PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY FELLOWSHIP

Chairman

Michael H. Heggeness, MD, PhD
Chairman & Professor
Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Director

Richard J. Haynes, MD
Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship Program
Shriners Hospital for Children - Houston

Director Designee

William A. Phillips, MD
Texas Children's Hospital

Fellowship Orthopaedic Faculty

Texas Children's Hospital

William A. Phillips, MD
Chief, Pediatric Orthopaedic Section

Frank T. Gerow, MD

Bettina M. Gyr, MD

Shriners Hospital for Children

Richard J. Haynes, MD
Chief of Staff

Douglas A. Barnes, MD
Assistant Chief of Staff

Allison C. Scott, MD

Elroy Sullivan, PhD

Robert P. Huang, MD

P R O G R A M   I N F O R M A T I O N

Accreditation: ACGME

Number of Fellows
2 Fellows, 12 Months (6 months at Texas Children's; 6 months at Shriners)

Prerequisites for Acceptance to Training Program
Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree
Graduation from an approved Orthopaedic Residency Program

Requirements for Acceptance to Training Program
Completed Baylor College of Medicine Fellowship Application Form
Current Curriculum Vitae
Personal Statement
Four letters of Recommendation, of which one must be from the Dean of Students of the Applicant’s Medical College
Notarized copy of applicant’s Medical College Diploma
Notarized copy of applicant’s Medical College Transcript

All applicable documents must contain the statement, “certified as a true copy of an original document” on the front of each page. All documents must be 8 ½ inches by 11 inches in dimension.

Please note that international medical graduates require additional documentation. Direct inquiries regarding additional necessary documentation to:

Academic Office
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
6550 Fannin, Suite 2501
Houston, Texas 77030

Rotations
Outpatient and Inpatient areas of Texas Children’s Hospital and Shriners Hospital for Children – Houston

Exposure is provided to all aspects of pediatric orthopaedics, including trauma, spinal disorders, neuromuscular diseases, cerebral palsy, limb length discrepancies, metabolic diseases, hip, knee, & foot deformities, amputations and prosthetics, growth and development problems, genetics, upper extremity disorders, musculo-skeletal infectious processes, and non-malignant neoplastic diseases.

Specialty
General pediatric orthopaedics

Physical Plant
Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Institutions: Texas Children's Hospital and Shriners Hospital for Children-Houston

Conferences
Attendance is required at the following weekly conferences:
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, Shriners Pediatric Orthopaedic Journal Club, Shriners Surgical Indications Conference, Houston Pediatric Orthopaedic Conference.

Attendance is also required periodically at affiliated institutional lectureships and symposiums.

Research
Completion of at least clinical research project leading to manuscript
publication in a peer reviewed orthopaedic journal is required. Two projects are strongly encouraged.

Follow-Up Care
Continuity of patient care is strongly emphasized, expecting the fellow to follow patients through the course of non-operative management, pre-operative evaluation, inpatient surgery, post-operative inpatient management, and post-discharge ongoing care throughout each 6 months rotation block.

Recorded Case Loads
The fellow is presented at the end of the fellowship with data for the numbers of outpatients seen and inpatient operative procedures performed by ICD-9 and CPT codes.

Outpatient Patient Population Base
Approximately 1200 patient visits are recorded monthly at Texas Children’s Hospital and Shriners Hospital for Children – Houston.

Surgical Case Load
Approximately 100 surgical cases are completed each month between the two institutions.

Teaching Aids
At the Shriners Hospital, 24 hour access is provided to a well stocked orthopaedic library with major orthopaedic journals and textbooks, as well as those pertaining specifically to pediatric orthopaedics. A full time librarian is available Monday – Friday for assistance. Computer access is provided for literature searches and presentation development.

Stipend
Baylor College of Medicine Stipend Level: PGY VI.