Program Information
The Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship is ACGME and POSNA accredited and open to graduates of an approved orthopedic residency program. The ability to obtain a valid California medical and DEA license before start date is required. At this point in time, we do not accept ECFMG graduates. This includes both non-accredited and accredited ECFMG graduates. We do consider ECFMG graduates for admission on a case-by-case basis.
Our fellowship participates in the San Francisco Matching Program (SFMP), which oversees a unified match day for all orthopaedic surgery subspecialty fellowships under AAOS supervision. To apply, candidates must register through the SFMP website. Registration fees vary depending on how many programs you apply to.
Application Process
Interested candidates should submit their application through San Francisco Match. Applications are accepted annually beginning in September and ending in January. The interview season typically occurs between January and March, ending with match day in April. The Orthopaedic Institute for Children currently has placement for one (1) fellow per academic year. Generally, the current recruitment season is seeking for a fellowship start date of the following academic year (ex: Those matched in April 2017 would begin Summer 2018).
Compensation
Approximate compensation for the one-year Fellowship is set based on the PGY rates for that specific year.
Interested candidates should submit their application through San Francisco Match. Applications are accepted annually beginning in September and ending in January. The interview season typically occurs between January and March, ending with match day in April. The Orthopaedic Institute for Children currently has placement for one (1) fellow per academic year. Generally, the current recruitment season is seeking for a fellowship start date of the following academic year (ex: Those matched in April 2017 would begin Summer 2018).
Approximate compensation for the one-year Fellowship is set based on the PGY rates for that specific year.
Contact Information
Please note that applications are only accepted via SF Match.
Ophelia Portillo
Executive Assistant, Corporate Secretary
oportillo@mednet.ucla.edu
Richard Bowen, MD
Fellowship Program Director
rbowen@mednet.ucla.edu
The Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children (LuskinOIC) offers a comprehensive, one-year Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship for physicians who have completed an Orthopaedic Surgery Residency.
As a non-profit outpatient institution affiliated with UCLA Health, LuskinOIC provides a unique training experience. In fact, the UCLA Pediatric Orthopaedic program, which includes LuskinOIC, is nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Report.
About the Program
The Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship at Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children (LuskinOIC), in alliance with UCLA Health, offers exceptional training in pediatric orthopaedic surgery with a strong focus on community care, international outreach, and cutting-edge research. The program is accredited both by POSNA and ACGME.
Directed by Dr. Richard Bowen, this fellowship provides comprehensive hands-on experience in clinical settings across multiple campuses, including the Downtown campus, Santa Monica campus, and UCLA Health facilities. Fellows will be involved in both outpatient visits at LuskinOIC and the Renee & Meyer Luskin Children’s Clinic in Santa Monica, and in surgeries performed at the Santa Monica/UCLA Orthopaedic Hospital and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Additionally, fellows will gain valuable experience in urgent care with limited supervised calls at the Downtown campus. The program emphasizes mission-driven care, offering high-quality treatment to children regardless of their financial status, and supports global musculoskeletal health through medical education and research.
Case Logs
Fellows can expect to participate in approximately 350 surgeries during the academic year. We expect fellows to gain surgical experience in a broad range of pediatric orthopaedic procedures but also give them the independence to focus more deeply in an area of surgical interest. On a weekly basis the fellow can choose surgeries in the areas of trauma, hip reconstruction, scoliosis, clubfoot, neuromuscular disorders including cerebral palsy, limb deformity and limb lengthening, and sports medicine to name a few. In addition, our combined pediatric and adult hand attendings offer the opportunity for the fellow to gain experience in these areas as well.
Fellows can expect to participate in approximately 350 surgeries during the academic year. We expect fellows to gain surgical experience in a broad range of pediatric orthopaedic procedures but also give them the independence to focus more deeply in an area of surgical interest. On a weekly basis the fellow can choose surgeries in the areas of trauma, hip reconstruction, scoliosis, clubfoot, neuromuscular disorders including cerebral palsy, limb deformity and limb lengthening, and sports medicine to name a few. In addition, our combined pediatric and adult hand attendings offer the opportunity for the fellow to gain experience in these areas as well.
