Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Not published
Deadline
2027 appointment Match rank-order lists closed 29 April 2026 and Match Day was 13 May 2026; the next cycle is not yet published on the reviewed NRMP page
Duration
12 months (1 July to 30 June)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureAcute trauma and replantation, complex hand and distal-radius trauma, brachial-plexus exploration, microsurgery, elective and congenital reconstruction, advanced nerve procedures, amputation care, multidisciplinary rehabilitation, teaching, research and monthly cadaver laboratories.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Comparable international residency training may be considered, but international graduates require ECFMG certification and every fellow must obtain a New York licence or limited permit.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
A New York medical licence or limited permit is required.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship is programme-specific and is not established by ASSH directory inclusion.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY83% of core application fields verifiedChecked 23 Sep 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-03-22
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadline2027 appointment Match rank-order lists closed 29 April 2026 and Match Day was 13 May 2026; the next cycle is not yet published on the reviewed NRMP page
Commencing date1 July annually
Application route / cycleNRMP Hand Surgery Match for July 2027 appointments: Match opened 11 February 2026, ranking opened 25 March, rank-order lists were due 29 April and Match Day was 13 May 2026. That central cycle is complete; applicants should check the host and NRMP for unfilled positions or the next published cycle.
Completion of plastic, general or orthopaedic surgery training in an accredited United States programme or comparable international training
New York medical licence or limited permit
ECFMG certification for international medical graduates
Completion of an Orthopaedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery or General Surgery residency before appointment
Programme-specific licensing, credentialing and specialty prerequisites still apply
Application documents
Not published
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
NYU publishes a twelve-month, two-position plastic-surgery hand fellowship with a comparable-international-training route, ECFMG and New York licensing requirements and five named faculty. The recurring February deadline is not tied to a current intake year.
Intended for: Eligible surgical graduates pursuing advanced hand, upper-extremity or microsurgery training; qualifying specialty is programme-specific
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Integrated training across Bellevue, Tisch Hospital, Kimmel Pavilion and NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn, combined orthopaedic conferences and clinical-research and microsurgery laboratory access.
HOST INSTITUTION
About NYU Grossman School of Medicine Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery
A two-position NYU plastic-surgery hand programme with multisite trauma, replantation, nerve, amputation, reconstruction and microsurgery exposure.
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