Musculoskeletal Radiology at Tibor Rubin Long Beach VA Medical Center

Musculoskeletal Radiology at Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center

This one-year fellowship is primarily supervised by two fellowship trained musculoskeletal radiologists (Farzad Rezai, MD and Andrew Chang, MD) who are known for their teaching excellence. The program provides experience in image-guided interventional orthopaedic procedures, including arthrography, joint aspiration, soft tissue and bone biopsy techniques and orthopaedic pain management procedures (fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided steroid and anesthetic injections). Experience is available in vertebroplasty. Advanced training is provided in interpretation of musculoskeletal radiography, CT and MRI. The opportunity exists for the MSK fellow to learn neuro and body MRI from fellowship trained experts in these subspecialties as well.

Each month, nine UC Irvine Radiology residents rotate through the VA Long Beach Medical Center. Successful applicants will be Health Sciences Clinical Instructors at the UC Irvine School of Medicine. The fellow will participate in the teaching of UC Irvine residents and medical students, actively participate in interdisciplinary conferences, and take an active part in the ongoing research projects and publications of the section.

The LBVA Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellowship Program participates in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

Application Guideline

Required documents to upload into your online application:

• • Fellowship Application (Fill out, sign, date and upload online)
  • Current CV
  • Recent Photo
  • Personal Statement
  • Teaching Statement
  • Diversity Statement
  • Copy of USMLE/COMLEX Transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation (One Letter should be from the Chair of your current department or Residency Program Director and two letters from other faculty members in your department.)

To apply for the 2024/2025 Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship, please apply here: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08414

To apply for the 2025/2026 Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship, please apply here: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08527
(Please note that the 2025/2026 application will open on November 1, 2023)

Current Fellows