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How to compare Hand and Microsurgery fellowships Compare elective hand surgery, trauma, peripheral nerve, congenital work and microsurgical reconstruction separately. A centre listed for hand training may not offer the same fellowship format, operative access or application route in every cycle.
171 canonical pathways
20 countries represented
62 funded or stipend-published
90 funding not published
24 active, upcoming or rolling
1–36 months published duration range
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All programmes in Hand & Microsurgery 171 sourced opportunities. Each card keeps its exact format, duration, host and official source visible.
✓ Current official Ohio State Hand Surgery Fellowship eligibility, appointment and application information♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
⌖ Columbus, Ohio · United States →
Faculty & leadership HA Hisham AwanJP James Popp+9 more
Duration 1 year (1 August 2028 to 31 July 2029 for the published cycle)
Funding Ohio State's 2025–2026 house-officer schedule lists USD 80,478 at PGY-6 and USD 81,153 at PGY-7;…
Exposure Adult and paediatric hand and upper-extremity surgery, Level I trauma, amputations and devascularising injury, microvascular…
Profile completeness 80%
Comprehensive · Missing funding, faculty profile ✓ Current public ASSH directory identity plus first-party host-programme evidence; recruitment is current only where a dated current or future cycle is published♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Stanford University Robert A. Chase Hand and Upper Limb Center
⌖ Palo Alto and Redwood City, California · United States →
Duration 1 year beginning 1 August
Funding Not published
Exposure Multidisciplinary hand, shoulder and elbow training with adult reconstruction and trauma, athletic injury, microvascular surgery,…
Profile completeness 80%
Comprehensive · Missing funding, faculty profile ✓ Current official Washington University programme, faculty and surgeon pages; 2025–2026 stipend retained as historical♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Washington University School of Medicine / Barnes-Jewish Hospital
⌖ St. Louis, Missouri · United States →
Faculty & leadership CD Christopher DyDM David M. Brogan+4 more
Duration 1 year, 1 August–31 July
Funding Historical 2025–2026 PGY-6 stipend approximately USD 86,152 plus benefits; current amount is not…
Exposure High-volume hand, wrist, congenital, peripheral-nerve, brachial-plexus, microsurgical and wound-coverage surgery with one-to-one…
Profile completeness 80%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, official contact ✓ Current official Columbia programme and faculty pages; 2025 fellow count retained as historical♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Columbia University Irving Medical Center / NewYork-Presbyterian
⌖ New York, New York · United States →
Faculty & leadership MP Melvin P. RosenwasserRK R. Kumar Kadiyala+2 more
Duration 1 academic year beginning 1 August
Funding Not published
Exposure Hand and upper-extremity surgery within Columbia Orthopedics and NewYork-Presbyterian
Profile completeness 78%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline ✓ Current official MCW programme, faculty, education and GME pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Plastic Surgery
⌖ Milwaukee, Wisconsin · United States →
Faculty & leadership PC Patrick C. HettingerRH Robert Havlik+11 more
Duration 1 year, 1 August–31 July
Funding Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page
Exposure Comprehensive finger-to-shoulder care including congenital, traumatic and degenerative disease, advanced arthroscopy, microvascular…
Profile completeness 78%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline UO ✓ Current official UNM programme and fellowship-director pages; recurring dates lack a current cycle year♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
⌖ Albuquerque, New Mexico · United States →
Faculty & leadership NM Nathan MorrellCA Camille Aubin-Lemay+2 more
Duration 1 year, 1 August–31 July
Funding Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page
Exposure Programme-specific rotations, operative exposure and case mix have not yet been abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or…
Profile completeness 78%
Well sourced · Missing funding, official contact ✓ Current public ASSH directory identity plus first-party host-programme evidence; recruitment is current only where a dated current or future cycle is published♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
⌖ Baltimore, Maryland · United States →
Program lead SS Sophie Strike
Duration 1 year
Funding Salary and stipend are not published on the reviewed programme page; educational support from…
Exposure Integrated orthopaedic and plastic hand surgery across clinic, operating room and emergency care, with hand and wrist, optional…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile ASSH ✓ Current public ASSH directory identity plus first-party host-programme evidence; recruitment is current only where a dated current or future cycle is published♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
⌖ Orange, California · United States →
Faculty & leadership GR Gregory RafijahJK Jesse Kaplan+2 more
Duration One academic year with two three-month orthopaedic and…
Funding Salary and stipend are not published on the reviewed official programme page
Exposure Shoulder-to-fingertip adult and paediatric surgery, Level I trauma, fractures, replantation, free-tissue transfer, burns, oncology…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile ASSH ✓ Current public ASSH directory identity plus first-party host-programme evidence; recruitment is current only where a dated current or future cycle is published♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles General Medical Center and Keck Medical Center
⌖ Los Angeles, California · United States →
Program lead LN Luke Nicholson
Duration 1 year
Funding USD 96,118.29 annual stipend plus benefits, effective 1 October 2025 on the programme page.
