Fellowships

The Rothman Fellowship has a proven track record of success for aspiring surgeon scientists, offering a world-class faculty, an interactive didactic curriculum, and networking opportunities.  Fellows will gain insight into the scholarly career of an academic clinician, through protected research time, collaboration, funding opportunities, and work-life balance.  While we have always welcomed visiting students from around the world to participate in our research mission, the Richard H. Rothman Fellowship is a unique year-long opportunity for mentorship for rising fourth-year US medical students.  We are seeking motivated students who want to train in a research-oriented environment that is on the cutting edge of orthopaedic care.  

The Rothman Orthopaedic Institute South Jersey Adult Reconstruction Fellowship is a mentorship style program with a subset of surgeons from the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute in the South Jersey location near the beach. The strengths of the training experience include the operative volume, exposure to all approaches to hip arthroplasty with extensive direct anterior approach experience, research opportunities, and the one-on-one mentorship style of teaching. The fellowship emphasizes the clinical experience of state-of-the art patient care through time spent in the operating room and clinic. As a center of academic excellence, there are also formal didactic sessions designed to complement the clinical experience.

The Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Program has a tradition of clinical and academic excellence established by Dr. Richard H. Rothman, MD, PhD. The Division of Adult Reconstruction has evolved into one of the premier Fellowships in the country, offering a high-volume clinical practice emphasizing state-of-the-art patient care, academic excellence, and a Faculty committed to Fellow education.

The goals of the foot and ankle service are to provide a comprehensive, in-depth training in operative management of adult and adolescent foot and ankle disorders. Fellows will be expected to demonstrate advanced knowledge of the clinical and surgical anatomy of the foot and ankle.

The Rothman Orthopaedic Institute/Thomas Jefferson University Spine Fellowship Program is designed to train orthopaedic surgeons to become leaders in the academic spine surgical community through education, service, and mentorship. The aim of our attending staff is to foster an environment of graduated independence to allow the maturation of our fellows into excellent spine surgeons—clinically, technically, and academically.

The Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University is primarily aimed at training the best shoulder and elbow surgeons through an intense, year-long exposure to a high clinical volume of shoulder and elbow procedures, as well as active educational and research programs.

This fellowship provides a fully-integrated approach to the diagnosis and management of the full spectrum of athletic injuries. The Thomas Jefferson University Sports Medicine Fellowship is accredited by the Accreditation Counsel for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The Program has a tradition of clinical and academic excellence and has evolved into one of the premiere sports medicine fellowships in the country, offering a high volume clinical practice emphasizing state of the art athlete care, academic excellence and a faculty truly committed to fellow education.

This fellowship is designed to train physiatrists in musculoskeletal medicine and interventional spine procedures. Over the course of the year, the fellow will begin to see patients and perform EMG/NCS independently, building his/her own patient base and preparing for independent practice after graduation.

The Rothman Orthopaedic Institute / Sidney Kimmel Medical College’s Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship is accredited by the Accreditation Counsel for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in Hand Surgery. The Rothman Orthopaedic Institute’s Hand Service has quickly become one of the premiere upper extremity practices in the country emphasizing the highest quality patient care and academic excellence.