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Appointment evidence
Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Curtis National Hand Center Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship.
- Leadership as published
- James P. Higgins, MD (Chief of Hand Surgery — MedStar Curtis faculty page); Michael S. Murphy, MD (Associate Hand Fellowship Program Director — Curtis National Hand Center)
- Evidence reviewed
- 12 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- MedStar Union Memorial Hospital — Curtis National Hand 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
Curtis National Hand Center Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship
Long-running ACGME-accredited hand fellowship at Maryland's designated hand trauma centre, where plastics- and orthopaedic-trained hand surgeons are integrated into the faculty and fellowship.
- Location
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Duration
- 12 months (ACGME-accredited postgraduate fellowship)
- Clinical participation
- ACGME-accredited clinical fellowship with a 17-surgeon faculty, about 4,500 procedures annually and call duties
- International applicants
- International eligibility, licensing and visa support are not confirmed
- Funding
- Programme page lists 2022-23 house-staff stipends by PGY level; current fellow pay is not published
- Application timing
- Current deadline not confirmed; consult the official programme
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Current intake not confirmed
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Plastics- and orthopaedic-trained surgeons are integrated in the faculty; confirm current residency prerequisites and Maryland licensing with the programme.
Published training
- Rotation across five teams with a 17-surgeon faculty (~4,500 procedures annually cited)
- Integrated plastics and orthopaedic upper-extremity care with graduated independence and fellows’ clinic
- One-month CHOP congenital/pediatric hand rotation including brachial plexus birth palsy
- Daily didactics, cadaver/microsurgery labs, research project and biannual Dominican Republic service trips
Application route
Apply through the ASSH online fellowship platform (universal application, CV, personal statement, letters addressed to the Program Director). Matching continues through NRMP. Confirm the current cycle with the fellowship office.
Published application documents
- Universal Hand Surgery Fellowship Application via ASSH
- USMLE or equivalent scores
- CV
- List of publications and presentations
- Personal statement
- Photograph
- Letters of recommendation addressed to the Program Director
Published contact note: Michelle Lee, Curtis National Hand Center: michelle.m.lee@medstar.net; +1 410-554-6593
Direct programme page · Source reviewed 12 Oct 2026
Official sources
- MedStar Union Memorial hand fellowship page ↗
- MedStar — Curtis National Hand Center fellowship faculty ↗
Source review: 12 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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