Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Micro Surgery

Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Micro Surgery
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The Institute is located in the Jewish Hospital Outpatient Care Center (OCC), 225 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, Kentucky. The Fellowship offices are on the 8th floor of the OCC. The Institute is in the heart of Louisville's downtown medical district, within walking distance of numerous hospitals as well as the University of Louisville Medical Center and Medical School.

Computers are available for presentation preparation. The computers in the fellows' room also have internet access via T1, allowing extramural e-mail access and access to online databases such as Medline. Literature searches can also be performed through the Jewish Hospital Library.


Hospitals and Clinics

The majority of surgery is performed at Jewish Hospital or in the Outpatient Care Center's surgical suites. The University of Louisville Medical Center, a level 1 trauma center, provides additional clinical experience.

The main clinic is located in the same building as the Fellowship offices. In addition, clinics are held at satellite offices in Jeffersontown, Kentucky; New Albany, Indiana; and Lexington, Kentucky.

In addition, special clinics are held at the Louisville Veterans Administration Medical Center, Shriner's Hospital for Children in Lexington, and the Kentucky Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs.

Fellows accompany their assigned Staff physician to these clinics as scheduled.
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Libraries

  • Kleinert Institute Library, located in the Fellowship offices, contains relevant journals as well as many classic textbooks. Equipment is available for practicing talks and slide presentations.
  • Jewish Hospital Medical Library, located in the Rudd Heart and Lung Building, is available for use by CMKI fellows 24 hours per day. Librarians are on hand to perform literature searches.
  • The International Hand Library, attached to the Jewish Hospital Medical Library, serves as the central resource of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand.
  • Kornhauser Medical Library of the University of Louisville (two blocks away) is open to CMKI fellows. The librarians will perform literature searches and process interlibrary loans.
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Labs

  • Fresh tissue lab: The fresh tissue facility of the University of Louisville Anatomy Department provides cadaver dissection opportunities for educational and research projects. Fellows are allowed the privilege of 24-hour access, 7 days a week, in order to allow optimal utilization of this invaluable resource.

  • Microlab: In addition to the week-long workshop that all fellows attend, fellows may arrange to return to the Center for Microsurgical Studies for additional experience.
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Therapy and Orthotics

The institute has a full service Therapy and Orthotics department. Fellows are encouraged to spend time in both Therapy and Orthotics, to gain maximal understanding of all aspects of hand surgery, including rehabilitation, which is fundamental to obtaining good postoperative results.
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