General
Breast - Reconstructive, Cleft Lip and Palate, Pediatric
Microsurgery
Clinical
The
Children’s
Hospital
of
Philadelphia
is
offering
a
one-year
fellowship
in
pediatric
plastic
surgery
beginning
August
1,
2023.
This
fellowship
will
provide
comprehensive
training
in
pediatric
plastic
surgery
with
a
focus
on
cleft
lip
and
palate,
velopharyngeal
dysfunction,
pediatric
and
adolescent
breast
disorders,
gender
affirmation
surgery,
vascular
anomalies,
congenital
and
acquired
pigmented
nevi
and
other
skin
lesions,
pediatric
microsurgery,
facial
palsy
reconstruction,
general
reconstruction
for
congenital
and
traumatic
deformities.
CHOP
has
nationally
recognized
faculty
and
well-established
programs
in
these
areas
(Pediatric
and
Adolescent
Breast
Program,
Facial
Motion
Disorders
Clinic,
Comprehensive
Vascular
Anomalies
Program,
Pigmented
Lesion
Group,
Cleft
Lip
and
Palate
Program,
and
Velopharyngeal
Dysfunction
Clinic)
and
can
provide
world-class
training
in
the
evaluation,
surgical
treatment,
and
multidisciplinary
collaboration
for
the
comprehensive
care
of
these
conditions.
The
fellowship
will
follow
an
apprenticeship
model
with
the
faculty
which
will
include
attendance
of
select
office
hours
and
operative
cases
to
follow
patients
from
preoperative
evaluation
through
post-operative
care.
The
trainee
will
also
attend
specialty
clinics
housed
in
plastic
surgery
including
the
Velopharyngeal
Dysfunction
Clinic,
Cleft
Lip
and
Palate
Team,
Facial
Motion
Disorders,
Pediatric
Breast
Clinics,
and
the
associated
clinical
management
conferences.
The
experience
will
be
supplemented
by
clinical
time
with
faculty
in
Oculoplastic
surgery,
Dermatology,
ENT,
Genetics,
the
22q,
and
You
center,
and
the
Comprehensive
Vascular
Anomalies
Clinic
to
gain
knowledge
and
experience
with
the
multidisciplinary
management
of
the
above-defined
pediatric
conditions.
The
Fellow
will
be
expected
to
partake
in
scholarly
research
activities,
and
as
well
will
have
teaching
responsibilities
for
students
and
residents.
Requirements
Eligible
candidates
for
this
fellowship
program
must
complete
plastic
surgery
training
in
an
ACGME-accredited
plastic
surgery
residency
program,
an
AOA-approved
plastic
surgery
residency
program,
or
a
Royal
College
of
Physicians
and
Surgeons
of
Canada
(RCPSC)-accredited
or
College
of
Family
Physicians
of
Canada
(CFPC)-accredited
residency
program
located
in
Canada,
and
must
meet
all
eligibility
criteria
for
certification
by
the
American
Board
of
Plastic
Surgery
or
Canadian
Board
of
Plastic
Surgery.
Medical
staff
appointment
and
clinical
privileges
will
be
requested
from
the
beginning
of
fellowship
training
and
will
include
operative
privileges.
The
fellow
will
be
eligible
to
function
as
a
Junior
Attending
to
manage
and
treat
general
plastic
surgery
conditions
in
the
pediatric
and
adolescent
population.
Oksana Jackson , MD
8/1/2023
7/31/2024
English
Yes
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11/30/2022
Domestic Applicants Only
In Plastic Surgey Residency/Training Program