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Hand Surgery Fellowship

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Springfield, Illinois · Springfield, Illinois programmes · United States

Programme overview

What the official source supports

The SIU Institute for Plastic Surgery offers clinical hand training supported by cadaveric and microsurgical laboratories and resident teaching.

Training structure

Published areas of exposure

High-volume hand pathology including fractures, nerve injury and local/regional/free flaps
Thursday hand conference led with faculty; access to plastic surgery conferences and skills labs
Cadaveric hand labs and in-vivo microsurgery practice
Encouraged clinical or bench research; funding for two external conferences

Eligibility

Who should verify their fit

Plastic-surgery-based hand fellowship. Confirm accepted prior residencies and Illinois licensing requirements with SIU.

Application

Published application route

Apply through the ASSH Hand Fellowship application platform with the listed documents. Confirm the current deadline year with the coordinator.

Published application documents

CV
Three examination score documents
Three recommendation letters signed on letterhead

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Programme leadership: Jimmy Winters, MD (Program Director, Hand Fellowship) · Leadership profile →

Contact note: Naya Jackson, fellowship programme coordinator: njackson31@siumed.edu; +1 217-545-6112

Sources and verification

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SIU hand fellowship ↗ASRM Plastic Surgery of the Hand listing ↗

Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 12 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.

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