Fellowship Breakdown
The Emory Upper Extremity Center prides itself on the complexity and diversity of pathologies treated across our entire faculty, the core of which is our Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship. Follow the buttons to get more information on the myriad of moving parts for the competitive Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship.
3 Tiers of the Emory Hand & Upper Extremity Center
Clinical
- Center of excellence for the treatment of hand, elbow, and shoulder problems in patients from all over the southeastern United States
- More than 15,000 patients treated and 5,000 surgeries performed annually
- Serves as a tertiary referral center for complex upper extremity pathologies and failed prior surgeries
- Consistently recognized as the top educators within the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Emory
- Our faculty are devoted to constantly improving upper extremity education for fellows, residents, and medical students
- Multiple faculty members speak every year and are leaders at national and international meetings, including the ASSH, AAOS, ASPS, AAHS/ASPN, and ASES.
- The upper extremity division at Emory publishes more than 50 peer-reviewed publications annually on various topics in upper extremity surgery.
- The faculty are involved in multiple active clinical trials spanning the entire upper extremity, aimed at answering the toughest questions our field faces.
Emory Faculty Members
- Amanda Dempsey, MD
- Robert Fang, MD
- Paul Ghareeb, MD
- Michael Gottschalk, MD - Fellowship Director
- William Knaus, MD
- Clifton Meals, MD
- Nina Suh, MD- Director of Biomechanics Laboratory
- Eric Wagner, MD, MS - Associate Fellowship Director
- Robert Bowers, MD (Non Op)
- Nicki Zelenski, MD (director of brachial plexus and peripheral nerve clinic)
Hospital & Clinic Affiliation
- Emory Upper Extremity Center at Executive Park
- Emory University Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital
- Georgia Hand, Shoulder and Elbow
- Grady Trauma Center
- The Atlanta Veterans Hospital
- The Hand and Upper Extremity Center of Georgia
- Children's Hospital of Atlanta and the Shepherd Center
Fellowship Rotation
Fellowship Rotation
- Program Director (two 1 month rotations): Emory Upper Extremity Center
- Elective hand/wrist surgery, peripheral nerve, and microsurgery (two 1 month rotations): Emory Upper Extremity Center
- Shoulder, elbow, wrist, and thumb arthroscopy and reconstruction (two 1 month rotations): Emory Upper Extremity Center
- Trauma, brachial plexus and microsurgery (two 1 month rotations): Grady Trauma Center
- Private Practice (two 1 month rotations): Georgia Hand, Shoulder and Elbow Center
- Congenital hand and brachial plexus (1 month rotation): CHOA and Shepherd Center
- International rotation (1 month rotation)