One-year fellowship training board-eligible orthopaedic or plastic surgeons in upper limb care spanning the hand, shoulder and elbow. Fellows rotate through the Stanford adult medical center, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. Three fellows are accepted per year (two orthopaedic, one plastic), with applications through the ASSH platform and the NRMP Combined Musculoskeletal Matching Program.
Director, Orthopedic Hand FellowshipJeffrey Yao, MD
A one-year University of Toronto-affiliated fellowship with integrated orthopaedic and plastic surgery teaching, three to four positions per year. Case mix includes wrist trauma and reconstruction, brachial plexus and peripheral nerve surgery, hand and wrist arthritis, arthroscopy, replantation and limb salvage, and upper extremity soft-tissue reconstruction, with weekly academic rounds and research opportunities.
A minimum one-year microsurgery fellowship at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital combined with a tuition-free Master of Science in Reconstructive Microsurgery at Chang Gung University. Rotations for plastic surgeons cover head and neck, upper and lower extremity, breast and lymphedema, and peripheral nerve and functioning muscle transfer; about 8 are selected from 50-60 applicants.
Course Director of the linked CGU MSc pathwayFu-Chan Wei
MicrosurgeryComplex reconstruction
Pathway
Hybrid clinical and research
Duration
At least 1 year, in conjunction with a Master of Science in Reconstructive Microsurgery at Chang Gung University
A structured 12-month full-time EAFPS programme in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery combining direct mentorship and hands-on operative experience, with European and International pathways. It runs from orientation through core and advanced training to a final evaluation, with formal evaluations at 6 and 12 months.
Fellowship Director at HNO-Zentrum Rhein-Neckar, Mannheim — one of the EAFPS network training centresDr. Frank Riedel