Department
Name of department: Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Head of department: Tarcisio Eloi Pessoa Barros Filho
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Kodi Kojima
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? Can scrub-in withouth a country license but cannot perform the procedure
More information
Number of beds in department: 300
Total Orthopedic trauma cases per year: 500–1000
Total Polytrauma cases with injury severity score greater than 15 per year: 50–100
Other activities: Observation of other specialties, Hands on workshop, Didactic meetings and presentations
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: Portuguese
English written and spoken by our team members: written (5)* / spoken (5)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.