Programme overview
What the official source supports
Hand Surgery Fellowship in Rochester, Minnesota, represented by an official plastic-surgery or microsurgery society listing. Current case mix, appointment terms and vacancies require direct confirmation.
Programme faculty
Meet the published team
Allen Bishop, MD
Emeritus faculty
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Reconstructive microsurgery interests include brachial plexus injury and vascularised bone reconstruction. Mayo identifies him as emeritus faculty.
Official host or university — named faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Courtney Carlson Strother, MD
Hand fellowship faculty
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Clinical interests include hand and wrist arthritis, peripheral nerve injury, complex upper-extremity reconstruction and wide-awake hand surgery.
Official host or university — named faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Sanj Kakar, MD
Program Director
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Directs the Mayo hand fellowship. Clinical interests include wrist and hand sports injuries, arthroscopy, instability, arthritis and compression neuropathies.
Official host or university — named faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Nicholas Pulos, MD
Hand fellowship faculty
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Clinical interests include brachial plexus reconstruction, vascularised bone grafts, peripheral nerve surgery and wide-awake hand surgery.
Official host or university — named faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Peter Rhee, DO, MS
Hand fellowship faculty
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Clinical interests include spasticity surgery, reconstruction after spinal cord injury, vascularised bone grafts and peripheral nerve surgery.
Official host or university — named faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Marco Rizzo, MD
Hand fellowship faculty
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Clinical interests include hand and wrist reconstruction and arthritis surgery.
Official host or university — named faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Alexander Shin, MD
Hand fellowship faculty
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Clinical interests include upper-extremity reconstruction and brachial plexus surgery.
Official host or university — named faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Lauren Tagliero, MD
Hand fellowship faculty
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Named on the Mayo hand fellowship teaching roster. The caption identifies Lauren Tagliero, but the image metadata names Lauren Dittman; no portrait is assigned pending identity confirmation.
Official host or university — named faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Karim Bakri, M.B.B.S.
Hand fellowship faculty
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Interests include hand reconstruction, arthritis, peripheral nerve surgery and reconstructive microsurgery.
Official host or university — named faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Brian Carlsen, MD
Hand fellowship faculty
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Interests include hand arthritis, tendon reconstruction, peripheral nerve surgery and vascularised composite tissue transplantation.
Official host or university — named faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Steven Moran, MD
Hand fellowship faculty
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Clinical interests include congenital hand conditions, hand arthritis, peripheral nerve surgery and reconstructive microsurgery.
Official host or university — named faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Kitty Wu, MD
Hand fellowship faculty
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Interests include upper-extremity reconstruction after spinal cord injury, spasticity surgery, traumatic reconstruction and complex wrist conditions.
Official host or university — named faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Training structure
Published areas of exposure
- Hand
- Microsurgery
- Upper-extremity reconstruction
Eligibility
Who should verify their fit
Passed all three steps of the USMLE or Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examinations; ability to obtain a Minnesota medical licence; completed an approved residency in orthopaedics or plastic surgery.
Application
Published application route
Apply through the ASSH Hand Surgery Fellowship Application Platform and also register for the NRMP Matching Program.
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: Sanj Kakar, MD (Program Director, Mayo page) · Leadership profile →
Contact note: Sanj Kakar, MD, tel 507-284-3664, kakar.sanjeev@mayo.edu; Emalee Bradley, Education Coordinator, bradley.emalee@mayo.edu (Mayo page)
Sources and verification
Trace this profile
ASRM — official fellowship listing ↗Mayo Clinic College of Medicine — Hand Surgery Fellowship (Minnesota) application process ↗Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 15 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.
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