Physician Education
The Silicon Valley Spine Fellowship emphasizes a multi-disciplinary approach in caring for patients with spinal disorders. The Fellow will gain expertise in both the surgical and non-surgical treatment of spinal disorders while rotating with the orthopaedic spine surgeons and the interventional pain management physician. Our comprehensive spine clinic treats all spinal pathology in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. These disorders include degenerative diseases, adult and pediatric deformity, trauma, and to a lesser degree tumors and infection. Multiple surgical approaches are frequently used to treat these disorders including anterior, posterior and direct lateral exposures.
The Fellow will become skilled with minimally invasive spine surgery as well as more traditional open techniques for nerve decompression and spinal fusion. The Fellow will be exposed to cervical and lumbar disc arthroplasty, interspinous process devices and kyphoplasty procedures. In conjunction with this broad surgical experience, the Fellow will learn how to perform cervical and lumbar injections through an optional rotation with the physical medicine and rehabilitation physician.
We are an academic private practice. There is a weekly didactic schedule which includes journal club and a preop and postop conference to review surgical indications, techniques, and patient outcomes. Our group participates in several FDA/IDE trials and is currently tracking all surgical outcomes in a prospective fashion. The Fellow will have the option to participate in research if interested.
Applicants must be Board-eligible/Board Certified by the ABOS/ AOBOS or ABNS/ AOBNS, graduates of an accredited U.S. Orthopaedic or Neurosurgery residency program, and eligible for an unrestricted California medical license, malpractice insurance, and hospital privileges. The Fellow will be provided with health insurance and malpractice insurance. Yearly stipend is 60-70K. There is one Fellowship position per year. The Fellowship begins July 1st and ends June 30.
Below are the links to the North American Spine Society Spine Surgery Fellowship guide. The application to apply to our Fellowship is on and the San Francisco Matching Program and to register for the match.
San Francisco Matching Program