Goal

The Hedley Adult Reconstruction Fellowship is an AAHKS accredited fellowship that trains 1 board eligible orthopedic surgery fellow annually in the full scope of adult total joint reconstruction. The fellowship year provides broad experience in primary and revision total knee and hip arthroplasty with emphases on minimally invasive techniques, robotic assisted surgery, and complex revision surgery.

Case Variety & Volume

• 500-600 total cases, approximately 100 of those being revision cases
• Extensive Robotic total knee and hip exposure
• Direct Superior, Direct Anterior, and SuperPath Minimally Invasive Hip approaches
• Quadriceps Sparing Midvastus and Subvastus Knee approaches
• Exposure to CR and PS knee designs with cemented and cementless implants
• Revision experience to include:
  • Cage
  • Jumbo Cup
  • Augments
  • 1 and 2 stage Infection management
  • Allografts
  • Cones/Sleeves
  • Femoral shortening osteotomy/Turn-up Turn-down
  • Megaprosthesis and Hinge Prostheses
  • ETO
  • TTO

Schedule, Call, & Coverage

• Typical weekly schedule will include 3 OR days and 2 clinic days
• No call requirements during fellowship year
• Occasional rounding responsibilities split with the PA on service
• Fellow is assigned to 1 surgeon for 2-3 months at a time in a mentorship model.
• Last 2 months of the year are “unassigned” to allow the fellow to freely pursue whatever experiences are deemed most beneficial in final preparation to starting practice.
• With only 1 fellow, there is significant schedule flexibility throughout the year to allow the fellow to leave their “assigned” attending for revisions and other unique cases on another surgeon’s schedule. Each attending has PA coverage so their OR/clinic workflow is not reliant on the fellow’s presence.

Research

The fellowship facilitates involvement in research activities with the goal of 1 publication by the end of the fellowship year.

Educational Conference Schedule

• Journal Club – Monthly
• Cadaver Labs – at least 1 lab yearly (locally)
• Significant opportunities to attend several industry sponsored Labs/Courses throughout the year
• AAHKS meeting attendance yearly with attending staff
• AAOS attendance
• Preop/Postop Conference – Weekly
• Didactic Conference – Monthly
• Research Conference – Monthly
• Grand Rounds – Monthly

Salary, Vacation, And Travel

• Salary + benefits
• Relocation
• CME/Meeting Reimbursement
• Up to 30 days Paid Time Off (Sick leave/Vacation)

Available Positions

There is (1) position available for the 2026-2027 fellowship year.

Program Length

1 year (August 1^st – July 31^st)

Application Process

The Hedley Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Program participates in the San Francisco Match Program. Please refer to the SF Match website for full program/application requirements as well as deadlines.

Candidates who are selected for interview will be contact to schedule individual dates on a case by case basis. Typically 2-3 candidates will be scheduled per interview date.

Contact Information

Abrazo Orthopedic Specialists
6950 E Chauncey Ln., Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85054

Heather Timme
Fellowship Coordinator
Email:  [email protected]