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Appointment evidence
Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship.
- Leadership as published
- Manuel DaSilva — Hand Fellowship Director
- Evidence reviewed
- 20 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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Training context
Published programme focus
These areas describe the linked training programme, rather than a complete clinical biography or list of individual credentials.
Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship
An ACGME-accredited one-year fellowship in Brown's Department of Orthopaedics, with about 2,100 operative cases a year, a weekly hand clinic at Rhode Island Hospital and VA cases, a mandatory research project and access to a microvascular training laboratory.
- Location
- Providence, Rhode Island, United States
- Duration
- 1 year (1 August to 31 July)
- Clinical participation
- Confirm the clinical role and privileges with the programme
- International applicants
- International eligibility, licensing and visa support are not confirmed
- Funding
- Salary set by training level under Rhode Island Hospital GME guidelines, with health, dental, life and disability insurance
- Application timing
- Current deadline not confirmed; consult the official programme
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Three fellows per year
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
The page gives no formal criteria; its goals statement refers to training orthopaedic, plastic or general surgeons, so confirm plastic surgery eligibility with the programme.
Published training
- Hand, elbow and shoulder disorders
- Microvascular reconstruction
- Inpatient and outpatient operative and non-operative care
- Daily conferences, journal club and monthly hand research conference
- Mandatory hand and upper extremity research project
Application route
Submit electronically through the ASSH; the programme participates in the Hand Surgery Match.
Published application documents
- Universal Hand Surgery Fellowship Application
- Three letters of recommendation
- Medical school transcripts, CV and personal statement
- Current photograph
Published contact note: Audrey Bell — abell@uoi.com, (401) 457-1567
Direct programme page · Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Official sources
Source review: 20 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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