AO Fellowships

Name of department: Cape Orthopaedic Trauma Group

Head of department: Brian / Sithombo Bernstein / Maqungo

Surgeon in charge of fellows: Brian Bernstein

Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes

Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? Will be arranged in hospital.

Number of beds in department: 30

Total Orthopedic trauma cases per year: 500–1000

Total Polytrauma cases with injury severity score greater than 15 per year: 50–100

Other activities: Weekly resident training

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.

Other activities

Weekly resident training

What other information, documents, or vaccines do you require the fellow to provide?

As per national requirements. C.V.

Life Orthopaedic Hospital / Groote Schuur Hospital