Program Director:
Ralph Napoli, DPM, FACFAS
Other Program Faculty – Podiatric Surgeons:
John Caponigro, DPM, FACFAS
Ana Pimentel, DPM, FACFAS
Assal Nour Ziai, DPM, AACFAS
Amanda Borrelli, DPM, MPH, AACFAS
Other Program Faculty – Orthopedic Surgeons:
Oscar Vasquez, MD
Michael Benke, MD
Thomas John, MD
A. Yelenia Guiffrida, MD
Carissa Meyers, MD
Mark Chase, MD
Michael Meese, MD
Recent Post Graduate Fellows:
2022-2023: Jaime Ahluwalia, DPM
2021-2022: Assal Nour Ziai, DPM, AACFAS
2020-2021: Angela Costa, DPM, AACFAS
Summit Medical Group, P.A.
25 Prospect Ave
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: (201) 343-2277
Fax: (201) 343-9777
Email: rnapoli@smgnj.com
Program Information:
summitmedicalgroup.com
Program Video
Number of Positions:
One
Duration:
One year
Program Start and End Dates:
August 1 - July 31
Application Deadline:
June 30
Program Application:
ACFAS Standard Fellowship Application Form
Stipend:
$52,500
Position Locations:
Emerson, Hackensack and Mountainside
Research Requirements:
The fellow will be required to complete one publishable research paper and /or poster exhibit for the ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference.
Program Summary/Training Goals:
- To provide the fellow with exposure to various multi-specialty, Board Certified and fellowship-trained podiatric and orthopedic surgeons who provide the most innovative and cutting edge methods to prevent disease, promote health and more effectively manage foot and ankle pathology as well as the patient as a whole.
- The fellowship offers exposure to trauma, sports medicine, arthroscopy, reconstructive foot and ankle surgery and total joint protocols.
Post Graduate Fellows History
2019-2020: Melissa Rossi, DPM, AACFAS
2018-2019: Shruti Patel, DPM, MS, AACFAS
2017-2018: Ana Pimentel, DPM, FACFAS