Auction Ends: Apr 18, 2012 11:00 PM EDT

Internships/Shadowing

Shadow One of Denver's Top Orthopedic Surgeons for a Day

Item Number: 840

Estimated Value: Priceless
Opening Bid: 85 USD

Item Description

A very lucky Kent Denver School senior or recent graduate will spend a day with Dr. Theodore Schlegel of the Steadman Hawkins Clinic and Team Physician for Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies & US Ski Team specializing in knee and shoulder orthopaedic surgeon. They will observe a surgery (if they are 18 years of age or older), have time to ask Dr. Schlegel any questions they may have about medicine and becoming a surgeon and tour the clinic with him. What a fabulous opportunity to see what it is really like to be a surgeon!

About Dr. Theodore Schlegel

Dr. Theodore Schlegel, a founding member of the Steadman Hawkins Clinic Denver, specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of knee and shoulder injuries. He has extensive clinical and research experience in both of these areas. He is a team physician for the Denver Broncos and Colorado Rockies, as well as a consultant for the US Ski Team.

After graduating from Brown University where he was an All American water polo player, he received his medical degree at the University of Cincinnati. He then completed his residency training in orthopedic surgery at the University of Utah, followed by a sports medicine fellowship at the Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado.

Dr. Schlegel is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine where he participates in the education of residents and sports medicine fellows. He is board certified in orthopedic surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and American Shoulder and Elbow Society. He serves as a consulting reviewer for both the American Journal of Sports Medicine and the American Shoulder and Elbow Journal.