Programme overview
What the official source supports
An ACGME-accredited combined plastic and orthopaedic fellowship with hand-trauma, reconstructive and microsurgical experience across UCLA-affiliated hospitals.
Training structure
Published areas of exposure
- Integrated orthopaedic–plastic hand service across UCLA-affiliated hospitals
- Trauma, elective hand surgery, nerve injury, congenital differences and extremity salvage
- Emergency and elective microsurgery with independent clinical responsibility as temporary faculty
- Weekly hand conference, monthly journal club and research expectation of two projects
Eligibility
Who should verify their fit
Completed residency in orthopaedic surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, or general surgery. A California license is required for the incoming fellow.
Application
Published application route
Submit through the ASSH Online Fellowship Application platform with four letters of recommendation (including residency chief and a hand surgeon). Register separately with the NRMP Hand Surgery Specialty Match.
Published application documents
- ASSH online application
- Four letters of recommendation
- NRMP Hand Surgery Specialty Match registration
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Programme leadership: Prosper Benhaim, MD (Fellowship Director) · Leadership profile →
Contact note: Orthopaedic Surgery Education Office: orthoeducation@mednet.ucla.edu
Sources and verification
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UCLA hand fellowship and eligibility ↗UCLA plastic surgery fellowship overview ↗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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