Program Director:
Craig Frey, DPM, FACFAS
Other Program Faculty:
Michael Canales, DPM
Nicholas Campitelli, DPM, FACFAS
Megan Oltmann, DPM, FACFAS
Rachel Robinson, DPM, AACFAS
James Swienconek, DPM
Courtney Yoder, DPM, AACFAS
Recent Post Graduate Fellows:
2024-2025: Peter Talisse, DPM, AACFAS and Anna Kay Thompson, DPM, MS, AACFAS
2023-2024: Brandon Paul Kitchens, DPM, MBA and Asad Sohail, DPM
2022-2023: David Ball, DPM, AACFAS and Alec Dierksheide, DPM, AACFAS
University Hospitals Community Consortium
13207 Ravenna Road
Chardon, OH 44024
Phone: (440) 516-8704
Email: Craig.Frey@UHhospitals.org
Number of Positions:
Two
Duration:
One year with an optional second year
Program Start and End Dates:
July 1 – June 30
Program Application:
ACFAS Standard Fellowship Application Form
Application Deadline:
May 1
Site visits start April 1 and must be completed by June 1. Selection process for residence by June 30.
Stipend:
$73,542; benefits provided
Position Location:
Various northeast Ohio locations
Research Requirements:
Produce two publications
Program Summary/Training Goals:
- This is the only two-year advanced foot and ankle surgical reconstruction fellowship credentialed by both ACFAS and CPME. The program is focused on providing advanced lower extremity clinical and surgical exposure to adults and pediatrics. The fellow has the autonomy to tailor the fellowship experience to his or her career interests.
- Over 600 surgical cases are performed annually with the fellowship director alone. Surgical diversity includes foot, ankle, and leg trauma, reconstructive surgery, pediatric flatfoot, total ankle replacements, diabetic charcot reconstruction, external fixation, sports injuries, arthroscopy, forefoot and rearfoot elective procedures and diabetic limb salvage.
- Gain exposure to an orthopaedic group private practice including clinical management of patients of various pathologies, pre-operative and post-operative care, clinical procedures including ultrasound exposure, radiograph, CT and MRI interpretation, practice management, coding and billing, and participation in fellow’s clinic. A strong emphasis is being placed on coding and billing per Fellows request working directly with practice administration and billing.
- Emphasis on a variety of sports medicine with children, high school, collegiate, professional, Olympians and weekend warriors. Coverage of sporting events including football, basketball, wrestling, cross country, track, road races and volleyball alongside athletic trainers. Working with a team physician to six high schools, consultant to several universities and Spire Institute world class Olympic training site. Physical therapy is on the clinic premises.
- Wide exposure to biomechanics, orthotics, athletic shoe gear, and equipment.
- Rotate with other specialties as desired by the fellow i.e. orthopedic surgery, vascular surgery, plastic surgery, wound care, physical therapy, etc.
- Work with third year surgical residents, orthopedic residents, and medical students in clinic, inpatient rounding, and surgery.
- Directly participate by lecturing and attending several academic conferences locally and nationally.
- Two quality journal publications per year are mandatory. Poster submissions at the national ACFAS National Conference, APMA National conference, SAWC National conference and other National conferences are mandatory.
- Participate in several (approximately five-eight per year) company-sponsored fellowship hands-on training labs and lectures locally and nationally.
- An improved emphasis on surgical logging. These will be reviewed regularly and tracked. Evaluations from rotations will be performed regularly and reviewed with the Fellows.
- Semi-Annual Evaluations with the Fellows will be performed and documented.
- Significant increase in diversity of training with a larger number of faculty with different training backgrounds.
- Direct communication and alignment with sponsoring institution, University Hospitals, to ensure compliance to CPME, ACFAS, and ACGME guidelines.
- Routine meetings with the Fellows to ascertain direct feedback of the current Fellowship with opportunities for suggestions on improvement.
Post Graduate Fellows History:
2021-2022: Andrew Falco, DPM, AACFAS and Daniel Reubens, DPM
2020-2021: Joseph Albright, DPM, AACFAS and Hayley Iosue, DPM, AACFAS
2019-2020: Hayley Iosue, DPM, AACFAS and Nunzio Misseri, DPM, FACFAS
2018-2019: Amber Morra, DPM, FACFAS
2017-2019: Elizabeth Sanders, DPM, FACFAS
2016-2017: Alan Kidon, DPM, FACFAS
2015-2016: Matthew Feltner, DPM, AACFAS
2014-2015: Nicole Wilson, DPM
2013-2014: Jeffrey Wunning, DPM, FACFAS