Interventional and Electrodiagnosis opportunities

Knee Injection Cadaver Course, with Anatomy Department, May 15, 2007

Spasticity Seminar and Injection Workshop, March 15, 2007, featuring Dr. Gerard Francisco, MD, and Victoria Zhang, MD from NYU. Topics included:

• Contemporary Management of Focal Spastic Hypertonia
• Applications of Botulinum Toxin Therapy in Physiatric Practice
• Neurolytic Procedures: Clinical Pearls
• Advanced Chemodenervation Injection Techniques Workshop
  (including anatomy review and injection demonstration)

Sports Medicine rounds
Dr. Varlotta meets residents every other week to conduct intensive reviews of sports medicine topics with imaging. Food is served.

HJD pain month
Residents rotating through HJD participate in interventional pain medicine for a one-month time period. A sample weekly schedule is posted below:

HJD (Outpatient & Didactic Schedule)

Monday:         as scheduled                 Intraoperative SSEPs w/ Drs. Beric & Lacagnino

Tuesday:        as scheduled                 Spine procedures w/ Dr. Albert (Anesthesiology)
                       2:00 – 5:00 pm             RIRM Resident Lecture Series (all residents & students)

Wednesday:   7:00 – 8:00 am             NYU Pain Conference
                       9:00 – 12:00 pm           Office hours/inpatient consultations w/ Dr. Gharibo (Anesthesiology)
                      12:00 – 1:00 pm           RIRM Grand Rounds/Sports Medicine Conference (all residents & students)
                      1:00 – 5:00 pm             Spine procedures as scheduled w/ Dr. Gharibo 10th Floor

Thursday:      8:30 – 5:00 pm             Diabetic Foot & Ankle Clinic w/ Dr. Oh-Park: 10th Floor

Friday:         12:00 – 1:00 pm              RIRM Journal Club/EMG Conference (HJD students should attend)

                      1:00  – 4:00 pm             PM&R Clinic: 5th Floor, 5W: w/ various attendings