Hand Surgery Fellowship — HealthPartners Institute / University of Minnesota, United States

Programme overview

What the official source supports

ACGME-accredited one-year hand surgery fellowship run by HealthPartners Institute with the University of Minnesota, open to orthopaedic, plastic and general surgery graduates.

Training structure

Published areas of exposure

Training across Regions Hospital and Hennepin Healthcare Level I trauma centres, Gillette Children’s, TRIA Orthopedic and University of Minnesota sites
Microvascular/replant call, free flap reconstruction, congenital hand and elective outpatient surgery
Weekly conferences, monthly anatomy lab, dedicated research time; 3–5 home-call nights per month

Eligibility

Who should verify their fit

Completed an accredited residency in orthopedic, plastic or general surgery. Entry through the National Resident Matching Program.

Application

Published application route

Submit through the ASSH Fellowship Application portal and register for the NRMP hand match.

Published application documents

ASSH online fellowship application
NRMP Hand Fellowship Match registration

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Programme leadership: Christina Ward, MD (Program Director) · Leadership profile →

Contact note: Christina Ward, MD: christina.m.ward@healthpartners.com; Khue Yang, programme coordinator: Khue.X.Yang@HealthPartners.Com

Sources and verification

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HealthPartners hand surgery fellowship page ↗

Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 13 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.

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