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Lindsey Fera
HR manager (observership documentation contact)
The department observership policy (created 11/11/25) directs observers to send documentation to her as HR manager. Administrative role only; no teaching faculty named.
Photo: University of Pittsburgh Department of Plastic Surgery
UPMC Department of Plastic Surgery
Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗Profile reviewed 28 Oct 2026
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Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Department of Plastic Surgery Physician Observership.
- Leadership as published
- Evidence reviewed
- 28 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- UPMC — Department of Plastic Surgery
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
Observership
Department of Plastic Surgery Physician Observership
A written departmental observership policy (created November 2025) for physician observers at UPMC plastic surgery sites; a separate version covers Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. It sets out observer conduct, paperwork and visa considerations rather than a subspecialty curriculum.
- Location
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Duration
- Visit dates set per request; a B-1 visa may be needed for stays of three months or less
- Clinical participation
- Observation only; no hands-on patient contact, no chart entries, supervised by an attending at all times
- International applicants
- Covers graduates of US and international medical schools; the observer must secure an appropriate visa and a letter of invitation from the chair or a faculty member
- Funding
- UPMC provides no salary, benefits, travel or housing
- Application timing
- Documents are due 60 days before the on-campus experience
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
No fixed intake: acceptance depends on departmental policy and capacity and requires a letter of invitation from the Department Chair or a faculty member. Observers may not have direct patient contact.
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Physician observers who are graduates of US or international medical schools and aged 18 or over; a letter of invitation from the chair or a faculty member is required.
Published training
- Supervised observation of clinics and procedures
- Attending-physician supervision throughout
- Children's Hospital observers follow a separate policy with extra clearances and a fee
Application route
Send the listed documents to the department's HR contact 60 days before the visit; acceptance depends on department policy and rotation capacity.
Published application documents
- CV
- Photo ID (passport for foreign visitors)
- UPMC Visitor Confidentiality Agreement
- Proof of influenza vaccine
- Invitation letter from chair or faculty member
Published contact note: Lindsey Fera, HR manager: lff16@pitt.edu (DoPS packet); Children's Hospital observer office: cvochp@upmc.edu, +1 412-692-7000; UPMC Medical Affairs: +1 412-692-8545
Official institution page · Source reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Official sources
- Lindsey Fera — Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗
- UPMC Plastic Surgery — Observership Policy (Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh) ↗
Source review: 28 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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