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An individually identified portrait and biography are not available in the reviewed sources. Use the published leadership wording and official programme links below.
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
- Jeffrey G. Stepan — Fellowship Director
- Evidence reviewed
- 29 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- University of Chicago — Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine
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
An ACGME-accredited orthopaedic hand fellowship with faculty interests in nerve and brachial plexus surgery and a hand surgery research initiative; plastic surgery faculty also participate.
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Duration
- Duration not stated in the reviewed source
- 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
Two fellows per academic year
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Eligibility criteria are not stated on the page reviewed.
Published training
- Hand and upper extremity clinical training with orthopaedic and plastic surgery faculty
- Nerve and brachial plexus surgery
- Fellowship anatomy lab experience
- Hand surgery research initiative
Application route
Application route is not stated on the page reviewed.
No programme-specific document checklist is recorded. Follow the current official instructions.
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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