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Neal Chen, MD
Director, Hand Surgery Fellowship Program; Chief, Hand & Arm Service
Chen studied biological sciences at Stanford and medicine at Yale. He completed Harvard’s combined orthopaedic residency, a hand and upper extremity fellowship at Mass General, and a shoulder and sports medicine fellowship at Hospital for Special Surgery. His interests include arthroscopy and complex upper limb reconstruction.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 19 Oct 2026
Official host faculty or clinical-team page ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
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Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Hand Surgery Fellowship (Massachusetts General Hospital).
- Leadership as published
- Neal Chen, MD — Director, Hand Surgery Fellowship Program; Chief, Hand & Arm Service
- Evidence reviewed
- 15 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Massachusetts General Hospital / Mass General Brigham
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
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Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
Hand Surgery Fellowship (Massachusetts General Hospital)
Combined orthopaedic and plastic surgery hand fellowship at MGH offering shoulder-to-fingertip elective, acute and reconstructive hand surgery. Mass General Brigham states the MGH and Brigham programmes will eventually merge into one fellowship.
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Duration
- One academic year
- Clinical participation
- Fellows run an independent Friday afternoon clinic, take 1:3 home call and by year end perform some replantation and revascularisation independently
- 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
- 15 November 2026 (interviews expected winter 2027)
Upcoming application cycle
Four positions: two for orthopaedic surgeons and two for plastic surgeons
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Completed orthopaedic or plastic surgery residency; applicants who have completed only general surgery residency are not accepted. One of three letters must come from the applicant's current Chief of Service.
Published training
- Elective, acute and reconstructive hand and upper-extremity surgery
- Daily didactics and weekly Tuesday conference
- Research project presented at the Richard J Smith Memorial Lectureship
Application route
Apply through the ASSH online hand fellowship application; the programme participates in the NRMP match.
Published application documents
- ASSH Online Hand Fellowship Application
- Three letters of recommendation, one from the Chief of Service under whom the applicant is currently training
Published contact note: Liz Watts, Mass General programme coordinator: ewatts5@bwh.harvard.edu (as listed on the Mass General Brigham hand surgery fellowship page).
Official institution page · Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Official sources
- Mass General Brigham hand surgery fellowship page ↗
- Neal Chen, MD — Official host faculty or clinical-team page ↗
Source review: 15 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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