✓ 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
Not published
Deadline
17 November 2025 — displayed cycle closed
Duration
1 year beginning 1 August
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
30 Aug 2026
Duration · published1 year beginning 1 August
Clinical exposureMultidisciplinary hand, shoulder and elbow training with adult reconstruction and trauma, athletic injury, microvascular surgery, congenital hand anomalies, brachial-plexus injury, veterans' reconstruction, didactics, anatomy laboratories and clinical or basic-science research.
Funding · not publishedNot published on the reviewed official programme page
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
The official page does not publish an international-graduate eligibility or visa-sponsorship pathway; applicants trained outside the United States should confirm ACGME-entry, licensing and immigration eligibility before applying.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Board-eligible orthopaedic or plastic surgeon
✓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
California medical licensing and Stanford clinical credentialing requirements are not itemised on the programme page and must be confirmed before applying.
?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.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Not published on the official programme page reviewed.
—Not published
Funding availability
Not published on the reviewed official programme page
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 deadline17 November 2025 — displayed cycle closed
Commencing date1 August annually
Application route / cycleThe official page still displays the completed October–November 2025 application and March 2026 interview cycle; confirm the next ASSH and NRMP cycle.
Official contactDonna San Juan · Orthopedic Hand Fellowship Coordinator+1 650-721-7626
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
Board-eligible orthopaedic or plastic surgeon
Registration, licence & examinations
California medical licensing and Stanford clinical credentialing requirements are not itemised on the programme page and must be confirmed before applying.
Visa / work authorisation
Not published on the official programme page reviewed.
Application documents
ASSH hand application
Three recommendation letters
Curriculum vitae
Personal statement
Medical-school transcript
USMLE or equivalent examination scores
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
Stanford publishes two orthopaedic positions in its one-year combined hand and upper-limb fellowship, with detailed documents, multisite training and named directors. The visible November 2025 deadline and March 2026 interview are historical, not evidence of a current open call.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Rotations across Stanford University Medical Center, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the VA Palo Alto system, with interdisciplinary orthopaedic and plastic-surgery teaching.
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 Stanford Medicine Robert A. Chase Hand & Upper Limb Center
The two orthopaedic positions are part of Stanford's three-fellow combined hand programme with ten full-time faculty described by the host.
Director, Orthopedic Hand Fellowship ProgramOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Affiliation
Stanford Medicine
Clinical focus
Hand, wrist and upper-limb surgery, reconstruction and clinical research
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Jeffrey Yao is listed in the cited programme evidence as director, orthopedic hand fellowship program for Stanford Hand & Upper Limb Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand, wrist and upper-limb surgery, reconstruction and clinical research. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Stanford identifies Jeffrey Yao as director of its orthopaedic hand fellowship and a professor whose academic work focuses on hand and upper-extremity surgery.
Director, Plastic Hand Fellowship ProgramOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Professor, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Affiliation
Stanford Medicine
Clinical focus
Hand and upper-limb reconstruction and plastic hand surgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Catherine Curtin is listed in the cited programme evidence as director, plastic hand fellowship program for Stanford Hand & Upper Limb Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand and upper-limb reconstruction and plastic hand surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Stanford identifies Catherine Curtin as director of its plastic hand fellowship and professor within Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
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.
Board-eligible orthopaedic or plastic surgeons dedicated to upper-limb surgery
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
The official page does not publish an international-graduate eligibility or visa-sponsorship pathway; applicants trained outside the United States should confirm ACGME-entry, licensing and immigration eligibility before applying.
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.
