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Vanessa Mejia
Burn Fellowship coordinator (administrative contact)
The programme page names her as the Burn Fellowship coordinator who receives applications. Administrative role only; the page names no fellowship director.
Weill Cornell Medicine Department of 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 Burn Surgery Fellowship Program.
- Leadership as published
- Evidence reviewed
- 20 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Weill Cornell Medicine — NewYork-Presbyterian Hearst Burn Center
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
Burn Surgery Fellowship Program
Weill Cornell Medicine lists two burn surgery fellowships each academic year, based at the William Randolph Hearst Burn Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. Fellows provide surgical critical care to burn-injured patients, supervise students and residents and take part in research protocols.
- Location
- New York, New York, United States
- Duration
- Duration not stated in the reviewed source
- Clinical participation
- Confirm the clinical role and privileges with the programme
- International applicants
- The page states that the graduate medical education office accepts only J-1 visas, where applicable
- Funding
- Salary and benefits are described only as competitive; no figure is published
- Application timing
- Current deadline not confirmed; consult the official programme
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Two fellowships per academic year
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Board eligibility in general surgery with at least three years of general surgery residency. A New York State licence is needed on acceptance.
Published training
- Surgical critical care of burn-injured patients
- Supervision of medical students and residents
- Clinical research protocols
- Exposure to a wide range of emergency situations
Application route
Send a CV, USMLE scores (Steps 1 to 3) and three letters of recommendation to the burn fellowship coordinator.
Published application documents
- CV
- USMLE scores, Step 1 to Step 3
- Three letters of recommendation
Published contact note: Vanessa Mejia — Burn Fellowship coordinator, vam9037@med.cornell.edu
Direct programme page · Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Official sources
- Weill Cornell Medicine Surgery — Burn Surgery Fellowship Program ↗
- Vanessa Mejia — Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗
Source review: 20 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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