01 · Overview
The fellowship gives you supervised responsibility for the care of athletes and patients across the Orlando Health system, and a teaching role with residents and students. Fellows are involved in national and international prospective randomized clinical trials, and ample research opportunities are available.
We participate in the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine's San Francisco Match and interview candidates during the designated window.
02 · Curriculum
A solid basis and fund of knowledge in the management of sports medicine disorders, operative and non-operative. By the end of the year you are operating confidently across the whole of it.
Glenohumeral instability
Articular cartilage & allograft
Rotator cuff repair
Meniscus repair & transplant
Acromioclavicular instability
Hip arthroscopy
Knee instability & ACL
Knee osteotomy
Multi-ligament knee
Foot and ankle repair
Patellofemoral instability
Elbow instability & arthroscopy
03 · The typical week
Fellows are in the OR every day of the week.
04 · Conferences
MonSports medicine journal club — monthly.6:00 pm
TueSports medicine research conference — monthly. Attendings and fellows review and critique current and proposed projects.6:30 am
ThuSports medicine educational conference — bi-weekly. Case-based or didactic, orthopedic and non-orthopedic topics.6:30 am
FriSports medicine fellow teaching rounds — fifth Friday of the month. Led by the fellow.6:30 am
05 · Case log
Every case the fellow scrubbed, logged year by year. Not projections.
2023–24
956
Procedures
Joseph Wazen, DO
Shoulder502
Knee348
Hip78
Elbow18
Foot / ankle3
2024–25
905
Procedures
Lindsay Barrera, MD
Knee405
Shoulder395
Hip75
Elbow12
Other8
2025–26
1,047
Procedures
Marisa Deliso, MD, MPH
Shoulder490
Knee483
Hip47
Elbow11
Other16
05b · Highest-volume procedures
The 2025–26 log, by CPT count. Primary procedures only — the fellow was the operating surgeon or first assistant of record.
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair251
ACL reconstruction107
Total shoulder arthroplasty81
Total knee arthroplasty76
Meniscectomy / chondroplasty75
Meniscus repair54
Hip arthroscopy47
Subacromial decompression37
Extra-articular knee ligament reconstruction28
Revision shoulder arthroplasty27
Bankart repair25
Cartilage restoration — OCA, ACI, OATS15
06 · Case examples
Knee
Primary and revision ACL reconstruction
All-epiphyseal ACL reconstruction
Multi-ligament knee reconstruction
Meniscus repair — root, radial, bucket-handle
Meniscal transplantation
Proximal tibial and distal femoral osteotomy
Anterior closing wedge osteotomy
Cartilage restoration — OCA, ACI, bio-uni
OCD fixation
Tibial tubercle osteotomy, MPFL reconstruction
Total and uni knee arthroplasty
Shoulder, elbow & more
Total and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty
Arthroscopic and open Bankart / capsular shift
Distal clavicle excision
SLAP, GLAD, pan-labral, posterior labral repair
HAGL and reverse HAGL repair
Latarjet
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
Superior capsular reconstruction
AC joint reconstruction and repair
Primary and revision hip arthroscopy with labral repair and reconstruction
Achilles and distal biceps repair
Lateral / medial epicondylitis repair
