Florida International University / Baptist Health Program

Coral Gables, FL

Specialty:Hand surgery (Orthopaedic surgery)

ACGME Code:2631126001

NRMP Code:-

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

The Florida International University/Baptist Health Orthopedic Hand Surgery Fellowship is a one-year intensive program focused on providing comprehensive training in upper extremity surgery. This program caters to a diverse patient population, from newborns to the elderly, dealing with a variety of acute and chronic hand and upper extremity conditions. The goal of this fellowship is to develop hand surgeons who are intellectually prepared and qualified to function within any practice setting.

Curriculum

The curriculum of the fellowship offers a blend of clinical, surgical, and research experiences. Fellows dedicate at least three days a week in the operating room, alongside clinics and research activities, which ensure a holistic approach to hand surgery education. The program includes elective learning experiences across areas such as pediatrics, trauma, and elbow/shoulder sports medicine.

Operating Room Training

The operating room curriculum spans 12 months, immersing fellows in the surgical management of hand and upper extremity conditions. They are expected to perform procedures at various state-of-the-art facilities, including the Baptist Health Surgery Centers in Coral Gables and Plantation, as well as Doctors Hospital and Nicklaus Children's Hospital, totalling an average of 700 surgical cases a year.

Clinical Experience

Fellows spend approximately one to one and a half days in clinic per week, where they evaluate and follow-up with patients suffering from conditions of the hand and upper extremity. The out-patient facility boasts 49,000 square feet with numerous exam rooms and collaborative workspaces for allied health professionals.

Research Opportunities

Research is a critical component of the fellowship. Fellows will engage in original research projects with support from clinical research coordinators and participate in ongoing studies. Research resources include access to the medical library and BioSkills Lab, alongside training in the Cerner electronic health record system.

Training Sites

The fellowship incorporates several prestigious training sites. These include:

Baptist Health Orthopedic Institute: Known for its multi-site practice providing a total orthopedic care spectrum.
Doctors Hospital: A high-performing 281-bed facility recognized for excellence in nursing and specialized care.
Baptist Health Orthopedic Complex: Features advanced diagnostic imaging and rehabilitation services.
Baptist Health Surgery Center – Coral Gables: Fully dedicated to orthopedic procedures with cutting-edge operating rooms.
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital: The only licensed specialty hospital for children in South Florida.
Baptist Health Orthopedic Institute Bio-Skills Lab: Provides hands-on training with the latest surgical equipment.

Research and Didactics

The fellowship includes a robust didactic component. Weekly teaching conferences cover hand surgery topics presented by faculty and allied health professionals. The program incorporates a journal club, monthly case reviews, and hands-on cadaver labs in the BioSkills Lab for technique refinement.

Visa Support and Competitiveness

The program provides visa sponsorship for international medical graduates. The types of visas typically supported include J-1 exchange visitor visas. The program is highly competitive; however, it maintains a welcoming stance toward applicants from diverse backgrounds, including osteopathic (DO) students and international medical graduates (IMG).

Application Requirements

Applicants must meet specific prerequisites, including being a board-eligible graduate of an ACGME-accredited residency program in orthopedic surgery, general surgery, or plastic surgery. An unrestricted medical license in Florida is required. Candidates must also register with the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) and complete the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Universal Hand Surgery Fellowship Application.

Diversity and Community

The fellowship emphasizes a transformative education embedded in diversity, research, and community outreach. Residents engage with a rich cultural tapestry in South Florida, allowing them to grow both professionally and personally in a vibrant environment.

Teaching Opportunities

Fellows play an active role in teaching, participating as instructors in the Musculoskeletal Course at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. This experience not only aids in honing their teaching abilities but also enriches their learning experience.

