Programme overview
What the official source supports
UCSF's microsurgery fellowship offers a year of training in microsurgical reconstruction with room for fellows to follow their own interests. The case mix includes a busy gender-surgery practice, microsurgical breast reconstruction, orthopaedic oncology and trauma reconstruction, optional head and neck work and an interdisciplinary upper extremity nerve practice.
Training structure
Published areas of exposure
- At least 120 free flaps completed over the year; non-microsurgical numbers vary with fellow interest
- Busy microsurgical breast practice and transgender surgery practice
- Orthopaedic oncology and trauma cases requiring microsurgical reconstruction
- Optional head and neck reconstruction with ENT
- Interdisciplinary upper extremity nerve practice and participation in resident education
Eligibility
Who should verify their fit
Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents, qualify for a full unrestricted California medical licence and have completed a plastic surgery residency.
Application
Published application route
All applicants must register with the San Francisco Match.
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.
Contact note: Madison Cavallaro — Fellowship Administrator, 505 Parnassus Ave, M-593, San Francisco, CA 94143; (415) 353-4285
Sources and verification
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UCSF Department of Surgery — Microsurgery 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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