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Burn Fellowship Program

University of California San Diego — Regional Burn Center

San Diego, California · San Diego, California programmes · United States

Programme overview

What the official source supports

A burn fellowship run by the UC San Diego Department of Surgery at its Regional Burn Center, which the page says has led burn therapy advances since 1973 and admits over 400 patients a year. The programme aims to build advanced skills for a trauma and burn practice.

Training structure

Published areas of exposure

Care of acute burn patients in the intensive care and burn care units
Outpatient burn assessment and treatment
Teaching of medical students and residents
Trauma and burn medicine practice skills

Eligibility

Who should verify their fit

Completion of an approved general surgery residency, a California licence or eligibility for one, board eligibility or certification by the American Board of Surgery, and established ability as a teacher of students and residents.

Application

Published application route

Request an application from the named programme contact and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent directly from the referring institution to the same address.

Published application documents

Programme application form
Three letters of recommendation sent directly by the institution

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Contact note: Azniv Mattos, amattos@health.ucsd.edu

Sources and verification

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UC San Diego Department of Surgery — Burn Fellowship Program ↗

Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 20 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.

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