Exposure Comprehensive hand surgery across trauma, microvascular reconstruction, congenital disease, rheumatoid conditions and burns, with…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile ASSH ✓ Current public ASSH directory identity plus first-party host-programme evidence; recruitment is current only where a dated current or future cycle is published♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
⌖ Winston-Salem, North Carolina · United States →
Faculty & leadership JL John LiER Ethan R. Wiesler+6 more
Duration 1 year (12 months)
Funding Competitive salary based on completed-residency postgraduate level; no monetary amount is…
Exposure Upper-extremity care from brachial plexus to fingertips, including trauma, reconstruction, microsurgery, congenital and acquired…
Profile completeness 76%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile ✓ Current public ASSH directory identity plus first-party host-programme evidence; recruitment is current only where a dated current or future cycle is published♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Cleveland Clinic and MetroHealth Medical Center
⌖ Cleveland, Ohio · United States →
Faculty & leadership JS Joseph StyronTB Todd Bafus+10 more
Duration 1 year
Funding Not published
Exposure Arthritis, tumour, congenital deformity, microsurgery and trauma reconstruction across six months at Cleveland Clinic and six months…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing funding, commencement date, faculty profile TD ✓ Current official programme page; conflicting capacity retained and current application dates not published♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Hand & Upper Extremity Center of San Antonio / TIGMER–University of the Incarnate Word
⌖ San Antonio, Texas · United States →
Faculty & leadership DW David W. PersonDP David P. Green+2 more
Duration 12 months
Funding Stipend amount for 2028–2029 is not yet published
Exposure Four three-month rotations spanning fingertip to shoulder, adult and paediatric care, fractures, peripheral nerve, degenerative…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, official contact RH ✓ Current official Rutgers programme page with an explicitly historical 2019 application deadline♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School / University Hospital Newark
⌖ Newark, New Jersey · United States →
Program lead NY Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page
Duration Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or…
Funding Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page
Exposure Hand and upper-extremity trauma, congenital conditions, nerve surgery, microsurgery, replantation, free-tissue transfer, joint…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing funding, commencement date, faculty profile SH ✓ Current official Upstate programme page; application cycle and capacity not published♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
SUNY Upstate Medical University / Upstate Orthopedics
⌖ Syracuse, New York · United States →
Faculty & leadership BH Brian HarleyJL Jon Loftus+2 more
Duration Not published
Funding Fiscal-year 2026 salary of USD 86,084
Exposure Hand and whole upper-extremity care including adult and paediatric trauma, replantation, free-tissue transfer, microsurgery,…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing duration, application deadline, commencement date ASSH ✓ Current public ASSH directory identity plus first-party host-programme evidence; recruitment is current only where a dated current or future cycle is published♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
University of Connecticut and Hartford Hospital
⌖ Farmington and Hartford, Connecticut · United States →
Faculty & leadership DA Duffield AshmeadAC Andrew Caputo+2 more
Duration 1 year
Funding Not published
Exposure Post-traumatic, degenerative and congenital reconstruction, acute hand trauma and replantation, weekly hand clinic, surgical…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing funding, commencement date, faculty profile ✓ Current official UPMC programme and application pages; programme-specific capacity and current cycle remain unconfirmed♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Department of Plastic Surgery
⌖ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · United States →
Faculty & leadership JI Joseph ImbrigliaWP W. P. Andrew Lee+8 more
Duration 1 year
Funding Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page
Exposure Comprehensive hand and upper-extremity surgery with shared conferences, didactics, journal clubs and exchange rotations across…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing funding, commencement date, faculty profile ASSH ✓ Current official UTHealth Houston programme, rotation, curriculum, research, faculty and contact pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
⌖ Houston, Texas · United States →
