On June 3, 2010, the 2009-2010 Christine M. Kleinert Institute Fellowship class had their farewell award ceremony.  This event was held at the Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart & Lung Conference Center.  Fellows were given a Kleinert Society certificate, 2009-2010 group portrait, a Louisville Slugger bat signed by faculty, and some fellows received an Educational Commitment certificate for 90% and above attendance at morning conference.

The Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery offers a one-year fellowship for general, orthopaedic, or plastic surgeons who wish to gain greater expertise in hand and upper-extremity surgery.  The fellowship was initiated in 1960 by Harold Kleinert, MD. More than 1,200 physicians from 58 countries have received training in hand surgery as clinical fellows, research fellows, or residents. In addition to refining their understanding of hand surgery, many of these individuals have contributed immeasurably to the fellowship, bringing new ideas and techniques from around the world.

Listed are the 2009-2010 Fellowship class and their next stop:

Laura D’Agostino, MD – Senior Fellow
Kleinert Institute Research Fellow

James Clarkson, MD – Senior Fellow
Plastic Surgery Hand Position
Michigan State University, East Lansing

Sangmog Lee, MD – Senior Fellow
Kleinert Institute Research Fellow

Joao Panattoni, MD – Senior Fellow
Kleinert Institute Senior Fellow

Tolga Turker, MD – Senior Fellow
Kleinert Institute Senior Fellow

Aswin Appukuttan, MD
England – job in process

Giles Becker, MD
Hand Fellow
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Ainhoa Costas-Chavarri, MD
Kleinert Institute Senior Fellow

David Galpern, MD
Hand Surgery Fellowship
Brisbane, Australia
- then -
Private Practice
Richmond, VA

Shushan Jacob, MD
Assistant Professor in Hand Surgery
University of Texas, South Western.
Dallas, Texas

Wenjun Li, MD
Hand Surgeon
Beijing Jishuitan Hospital
Beijing, China

Emilie Mailhot, MD
Plastic Surgery / Hand Surgery
Centre Hospitalier Enfant-Jesus
Quebec City, Canada

Yorell Manon-Matos, MD
Kleinert Institute Senior Fellow

Benjamin Paulson, MD
Iowa Ortho
Des Moines, Iowa

Katharina Pellegrin, MD
Kleinert Institute Research Fellow

Dustin Ray, MD
Hand Surgeon
Brown Hand Center
Houston, Texas

Sudhakar Reddappa, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Sultan Qaboos Hospital, Ministry of Health
Salalah / Sultanate of Oman

Ignacio Roger de Ona, MD
Madrid, Spain – job in process

Christiana Savvidou, MD
Kleinert Institute Senior Fellow

Jared Armstrong, MD
Rotation / UL Jr. Ortho Resident

Fellows that left earlier and/or will leave later in the year:

Shalimar Abdullah, MD
Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Malaysia

Kuang Kuo, MD
Hand Surgeon
Parkway Regional Hospital
Fulton, Kentucky

Asif Bhatti, MD
Leaves November 2010