People and source evidence
Faculty profiles and official portraits
Explore individually sourced roles, affiliations and portraits. Where a portrait is unavailable in reviewed evidence, it is marked below.
Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Manuel Méndez
Hand and Microsurgery programme team member
This programme document is linked as Cirugía de Mano y Microcirugía from the official UC postgraduate page. Vergara is specifically named as the fellow-clinic supervisor; the other six are listed team members.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile — Hand and Microsurgery team
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Profile page →Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Paula Pino
Hand and Microsurgery programme team member
This programme document is linked as Cirugía de Mano y Microcirugía from the official UC postgraduate page. Vergara is specifically named as the fellow-clinic supervisor; the other six are listed team members.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile — Hand and Microsurgery team
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Profile page →Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Chantal Sallaberry
Hand and Microsurgery programme team member
This programme document is linked as Cirugía de Mano y Microcirugía from the official UC postgraduate page. Vergara is specifically named as the fellow-clinic supervisor; the other six are listed team members.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile — Hand and Microsurgery team
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Profile page →Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Joaquín Ananías
Hand and Microsurgery programme team member
This programme document is linked as Cirugía de Mano y Microcirugía from the official UC postgraduate page. Vergara is specifically named as the fellow-clinic supervisor; the other six are listed team members.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile — Hand and Microsurgery team
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Profile page →Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Jorge Vergara
Fellow clinic supervisor and programme team member
This programme document is linked as Cirugía de Mano y Microcirugía from the official UC postgraduate page. Vergara is specifically named as the fellow-clinic supervisor; the other six are listed team members.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile — Hand and Microsurgery team
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Profile page →Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Tomás Basauri
Hand and Microsurgery programme team member
This programme document is linked as Cirugía de Mano y Microcirugía from the official UC postgraduate page. Vergara is specifically named as the fellow-clinic supervisor; the other six are listed team members.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile — Hand and Microsurgery team
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Profile page →Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Pamela Gatica
Hand and Microsurgery programme team member
This programme document is linked as Cirugía de Mano y Microcirugía from the official UC postgraduate page. Vergara is specifically named as the fellow-clinic supervisor; the other six are listed team members.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile — Hand and Microsurgery team
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Profile page →Appointment evidence
Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Hand Surgery and Microsurgery Fellowship.
- Leadership as published
- Manuel Méndez — Hand and Microsurgery programme team member; Paula Pino — Hand and Microsurgery programme team member; Chantal Sallaberry — Hand and Microsurgery programme team member; Joaquín Ananías — Hand and Microsurgery programme team member; Jorge Vergara — Fellow clinic supervisor and programme team member; Tomás Basauri — Hand and Microsurgery programme team member; Pamela Gatica — Hand and Microsurgery programme team member
- Evidence reviewed
- 16 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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 Surgery and Microsurgery Fellowship
Post-specialty hand and microsurgery training within the university’s orthopaedic fellowship network. The published 2026–2027 recruitment period has closed.
- Location
- Santiago, Chile
- Duration
- 12 months
- Clinical participation
- Supervised clinical and operative training; local licensing and hospital privileges are required.
- International applicants
- Foreign applicants have a separate host requirement list; acceptance and Chilean licensing are not automatic.
- Funding
- Current stipend and financial terms are not published in the reviewed programme source; obtain written terms.
- Application timing
- 11 March 2026 at 23:59 for the 2026–2027 orthopaedic fellowship cycle; passed.
Deadline passed
Published cycle: May 2026 to 30 April 2027; a delayed start may be considered by the subspecialty team for later specialist graduation.
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Specialists in Orthopaedics and Traumatology; the host provides separate requirements for Chilean and foreign applicants. Confirm recognition, licensing and documents directly.
Published training
- Hand and microsurgical clinical training
- Post-specialty orthopaedic practice
- University-affiliated hospital training
Application route
Contact the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology for the next hand/microsurgery cycle and required documents.
No programme-specific document checklist is recorded. Follow the current official instructions.
Published contact note: Salomé Echagüe: sechague@uc.cl
Official institution page · Source reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Official sources
- Official host — programme information ↗
- Pamela Gatica — Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗
Source review: 16 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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