Programme overview
What the official source supports
A funded one-year orthopaedic research fellowship in hand and upper extremity topics including upper limb trauma, arthroplasty and peripheral compressive neuropathy, with clinical shadowing and a didactic curriculum alongside the orthopaedic residency.
Training structure
Published areas of exposure
- Mentored research in upper extremity trauma and peripheral compressive neuropathy
- Statistics, research methods and scientific and grant writing
- Clinical shadowing
- Anatomic dissection labs and journal clubs
Eligibility
Who should verify their fit
Open to international and US postgraduate trainees, US medical students and Geisinger Commonwealth students; international applicants must have completed medical school.
Application
Published application route
Email a CV and cover letter to the fellowship address on the page.
A programme-specific document checklist is not published in the recorded evidence. Follow the official application instructions; do not assume a generic checklist is sufficient.
Programme leadership: Louis C. Grandizio — Fellowship Director · Leadership profile →
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Sources and verification
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Geisinger — Hand & Upper-Extremity Research Fellowship ↗Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 29 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.
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