CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP DIRECTORY

Clinical Orthopaedic Fellowship Programs

131 matching canonical clinical fellowship and operative-training pathways across 14 countries.

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Hand & Microsurgery ×Current availability unconfirmed ×

1094 canonical pathwaysEach programme is counted once. AO and other networks remain one application pathway with their host centres consolidated inside the profile.

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Directory reviewed 30 August 2026. Programme-level checked dates and official sources appear on every profile; missing information is labelled rather than inferred.

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DESTINATION

United States →

79 programs · 13 shown

IU✓ Current official IU School of Medicine programme page; 2025–2026 recruitment dates retained as historical

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Indiana University School of Medicine Hand Surgery Fellowship

Indiana University School of Medicine

⌖ Indianapolis, Indiana · United States →

Faculty & leadership

JMJoshua M. AdkinsonAJAnthony J. Archual+6 more

Duration1 year, 1 August–31 July

FundingNot published

Clinical exposureHand and upper-extremity surgery across Indiana University clinical sites with eight faculty, research and multidisciplinary…

Profile completeness88%

Comprehensive · Missing funding

APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific

Last verified 31 Aug 2026Original program page

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✓ Current official University of Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Surgery programme page; annual deadline lacks a current cycle year

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

University of Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship

University of Pittsburgh Department of Orthopaedic Surgery / UPMC

⌖ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · United States →

Faculty & leadership

MEMark E. BaratzRJRobert J. Goitz+8 more

Duration1 year

FundingNot yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page

Clinical exposureHand and upper-extremity surgery, shoulder and elbow surgery, microsurgery, trauma, congenital, infectious, vascular, neoplastic and…

Profile completeness88%

Comprehensive · Missing funding

APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific

Last verified 31 Aug 2026Original program page

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TI✓ Current official Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center programme page; recurring dates lack a current cycle year

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center Fellowship

Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center

⌖ Indianapolis, Indiana · United States →

Faculty & leadership

FTF. Thomas D. KaplanGMGreg Merrell+7 more

Duration1 year across six two-month faculty rotations

FundingNot yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page

Clinical exposureProgramme-specific rotations, operative exposure and case mix have not yet been abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or…

Profile completeness88%

Comprehensive · Missing funding

APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific

Last verified 30 Aug 2026Original program page

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✓ Current official Stanford programme and faculty pages; displayed application cycle is historical

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Stanford Hand & Upper Limb Fellowship

Stanford Medicine Robert A. Chase Hand & Upper Limb Center

⌖ Redwood City and Palo Alto, California · United States →

Faculty & leadership

JYJeffrey Yao CCCatherine Curtin

Duration1 year beginning 1 August

FundingNot published

Clinical exposureMultidisciplinary hand, shoulder and elbow training with adult reconstruction and trauma, athletic injury, microvascular surgery,…

Profile completeness88%

Comprehensive · Missing funding

APPLICANT PROFILEBoard-eligible orthopaedic or plastic surgeons dedicated to upper-limb surgery

Last verified 30 Aug 2026Original program page

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✓ Current official Mass General programme and faculty page; displayed application cycle is historical

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Mass General Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship

Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School

⌖ Boston, Massachusetts · United States →

Faculty & leadership

RGRohit GargABAbhiram Bhashyam+5 more

DurationOne academic year; the official page references the 2027–2028…

FundingSalary and benefits are not published on the official programme page reviewed

Clinical exposureComprehensive shoulder-to-fingertip training including arthroscopy, peripheral nerve surgery, microsurgery, acute trauma and complex…

Profile completeness88%

Comprehensive · Missing commencement date, host profile

APPLICANT PROFILEOrthopaedic or plastic-surgery residency graduates; general-surgery-only residency graduates are not accepted

Last verified 17 Aug 2026Original program page

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ASSH✓ Current official Baylor programme and curriculum pages; the next interview and appointment cycle is not dated

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Baylor College of Medicine Hand Surgery Fellowship

Baylor College of Medicine, Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Plastic Surgery

⌖ Houston, Texas · United States →

Faculty & leadership

BBBryce BellSMScott Mitchell+8 more

Duration1 full academic year

FundingThe official page lists a PGY VI stipend of USD 56,101; applicants should confirm the applicable…

Clinical exposureFour rotations across the Texas Medical Center covering hand and wrist trauma, reconstruction, peripheral nerve and brachial plexus…

