Program Director:
Roland Ramdass, DPM, FACFAS
Other Faculty:
Alex Gorenshtein, DPM, FACFAS
Andrew Brown, MD
Recent Post Graduate Fellows:
2024-2025: Jeffrey Gorenshtein, DPM
Address:
Foot and Ankle Center, Loudoun Medical Group
912 S Pleasant Valley Road
Winchester, VA 22601
Phone: (540) 662-6822
Fax: (540) 662-6903
Email: rsrdpm@gmail.com
Website:
www.footandankledocsofva.com
Duration:
One year
Program Start & End Dates:
July 1 - June 30
Number of Positions:
One
Application Deadline:
June 30
Program Application:
ACFAS Standard Fellowship Application Form
Stipend:
$100,000
Position Location:
Offices: Winchester and Purcellville, VA; Martinsburg, WV
Hospitals: INOVA Loudoun Hospital and ASC. Valley Health Winchester Medical Center and ASC
Research Requirements:
The fellow is expected to participate in and generate multiple scholarly research projects and present work at the ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference.Program Summary/Training Goals:
- The NOVA Foot & Ankle Reconstruction Fellowship is a unique, one-year experience based at a busy multi-specialty practice led by Dr. Roland Ramdass, DPM, FACFAS. All faculty are ABFAS Board Certified Podiatric Surgeons with a high surgical volume in elective forefoot and rear foot surgeries.
- The fellow encounters a broad range of foot and ankle pathology, with an emphasis on complex hindfoot and ankle reconstruction, total ankle replacements, arthroscopy, and charcot reconstruction, with additional exposure to limb deformity correction, external fixation, and complex revision surgery.
- With a balanced schedule of clinic and surgical cases, the fellow is thoroughly engaged in every aspect of patients’ surgical treatment plan. Our fellows are expected to perform 400-500 cases per year with excellent case diversity and complexity.
- The fellow will get exposure to a high volume clinic over the course of the year, with an emphasis on preoperative planning and postoperative care.
- There is also the opportunity for an international medical mission trip.
- With training stemming from multiple foot and ankle surgeons and board-certified orthopedists, our graduates are expected to become well-rounded physicians and surgeons and future leaders of the profession. There is a strong academic and research emphasis.