Faculty & leadership JM James M. SaucedoHD Hannah Dineen+7 more
Duration Not published
Funding Internal department funds are available for fellow research projects; salary or stipend is not…
Exposure Three-month trauma, outpatient, community and blended rotations spanning Level I trauma, replantation, revascularisation, mangled…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing duration, application deadline, commencement date ASSH ✓ Current public ASSH directory identity plus first-party host-programme evidence; recruitment is current only where a dated current or future cycle is published♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Hospital
⌖ New Haven, Connecticut · United States →
Faculty & leadership DC David ColenKD Kenneth Donohue+7 more
Duration 1 year
Funding Not published
Exposure Combined plastic and orthopaedic hand surgery covering trauma, revascularisation and replantation, burns, nerve compression,…
Profile completeness 74%
Well sourced · Missing funding, commencement date, faculty profile ✓ Current public ASSH directory identity plus first-party host-programme evidence; recruitment is current only where a dated current or future cycle is published♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Brown University Department of Orthopaedics and Rhode Island Hospital
⌖ Providence, Rhode Island · United States →
Faculty & leadership JK Julia KatarincicAW Arnold-Peter Weiss+4 more
Duration 1 year (1 August to 31 July)
Funding Salary is determined by postgraduate level under Rhode Island Hospital Graduate Medical…
Exposure Approximately 2,100 operative cases annually across hand, elbow, shoulder and microvascular reconstruction, active clinic and…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, official contact, faculty profile ✓ Current official Florida Orthopaedic Institute programme page; conflicting two-versus-three position figures preserved♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Florida Orthopaedic Institute
⌖ Tampa, Florida · United States →
Faculty & leadership AH Alfred HessRS Roy Sanders+6 more
Duration 1 year, 1 August–31 July
Funding Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page
Exposure Hand, wrist and upper-extremity surgery including microvascular surgery, replantation, free-tissue transfer, peripheral nerve,…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current official MedStar programme and application pages; 2022–2023 salary retained as historical♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
⌖ Baltimore, Maryland · United States →
Faculty & leadership JP James P. HigginsKR Kenneth R. Means Jr.+10 more
Duration 12 months
Funding The programme page publishes only a historical 2022–2023 salary table; current compensation is…
Exposure High-volume adult and paediatric hand surgery with approximately 4,500 cases annually, a one-month Children's Hospital of…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ASSH ✓ Current official Montefiore Einstein fellowship directory and faculty profile plus ASSH programme identity; dedicated hand page inaccessible during review♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Montefiore Einstein Orthopedic Surgery / Albert Einstein College of Medicine
⌖ Bronx, New York · United States →
Program lead AE Arin E. Kim
Duration 1 year
Funding Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page
Exposure Comprehensive clinical, operative, didactic and research exposure across Montefiore Einstein campuses in the Bronx
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current official Icahn School of Medicine programme page; next application deadline not published♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Mount Sinai Health System / Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
⌖ New York, New York · United States →
Faculty & leadership JK Jaehon KimMH Michael Hausman+4 more
Duration 1 year
Funding Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page
Exposure Hand and upper-extremity care from fingertip to brachial plexus, with high elbow-reconstruction and microsurgical volume across…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current official Jefferson and Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center pages; conflicting position counts retained♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center / Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
⌖ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States →
Faculty & leadership AL A. Lee OstermanSK Scott Kozin+1 more
Duration 1 year, 1 August–31 July
Funding Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page
Exposure Hand and upper-extremity surgery from congenital conditions through complex trauma and reconstruction, paediatric hand, microsurgery…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ASSH ✓ Current official Tufts programme and academic-department pages; next application cycle not dated♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Tufts Medical Center / New England Baptist Hospital / Hand Center at Boston Sports & Shoulder Center
