Department
Name of department: Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Prof. Nova Monteiro
Head of department: Ney Pecegueiro Amaral
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Vincenzo Giordano
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? All documents required to come to Brazil, including vaccination card, must be approved by the Center for Studies and Improvement (CEA) of the Hospital.
More information
Number of beds in department: 80
Total Orthopedic trauma cases per year: > 1000
Total Polytrauma cases with injury severity score greater than 15 per year: 101–150
Other activities: 1. Research activities
2. Orthopaedic Trauma fellowship (one year) recognized by the Brazilian Orthopaedic Trauma Association
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: Portuguese
English written and spoken by our team members: written (4)* / spoken (5)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.