Program Director:
Gan Golshteyn, DPM, FACFAS
Assistant Program Director:
Emmy Oji, DPM, FACFAS
Other Faculty:
Laura Rowe, DPM, FACFAS
Kate Borromeo, DPM
Bukky Olalemi-Toth, DPM
Recent Post Graduate Fellows:
This program is planning to take their first fellow for the 2025-2026 fellowship year.
Address:
Valley Foot and Ankle Specialty Providers
6145 N Thesta St
Fresno, CA 93710
Website:
http://www.valleyfootankle.com/contact
Email:
Meghan Trevino, Operations Manager:
P: (559)-436-4820
E: meghan.trevino@valleyfootankle.com; gan.golshteyn@gmail.com
Eva Cardenas, Senior Referral/Surgery Coordinator:
P: (559)-436-4820
E: eva.cardenas@valleyfootankle.com
Duration:
One year
Program Start & End Dates:
August 1 - July 31
Number of Positions:
One position for DPM candidate available
Application Deadline:
January 1
Program Application:
ACFAS Standard Fellowship Application Form
Stipend:
$85,000 per year
Position Location:
Fresno, CA and Clovis, CA
Research Requirements:
- Monthly research committee meetings. Fellow expected to participate in and generate multiple scholarly research projects and present work at the ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference
- At least one publishable paper as well as research presentation at ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference with manuscript or poster.
- Clinical research opportunities, such as reporting a case series of a specific diagnosis or procedure, are often encouraged. Many programs have a formal requirement to complete at least one manuscript for publication during the year. A fellow may be asked to author a review paper or book chapter.
- Participation in innovations labs, academic meetings, and research presentations. Specific educational block time will be provided to the fellow accordingly.
- The fellow will participate in ACFAS-fellow structured journal clubs, as scheduled; and monthly in-office journal clubs with the faculty. Fellowship cases will be discussed at monthly educational meetings with the faculty.
Program Summary/Training Goals:
- One position for a 12-month reconstructive surgical fellowship that has completed a three years of surgical residency training with appropriate logging.
- Fellow is exposed to advanced techniques in all aspects of foot and ankle surgery and reconstruction, including circular frames, arthrodesis of midfoot and hindfoot, TAR, 3-D custom design implants, pediatric care, fracture care, and Charcot Reconstruction. The fellow will have the opportunity to be exposed to a wide array of both clinical and surgical treatments of the foot and ankle. The fellow will be expected to manage patients pre-operatively, intra-operatively, and post-operatively. The fellowship averages roughly 350-400 cases annually.
- Additional training emphasis on clinical decision making, research/publication and practice management with an in-house coder and biller, and outpatient and inpatient rounding and call.
- This is a high-volume fellowship with high expectations. Fellows are trained in a multidisciplinary foot and ankle practice with exposure to a wide variety of foot and ankle pathology. Therefore, the fellow must be motivated, independent, and poses the skill set expected from a three-year surgical training program.
- Fellows will have the opportunity to collect cases for board certification through the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgeons; therefore, the fellow is encouraged to achieve Board Qualification through ABFAS and maintain an active ACFAS membership.