with equivalent qualifications are also eligible to apply and must have completed all three of the USMLE examinations.

Number of Positions

3

Deadline for 2024 SF Match

December 1, 2023

How to Apply

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is a participant in the SF Match. To register for the match, please go to their website.

Applicants are required to complete an application through the Central Application Service and provide a set of required documents. For more information, please click here.