Profile completeness86%

Comprehensive · Missing commencement date, faculty profile

APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific

Last verified 28 Aug 2026Original program page

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MH✓ Current official HealthPartners programme and general trainee-benefits pages

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Minnesota Hand Surgery Fellowship

HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research

⌖ St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota · United States →

Program lead

CWChristina Ward

Duration1 year

FundingResearch funding and institutional research support are published; current salary is not

Clinical exposureFive-site adult and paediatric hand-surgery training with trauma, reconstruction, microsurgery, research and approximately…

Profile completeness84%

Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date

APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific

Last verified 31 Aug 2026Original program page

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✓ Current official Vanderbilt programme, division, faculty and application pages

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Vanderbilt Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

⌖ Nashville, Tennessee · United States →

Faculty & leadership

DRDouglas R. WeikertCBChelsea Brown+2 more

Duration1 year

FundingStipend at PGY-6 level; the official programme page does not publish the current amount

Clinical exposureApproximately 800 to 1,000 cases during the fellowship year across adult and paediatric hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery,…

Profile completeness84%

Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date

APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific

Last verified 31 Aug 2026Original program page

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LH✓ Current official Lahey programme and faculty links; 2025 application date retained as historical

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Hand Surgery Fellowship

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

⌖ Burlington, Massachusetts · United States →

Faculty & leadership

NGN. George KasparyanARAlyssa Rothman+2 more

Duration1 year

FundingSalary, stipend and current benefits are not published on the reviewed official programme page

Clinical exposureAdult and paediatric hand surgery, Level I trauma, Shriners Children's and a two-to-four-week away rotation at Cook Children's…

Profile completeness82%

Comprehensive · Missing funding, commencement date

APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific

Last verified 31 Aug 2026Original program page

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ASSH✓ Current official University at Buffalo programme, application, benefits and contact pages; annual dates lack a cycle year

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

University at Buffalo Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship

University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

⌖ Buffalo, New York · United States →

Program lead

RARobert Ablove

Duration1 year

FundingNot yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page

Clinical exposureOne-to-one hand and upper-extremity mentorship including shoulder arthroscopy and arthroplasty, protected research and a service…

Profile completeness82%

Comprehensive · Missing funding, commencement date

APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific

Last verified 31 Aug 2026Original program page

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UO✓ Current official University of Chicago programme page; recurring deadline lacks a cycle year

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

University of Chicago Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship

University of Chicago Medicine / Endeavor Health

⌖ Chicago, Illinois · United States →

Faculty & leadership

JGJeffrey G. StepanSBSofia Bougioukli+10 more

Duration1 year, split into six months at University of Chicago…

FundingNot published

Clinical exposureComplex trauma, microsurgery, replantation, congenital hand, brachial plexus, free and pedicled flaps, paediatric reconstruction,…

Profile completeness82%

Comprehensive · Missing funding, commencement date

APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific

Last verified 31 Aug 2026Original program page

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UO✓ Current official Jackson Health System Orthopaedic Hand Fellowship page; recurring application window lacks a cycle year

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

University of Miami Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Fellowship — Jackson Health

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine / Jackson Health System, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

⌖ Miami, Florida · United States →

Faculty & leadership

ABAaron BergerDCDavid Chen+4 more

Duration1 year

FundingConference and educational stipends are provided; dollar amounts and salary are not published

Clinical exposureHand and microvascular surgery across a Level I adult and paediatric trauma centre and five Miami sites, supported by approximately…

Profile completeness82%

Comprehensive · Missing funding, commencement date

APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific

Last verified 31 Aug 2026Original program page

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UO✓ Current official Jackson Health System Plastic Surgery Hand Fellowship page; current ASSH deadline not published

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

University of Miami Plastic Hand Surgery Fellowship — Jackson Health

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine / Jackson Health System, Division of Plastic Surgery

⌖ Miami, Florida · United States →

Faculty & leadership

ZJZubin J. PanthakiKKKashyap K. Tadisina+12 more

Duration1 year

FundingNot published

Clinical exposureAdult and paediatric hand surgery, complex peripheral nerve, wrist reconstruction and arthroscopy, microsurgery, free-flap,…

