Fellowship Name: Coney Island New York City Hospital Health and Hospital Corporation (CIH NYCHHC)
General Program/Hospital Info: Coney Island New York City Hospital Health and Hospital Corporation (CIH NYCHHC) 2601 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11235 718.616.3000
Attending: Dr. Yury Rotshteyn; Dr. Ilya Shnitser; Dr. Arthur Passik.
Didactic: Once a week on Thursdays for about 1-3 hours. Monthly saw bones or more hands on workshops ( suture, hand ties, hardware, ORIF, mastectomies, surgical techniques, etc) PRESENTs and other various didactic tools.
OR Experience: OR day is Thursday average 4-6 cases. Level 2 trauma with 0-5 add ons a week. Residents also cover outside ASUs with variable number of cases.
Clinic Experience: M, T, W, & F are full clinic days. ~60 patients booked about ~40 show up. Extensive wound care heavy on T/W patients. Extensive exposure to CTPs.
Research Opportunities: Has dedicated research department and IRB process. Fellows must produce research project and present at research day in May/June at end of fellowship. Key is to get IRB approval early in year, essentially right when you start to make it smooth.
Lifestyle: Fellows take 24 hour call up to twice a week during weekdays.
Pros: Excellent wound care product exposure. High patient volume. Highly supportive leadership.
Cons: None identified.
Overall Conclusion: Great fellowship for DPM that wants exposure to a large number and variety of wounds and products. Meshes well as a treatment paradigm for private office adaptation. Highly recommend for hard working PGY3 resident that would like to transition to lucrative private practice.