FFLC Reconstruction and Limb Salvage Surgical Fellowship
Program Director:
Kevin Lam, DPM, FACFAS
Other
Program Faculty:
Wesley Chapman, DPM, AACFAS
Rikhil Patel, DPM, AACFAS
Chelsea Viola, DPM
Khoa Nguyen, DPM
Post Graduate Fellows:
2017-2018: Melissa Hurwitz, DPM, AACFAS
2016-2017: Rikhil Patel, DPM, AACFAS
2015-2016: Asma Khan, DPM, AACFAS
Family Foot and Leg Center, PA
730 Goodlette Road - Suite 102
Naples, FL 34102
Phone: (239)
430-3668
Fax: (239) 692-9436
Email: klamdpm@hotmail.com
Websites:
naplespodiatrist.com
FFLCreconFellowship.com
Number of Positions:
One
Duration:
One year
Program Start and End Dates:
August 1 – July 31
Application Deadline:
October 1
Program Application:
ACFAS Standard Fellowship Application Form
Stipend:
$55,000
Position Locations:
Main, North, East Offices, Surgery Center, Naples Community Hospital (NCH),
Physician Regional Medical Center (PRMC)
Research Requirements:
Submit one manuscript for review to a peer reviewed journal. May be a
literature review, case study, or primary research.
Program Summary/Training Goals:
- Cover and assist
all surgeries.
- Cover clinic during
non-surgical times.
- Cover hospital
rounds as needed.
- Be able to decide
to take patient to surgery, and develop surgical plan.
- Be able to manage
postoperative complications.
- Optimize patients
for surgical intervention planning.
- Learn advanced surgical techniques: rearfoot/ankle fusions and reconstructive techniques, including tendon
transfer; use of internal and external fixation; ankle arthroplasty; management
of complicated patients with comorbidities.