Program Director:
Andrew Belis, DPM, FACFAS
Other Program Faculty:
Jason Nemitz, MD
Michael Black, DPM, FACFAS
Patricia Nicholas, DPM
Recent Post Graduate Fellows:
2024-2025: Zohaib Moon, DPM
2023-2024: Abshan Malik, DPM
2022-2023: Joshua Stewart, DPM, AACFAS
Orthopedic Center of Florida (OCF)
12670 Creekside Lane
Fort Myers, FL 33919
Phone: (239) 482-2663
Fax: (239) 482-7585
Email: dr.belis@ocfla.net
Program Information:
ocfla.net/fellowship
Program Video
Meet the Fellow FAQ's
Number of Positions:
One
Duration:
One year
Program Start and End Dates:
July - August (13 months)
Application Deadline: August 1
Program Application:
ACFAS Standard Fellowship Application Form
Stipend:
$60,000 plus benefits (CME, Medical, Dental, Vacation Time)
Position Locations:
Orthopedic Center of Florida Clinic, Lee Health System Hospitals, Gladiolus Surgical Center
Research Requirements:
- At least one scholarly article submitted to a national journal
- Monthly journal club article review
- Poster or abstract presented at the ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference
- Presentation of case studies or research findings to local component meetings
Program Summary/Training Goals:
- The program provides the fellow with clinical and surgical exposure to complex foot and ankle trauma and workman’s comp pathology, sports injuries management, adult and pediatric pes planus and cavus foot reconstruction, advanced ankle arthroscopy and arthroscopic procedures, minimal incision surgery, in-office surgery and miscellaneous foot and ankle condition management.
- There will be added emphasis on integrating evidence based medicine and research into clinical and surgical treatment.
- The fellow will have exposure to “hands on” patient care including pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative management of surgical patients.
- The fellow will have his/her own clinic schedule as well as shadow and assist director and other physicians to maximize surgical training and medical decision making.
- Fellow will be responsible for independently taking foot call, foot/ankle trauma call, and be available for group call for rounding on hospital patients.
- The fellow will develop billing and practice management skills and foster their own treatment style under the guidance of an experienced foot and ankle surgeon in a multispecialty orthopedic practice.
- Locations will mainly include OCF’s main Fort Myers campus (a multi-specialty orthopedic clinic encompassing three floors of class A medical building), Lee Health hospital system, and local surgical centers. Additional location may include our Naples campus and regional hospital or outpatient surgical centers.
- Additional rotations are made available in general orthopedics, pain management and physiatry.
- The fellow will have the opportunity to work with area podiatrists and orthopedists from the whole community.
- The fellow will have the opportunity to attend advanced courses and conferences of their choice (within their budget allocation) to aid in the development of knowledge and surgical skills.
- ABFAS Board qualification is required for this program.
- This is a very well-rounded program that will allow the candidate to hone his/her clinical and surgical skills thus preparing the candidate for transition to the next step in their career.
Post Graduate Fellows History:
2021-2022: Julio Perez-Mustelier, DPM, AACFAS
2020-2021: Greg Foote, DPM, AACFAS
2018-2019: Ugo Adigweme, DPM, AACFAS
2017-2018: Darrice Collins, DPM, AACFAS