Physician Education

Physician education is central to the International Center of Limb Lengthening’s mission. Every day we advance the science of orthopedics through research and teaching. Since the founding of the International Center for Limb Lengthening, our internationally renowned doctors have taught thousands of doctors the latest techniques for treating the most complex of orthopedic conditions through:

• Orthopaedic Residency Program at Sinai Hospital
  The Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics offers a comprehensive 5-year residency program that gives residents the opportunity to learn all aspects of orthopedic treatment including pediatric and adult limb lengthening and bone deformity correction from the world-renowned surgeons at the International Center for Limb Lengthening. Upon successful completion of the residency program, the graduates will be eligible for board certification in orthopedic surgery.
• Clinical / Research Fellowship Program
  The International Center for Limb Lengthening intensively trains doctors in limb lengthening and reconstruction, foot and ankle deformity correction and orthoplastics.
• Podiatric Residency Program
  Each year residents come to train in limb lengthening and deformity correction at our teaching hospital. We offer a three-year specialized podiatric residency program in partnership with the VA Maryland Health Care System.
• Baltimore Limb Deformity Course
  For over a quarter of a century, the Baltimore Limb Deformity Course has trained thousands of doctors from all over the world in limb lengthening and bone deformity correction techniques through lectures and hands-on labs.
• Essentials of Lower Extremity Reconstruction Course
  The purpose of this two-day course – a combination of lectures and hands-on skills training – is to teach orthopedic residents and fellows the fundamentals of circular external fixation.
• Bone Ninja Sensei App for iPad
  Bone Ninja Sensei is an iPad app teaching tool to help surgeons learn to analyze long bone deformities.
• Multiplier Mobile App
  The Multiplier App for mobile devices automates calculations to predict mature height and bone length in children.
• Educational Limb Alignment Textbooks
  The International Center for Limb Lengthening is a world leader in teaching the art of limb alignment and deformity correction and has published two books to share the expertise of its surgeons.
• Physician Shadowing Program
  We offer a few shadowing opportunities to observe clinic visits, physical examinations and surgical procedures with our doctors each year.