Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction Research Fellowship

We have one research fellowship position available for our Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction Research Fellowship Program at the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. This position would be from August 2023 - July 2024.

Duration: 12 months 

Deadline: July 1, 2023

Research Fellow Stipend: Approximately $40,000/year plus benefits 

Our physicians treat a wide range of clinical problems including limb length discrepancy (LLD), fracture malunions/nonunions, osteomyelitis, joint infections, angular deformities, and congenital deficiencies. The physicians see approximately 50 new patients and 120 follow-up patients per week.

This fellowship focused  but not limited to the study of adult LLD, malunions, nonunions, segmental bone defects, osteomyelitis, rotational muscle flaps, and joint infections. Fellows will learn to determine current LLD, evaluate limb alignment, and analyze single and multiapical deformities. The Fellow will work mostly with Drs. Janet Conway and Dr. Michael Assayag for the duration of the fellowship.

Fellows are required to collect data and produce scientific papers that will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal. Ample support is available for assistance in publication, including a medical editor, illustrator, graphic artist, photographer, and research coordinator. A modern gait laboratory is onsite for research and clinical applications. The clinical and research fellows will attend orthopedic grand rounds, research meetings, in-service training lectures, and the annual Baltimore Limb Deformity Course; they will also help prepare for and attend weekly preoperative indications conferences.

The program is based on techniques derived from the science of distraction osteogenesis. Methodologies used are not limited to any specific device or apparatus but encompass the full gamut of orthopedic fixation materials including plates, intramedullary rods, telescopic rods, and monolateral and circular fixators.