Programme overview
What the official source supports
Adult and pediatric burn training spanning acute resuscitation, critical care, operative management, reconstruction, rehabilitation, outpatient care and research. The service performs about 375 operations per year, and each fellow can expect to perform over 200 major procedures; teaching includes weekly multidisciplinary lectures and Morbidity and Mortality conference and monthly journal club.
Programme faculty
Meet the published team
Samuel W. Jones
Fellowship leadership (as listed)
University of Iowa Health Care
Samuel W. Jones is a University of Iowa surgeon and director of its Burn Treatment Center. The university’s account of the service describes care for adults and children with severe burns and complex skin conditions, including toxic epidermal necrolysis and necrotising soft-tissue infection, alongside rehabilitation and long-term follow-up.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 22 Oct 2026
University of Iowa burn surgery fellowship ↗Profile reviewed 15 Oct 2026
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Alexander Kurjatko
Associate Program Director
University of Iowa Health Care
Kurjatko earned his medical degree at St George’s University and a public-health master’s degree at George Washington University. His Iowa biography records general surgery residency at San Joaquin and further burn, trauma and critical-care training, with outcomes research interests.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 19 Oct 2026
University of Iowa burn surgery fellowship ↗Profile reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Profile page →Training structure
Published areas of exposure
- Acute burn care and resuscitation
- Complex wounds and burn reconstruction
- Multidisciplinary rehabilitation and research
Eligibility
Who should verify their fit
Applicants should have completed or be completing at least three years of an ACGME-accredited general or plastic surgery residency. The application page describes individual review for applicants leaving after two years; proof of later residency completion is required. International applicants may apply; confirm visa and licensing eligibility.
Application
Published application route
For the July 2027–June 2028 cycle, submit the Iowa application package to coordinator Tara Maurer. The page lists applications opening 1 April 2026 and interviews beginning mid-August 2026; contact the programme to confirm current availability.
Published application documents
- Completed fellowship application form
- CV including research experience and publications
- Personal statement
- USMLE Step 1, 2, 2CS and 3 scores
- ABSITE report if applicable
- ECFMG certificate for international applicants
- One letter from the current programme director and two additional instructor letters
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Programme leadership: Samuel W. Jones, MD, FACS, FABA (Burn Fellowship Program Director); Alexander Kurjatko, MD (Associate Program Director) · Leadership profile →
Contact note: Tara Maurer, fellowship coordinator: tara-maurer@uiowa.edu; Samuel W. Jones: samuel-w-jones@uiowa.edu
Sources and verification
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University of Iowa burn surgery fellowship ↗Iowa current application requirements ↗Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 7 Nov 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.
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