Summary: The University of Calgary is proud to support a one year comprehensive clinical fellowship program in Hand, Wrist, and Peripheral Nerve Surgery.

 

Highlights of the program include multidisciplinary faculty comprised of Adult and Pediatric Plastic Surgeons, Orthopedic Surgeons, Neurosurgeons, and Physiatrists. The Peter Lougheed Hospital Hand and Wrist Clinic treats a high volume of both acute trauma and elective pathologies and has a waitlist of 1500+ patients. The clinic allows the fellow to become familiar with the use of ultrasound as a tool to support their management. One half day a week is a fellow led hand clinic.

 

The fellow will also staff Pediatric Complex Upper Extremity Clinic at the Alberta Children’s Hospital and the Complex Peripheral Nerve and Brachial Plexus Clinic at the South Health Campus. There is an intensive one week Microsurgical Skills course which prepares the fellow for replantation experience at the Foothills Medical Trauma Centre. Calgary also has one of the highest volumes of Wide Awake Local Anesthetic No Tourniquet (WALANT) in Canada.

 

Surgical experience covers all major procedures including but not limited to wrist arthroscopies, arthroplasties, free tissue transfer, replantation, tendon and nerve transfers. Fellows operate roughly three days per week.

 

The fellow will also have the opportunity to attend regular Workers’ Compensation Board Specialist clinics and will become proficient at treating this unique patient population and gain skills on medicolegal assessments and documentation.

 

Call frequency is 1 in 4 and remuneration is by surgical assistance billings as per Office of Surgical Fellowship Agreement.

 

We strive to train practice ready comprehensive hand, wrist and nerve surgeons. 

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Duration: One Year

Number of Positions: One per year 

Site: Peter Lougheed Centre 

 

Program Director: Dr. Justin Yeung, Fellowship Director

Preceptors: 

Dr. Aaron Knox

Dr. Robertson Harrop

Dr. Kate Elzinga

Dr. Brett Byers