FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Come to Boulder for your fellowship.
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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
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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
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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