Orthopaedics to host traveling fellowship tour

Kevin Garvin, M.D., is chair of the UNMC Department of Orthopaedics, which will host five members of the 2015 North American Traveling Fellowship this week.

Kevin Garvin, M.D., is chair of the UNMC Department of Orthopaedics, which will host five members of the 2015 North American Traveling Fellowship this week.

The UNMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery will host the five members of the 2015 North American Traveling Fellowship (NATF) Tuesday through Thursday.

Omaha is the third stop on the group’s five-week journey to regional orthopaedic centers throughout the United States and Canada.

The NATF is a flagship tour of the American Orthopaedic Association and promotes clinical and scientific exchange between fellows and host programs. The tour recognizes young leaders and gives host programs more visibility and recognition in the wider orthopaedics community.

While in Omaha, the fellows will observe UNMC orthopaedic faculty members during clinic hours and in surgery, tour the Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory at the Scott Technology Center and give presentations on various orthopaedic topics.

Presentations will be held from 3-5 p.m. on Wednesday in the Sorrell Center, Room 2018. The campus community is invited and light refreshments will be served.

The 2015 visiting NATF fellows and their specialties are:

Bashar Alolabi, M.D.

Shoulder and elbow surgery, trauma
Hamilton General Hospital

Jonathan Dickens, M.D.

Sports medicine
Assistant professor, uniformed services, University of the Health Sciences
Associate director of research, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Xinning (Tiger) Li, M.D.

Sports medicine, shoulder and elbow surgery
Assistant professor, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center

Addisu Mesfin, M.D.

Spine surgery
Assistant professor, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Anna Miller, M.D.
Trauma
Assistant professor, Wake Forest University School of Medicine