Web sources

1. Orthopedic Hand Surgery Fellowship Overview 2. Orthopedic Hand Surgery Fellowship Faculty 3. Orthopedic Hand Surgery Fellows 4. Training Sites

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Program data

ACGME History ^[2]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation4

Full accreditation0

Continued2

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2021 - 2022	Initial Accreditation	Jul 1, 2022
02	2022 - 2023	Initial Accreditation	Jul 1, 2022
03	2023 - 2024	Initial Accreditation	Jul 1, 2022
04	2024 - 2025	Initial Accreditation	Jul 1, 2022
05	2025 - 2026	Continued	Sep 18, 2025
06	2026 - 2027	Continued	Sep 18, 2025

Program

Program Size

-- (1 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: September 18, 2025)

Composition

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:5X^[1]

Residents Career Path

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: $83,000^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 15 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 60 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:--

YOG Cutoff:1^[1]

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Incoming Schools

No incoming school data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

No rotation duration data available.

Benchmarks

Roster

Publications

2 Publications (5 yr)

Peer-reviewed output from faculty and residents, last 5 years

2 Publications (5 yr)

The Journal of hand surgery2026

Ultrasonic Anchor-Assisted Restoration of the Scapholunate Ligament Complex: A Cadaveric Study.

Nicholas I Pilla,¹Fady Attalla,²Abeer Al-Barghouthi,³Liannys Capote,¹

PMID: 41105065doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2025.09.005

Journal of hand surgery global online2025

Extensor Retinaculum Capsulorrhaphy and Suture Repair for Ulnocarpal and Distal Radioulnar Joint Instability: One-Year Results.

Nicholas I Pilla,¹R Cole Turner,¹Daniella R Mora,¹Alex Mafdali,¹

PMID: 41036257doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsg.2025.100806

Location

Coral Gables, FL ^[4]

Population

Median income

$130,803

Education

71.9%

Employment

55.7%

Health

4.9%

Age

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices ^[5]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Coral Gables, FL

