Department
Name of department: Instituto Ortopedia y Traumatologia Carlos E. Ottolenghi
Head of department: Marcelo Gruenberg
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Gonzalo Kido
Head of department: Marcelo Gruenberg
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? License requirements in charge of the teaching department
More information
Number of beds in department: 200
Total surgical cases per year: 350
Used techniques
Standard open: Yes
Endoscopy: No
Robotics: No
Tuberculosis surgery: Yes
Pain management techniques: Yes
Minimally invasive surgery: Yes
Anterior surgery: Yes
Spinal navigation: No
Intradural surgery: Yes
Thoracoscopy: Yes
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: Spanish
English written and spoken by our team members: written (5)* / spoken (4)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.
Long-term fellowship (1 year)