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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
- Melvin P. Rosenwasser — Fellowship Director
- Evidence reviewed
- 29 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Columbia Orthopedics, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact. The source wording above defines the role; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.
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
A one-year ACGME-accredited hand fellowship hosted by Columbia Orthopedics, with a microsurgery laboratory and training in free flaps, replantation, nerve and vascular repair and upper limb sports injuries.
- Location
- New York, New York, United States
- Duration
- One continuous academic year beginning 1 August
- Clinical participation
- Confirm the clinical role and privileges with the programme
- International applicants
- International eligibility, licensing and visa support are not confirmed
- Funding
- Current salary or funding is not published in the reviewed source
- Application timing
- Current deadline not confirmed; consult the official programme
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Current intake not confirmed
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Fellows have completed training in orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery or general surgery.
Published training
- Trauma, tumour, rheumatoid disease and congenital anomalies
- Peripheral entrapment neuropathies and nerve and vascular repair
- Microsurgery laboratory with free flap and replantation training
- Wrist and elbow arthroscopy and upper limb sports injuries
- Conferences and clinical research
Application route
ACGME-accredited and participates in the NRMP Match; applications go through the ASSH fellowship coordinator named on the page.
No programme-specific document checklist is recorded. Follow the current official instructions.
Published contact note: Lee Ann Finno, ASSH Fellowship Coordinator — lf120@columbia.edu
Direct programme page · Source reviewed 29 Oct 2026
Official sources
Source review: 29 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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