Program Information
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Residency Program: |
Rush University Medical Center Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program |
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Program Director: |
Walter W Virkus, MD |
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Number of Residents: |
25 |
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Number of Staff: |
34 |
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Accredited: |
Accredited |
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Length of Program: |
5 |
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Start Dates: |
July |
Program Contact Information
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Name: |
Phyllis J Velez |
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Address: |
Rush University Medical Center |
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City: |
Chicago |
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State/Province: |
Illinois |
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Zip/Postal code |
60612 |
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Phone: |
(312) 942-5850 |
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Fax: |
(312) 942-2101 |
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Email: |
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Website: |
http://www.rush.edu/professionals/gme/orthopedics/index.html |
Program Highlights
- Subspecialty areas:
- Adult reconstruction
- Pediatric orthopaedics
- Orthopaedic oncology
- Sports medicine, cartilage restoration, shoulder
- Hand surgery
- Spine surgery
- Foot and ankle
- Trauma
- Didactic education
- Weekly core curriculum
- Weekly grand rounds
- Weekly subspecialty conferences in sports, joint replacement, fracture, tumor, pediatrics, foot/ankle
- Residents actively involved in all areas of patient care: diagnosis, pre-op, post, rehab
Program Gallery
Program Curriculum
- PGY–I: 1-month rotations in general surgery, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, trauma/intensive care, rheumatology, radiology, vascular surgery, orthopaedics
- PGY–II: 10-week rotations in sports medicine, joint replacement, spine, hand/foot/ankle, trauma
- PGY–III: 10-week rotations in sports medicine, joint replacement, hand/foot/ankle, pediatrics/tumor/trauma, research
- PGY–IV: 10-week rotations in hand/foot/ankle, trauma, pediatric spine, general pediatrics
- PGY–V: 10-week rotations in joint replacement, spine, sports medicine, trauma, tumor/trauma/pediatrics
Program Hospitals
- Rush University Medical Center – Chicago, IL
- North Shore Skokie Hospital – Skokie, IL
- John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County – Chicago, IL
- OSF St Anthony Medical Center – Rockford, IL
- Shriners Hospitals for Children (Chicago) – Chicago, IL