Hip and Knee Fellowship Program

Carrell Clinic Hip and Knee Replacement Center

Clinical Hip & Knee Fellowship Positions Available: 2

Sponsoring Society: American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)

Fellowship Director: Brian P. Gladnick, M.D.

Prospective Interviewee Timeline for Upcoming Match Cycle:

October 31, 2026: Deadline for Online Application
January – February 2027: Fellowship Candidate Interviews (Dates to Be Announced)
April 2027: Fellowship Match Results Announced (San Francisco Match, https://sfmatch.org)
August 1, 2028: Clinical Fellowship Begins

Clinical Fellowship Summary:

Patient care
1. Over 2,500 joint replacement procedures per year
  1. High-volume, regional referral center, specialty orthopaedic hospital
    1. Includes simple and complex primary cases, revision cases, comprehensive infection management, conversion arthroplasty, and periprosthetic fractures
  2. Five fellowship-trained hip and knee arthroplasty surgeons
    1. Active members of AAHKS and AAOS, including committee representation
    2. Mentorship-model training
  3. Exposure to multiple device companies
    1. Enovis, Zimmer Biomet, Stryker, DePuy Synthes, and Smith & Nephew —all currently in use
  4. Opportunity for trauma call
    1. Ambulatory primary hip and knee trauma as well as periprosthetic fractures
      1. Attending surgeon back-up always available for fellow cases
2. Hip arthroplasty
  1. Anterior, posterior, and anterolateral approaches
    1. Revision/conversion/periprosthetic fracture surgery from all approaches
    2. Use of computer navigation, artificial intelligence, robotics, and intraoperative fluoroscopy
    3. Wide age range and interesting primary/conversion cases due to our relationship with Scottish Rite for Children (congenital hip diseases, post-Perthes, post-acetabular osteotomy, etc.)
3. Knee arthroplasty
  1. Exposure to PS, CR, and ultra-congruent (medial/dual pivot) knee designs, fixed-bearing, and rotating platform
  2. Use of computer navigation and robotic-assisted surgery
  3. Traditional gap balancing and measured resection techniques
  4. Total knee arthroplasty as well as partial knee arthroplasty (medial, patellofemoral, and lateral)
Education
1. Regular case conference for teaching purposes as well as pre- and postoperative discussion
2. Rotating lecture series on hip and knee arthroplasty topics
3. Journal club
Research
1. Supported by the nonprofit Carrell Clinic Foundation
2. Active IRB-approval for retrospective review of prospective institutional database
3. Active IRB for multi-center prospective randomized controlled trial for automated THA
4. Support for new IRBs for additional prospective studies
5. Mentoring of residents in orthopaedic research from Baylor University Medical Center and UT Southwestern Medical Center
6. Institutional research grants and industry research support
7. Editorial review for multiple orthopaedic journals
8. Research relationships with national colleagues
9. Recently published/submitted manuscripts:
  1. Zabawa L, Baker N, Manganello C, Pfeil A, Cardenas J, Gladnick BP. Impact of Fellow Involvement on Patient Outcomes in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.J Arthroplasty. 2026 May 13:S0883-5403(26)00502-4.
  2. Summers SH, Cagney PS, Youngman TR, Nunley RM, Barrack R, Hannon CP. Computed Tomography-Based Robotics Are More Accurate than Manual Instruments in Achieving Sagittal Alignment Targets in Total Knee Arthroplasty.J Arthroplasty. 2025 Jul;40(7S1):S108-S115.
  3. Witt AN,Gladnick BP, Bhimani AA, Gililland JM, Anderson LA. Modular Splined Tapered Stems Through the Direct Anterior Approach: Should I Make an Accessory Incision? J Arthroplasty. 2025 May 27:S0883-5403(25)00602-3
  4. Neitzke CC, Bedard NA, Gladnick BP, Yoon RS, Liporace FA, Gausden EB. Disaster-plasty: A Guide to Leveraging Trauma and Arthroplasty Skills for Extreme Challenges. Instr Course Lect: 2025; (74):243-258.
  5. Parilla FW, Youngman TR, Layon DR, Ince DC, Pashos GE, Maloney WJ, Clohisy JC. Excellent 20-Year Results of Total Hip Arthroplasty With Highly Cross-Linked Polyethylene on Cobalt-Chromium Femoral Heads in Patients ≤50 Years. J Arthroplasty. 2024 Feb;39(2):409-415.
