Virginia Mason Franciscan Health's Foot and Ankle/Podiatry team offers a one-year advanced Foot and Ankle Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at St. Anne Hospital. Recognized by the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, the fellowship provides one year of hands-on, direct patient care subspecialty education and training across a broad spectrum of foot and ankle pathology.
Under the leadership and supervision of Fellowship Director Byron Hutchinson, DPM, FACFAS, and Assistant Fellowship Director Mallory Schweitzer, DPM, the fellow performs a minimum of 300 surgical cases and participates in ongoing clinical care and scholarly research over the course of the fellowship year. Faculty members include Stacee Kessinger, MD; Todd Chappell, DPM; Paul Scott, DPM; and Chad Farley, DPM.
Number of positions
One position
One year
August 1–July 31
July 21
$67,670
Fellow may work or gain clinical/surgical exposure at some or all of our Virginia Mason Franciscan Health facilities, which include St. Francis Hospital (Federal Way), St. Joseph Medical Center (Tacoma), St. Clare Hospital (Lakewood), St. Anthony Hospital (Gig Harbor), St. Michael Medical Center (Silverdale) and St. Anne Hospital (Burien).
During the one-year fellowship program, the fellow is expected to participate in conducting research or work-related project toward the goal of scholarly publication. Such research/work will be coordinated through the assistance and support of the program committee and is outlined further in the Foot and Ankle Fellowship Program Manual.
The Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Foot and Ankle Fellowship Program provides a recent podiatric residency graduate with the opportunity to gather real-world experience in clinical podiatric practice and surgical techniques and also provides research opportunities. The program's goal is to supplement the training that the fellow received during his/her residency and to fill in any voids in knowledge, training or skill to produce a well-rounded podiatric physician/surgeon.
2021-2022: Lindsey Hjelm, DPM, AACFAS
2020-2021: Emily Wagler, DPM
2019-2020: Mallory Schweitzer, DPM, AACFAS
2018-2019: Anthony Romano, DPM, AACFAS
2017-2018: Lisa Grant-McDonald, DPM
2016-2017: Abdulaziz Kimawi, DPM
If you have any questions, please contact Nanami Montague-Afifi.