Ortho Sports Medicine San Diego Medical Center

The Kaiser Permanente San Diego Knee and Sports Medicine Research Fellowship is an ACGME accredited, evidence-based clinical and research fellowship program.

Our fellowship program is designed to instruct fellows on the advanced care of patients with sports-related disorders. We accept up to 2 fellows each year.

Fellows are exposed to the full spectrum of sports injuries of the shoulder, knee, and hip. Our faculty employ a diverse training background to employ cutting-edge techniques in the diagnosis and management of these injuries.

In the shoulder there is a balanced exposure of arthroscopic and open techniques including rotator cuff repair, shoulder stabilization, glenoid reconstruction, and anatomic and reverse shoulder arthroplasty including treating proximal humerus fractures.

There is a wide exposure of knee pathology and treatments including ACL and multiligament reconstructions, meniscus repair, cartilage restoration procedures, patellar stabilization, realignment osteotomies, and treatments of extensor mechanism injuries.

Two faculty members have expertise in hip arthroscopy with dedicated hip clinics with the fellows and the full range of hip arthroscopy procedures including labrum repair, labrum reconstruction, capsule reconstruction, and femoral osteoplasty.

There is also extensive exposure to acute soft tissue and bone injuries through the acute sports clinic including AC separation, biceps and triceps tears, and achilles tears. A few of the faculty also perform fracture care, and thus there are opportunities for fellows to gain experience with trauma surgery if desired.

The fellowship derives its strength and direction from scholarly collaboration between faculty and fellows. As a fellow, you will have regular access to faculty without the need for individual rotations. This allows for a more representative, diverse experience as well as the ability to participate in the full course of patient care from initial assessment to treatment plan, surgery, rehabilitation, and return to sport. The progression of autonomy in clinical and operative care for each fellow is determined jointly by faculty and the fellow as the year progresses, with advancement as deemed appropriate based on each fellow’s capabilities.

The highest standards of ethical and professional conduct are expected of every person involved in this fellowship. Fellows are required to take the Sports Medicine in-training examination.