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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 six 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 two to four fellows each year who work directly under the supervision of the DSSP physicians. A typical week consists of a blend of both outpatient clinic and fluoroscopic spine and joint procedures. Outpatient clinic includes evaluating and managing spine (70%) and musculoskeletal (30%) pain, performing comprehensive neuromuscular examinations, and ordering and interpreting diagnostic images including pain films, MRI and CT. Outpatient clinic also includes electrodiagnostic studies, ultrasound-guided injections, PRP, and prolotherapy. We see patients across the lifespan with acute and chronic pain however we do not utilize chronic opiate management.

The fellows also present articles at our monthly community journal club and deliver a monthly didactic to the practice on spine and musculoskeletal topics. Formal teaching is also provided by the attendings each month on various topics. Finally teaching is also provided on coding and billing 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
• Photograph
• SAE scores PGY2 and PGY3

Applications should be emailed to Kathryn Meloy, DSSP Practice Administrator at kmeloy@dsspaz.com. Applications will be accepted after January 1, 2023. After completed application materials are received, we will review the materials and contact selected residents for an interview. The interview will take place over one day with time spent with physicians and fellows in the clinic and procedure suite in two offices. The fellowship start date is July 2024, 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
• Genicular nerve ablation
• Kyphoplasty
• Spinal cord stimulation trials

Electrodiagnostic studies

Musculoskeletal ultrasound guided peripheral injections

Platelet Rich Plasma joint and tendon injections

Joint, tendon, bursa and trigger point injections

Viscosupplementation

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

About Desert Spine and Sports Physicians

Desert Spine and Sports Physicians is dedicated to the to the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of spine, sports and musculoskeletal pain and injury. We are committed to improving the quality of lives of all patients across the lifespan with comprehensive, compassionate, and innovative medical care.

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