Welcome 2011-2012 Fellows

Please Join Us in Welcoming the 2011-2012 Aspen Sports Medicine Foundation Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellow

Brandon Boyce, MD

Dr. Boyce joins us after completing his Orthopaedic Residency at West Virginia University Medical School, Department of Orthopaedics. In 2005 he completed his medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia. Throughout his academic career Dr. Boyce has received several awards for research and academic excellence including Pathology Honor Society for Outstanding Performance in Pathology and Peacock Family Award for Outstanding Performance in Gross Anatomy.
After completing his Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Dr. Boyce will return to his home state of Georgia, where he will begin practicing at Upson Regional Medical Center and function as the team physician for Gordon College, in Barnesville, GA.
During his free time Brandon enjoys fly fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, and traveling.

Ryan Pizinger, MD 

Dr. Pizinger joins us after completing his Orthopaedic Residency at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. In 2006 he completed his medical degree at Medical College of Virginia. Dr. Pizinger has been honored with memberships to several academic societies and has published several orthopaedic research papers.
After completing his Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Dr. Pizinger will pursue a career in Southern California where he grew up.
During his free time Ryan enjoys attending sporting events and working on sports cars.

Fellowship Information

The Aspen Sports Medicine Foundation (ASMF) facilitates an academic orthopaedic sports medicine and trauma surgery fellowship following the strict guidelines of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the federal council which reviews all fellowships in medicine and surgery. This is of significance to our applicants due to the fact that the American Board of Medical Subspecialties approved a subspecialty certification in orthopaedic sports medicine in March of 2003. Only those Fellows graduating from an accredited program will be allowed to sit for this subspecialty exam.

Beginning each year on August 1st through July 31st our fellowship is a combined effort between Aspen Orthopaedic Associates, The Aspen Sports Medicine Foundaiton and Aspen Valley Hospital. Two of the world’s brightest new orthopaedic surgeons are selected from the world’s most prestigious orthopaedic residency programs to spend one year in subspecialty orthopaedic training. A fellow is a board-eligible orthopaedic surgeon who has completed a five-year orthopaedic surgery residency program and has elected to spend an additional year of subspecialty training in sports medicine. The fellows learn specialized assessment and diagnostic techniques, surgical procedures, and emergency care of orthopaedic injuries from a comprehensive curriculum we have developed. The ASMF fellows serve our local community by volunteering for World Cup skiing events, high school varsity sports, community health fairs and providing free community lectures on various topics like injury prevention.

Since ASMF began in 1978, we have had more than 60 physicians successfully complete our program. The ASMF Fellows learn specialized surgical procedures, assessment and diagnostic techniques and emergency care of orthopaedic injuries. Research is a major focus of the fellowship program and findings are presented at regular orthopaedic grand rounds at Aspen Valley Hospital as well as at national and international orthopaedic conferences. Aspen offers an exciting and challenging experience for our Fellows because of our very active local and visiting population, our large skiing community, and the wide variety of athletic events we cover including: high school varsity athletics, world cup skiing and NORBA mountain bike races. We have developed a unique and comprehensive teaching curriculum for sports medicine and sports trauma consisting of didactic lectures, weekly x-ray conference, journal club, audio-visual training, hands-on cadaver dissections, as well as an extensive clinical experience.

Our Fellows Receive
A salary of $50,000.00
Benefits (after one month)
$40.00 monthly cell phone allowance
Two weeks of paid vacation
Two day a week season ski pass for the four Aspen Skiing Company ski areas
Two bedroom apartment to rent (no pets allowed) with highly subsidized rent and utilities.

How To Apply

The Aspen Sports Medicine Foundation is currently accepting applications for our Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship.
August 1, 2012 thru July 31, 2013
We are participating in the AOSSM Sports Medicine Match.
To apply please visit the following website: www.sfmatch.org 
For more information please contact Laura Morris Pritchard at (970) 920-4151 or lpritchard@orthop.com.

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First Interview Opportunity
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Friday, January 7, 2011 - 8:00am to 11:30am

Second Interview Opportunity
Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Friday, March 4, 2011 - 8:00am to 11:30am