✓ 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
USD 91,692 starting annual salary on the reviewed official programme page.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 year (1 August to 31 July)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
30 Aug 2026
Duration · published1 year (1 August to 31 July)
Clinical exposureUpper-extremity care from elbow to fingertips, Level I trauma, reconstruction, arthritis, congenital and paediatric hand conditions, peripheral-nerve and microcirculation science, replantation, free-tissue transfer, rehabilitation and integrated shoulder-and-elbow exposure.
Funding · publishedUSD 91,692 starting annual salary 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The official fellowship pages do not publish an international-graduate or visa-sponsorship route; applicants trained abroad should confirm eligibility with the programme before entering the NRMP process.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Completion of orthopaedic, plastic-surgery or general-surgery residency before 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
Washington medical licensing and UW clinical credentialing requirements are not itemised on the programme page and must be confirmed directly.
?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
USD 91,692 starting annual salary on the reviewed official programme page.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
76% 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 deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing date1 August annually
Application route / cycleAll positions are filled through the NRMP match; the host page does not publish a dated current application cycle or deadline.
Official contactUniversity of Washington Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicineuwhand@uw.edu
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
Completion of orthopaedic, plastic-surgery or general-surgery residency before fellowship
Registration, licence & examinations
Washington medical licensing and UW clinical credentialing requirements are not itemised on the programme page and must be confirmed directly.
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
UW publishes a one-year, four-position hand and microsurgery fellowship with a USD 91,692 starting salary, full health and life insurance and broad trauma, nerve, paediatric, congenital, replantation and free-tissue-transfer exposure. The page confirms NRMP participation but no dated current application deadline.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Full health-care and life-insurance benefits, rotations at Harborview, UW Medical Center and Seattle Children's, and a combined educational experience with the UW Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship.
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 University of Washington / Harborview Medical Center / Seattle Children’s Hospital
A four-position cooperative orthopaedic and plastic-surgery programme spanning UW Medical Center, Harborview's Level I trauma service and Seattle Children's Hospital.
Program Director, UW Combined Hand FellowshipOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chief of the Orthopaedic Hand Service
Affiliation
University of Washington
Clinical focus
Hand, wrist and elbow trauma, arthroscopy, post-traumatic reconstruction and upper-extremity surgery
Qualifications
MD; board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with CAQ in Hand Surgery
Jerry I. Huang is listed in the cited programme evidence as program director, uw combined hand fellowship for University of Washington Hand & Microvascular Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand, wrist and elbow trauma, arthroscopy, post-traumatic reconstruction and upper-extremity surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
The University of Washington identifies Jerry Huang as director of its combined hand and microvascular fellowship, chief of the orthopaedic hand service and a professor of orthopaedic surgery.
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
University of Washington / Harborview Medical Center / Seattle Children’s Hospital
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Chelsea Boe is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for University of Washington Hand & Microvascular 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.
Chelsea Boe is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
JF
Faculty: Jeffrey Friedrich
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
University of Washington / Harborview Medical Center / Seattle Children’s Hospital
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Jeffrey Friedrich is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for University of Washington Hand & Microvascular 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.
Jeffrey Friedrich is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
NI
Faculty: Nicholas Iannuzzi
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
University of Washington / Harborview Medical Center / Seattle Children’s Hospital
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Nicholas Iannuzzi is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for University of Washington Hand & Microvascular 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.
Nicholas Iannuzzi is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
SK
Faculty: Stephen Kennedy
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
University of Washington / Harborview Medical Center / Seattle Children’s Hospital
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Stephen Kennedy is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for University of Washington Hand & Microvascular 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.
Stephen Kennedy is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
YK
Faculty: Yusha Katie Liu
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
University of Washington / Harborview Medical Center / Seattle Children’s Hospital
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Yusha Katie Liu is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for University of Washington Hand & Microvascular 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.
Yusha Katie Liu is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
EM
Faculty: Erin Miller
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
University of Washington / Harborview Medical Center / Seattle Children’s Hospital
Clinical focus
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Erin Miller is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for University of Washington Hand & Microvascular 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.
Erin Miller is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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 orthopaedic, plastic or general surgery residency pathways who meet the programme, match, licensing and credentialing requirements
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
The official fellowship pages do not publish an international-graduate or visa-sponsorship route; applicants trained abroad should confirm eligibility with the programme before entering the NRMP process.
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.
