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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.
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
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Orthopaedics
⌖ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States →
Faculty & leadership DR David R. SteinbergIC Ines C. Lin+6 more
Duration 1 year (1 August to 31 July)
Funding Not published
Exposure Approximately 1,400 annual operations and 15,000 outpatient visits across hand surgery, with optional shoulder and elbow work,…
Profile completeness 70%
Well sourced · Missing funding, official contact, 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
University of Utah Department of Orthopaedics
⌖ Salt Lake City, Utah · United States →
Faculty & leadership AW Angela WangDH Douglas Hutchinson+5 more
Duration 1 year (1 August to 31 July)
Funding Not published
Exposure More than 1,500 procedures per fellow across adult, paediatric and congenital hand, elbow, microvascular reconstruction, major…
Profile completeness 70%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, faculty profile ASSH ✓ Current official Loma Linda programme page plus current ASSH programme identity♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Loma Linda University Medical Center
⌖ Loma Linda, California · United States →
Faculty & leadership MD M. Daniel WongworawatBR Barth Riedel+10 more
Duration Not published
Funding Protected research is supported through intradepartmental funding; salary or stipend is not…
Exposure Three-month rotations across four clinical sites with hand and upper-extremity surgery, protected research and weekly didactics
Profile completeness 66%
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
UC Davis Health Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
⌖ Sacramento, California · United States →
Program lead NI Not identified as hand-fellowship director on the reviewed current page
Duration Not published
Funding Fellows are compensated at PGY-6 under the University of California salary scale; the page does…
Exposure Complex hand and upper-extremity reconstruction, congenital differences, brachial plexus injury, microvascular surgery and…
Profile completeness 66%
Well sourced · Missing duration, application deadline, commencement date CM ✓ Current official Cedars-Sinai programme page and ASSH application route♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center / Children's Hospital Los Angeles
⌖ Los Angeles, California · United States →
Program lead NY Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page
Duration 1 year
Funding Not published
Exposure Adult and paediatric hand and upper-extremity surgery from orthopaedic and plastic-surgery perspectives at Cedars-Sinai and…
Profile completeness 64%
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
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and Baptist Health South Florida
⌖ Miami, Florida · United States →
Faculty & leadership HB Howard Bar-EliDB Dalibel Bravo+9 more
Duration 1 year
Funding Baptist Health's 2026–2027 schedule lists USD 83,000 at PGY-6 and USD 86,000 at PGY-7; the…
Exposure Approximately 700 annual cases per fellow across hand and upper-extremity surgery, microsurgery, adult and paediatric care, trauma,…
Profile completeness 64%
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
Henry Ford St. John Hospital and Michigan Surgery Specialists
⌖ Detroit, Michigan · United States →
Faculty & leadership MM Mehul MehtaEA Emily Abbott+11 more
Duration 1 year
Funding Henry Ford's 2026–2027 schedule lists USD 81,865 at PGY-6 and USD 85,235 at PGY-7; the programme…
Exposure Hand and microsurgery across high-volume community practices and Level I trauma, a Children's Hospital of Michigan paediatric…
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date KH ✓ Current official Kettering Health GME directory; dedicated Hand Surgery page inaccessible during review♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Kettering Health Dayton / Grandview
⌖ Dayton, Ohio · United States →
Program lead NY Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page
Duration Not accessible from the reviewed official programme link
Funding Not accessible from the reviewed official programme link
Exposure Programme-level clinical scope is not accessible from the reviewed official Hand Surgery link
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, commencement date, official contact ✓ Current official Rush programme page; recurring deadline lacks a current cycle year♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Rush University Medical Center / Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
⌖ Chicago, Illinois · United States →
Program lead NY Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page
Duration Not published
Funding Not published
Exposure Hand and upper-extremity surgery, microsurgical trauma and reconstruction, congenital hand and elbow surgery across a tertiary…
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing duration, funding, commencement date ASSH ✓ Current official SIU programme and benefits page; recurring application dates lack a cycle year♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Institute for Plastic Surgery
⌖ Springfield, Illinois · United States →
Program lead NY Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page
Duration 1 year
Funding PGY-6 or PGY-7 appointment level depending on prior training; the current dollar amount is not…
Exposure Hand trauma, fractures, peripheral nerve, flap reconstruction and plastic-surgery principles with cadaver and microsurgery…
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, commencement date, official contact 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
UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
⌖ Los Angeles, California · United States →
Faculty & leadership PB Prosper BenhaimKA Kodi Azari+6 more
Duration 1 year
Funding Not published
Exposure Integrated bony and soft-tissue hand trauma, distal-radius and forearm fractures, complex upper-extremity and nerve injuries,…
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, commencement date, official contact 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 Cincinnati Medical Center and TriHealth/Beacon Hand Surgery Specialists
