Thank you for your interest in our fellowship!

Created in 2011, the DSSP 12 month fellowship program strives to provide comprehensive interventional spine, sports, and musculoskeletal education in a private practice setting that stresses ethical and evidence-based medicine. We are a NASS Recognized Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine Fellowship.  We have five board-certified PM&R physicians who practice out of three offices in Phoenix, Scottsdale and Mesa which include fluoroscopic procedure suites and on-site physical therapy.

We select one to two fellows each year who work directly under the supervision of a DSSP physician. A typical week consists of a blend of both outpatient clinic and fluoroscopic spine and joint procedures. Outpatient clinic includes evaluation and management of spine (70%) and musculoskeletal (30%) pain, comprehensive neuromuscular examination, and ordering and diagnostic image interpretation of pain films, MRI and CT. We see patients across the lifespan with acute and chronic pain however we do not utilize chronic opiate management. Outpatient clinic also include electrodiagnostic studies, ultrasound guided injections, PRP, and prolotherapy.

The fellow also presents articles at our monthly journal club and delivers a monthly lecture to the practice on a Spine or Musculoskeletal Medicine topic. We also have monthly physical exams and ultrasound guided injection workshops. Teaching is also provided on coding and billing, business skills, and practice management. 

Requirements for application to the DSSP fellowship include the following:

• Completion of an ACGME accredited residency program in PM&R
• ABPMR board-certified or eligible
• Personal Statement
• Curriculum Vitae
• Three letters of recommendation

Applications should be emailed to Kathryn Meloy, DSSP Practice Administrator at kmeloy@dsspaz.com. Applications will be accepted from January 2021 until TBD. After completed application materials are received, we will review the materials and contact selected residents for an interview. The interview will take place over two days with time spent with physicians and fellows in the clinic and procedure suit in both offices. The fellowship start date is July 1, 2022 however the start date is flexible pending approval of the fellowship director. 

Procedures Taught:

Fluoroscopically-guided spine and joint procedures

• Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar epidural injections (interlaminar, transforminal, caudal)
• Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar selective nerve root injections
• Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar facet and medial branch block injections
• Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar radiofrequency ablation
• Sacroiliac joint injections
• Intra-articular hip and shoulder injections
• Coccygeal joint injections and pars blocks
• Sympathetic blocks
• Kyphoplasty
• Spinal cord stimulation trials

Electrodiagnostic studies

Musculoskeletal ultrasound guided peripheral injections

Platelet Rich Plasma joint and soft tissue injections

Joint, tendon, bursa and trigger point injections

Prolotherapy

Fellowship Directors: Susan Sorosky MD and Brad Sorosky MD

Website: www.desertspineandsports.com

Contact Information:  3700 N 24th St, Suite 201, Phoenix AZ 85016; Phone (602) 840-0681, Fax (602) 957-1570