✓ Primary programme source linked✓ Dated source review current— Current cycle evidenced✓ Faculty identity sourced✓ Institution mark verified
DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Stipend and benefits are linked through Mayo Clinic graduate medical education; the reviewed programme pages do not publish a programme-specific amount.
Deadline
Annual 15 November deadline; displayed 30 January 2026 interview date is historical
Duration
1 year
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
30 Aug 2026
Duration · published1 year
Clinical exposureMore than 4,000 annual surgical procedures across common hand and wrist disorders, complex wrist reconstruction, arthroscopy, brachial-plexus reconstruction, replantation, free-tissue transfer, tumour reconstruction, toe-to-hand transfer, spasticity, arthritis, tendon transfer and paediatric or congenital hand surgery.
Funding · publishedStipend and benefits are linked through Mayo Clinic graduate medical education; the reviewed programme pages do not publish a programme-specific amount.
DestinationUnited States
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
≈Partially published
International applicant eligibility
Graduates outside the United States and Canada require ECFMG certification, but the standard ACGME appointment route also requires an ACGME-, AOA-, ACGME-I- or RCPSC-accredited residency. The pages do not establish an unrestricted route for every Indonesian-trained applicant.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Passing all three USMLE steps or Medical Council of Canada qualifying examinations · ECFMG certification for graduates of medical schools outside the United States and Canada · Ability to obtain a Minnesota medical licence · Completion of an approved orthopaedic or plastic-surgery residency · ACGME, AOA, ACGME International or RCPSC-accredited residency for entry to the ACGME fellowship
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Applicants must be able to obtain a Minnesota state medical licence and must meet Mayo Clinic graduate-medical-education appointment requirements.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Stipend and benefits are linked through Mayo Clinic graduate medical education; the reviewed programme pages do not publish a programme-specific amount.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
69% of core application fields verified
Checked 30 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-26. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineAnnual 15 November deadline; displayed 30 January 2026 interview date is historical
Commencing date1 August annually
Application route / cycleASSH application and NRMP match. The page publishes a recurring 15 November deadline, while its 30 January 2026 interview date is historical.
Official contactMayo Clinic Hand Surgery Fellowship admissions
Deadlines and intake dates can change between cycles. The data-quality ledger above explicitly labels application fields that the cited official source does not publish.
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
Published entry requirements
Clinical / academic eligibility
Passing all three USMLE steps or Medical Council of Canada qualifying examinations
ECFMG certification for graduates of medical schools outside the United States and Canada
Ability to obtain a Minnesota medical licence
Completion of an approved orthopaedic or plastic-surgery residency
ACGME, AOA, ACGME International or RCPSC-accredited residency for entry to the ACGME fellowship
Registration, licence & examinations
Applicants must be able to obtain a Minnesota state medical licence and must meet Mayo Clinic graduate-medical-education appointment requirements.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Application documents
CV, personal statement, recommendation-letter, transcript and identity-document requirements are not published by the cited official source.
Licensing, visa and document rules depend on the individual programme and application cycle. OrthoFellow does not infer USMLE, AHPRA, ECFMG, recommendation-letter or visa requirements from the country alone.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Mayo publishes a one-year ACGME hand fellowship with detailed qualifications, an annual November deadline and broad microsurgical, nerve, reconstructive and paediatric exposure. The current pages disagree between five positions and four anticipated annual trainees, and the displayed interview date is historical, so current capacity and cycle should be confirmed.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
One-to-one preceptor model, large outpatient and operative volume, clinical and basic-science research resources, domestic and international outreach and an alumni network.
Benefits may depend on appointment type, training level, visa status and the active academic year. OrthoFellow keeps stipend and benefits separate so a salary figure is not mistaken for the full package.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
A high-volume Mayo Clinic orthopaedic and plastic-surgery hand programme in Rochester using a one-to-one faculty preceptor model.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Sanjeev Kakar is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Mayo Clinic Hand Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Sanjeev Kakar is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Hand Surgery Fellowship Program DirectorOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Affiliation
Mayo Clinic
Clinical focus
Hand and wrist arthroscopy, complex wrist reconstruction, trauma, sports injuries and peripheral-nerve surgery
Qualifications
MD; board-certified orthopaedic and hand surgeon
Sanj Kakar is listed in the cited programme evidence as hand surgery fellowship program director for Mayo Clinic Hand Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand and wrist arthroscopy, complex wrist reconstruction, trauma, sports injuries and peripheral-nerve surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Mayo Clinic identifies Sanj Kakar as director of the Rochester Hand Surgery Fellowship and a professor whose practice focuses on hand, wrist, elbow and upper-extremity reconstruction.
Names and fellowship roles come from the cited programme source. A green “individual profile verified” label means the position, qualifications and biography were also checked against an official personal or institutional profile. OrthoFellow displays a portrait only when it can be tied to an official profile or faculty source; otherwise the host institution brandmark is shown, with initials retained only when neither image is available. Faculty rosters may change.
Graduates of approved orthopaedic or plastic-surgery residencies who meet ACGME-entry, examination and Minnesota licensing requirements
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
Graduates outside the United States and Canada require ECFMG certification, but the standard ACGME appointment route also requires an ACGME-, AOA-, ACGME-I- or RCPSC-accredited residency. The pages do not establish an unrestricted route for every Indonesian-trained applicant.
This note is shown only when the official source publishes information relevant to overseas applicants. Applicants should confirm licensing and visa eligibility directly with the host.