Profile completeness82%

Comprehensive · Missing funding, commencement date

APPLICANT PROFILEEligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific

Last verified 31 Aug 2026Original program page

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DESTINATION

Australia →

5 programs · 3 shown

✓ Current AOA directory identity and Gold Coast Health institutional evidence; detailed programme terms remain dated 2013

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Gold Coast University Hospital Hand and Upper Limb Fellowship (QLD0004)

Gold Coast University Hospital Department of Orthopaedics

⌖ Gold Coast, Queensland · Australia →

Program lead

ETEzekiel Tan

Duration12 months in the AOA summary updated 5 August 2013

FundingHistorical published stipend: at least AUD 100,000 per year depending on experience

Clinical exposureHand and upper-limb trauma, arthroplasty, arthroscopy and reconstruction with outpatient, operative and protected research activity;…

Profile completeness84%

Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date

APPLICANT PROFILEPost-specialist orthopaedic surgeons seeking an AOA-accredited Level 3 fellowship; programme-specific qualification and registration criteria apply

Last verified 31 Aug 2026Original program page

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✓ Current AOA directory identity and current Jeff Ecker Clinic page; detailed programme terms remain dated 2018

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Jeff Ecker Hand and Wrist Fellowship Program (WA18413)

Jeff Ecker Clinic

⌖ Perth, Western Australia · Australia →

Program lead

JEJeff Ecker

Duration6 months in the AOA summary updated 7 December 2018

FundingThe dated AOA summary states that remuneration is reviewed on application; no amount is…

Clinical exposureOne-to-one adult hand and wrist mentoring across clinics and elective and trauma operating, microsurgery, arthroscopy and a research…

Profile completeness84%

Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date

APPLICANT PROFILEOrthopaedic or plastic surgeons who have completed specialist training and have basic microsurgical and arthroscopic skills

Last verified 31 Aug 2026Original program page

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✓ Official AOA programme summary + original fellowship and supervisor pages

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Melbourne Hand Surgery Fellowship (VIC1226)

Melbourne Hand Fellowship / Dandenong Hospital and partner private hospitals

⌖ Melbourne, Victoria · Australia →

Faculty & leadership

JHJason HarveySTStephen Tham+4 more

Duration12 months

FundingAUD 75,000 annual stipend in the official AOA programme summary

Clinical exposureEmergency and elective hand surgery across public and private practice, including outpatient clinics, emergency-department on-call,…

Profile completeness84%

Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date

APPLICANT PROFILESurgeons who have completed specialist orthopaedic training and seek advanced hand-surgery experience

Last verified 26 Aug 2026Original program page

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DESTINATION

Switzerland →

2 programs · 1 shown

✓ Official clinic training page + ISFM register + Swiss Hand Surgery network page

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Clinique de la Main Geneva Postgraduate Hand Surgery Training

Clinique de la Main Genève

⌖ Geneva · Switzerland →

Faculty & leadership

ADAlexander De SmetAGAlissa Gübeli+4 more

DurationUp to 3 years, consecutive or non-consecutive, as an ISFM…

FundingPaid postgraduate appointment under an employment contract issued through the regional training…

Clinical exposurePrivate-sector hand and wrist surgery, Dupuytren disease, instability, arthroscopy, fracture surgery, joint replacement, peripheral…

Profile completeness84%

Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date

APPLICANT PROFILEDoctors pursuing the Swiss specialist pathway in hand surgery through the Réseau Romand de Formation en Chirurgie de la Main

Last verified 20 Aug 2026Original program page

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DESTINATION

United Kingdom →

26 programs · 1 shown

BH✓ Programme-specific official BSSH host form; current vacancy not established

Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Hand & Microsurgery

Broomfield Hospital Hand Surgery Fellowship

Broomfield Hospital

⌖ Chelmsford · United Kingdom →

Faculty & leadership

MKM. K. SoodGPG. Packer+8 more

DurationNot published

FundingThe current BSSH host form does not publish salary, stipend or employment funding terms

Clinical exposureHand trauma, microvascular reconstruction, rheumatoid hand, wrist surgery and congenital hand surgery within the St Andrew's Centre…

Profile completeness82%

Comprehensive · Missing duration, faculty profile

APPLICANT PROFILESenior orthopaedic or plastic-surgery trainees and post-training surgeons seeking advanced hand-surgery experience; host-specific entry criteria apply

Last verified 1 Sep 2026Original program page

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