⌖ Boston, Massachusetts · United States →
Program lead CC Charles Cassidy
Duration 1 year, 1 August–31 July
Funding Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page
Exposure Six months at Tufts Medical Center and six months at New England Baptist Hospital and the Hand Center, covering trauma,…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date UO ✓ Current official University of Kentucky programme page♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
⌖ Lexington, Kentucky · United States →
Program lead DB David B. Drake
Duration 1 year
Funding Not published
Exposure Combined plastic-surgery and orthopaedic hand training across University of Kentucky clinical sites
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current official UMMC programme, faculty, curriculum and GME directory pages♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
University of Maryland Medical Center / R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
⌖ Baltimore, Maryland · United States →
Faculty & leadership JM Joshua M. AbzugAM Alexander M. Hahn+5 more
Duration 1 year
Funding Not published
Exposure Hand and upper-extremity trauma, limb salvage, microsurgery, congenital and reconstructive care across UMMC, Shock Trauma and the…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ASSH ✓ Current official VCU GME fellowship listing, current VCU Orthopaedics director profile, current VCU resident-and-fellow resources and ASSH programme identity♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
VCU School of Medicine / VCU Medical Center
⌖ Richmond, Virginia · United States →
Program lead JE Jonathan E. Isaacs
Duration 1 year
Funding VCU publishes a 2026–2027 GME salary scale for residents and fellows, but the hand fellowship's…
Exposure Routine hand and wrist surgery through complex upper-extremity trauma and reconstruction, with optional shoulder-elbow, burn,…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date YH ✓ Current official WellSpan programme page; current application deadline not published♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
WellSpan York Hospital
⌖ York, Pennsylvania · United States →
Program lead MB Michael Born
Duration 1 year
Funding Programme-specific salary amount is not published on the reviewed page
Exposure Four three-month rotations spanning hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery, upper-extremity trauma, microvascular flap coverage and…
Profile completeness 72%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ASSH ✓ Current public ASSH directory identity plus first-party host-programme evidence; recruitment is current only where a dated current or future cycle is published♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
⌖ Boston, Massachusetts · United States →
Faculty & leadership PB Philip BlazarGD George Dyer+12 more
Duration 1 year (1 August to 31 July)
Funding Not published
Exposure Complex upper-limb care from sternoclavicular joint to fingertip across trauma, arthroscopy, sports medicine, arthroplasty,…
Profile completeness 70%
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✓ Current official Ohio State Hand Surgery Fellowship eligibility, appointment and application information
✓ Current public ASSH directory identity plus first-party host-programme evidence; recruitment is current only where a dated current or future cycle is published
✓ Current official Washington University programme, faculty and surgeon pages; 2025–2026 stipend retained as historical
✓ Current official Columbia programme and faculty pages; 2025 fellow count retained as historical
✓ Current official MCW programme, faculty, education and GME pages
✓ Current public ASSH directory identity plus first-party host-programme evidence; recruitment is current only where a dated current or future cycle is published
✓ Current public ASSH directory identity plus first-party host-programme evidence; recruitment is current only where a dated current or future cycle is published
✓ Current official UPMC programme and application pages; programme-specific capacity and current cycle remain unconfirmed
✓ Current public ASSH directory identity plus first-party host-programme evidence; recruitment is current only where a dated current or future cycle is published
✓ Current official Florida Orthopaedic Institute programme page; conflicting two-versus-three position figures preserved
✓ Current official MedStar programme and application pages; 2022–2023 salary retained as historical
✓ Current official Icahn School of Medicine programme page; next application deadline not published
✓ Current official Jefferson and Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center pages; conflicting position counts retained
✓ Current official UMMC programme, faculty, curriculum and GME directory pages