State - Florida

United States

1/31/2015

$1,806

$1,166

$1,193

2/28/2015

$1,813

$1,170

$1,199

3/31/2015

$1,798

$1,175

$1,206

4/30/2015

$1,808

$1,180

$1,213

5/31/2015

$1,803

$1,186

$1,228

6/30/2015

$1,809

$1,190

$1,233

7/31/2015

$1,796

$1,196

$1,235

8/31/2015

$1,816

$1,198

$1,241

9/30/2015

$1,835

$1,206

$1,245

10/31/2015

$1,855

$1,212

$1,253

11/30/2015

$1,856

$1,220

$1,259

12/31/2015

$1,836

$1,223

$1,263

1/31/2016

$1,853

$1,229

$1,275

2/29/2016

$1,854

$1,232

$1,279

3/31/2016

$1,890

$1,238

$1,282

4/30/2016

$1,872

$1,241

$1,285

5/31/2016

$1,892

$1,244

$1,291

6/30/2016

$1,889

$1,245

$1,294

7/31/2016

$1,892

$1,248

$1,295

8/31/2016

$1,879

$1,252

$1,303

9/30/2016

$1,853

$1,259

$1,307

10/31/2016

$1,847

$1,261

$1,311

11/30/2016

$1,853

$1,264

$1,312

12/31/2016

$1,870

$1,267

$1,313

1/31/2017

$1,866

$1,272

$1,317

2/28/2017

$1,872

$1,277

$1,324

3/31/2017

$1,882

$1,284

$1,335

4/30/2017

$1,882

$1,291

$1,346

5/31/2017

$1,865

$1,295

$1,353

6/30/2017

$1,857

$1,301

$1,357

7/31/2017

$1,876

$1,305

$1,359

8/31/2017

$1,891

$1,310

$1,363

9/30/2017

$1,908

$1,313

$1,406

10/31/2017

$1,897

$1,317

$1,414

11/30/2017

$1,898

$1,320

$1,413

12/31/2017

$1,886

$1,326

$1,420

1/31/2018

$1,894

$1,332

$1,422

2/28/2018

$1,905

$1,339

$1,427

3/31/2018

$1,904

$1,343

$1,429

4/30/2018

$1,912

$1,349

$1,434

5/31/2018

$1,901

$1,351

$1,438

6/30/2018

$1,920

$1,357

$1,444

7/31/2018

$1,913

$1,363

$1,449

8/31/2018

$1,930

$1,367

$1,455

9/30/2018

$1,928

$1,371

$1,461

10/31/2018

$1,952

$1,375

$1,465

11/30/2018

$1,940

$1,381

$1,473

12/31/2018

$1,955

$1,390

$1,482

1/31/2019

$1,947

$1,390

$1,492

2/28/2019

$1,945

$1,394

$1,495

3/31/2019

$1,942

$1,398

$1,503

4/30/2019

$1,946

$1,403

$1,509

5/31/2019

$1,966

$1,406

$1,514

6/30/2019

$1,963

$1,409

$1,519

7/31/2019

$1,967

$1,414

$1,526

8/31/2019

$1,956

$1,420

$1,531

9/30/2019

$1,960

$1,427

$1,534

10/31/2019

$1,957

$1,432

$1,541

11/30/2019

$1,971

$1,435

$1,545

12/31/2019

$1,970

$1,439

$1,552

1/31/2020

$1,981

$1,446

$1,560

2/29/2020

$1,984

$1,451

$1,565

3/31/2020

$1,993

$1,458

$1,565

4/30/2020

$1,982

$1,457

$1,566

5/31/2020

$1,970

$1,458

$1,563

6/30/2020

$1,965

$1,459

$1,562

7/31/2020

$1,967

$1,465

$1,571

8/31/2020

$1,952

$1,472

$1,574

9/30/2020

$1,938

$1,482

$1,586

10/31/2020

$1,948

$1,495

$1,593

11/30/2020

$1,980

$1,509

$1,602

12/31/2020

$2,019

$1,518

$1,606

1/31/2021

$2,047

$1,532

$1,613

2/28/2021

$2,059

$1,551

$1,620

3/31/2021

$2,060

$1,571

$1,629

4/30/2021

$2,080

$1,601

$1,649

5/31/2021

$2,109

$1,625

$1,663

6/30/2021

$2,183

$1,665

$1,686

7/31/2021

$2,255

$1,704

$1,707

8/31/2021

N/A

$1,759

$1,729

9/30/2021

$2,455

$1,810

$1,752

10/31/2021

$2,495

$1,845

$1,767

11/30/2021

$2,523

$1,866

$1,777

12/31/2021

$2,553

$1,899

$1,791

1/31/2022

$2,603

$1,932

$1,800

2/28/2022

$2,652

$2,018

$1,820

3/31/2022

$2,718

$2,045

$1,829

4/30/2022

$2,803

$2,069

$1,841

5/31/2022

$2,871

$2,091

$1,852

6/30/2022

$2,912

$2,108

$1,861

7/31/2022

$2,929

$2,122

$1,868

8/31/2022

$2,939

$2,128

$1,872

9/30/2022

$2,938

$2,133

$1,875

10/31/2022

$2,954

$2,140

$1,873

11/30/2022

$2,974

$2,152

$1,875

12/31/2022

$2,968

$2,152

$1,874

1/31/2023

$2,980

$2,169

$1,877

2/28/2023

$2,983

$2,175

$1,879

3/31/2023

$3,004

$2,188

$1,884

4/30/2023

$3,008

$2,189

$1,886

5/31/2023

$3,019

$2,199

$1,886

6/30/2023

$2,977

$2,198

$1,886

7/31/2023

$2,963

$2,197

$1,891

8/31/2023

$2,974

$2,203

$1,908

9/30/2023

$2,980

$2,204

$1,912

10/31/2023

$3,004

$2,204

$1,916

11/30/2023

$2,999

$2,203

$1,918

12/31/2023

$3,031

$2,210

$1,921

1/31/2024

$3,036

$2,212

$1,928

2/29/2024

$3,056

$2,209

$1,932

3/31/2024

$3,076

$2,204

$1,935

4/30/2024

$3,070

$2,209

$1,942

5/31/2024

$3,069

$2,218

$1,946

6/30/2024

$3,076

$2,221

$1,973

7/31/2024

$3,113

$2,238

$1,958