Facilities
All outpatient visits are conducted either at the Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children (Downtown campus) or in the Renee & Meyer Luskin Children’s Clinic in the Santa Monica / UCLA and Orthopaedic Hospital (Santa Monica campus). In addition, the Fellow takes a limited amount of supervised calls in the Urgent Care Center on the Downtown campus. All surgeries are performed at the Santa Monica/UCLA and Orthopaedic Hospital (Santa Monica Campus), the Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children Ambulatory Surgery Center, or Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The Fellow is always supervised by an attending in the clinics and operating rooms, and an attending is always available for consultation when the Fellow is on call in the Urgent Care Center.
Urgent Care Center
International Children’s Program at Calexico
Radiology
Ambulatory Surgery Center
In addition to surgical operations in UCLA Santa Monica, UCLA Ronald Regan and other local area hospitals, LuskinOIC’s Outpatient Medical Center now performs surgeries at their on-site Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) which opened in August 2016. The ASC features two surgical suites and a dedicated surgery center staff. The downtown campus also has advanced low-dose EOS imaging, distinguishing LuskinOIC among its affiliates in pediatric care.
Research
The fellow has opportunities to participate in both clinical as well as basic science research during their fellowship. There are full-time research coordinators at LuskinOIC to facilitate research efforts. The fellow is expected to complete at least one research project of publishable quality during their fellowship, although most fellows greatly exceed this expectation.
Research Locations
Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children Ambulatory Surgery Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center
Research is conducted at LuskinOIC’s J. Vernon Luck Research Center downtown, and at the Orthopaedic Research Center at UCLA-Westwood. Research activities between LuskinOIC and UCLA combine at the Orthopaedic Research Center to create the largest orthopaedic research collaborative in the country. LuskinOIC currently has hemophilia, fracture healing, joint arthroplasty, clubfoot, scoliosis and spine biomechanics research programs. Learn more about each research program.
Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children Ambulatory Surgery Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center
Research is conducted at LuskinOIC’s J. Vernon Luck Research Center downtown, and at the Orthopaedic Research Center at UCLA-Westwood. Research activities between LuskinOIC and UCLA combine at the Orthopaedic Research Center to create the largest orthopaedic research collaborative in the country. LuskinOIC currently has hemophilia, fracture healing, joint arthroplasty, clubfoot, scoliosis and spine biomechanics research programs. Learn more about each research program.
Team
Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children has ten (10) faculty pediatric orthopaedists and twelve (12) consultants on staff. LuskinOIC also utilizes experienced nurse practitioners and currently has nine (9) NPs on staff leading and supporting clinic and urgent care efforts.
Richard Bowen, MD
Fellowship Director, LuskinOIC / UCLA
Renee & Meyer Luskin Chair of Pediatric Sports Medicine
Clinical Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director, Graduate Medical Education Program, Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Co-Director, Pediatric Spinal Deformity Program, Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles
Anthony Scaduto, MD
President and CEO, Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Chief of Staff, Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children (OIC)
Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics, LuskinOIC
Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital Executive Vice Chair, UCLA/LuskinOIC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles Associate Clinical Professor, UCLA/LuskinOIC Department of Orthopaedics
David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles Fellowship Director, LuskinOIC
Mauricio Silva, MD
Medical Director, Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Medical Director, Urgent Care Center, Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Associate Clinical Professor, UCLA/Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles
Nicholas Bernthal, MD
Assistant Professor-in-Residence, UCLA/LuskinOIC Department of Orthopaedics, David Geffen School of Medicine
Soroush Baghdadi, MD
Director, Center for Cerebral Palsy & Director, Hip Preservation Program
James Luck, Jr., MD
Director of Surgical Services and Rehabilitation, Orthopaedic Hemophilia Treatment Center
Clinical Professor, UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles
Residency Program Director, UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles
Trainees
The Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellow is LuskinOIC’s only permanent, in-house trainee. In addition, approximately three (3) UCLA Orthopaedic Surgery Residents will rotate into LuskinOIC on a monthly basis. These residents are supervised and scheduled by the fellow and take call for LuskinOIC during their rotations.
Non-surgical programs from UCLA, USC, and Kaiser also rotate into LuskinOIC for 1 day-6 month rotations. Non-surgical residents rotating into LuskinOIC are assigned to our various clinics. Throughout the year, 4th year medical students with UCLA also complete clinical and surgical rotations. These medical students are supervised by surgical residents.
Incoming Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellow at
UCLA’s Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Abdulrahman K. Abuhaimed, MBBS, FRCSC
Dr. Abuhaimed graduated with honors from Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University College of Medicine in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, where he was named to the Honorary Dean’s List. He then completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, serving as Chief Resident in his final year and earning the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC).
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