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Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Fellowship Program
This is a 12-months, non-ACGME fellowship program. Applicants must obtain a Maryland license and independent DEA license prior to start. Medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, and malpractice insurance. Salary commensurate with PGY-5 annual salary at Johns Hopkins University.
Fellowship Includes
- Evaluating and managing patients in our Spine/MSK clinic under the guidance of the fellowship director Akhil Chhatre M.D.
- Comprehensive advanced fluoroscopic interventional spine and MSK procedural training
- Neurosurgical spine clinic with neurosurgery faculty
- Electromyography with the Department of Neurology/Neuromuscular Medicine
- Dedicated one-month sports medicine rotation with orthopedic sports medicine faculty
- Independent fellow follow-up continuity clinic
- Monthly spine imaging rounds
- Quarterly journal club
- Appointment of Instructor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Call Q4-6 weeks as part of faculty coverage
Criteria for Acceptance
- Board-eligible graduate of North American Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program
- Three letters of recommendation with at least one coming from your academic institution
- Curriculum vitae
- Personal statement
Past Fellows and Where They are Now

Ashley "Simone" Maybin, M.D.
Fellowship year: 2019-2020

Ronald Shin, D.O.
Fellowship year: 2018-2019

Andrew Nava, M.D.
Fellowship year: 2017-2018
Next step: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Eric Scholten, M.D.
Fellowship year: 2016-2017
Next step: Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA

David Taftian, D.O.
Fellowship year: 2015-2016
Next step: Facey Medical Group, Valencia, CA
Fellowship Director
Please contact fellowship director Dr. Akhil Chhatre achhatr1@jhmi.edu for more information.
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