  6. Thomason III HC, Redmond J, Morrison JC, Fawley DW, Bernard T, Gladnick BP. Use of an automated surgical impactor reduces femoral broaching time in direct anterior approach total hip arthroplasty: results from a randomized, multi-center study. Arthroplast Today. 2024 Aug 2;28.
  7. Gordon D, Cardenas JM, Fawley DW, Gladnick BP. Mitigating calcar fracture risk with automated impaction during total hip arthroplasty. J Orthop. 2024 Aug 5;59:64-67
  8. Cardenas JM, Gordon D, Waddell BS, Kitziger KJ, Peters Jr PC, Gladnick BP. Does artificial intelligence out-perform humans using fluoroscopic-assisted computer navigation for total hip arthroplasty? Arthroplast Today. 2024 May 27;27:101410.
10. Recent presentations at academic conferences:
  1. Trivedi V, Patel K, Mathew A, Gladnick BP. Technology-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty Reduces Revision Risk in Patients with Obesity. [Poster Presentation, Abstract# A392]. In: American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons; November 5-8, 2026; Dallas TX.
  2. Zabawa LM, Dayton SR, Sadlowski M, Jensen B, Allyson Pfeil A, Gladnick BP. Does Femoral Collar Overhang or “Proud” Seating Influence Iliopsoas Tendonitis or Patient Outcomes in Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty? [Poster Presentation]. In: Anterior Hip Foundation Innovation Symposium; June 5-6, 2026; Nashville, TN.
  3. Dayton SR, DeJesus J, Baker N, Allyson Pfeil A, Zabawa LM, Gladnick BP. Does Silk Fibroin Wound Closure Require Occlusive Barrier Dressings After Total Joint Arthroplasty? [Poster Presentation]. In: Anterior Hip Foundation Innovation Symposium; June 5-6, 2026; Nashville, TN
  4. Dayton SR, Jensen B, Sadlowski M, Gladnick BP. Does a Body Mass Index Optimization Program Effectively Reduce Weight Prior to Total Joint Arthroplasty? [Podium Presentation, Paper #602]. In: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; March 5, 2026; New Orleans, LA.
  5. Becker JC, Dayton SR, Jensen B, Sadlowski M, Cardenas JM, Gladnick BP. Improved Reliability with Second-Generation Automated Impaction for Total Hip Arthroplasty. [Poster Presentation]. In: American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons; October 23-26, 2025; Dallas TX.
  6. Gililland JM, Matta JM, Yerasimdes JG, Brothers JG, Gladnick BP, Saget E. AI in Orthopaedics: Join the Revolution! [Symposium and Podium Presentation]. In: American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons; November 7-10, 2024; Dallas TX.
  7. Cardenas JM, Youngman T, Pfeil AN, Gladnick BP, Peters Jr PC, Kitziger KJ, Waddell BS. Intraop Femoral Bone Quality Guides Fixation in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A New Classification System. [Poster Presentation #A672]. In: American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons; November 7-10, 2024; Dallas TX.
  8. Gladnick BP, Witt AN, Bhimani AA, Anderson LA, Gililland JM. Modular Splined Tapered Stems in the Direct Anterior Approach: Should I Make an Accessory Incision? [Poster Presentation #A850]. In: American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons; November 7-10, 2024; Dallas TX.
  9. Wellman DS, Gausden EB, Gladnick BP, Liporace FA, Yoon RS, Bostrom M, Bedard N, Yuan BJ, Cipriani C, Jacobs E, Warner SJ. Disaster-plasty: A case-based guide to leveraging trauma and arthroplasty skills for the extreme challenges [Symposium A]. In: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; Feb 12, 2024; San Francisco, CA.
  10. Kitziger RL, Dugan AL, Waddell BS, Kitziger KJ, Peters Jr PC, Gladnick BP. Does Artificial Intelligence Out-Perform Humans Using Fluoro-Assisted Computer Navigation for THA? [Poster Presentation #191]. In: American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons; November 2-5, 2023; Dallas TX.

If you are interested in learning more about the fellowship program, please contact Kande Progue.

Phone Number: (214) 220-2468

Email: kprogue@carrellclinic.com