Interventional Spine Fellowship

Swedish offers one-year fellowship in Interventional Spine training. Applicants should have completed a PM&R, Anesthesiology or Neurology residency.

The fellowship provides a unique integration of non-operative and surgical specialists within the Institute, allowing the opportunity to differentiate surgical versus non-surgical cases.

Procedures taught include:

• Facet joint injections (Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar (C-T-L)
• Medial branch blocks and ablation (C-T-L)
• Epidural steroid injections (Caudal, C-T-L Interlaminar, and C-T-L Transforaminal)
• Sacroiliac joint injection and ablations
• Intra-articular hip joint injections
• Regenerative medicine
• Interspinous spacers
• Vertebral augmentation (Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty)
• Spinal cord simulation

The goal of this fellowship is to train broadly competent, Interventional Spine specialists in the evaluation and management of the full spectrum of spine disorders.