Name of department: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics
Head of department: Aswin Vasireddy
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Aswin Vasireddy
Head of department: Aswin Vasireddy
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? Clearance from Occupational health will be required - likely to require proof of vaccinations etc.
More information
Number of beds in department: 900
Total Orthopedic trauma cases per year: > 1000
Total Polytrauma cases with injury severity score greater than 15 per year: > 150
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: English
English written and spoken by our team members: written (5)* / spoken (5)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.
We routinely manage open fractures - we have an extremely dedicated team of 4 plastic surgeons we work with closely - fellows will gain invaluable experience participating in 'fix and flap' cases performed as joint cases almost on a weekly basis.
Medical Degree Completion of Orthopaedic Training from the Originating country Vaccination History