8/31/2024

$3,133

$2,245

$1,992

9/30/2024

$3,154

$2,245

$1,993

10/31/2024

$3,153

$2,249

$1,995

11/30/2024

$3,141

$2,254

$1,999

12/31/2024

$3,142

$2,258

$2,003

1/31/2025

$3,140

$2,258

$2,006

2/28/2025

$3,158

$2,257

$2,007

3/31/2025

$3,147

$2,258

$2,016

4/30/2025

$3,159

$2,259

$2,019

5/31/2025

$3,166

$2,262

$2,022

6/30/2025

$3,197

$2,264

$2,026

7/31/2025

$3,195

$2,265

$2,029

8/31/2025

$3,193

$2,266

$2,027

9/30/2025

$3,195

$2,269

$2,030

10/31/2025

$3,203

$2,270

$2,052

11/30/2025

$3,232

$2,273

$2,095

12/31/2025

$3,239

$2,286

$2,086

1/31/2026

$3,257

$2,294

$2,160

2/28/2026

$3,253

$2,381

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[6]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Coral Gables, FL

State - Florida

United States

4/1/2021

5/1/2021

6/1/2021

7/1/2021

8/1/2021

9/1/2021

10/1/2021

11/1/2021

12/1/2021

100

1/1/2022

2/1/2022

3/1/2022

4/1/2022

5/1/2022

6/1/2022

7/1/2022

8/1/2022

9/1/2022

10/1/2022

11/1/2022

12/1/2022

230

219

1/1/2023

2/1/2023

3/1/2023

4/1/2023

5/1/2023

6/1/2023

7/1/2023

8/1/2023

100

9/1/2023

10/1/2023

11/1/2023

111

12/1/2023

175

151

1/1/2024

2/1/2024

3/1/2024

4/1/2024

5/1/2024

6/1/2024

7/1/2024

8/1/2024

9/1/2024

10/1/2024

11/1/2024

12/1/2024

125

1/1/2025

2/1/2025

3/1/2025

4/1/2025

5/1/2025

6/1/2025

7/1/2025

8/1/2025

9/1/2025

10/1/2025

11/1/2025

12/1/2025

1/1/2026

2/1/2026

3/1/2026

Living in Coral Gables, FL

Coral Gables, often referred to as “The City Beautiful,” offers a unique blend of urban and suburban living. Here’s an overview of various aspects of life in this charming city:

Crime Rate and Safety

Coral Gables has a lower crime rate than the national average, making it a relatively safe area for residents. The police are active, and community programs promote safety awareness.

Fun Activities

The city is home to various cultural attractions including the Venetian Pool, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, and numerous art galleries. Residents can enjoy outdoor activities at parks, dining at diverse restaurants, and shopping at local boutiques. The nightlife is vibrant, with bars and theaters enhancing the social scene.

Climate

Coral Gables has a tropical monsoon climate, characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters. Average summer temperatures range from 80°F to 90°F, while winter temperatures are usually in the 60s to 70s°F. Rainfall is common, especially during the hurricane season from June to November.

Race and Population

Coral Gables has a diverse population, with a mix of cultures represented. The demographic breakdown includes Hispanic, Caucasian, and African American communities. The city fosters inclusivity and cultural diversity.

Education

The city is known for its educational institutions, including the University of Miami. The local public and private schools generally receive good ratings and are committed to providing quality education.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Coral Gables is higher than the national average, with housing being the largest expense. However, many amenities, such as health facilities, entertainment options, and restaurants, are readily available within the community.

Nearby Cities

Coral Gables is approximately 20 minutes from Miami, which is a bustling metropolis with a rich cultural scene, beaches, and extensive entertainment options. Miami is recognized for its international influence, nightlife, and events like Art Basel, making it a significant draw for residents.

Pros

Outdoor activities and cultural attractions

Cons

Higher cost of living compared to other areas

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/2631126001

2. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

3. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

4. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=160XX00US1214250

5. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

6. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr