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(Application Link is at Bottom of Page)
Leland A. Winston, M.D.
Thomas O. Clanton, M.D.
Hussein Elkousy, M.D.
Mark S. Adickes, M.D.
Stephen D. Simonich, M.D.
direct. It is operated under the auspices of a nonprofit organization named
the Foundation for Orthopaedic, Athletic and Reconstructive Research
and is affiliated with Rice University and the University of Texas Health
Science Center at Houston. The fellowship begins on August 1 and ends
on July 31 of the following year.
If you have never been to Houston, let me begin by describing a little about
the city. It is the fourth largest city in the United States and as such, has
many social and cultural activities. The Museum district is conveniently
located near the Texas Medical Center and offers fine and contemporary
arts, sculptures, and natural science exhibits. The area includes the city’s
major museums as well as art galleries, theaters, three universities, and a
large public park. Hermann Park contains the world famous Houston Zoo
and an eighteen-hole golf course.
Visitors to Houston who arrive by air may choose from one of the city’s two
commercial airports, George Bush Intercontinental or William P. Hobby.
Intercontinental is the larger of the two and is approximately thirty to forty-
five minutes from the Medical Center while Hobby is about twenty to thirty
minutes away. The Houston airport system is the thirteenth largest in the
world and tenth largest in the United States. The airports provide service
to over one hundred U.S. cities and twenty-eight cities abroad. Rental
cars, limousines, and taxicabs are easily accessible.
The temperature in Houston is considered temperate with winters being
mild averaging only three to four weeks of chilly weather between
December and February. Spring and autumn temperatures range from
sixty to eighty degrees and the summer climate is hot. Fortunately,
everything in Houston is air-conditioned! Rain is frequent and often
unpredictable so an umbrella is handy.
Houston is proud of both its professional and intercollegiate athletic programs.
Minute Maid Park is the home for the Houston Astros in the National Baseball
League. The two-time NBA Champions, the Houston Rockets, are the
professional men’s basketball team and the Houston Comets are the
professional women’s basketball team and are four time WNBA Champions.
Both teams play at the Toyota Center that is conveniently located in downtown
Houston. The Houston Aeros are the professional hockey team and the
Hotshots are the professional soccer team. The Houston Texans are the new
NFL football team that plays in another new stadium, Reliant Park. Rice
University, Texas Southern University, and the University of Houston offer a full
range of NCAA Division I athletics and showcase many world class athletes in
both men's and women's sports.
Recreational opportunities abound with golf, tennis, cycling, and
horseback riding available year round. The Gulf of Mexico and Galveston
are forty-five minutes south of the Medical Center. Numerous beaches
and excellent fishing make this a popular tourist resort. Fresh water lakes
for skiing and fishing are a short drive away.
The Texas Medical Center (TMC) is now recognized as the world’s
largest medical complex. The University of Texas and Baylor College of
Medicine both provide medical schools and large research facilities within
the TMC. There are fourteen hospitals in the TMC: eight offering full
service and six providing specialized care. M. D. Anderson Hospital is
world-renowned for its advancements in the treatment of cancer. The
Methodist Hospital and the Texas Heart Institute house the surgical teams
of Drs. DeBakey and Cooley respectively and are known the world over
The Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, University Children’s Hospital
at Hermann, and Texas Children’s Hospital are outstanding pediatric
facilities. Hermann Hospital operates one of the first Life Flight programs
in the nation and serves as the primary teaching facility for the University
of Texas Medical School. Space does not allow a more detailed picture of
the TMC, but hopefully the opportunity it affords for medical education is
already evident.
As mentioned, the fellowship is a part of the Foundation for Orthopaedic,
Athletic and Reconstructive Research. This is a nonprofit corporation that
operates a sports medicine fellowship in association with Rice University
and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in addition
to fellowships in foot and ankle surgery. The Foundation is staffed by five
orthopaedic surgeons who are in private practice with clinical teaching
appointments in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University
of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The Co-Team Physicians for
Rice University are Thomas O. Clanton, M.D., and Leland A. Winston, M.
D. We serve as the directors for the sports medicine fellowship.
The sports medicine fellowship offers a wide range of clinical experience in
the area of sports medicine. The weekly schedule includes clinical time in
a private office setting, a daily sports injury clinic at Rice University and
considerable time spent in the operating room. While the predominant
experience is sports medicine and all that it entails, there is an opportunity
for work in trauma, adult reconstruction, and pediatrics.
Time spent in surgery will include arthroscopy of the knee, shoulder and
ankle; arthroscopically-assisted anterior and posterior cruciate
reconstructions; decompression of nerve entrapments; fracture fixation;
and reconstruction of post-traumatic deformities and arthritides. Other
surgical experience is available to the individual fellow as interest and time
constraints dictate including joint replacements of the shoulder, hip and
knee; foot and ankle surgery; and trauma surgery.
The fellowship follows the guidelines established by the Sports Medicine
Core Curriculum Committee of the American Orthopaedic Society for
Sports Medicine. The Foundation provides a salary of fifty two thousand
dollars per year as well as malpractice, health, and dental insurance for
the fellow. Housing is not provided but is available near the Medical
Center. Parking is provided.
Besides the daily clinic and surgical work, the fellow is responsible for
occasional lectures to the orthopaedic residents or to classes of students
at Rice University and one Grand Rounds presentation at the medical
school. There are limited emergency room call responsibilities. The
curriculum requires the completion of one research paper that must be
presented to the staff and submitted to a peer-reviewed journal within one
year of the completion of the fellowship. A Texas medical license is
necessary before beginning the fellowship and also a Drug Enforcement
Agency number and a Texas Narcotics Commission number. Assistance
will be provided to obtain these.
Enclosed you will find an application form. Please complete this and return
it along with a recent photograph and you curriculum vitae. Three letters
of recommendation must also be sent including one from your residency
program director in addition to an official copy of your medical school
transcript. Once your application is complete, the Fellowship Coordinator,
Michele Byrne, will contact you, if an interview is required. If you have any
questions please contact her at 713-799-2429. Email- michele@foarr.com
Best regards,
Leland A. Winston, M.D.
Fellowship Co-Director
