Program Director:
Phong Le, DPM, FACFAS
Other Program Faculty:
Ron James, MD
Harold Jackson, MD
Post Graduate Fellow:
This program will start in the 2025-2026 fellowship year
Northern California Orthopaedic Associates
Sacramento Location
75 Scripps Drive
Sacramento, CA 95825
Elk Grove Location
7807 Laguna Blvd. Suite 480
Elk Grove, CA 95758
Phone: (916) 512-6262
Fax: (916) 512-6262
Email: ple.dpm@gmail.com
Website:
www.norcalorthoassociates.com
Number of Positions:
One
Duration:
One year
Program Start and End Dates:
July 1 – June 30
Application Deadline:
December 1
Program Application:
ACFAS Standard Fellowship Application Form
Stipend:
$50,000
Position Locations:
Clinical setting. Mercy General Hospital, Methodist Hospital and Sutter Medical Center
Research Requirements:
The fellow will participate in lower extremity research studies and will be expected to produce one publication and quality research projects during the fellowship year.
Program Summary/Training Goals:
- The fellow will be exposed to comprehensive forefoot, rearfoot and ankle reconstructive surgery, charcot reconstruction, external fixation frames, delta frames, total ankle replacement and minimally invasive surgery techniques.
- The fellow will be able to see their own patients in the clinical setting and learn about billing/coding.
- The fellow will be responsible for hospital consults and rounding.
- The fellow will train and assist the SF-DVA podiatry residents.
- The fellow will participate in cadaver labs.
- The fellow will be presenting lectures are local society meetings and possibly at IFAF annual meetings to educate the community and to network.