FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Come to Boulder for your fellowship.

  • Spine West Boulder

    The Practice

    • Physiatry-run interventional spine and sports private practice

    • Caters to an active and athletic population

    • Integral part of the Boulder and greater Boulder community

    • Strong relationships with local physical therapists and surgeons

    • In-house facilities for EMG, X-ray, and MRI for evaluation and diagnosis of spine and musculoskeletal conditions

    • Diagnostic ultrasound for dynamic evaluation

    • Fluoroscopic and sonographic imaging for injection guidance into the spine, peripheral joints, and tendons

    • Offers Botox injections for spasticity, dystonia, and migraines

  • Spine West Fluoroscopy

    The Program

    • 1-year fellowship in Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine

    • Train under Fellowship-trained Attendings with over 50 years of combined experience

    • Develop medical competency in spine and musculoskeletal evaluation and treatment

    • Optimize patient encounters, utilizing detailed history, thorough physical exam, and careful imaging review for accurate diagnosis

    • Understand treatment options, including medication, physical therapy, and interventional injections

    • Master fluoroscopic and sonographic injections, covering lumbar, cervical, SI, thoracic, PRP, intra-articular hip, caudal, peripheral blocks, etc.

    • Administer spinal injections: epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablations, and facet cyst ruptures/aspirations.

    • Administer sonographic injections: peripheral joints, bursae, tendons (PRP and steroid), Botox (spasticity, dystonia, migraine), and others (Trigger point, trigger finger, CTS, meralgia paresthetica).

    • Learn private practice clinic management

  • The Benefits

    • PGY5 competitive salary

    • Working hours: expectation is 40-50 hours/week

    • Full benefits package

    • Call: home call for 1 week at a time every 8 weeks (Call is shared among all providers and average calls received varies from 0-5 calls/week)

    • DEA and CO medical license costs covered

    • All injections are done in-house (No surgical centers!)

    • Very generous vacation and academic days off package