Appointment evidence
Published role and affiliation
Prosper Benhaim, MD is identified in the directory evidence for Hand Surgery and Microsurgery Fellowship at UCLA Health.
- Leadership as published
- Prosper Benhaim, MD (Fellowship Director)
- Evidence reviewed
- 12 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- UCLA Health
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
An ACGME-accredited combined plastic and orthopaedic fellowship with hand-trauma, reconstructive and microsurgical experience across UCLA-affiliated hospitals.
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Duration
- 1 year (ACGME-accredited)
- Clinical participation
- Confirm the clinical role and privileges with the programme
- International applicants
- California medical license is required. Visa sponsorship is not stated on the reviewed page; confirm directly.
- Funding
- Current salary or funding is not published in the reviewed source
- Application timing
- 15 December application deadline via ASSH; interviews typically late February–March. Confirm the current cycle year.
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Two hand surgery fellows; current vacancy not confirmed
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Completed residency in orthopaedic surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, or general surgery. A California license is required for the incoming fellow.
Published training
- Integrated orthopaedic–plastic hand service across UCLA-affiliated hospitals
- Trauma, elective hand surgery, nerve injury, congenital differences and extremity salvage
- Emergency and elective microsurgery with independent clinical responsibility as temporary faculty
- Weekly hand conference, monthly journal club and research expectation of two projects
Application route
Submit through the ASSH Online Fellowship Application platform with four letters of recommendation (including residency chief and a hand surgeon). Register separately with the NRMP Hand Surgery Specialty Match.
Published application documents
- ASSH online application
- Four letters of recommendation
- NRMP Hand Surgery Specialty Match registration
Published contact note: Orthopaedic Surgery Education Office: orthoeducation@mednet.ucla.edu
Direct programme page · Source reviewed 12 Oct 2026
Official sources
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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