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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Adult Reconstruction Surgery Fellowship

The Adult Reconstruction Surgery Fellowship is a one-year, non-accredited program that provides educational and research opportunities as well as clinical training in arthroplasty techniques. 

Each of our adult reconstruction faculty completed a one-year fellowship and offers a wide range of experience in arthroplasty, including partial knee replacement, total hip replacement, and total knee replacement, including robotics, peri-acetabular osteotomy, and a complete range of revision surgeries.

Current Fellow

Jake Bianco MD

Jake Bianco, MD

Hometown:  North Platte, Nebraska

Medical School:  University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Medicine

Residency: University of Kansas, School of Medicine

Program Information

Application Process

Applications are accepted through the San Francisco Match Program, a third-party application service.  Our fellowship participates in the match through he American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), The Hip Society (THS), and The Knee Society (TKS).  All applicants and programs are required to use the Central Application Service (CAS).  Please check the Match Calendar for the deadlines for each step of the application process.

Tina Young, our fellowship coordinator, will contact applicants to schedule interviews.  

Clinical Activity

With limited direct supervision, each fellow will spend 1 ½ days a week at the Omaha VA Hospital.  They will schedule and perform cases independently and instruct the Orthopaedic Surgery residents during their VA rotation.  

Fellowship Education

An Adult Hip and Knee Reconstruction conference is held every Tuesday morning to discuss processes and techniques, followed by a Surgical Indications Conference to discuss upcoming cases.

Research

Each fellow will be expected to complete one adult reconstruction project during the year worthy enough of publishing in a peer-reviewed journal or presented at a regional or national meeting.

Call Responsibility

Each fellow will take general Orthopaedic on-call one night per week and one weekend each month at our partnering hospitals, Nebraska Medical Center and Bellevue Medical Center.