Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
Director
Richard Derner, DPM, FACFAS
Hospital Description
Inova Alexandria Hospital, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, Inova Loudoun Hospital, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital & Wound Care Center, Winchester Medical Center, Loudoun Ambulatory, McLean, Springfield, Inova Northern Virginia surgical centers.
19 – All Specialties – Total 150+ Housestaff
Clinical Experiences
Orthopedic trauma, plastic, pain management, research, wound care, ASTEC surgical clinical skills center
Reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, trauma, reconstructive plastic surgery, and limb salvage
Didactic Program
Resident Benefits
Medical and dental plans,401K & 403(B) plans,4 weeks paid vacation, Paid courses include: ACFAS Arthroscopy course, ACLS, ATLS, $1,000.00 educational stipend
Applicant Requirements
Hospital will reimburse for CPR & ACLS/ATLS expenses.
Available Resources
Program Overview
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, an 833-bed teaching facility, houses Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 trauma center and is the off-site campus for the UVA med school, with residents fully integrated within the GME community. Strengths of the Program include extensive training in reconstructive rearfoot & ankle surgery, plastic surgery and limb salvage/external fixation, strong didactic program, hands-on medical rotations, a large podiatric and medical teaching staff, a busy in-patient podiatric service, a formalized trauma rotation in conjunction with the orthopedic trauma team. Rotation at Winchester Medical Center includes podiatric surgery, and ortho foot & ankle trauma (Hospital provides housing). Weekly cadaver dissection workshops & seminars at the Advanced Surgical Technology & Education Center, the on-campus surgical clinical skills lab. Research and publications.