Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Code:15.013 Description of Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship

The University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship in Trauma is a 12-month fellowship in surgery. Time is spent with the director of the fellowship in an office practice heavily weighted toward multi-trauma problems (est. 90% to 95%). There is adequate exposure to acute and reconstructive surgery, as well as a broad spectrum exposure to clinical non-surgical problems. The fellow with a resident on the "trauma" service) spends one day a week at the Elvis Presley Memorial Trauma Center (Level I) at the Regional Medical Center. He supervises residents and participates in surgery as scheduled.

The fellowship is chaired by George W. Wood, II, MD, Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic. Dr. Wood is a graduate of the UT-WCC hand surgery fellowship program and has been on staff at the Campbell Clinic since July, 1980. His practice is dedicated to adult trauma and spine surgery. The fellowship director establishes appropriate curriculum for the trauma fellow according to the guidelines of the ACGME. Other staff on the “trauma” team includes Edward A. Perez, MD, a graduate of R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Maryland, and A. Paige Whittle, MD, a graduate of the UT-WCC residency program. Dr. Perez joined the staff in September, 2001 and Dr. Whittle in May, 1993. All faculty are board certified in orthopaedic surgery.

Time and facilities are available for clinical and basic science research projects in the University of Tennessee Anatomy and Pathology Department. Campbell Foundation support staff is available to assist in this research. Fellow is required to work on at least one research project during the fellowship year. It is expected that this research will result in a presentation, a publication, or both.