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University of Texas Houston McGovern Medical School

Fellowship Director: Nicholas Beckmann, MD
Fellowship Director Email: [email protected]
Fellowship Coordinator: Faith McDaniel
Fellowship Coordinator Email: [email protected]
Address:

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging Department
6431 Fannin St., MSB 2.103b
Houston, TX 77030

Telephone Number: (713) 500-7706
Fax Number: (713) 500-7710
ACGME Accreditation: No
Teaching Faculty:

Total Skeletal Radiology Faculty: 9
Society of Skeletal Radiology Members: 4
International Skeletal Society Members: 0

Clinical Training Offered:

SPORTS, ORTHOPEDIC AND EMERGENCY IMAGING FELLOWSHIP - To train Fellows to become efficient, practical, and highly skilled in the multimodality imaging of sports related injuries including conventional radiography, CT, arthography, ultrasound and MRI. Image guided intervention including radiography, CT and ultrasound guided musculoskeletal therapeutic procedures including fenestrations, steroid injections and PRP (Platelets Rich Plasma) - To train Fellows to become efficient, practical, and highly skilled in the preoperative workup and postoperative imaging of orthopedic patients including the recognition of possible complications using a multimodality approach. - To train Fellows to become efficient, practical, and highly skilled in the imaging of the acutely injured and ill patients. - To train fellows to become competent in Sports, Orthopedic, and Emergency Imaging by teaching one-on-one at the workstation and during procedures, and also by lectures and case conferences. - The Fellow's responsibilities will be commensurate with their level of training and experience and will increase as the year progresses. - To provide the Fellows with experience to interact with athletes including major league basketball and football teams, acutely ill, and traumatized patients and their physicians. - To provide the opportunity for scholarly activity, including presentations at conferences, lectures and clinical research. Sports, Orthopedic, and Emergency Imaging: Fellows spend a total of two four week blocks on Emergency and Trauma Imaging rotation. Nine four week blocks are spent on the Musculoskeletal Imaging rotation. One four week block will be spent in the world famous MD Anderson cancer center Musculoskeletal department. Up to two four week blocks are available for electives

Additional Information:

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, as an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, seeks to attract qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds to its faculty, staff and student body. Accordingly, UT-Houston does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or veteran status in admissions, educational programs, or employment of faculty or staff.

Positions Offered: 1
Duration: 12 months
Other: In conjunction with the Ironman Institute for Sports Medicine at Memorial Hermann Hospital – Texas Medical Center ,this fellowship is well-suited for applicants interested in the imaging and management of a broad range of injured patients as it includes experience in one of the nation’s largest trauma centers and experience in one of the largest sports medicine institutes.

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Fellowship Director: Behrang Amini, MD, PhD
Fellowship Director Email: [email protected]
Fellowship Coordinator: Esmeralda Fuentes
Fellowship Coordinator Email: [email protected]
Address:

1400 Pressler Street, Unit 1476
Houston, TX 77030

Telephone Number: (713) 792-5181
Fax Number: (713) 563-6633
ACGME Accreditation: No
Teaching Faculty:

Total Skeletal Radiology Faculty: 15
Society of Skeletal Radiology Members: 8
International Skeletal Society Members: 6

Clinical Training Offered:
To educate trainees in the advanced interpretation of radiography, CT, MRI, Nuclear Medicine/PET, and ultrasound examinations of the musculoskeletal system and in the performance of fluoroscopy, ultrasound and CT guided procedures.
 
To educate trainees in the biology, treatment, and complications of neoplastic and acquired musculoskeletal diseases, particularly as they are reflected in musculoskeletal imaging studies and procedures.
 
To provide an opportunity for clinical education and academic research using the clinical material and resources of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, and The Memorial Hermann Hospital, in an integrated program (eight months at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, two months at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, and two months at Memorial Hermann Hospital).
Additional Information:

Please note: ACGME Accreditation is Pending. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, or veteran status except where such distinction is required by law. All positions at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center are security sensitive and subject to examination of criminal history record information. Smoke-free environment.

Positions Offered: 2
Duration: 12 months