⌖ Cincinnati, Ohio · United States →
Faculty & leadership KO Kagan OzerPJ Peter J. Stern+13 more
Duration 1 year
Funding Not published
Exposure Adult and paediatric trauma, reconstruction, arthritis, congenital disease, microvascular surgery and brachial-plexus care across UC…
Profile completeness 64%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date JL ✓ Current official LVHN curriculum, faculty, FAQ and benefits pages; recruitment timing and capacity not published♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Lehigh Valley Health Network / Jefferson Health
⌖ Allentown, Pennsylvania · United States →
Faculty & leadership TG Thomas GrahamPS Paul Sibley+3 more
Duration Not published
Funding Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page
Exposure Hand and upper-extremity trauma, peripheral nerve and brachial plexus, targeted muscle reinnervation, microsurgery, free-tissue…
Profile completeness 62%
Well sourced · Missing duration, funding, application deadline ✓ Current official NYU Langone division page and ASSH application route♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital / Department of Orthopedic Surgery
⌖ New York, New York · United States →
Faculty & leadership SS S. Steven YangOB Omri B. Ayalon
Duration Not published
Funding Not published
Exposure Hand, wrist, forearm and elbow care with two weekly fellow clinics, weekly conferences and more than 5,000 hand and upper-extremity…
Profile completeness 62%
Well sourced · Missing duration, funding, application deadline UO ✓ Current official university programme, faculty and training-site pages plus historical official ACGME facts sheet♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
University of Arizona College of Medicine–Phoenix / Banner Health
⌖ Phoenix, Arizona · United States →
Faculty & leadership JM Joshua MirrerMM Michael McKee+7 more
Duration 12 months
Funding Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page
Exposure Acute hand and upper-extremity trauma, reconstructive problems, congenital differences, replantation, free-tissue transfer,…
Profile completeness 62%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date UO ✓ Current official UT Southwestern programme and faculty page♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
UT Southwestern Medical Center
⌖ Dallas, Texas · United States →
Faculty & leadership JC Jonathan ChengAG Ann Golden+9 more
Duration 1 year
Funding Not published
Exposure Adult and paediatric hand surgery across UT Southwestern, Parkland, Children's Medical Center Dallas, the Dallas VA and Scottish…
Profile completeness 62%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date ✓ Current official Vanderbilt Plastic Surgery team, service and director pages plus ASSH programme identity; application details not published♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Plastic Surgery
⌖ Nashville, Tennessee · United States →
Faculty & leadership BC Brian C. DroletJB John Bradford Hill+6 more
Duration Not published
Funding Not published
Exposure Adult and paediatric hand and upper-extremity care including trauma, congenital conditions, tumour, infection, limb reconstruction,…
Profile completeness 62%
Well sourced · Missing duration, funding, application deadline PH ✓ Current official WashU Medicine programme and faculty pages; dated 2025 application opening retained as historical♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
WashU Medicine Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
⌖ St. Louis, Missouri · United States →
Faculty & leadership IK Ida K. FoxMP Mitchell Pet+8 more
Duration 1 year
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 62%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date NA ✓ Current official Norton programme page; 2025 deadline and Match date retained as historical♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Norton Arm & Hand Institute / Norton Medical Group
⌖ Louisville, Kentucky · United States →
Program lead NY Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page
Duration Not published
Funding Employed fellowship position with Norton Medical Group; salary amount is not published
Exposure More than 800 anticipated cases across adult and paediatric upper-extremity care, two-month preceptor blocks, elbow-to-hand…
Profile completeness 54%
Core details · Missing duration, funding, commencement date ASSH ✓ Current official Stony Brook fellowship structure and faculty pages plus ASSH programme identity♡
Clinical Fellowship Hand & Microsurgery
Stony Brook University Hospital / Renaissance School of Medicine
⌖ Stony Brook, New York · United States →
Faculty & leadership SI Samantha I. MuhlradPG Phillip Guillen+8 more
Duration Not published
Funding Not yet abstracted from an authenticated ASSH detail or first-party host page
Exposure Whole-upper-extremity reconstruction with orthopaedic arthroscopy and arthroplasty of the shoulder, elbow and wrist plus…
Profile completeness 52%
Core details · Missing duration, funding, application deadline ✓ Current FESSH training-centre database + selected current host/faculty pages♡
Education Centre Visit Hand & Microsurgery
Centre-submitted FESSH training-opportunity database
⌖ 33 centres across Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland · Western Europe (multi-country) →
Duration Centre-specific: observer visits, 6-week to 12-month…
Funding Centre-specific: self-funded, centre-funded and unpublished routes are clearly distinguished on…
Exposure Hand, wrist, elbow, microsurgery, trauma, arthroscopy, nerve, congenital and reconstructive training according to the selected…
Profile completeness 76%
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✓ 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 Rush programme page; recurring deadline lacks a current cycle year
✓ Current official NYU Langone division page and ASSH application route
✓ Current official Vanderbilt Plastic Surgery team, service and director pages plus ASSH programme identity; application details not published
✓ Current FESSH training-centre database + selected current host/faculty pages