7/1

7/31

Inpatient SCI/D Ventilator Unit
10-bed SCI specialized ventilator unit with weaning trial, ventilator and respiratory disease management. Hand-on experience with SCI specialist and respiratory therapist

Dr. L. Alvarado

8/1

8/31

SCI Outpatient Clinic
Primary care of the specialized SCI population

Dr. Melvin Mejia

9/1

9/30

Neurosurgery- JAHVA
Be part of the neurosurgery team and participate in management of acute SCI, surgical management at the OR

Dr. Mark Greenberg

10/1

10/31

SCI - Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation
Opportunities for specialized medical management

Dr. Samantha Mendelson

11/1

11/30

Fellow is expected to be the leader of the acute inpatient interdisciplinary rehabilitation team.

Dr. Samantha Mendelson

12/1

12/31

SCI - Outpatient Clinic
Fellow is expected to run his/her own clinic under supervision, managing both primary care and SCI-specialized issues.

Dr. Melvin Mejia

1/1

1/30

SCI Research
The fellow would have completed all the research training, approved to participate in research study. Data collection and analysis, manuscript preparation.

Dr. Lisa Ottomenelli

2/1

2/28

SCI Therapeutics
Hand-on experience with physical therapists, occupational therapists, kinesiotherapists, recreational therapists in treatment of SCI patients.

Dr. Kevin White

3/1

3/31

SCI HOME CARE & Urodynamic Studies
Manage SCI patients as part of the SCI home care team. Participate in home rehabilitation program, perform home visit with the interdisciplinary team.

Urodynamic – hand-on experience with performing urodynamic studies and advance understanding in result interpretation.

Dr. Kaila Yeste

& Dr. Peggy Coffey

4/1

4/30

SCI Long Term Care/Research-JAHVA
Manage residents of the SCI-specialized long-term care facility (including long-term ventilator unit).

Research: continue and complete the research projects.

Dr. Peggy Coffey

5/1

5/31

SCI - Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation
Fellow is expected to be the leader of the acute inpatient interdisciplinary rehabilitation team.

Dr. Samantha Mendelson

6/1

6/30

SCI Elective
Set independent objective to be achieved in 1 month

Dr. Tommy Yu

*Plenty of hand-on opportunities for procedures:

• Intrathecal pump refill clinic every Wednesday

• Neuro-denervation or botulinum toxin injections

• Joint and trigger point injections

• Battlefield acupuncture

** Specialty clinics:

• MS clinic with Dr Konstas neurologist every Thursday

• ALS clinic (telehealth except first Tue of month F2F) with Dr. Rozas every Tue 9am-12pm