University of Colorado School of Medicine
Orthopedic Sports Medicine & Shoulder Surgery Fellowship
An intensive, high-volume academic fellowship providing comprehensive mastery in complex open and arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction, multi-ligament knee reconstruction, cartilage restoration, hip preservation, and sideline team coverage for Stanley Cup and NBA Champions.
Our Training Mission
"To cultivate clinically elite, academically inquisitive, and compassionate orthopedic surgeons who will become recognized leaders in athletic medicine, surgical innovation, and collegiate and professional team care."
Program Key Facts
Academic Year 2026 – 2027
Full spectrum complex shoulder, knee, hip & cartilage
Avalanche, Nuggets, CU Buffaloes, DU Pioneers
Full health/malpractice + 22 days paid leave + $3,500 CME
Full biostatistical core support + CSI Bioskills Cadaver Lab
Four Pillars of Fellowship Excellence
Our fellowship is structurally designed to balance operative mastery, sideline emergency decision-making, clinical research productivity, and lifelong academic leadership.
High-Volume Operative Autonomy
Graduated surgical responsibility across tertiary academic medical centers and ambulatory surgery centers. Fellows master primary and revision shoulder arthroplasty (3D navigated), Latarjet coracoid transfers, multi-ligament knee reconstructions, and biologic cartilage restoration.
Elite Sideline & Pro Sports Coverage
Serve as associate team physicians for the NHL Colorado Avalanche, NBA Denver Nuggets, CU Buffaloes (NCAA Big 12), and DU Pioneers. Gain direct sideline management skills for acute joint dislocations, on-ice lacerations, and high-stakes concussion triage.
Protected Academic & Research Time
Dedicated half-day weekly protected research time backed by full-time departmental biostatisticians and multicenter registries (MOON, MARS). Fellows average 3-5 published manuscripts and national podium presentations per year.
Hands-On Cadaveric Bioskills Lab
Regular evening cadaveric bioskills sessions in the Anschutz Center for Surgical Innovation (CSI). Practice complex open Latarjet procedures, meniscal allograft transplantations, osteotomies, and reverse total shoulders with 1-on-1 faculty coaching.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
The Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado is the premier academic medical center in the Rocky Mountain region. Spanning 256 acres, the campus integrates world-class clinical care at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital Colorado with cutting-edge biodynamics research and surgical innovation centers.
