Each year, approximately 15 Fellows are selected from a pool of more than 115 applicants to spend 12 months in orthopaedic training. The Fellowship program, which began in 1999, is a joint venture between the Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education (FORE) and Florida Orthopaedic Institute (FOI). While training with physicians in their sub-specialties, Fellows are expected to complete a minimum of one clinical research project. Such research projects are expected to be of exceptional quality, worthy of submission to peer-reviewed journals.

ACCME-accredited Fellows Day has been held annually since 2007. During Fellows Day, a world-renowned keynote speaker opens the meeting with a presentation in his/her specialty, followed by each Fellow presenting his/her research project to Fellows, invited attendees, and a panel of judges. Fellows with the top three projects receive distinction awards.

For additional information on specific Fellowships, along with a Fellowship application, visit Florida Orthopaedic Institute's Fellowship Program.

Upcoming Fellows Day

June 15, 2012 - Keynote Speaker: Richard Hawkins, M.D.

Medical Lecture Theater at FORE

6th Annual Phillip Spiegel Memorial Lecturer: TBA

Past Fellows Days

2011 Keynote Speaker and Moderator: Stuart L. Weinstein, M.D.

1st place: Jennifer Gurske-dePerio, M.D., Foot and Ankle Fellowship
Total Ankle Arthroplasty and Ankle Arthrodesis: 5, 10, and 15 Year Follow-Up

2nd place: Kevin Harreld, M.D., Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship
A Prospective Comparison of Impairment in Glenohumeral Degenerative Disease with an Intact or Deficient Rotator Cuff Treated with Shoulder Arthroplasty

3rd place: Dan Kemper, M.D., Trauma Fellowship
Acute Compartment Syndrome and Operative Management of Tibia Fractures: Is Union Time Affected?

2010 Keynote Speaker and Moderator: Lawrence D. Dorr, M.D.

1st place was a tie:
Bethany Gallagher, M.D., Foot & Ankle Fellowship
Low-energy, Atypical Posterior Malleolar Fractures: The Force Plantarflexion Variant
Franco Coniglione, D.O., Trauma Fellowship
Defining the Role of Examination Under Anesthetic in Determining the Need for Surgical Stabilization After Traumatic Pelvic Ring Injuries

2010 Fellows Day Photo Gallery

2009 Keynote Speaker and Moderator: Charles A. Rockwood Jr., M.D.

Click here to view the article welcoming Dr. Rockwood.

1st place: Steven Klein, M.D., Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship
The Effect of Scapula Morphology on Clinical Outcomes Following Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty

2009 Fellows Day Photo Gallery

2008 Keynote Speaker and Moderator: Freddie Fu, M.D.

1st place: Scott Swanson, M.D., Foot and Ankle Fellowship
Clinical Results of the Anatomic Compression Arthrodesis Technique with Anterior Plate Augmentation for Ankle Arthrodesis

2008 Fellows Day Photo Gallery

2007 Keynote Speaker: Joseph Borrelli, M.D. / Moderator: Phillip Spiegel, M.D.

1st place: Derek Cuff, M.D., Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship
Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Rotator Cuff Deficiency

Abstract on Pubmed