Combined Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship — University of Washington, United States

Programme overview

What the official source supports

Four fellows train across Harborview, UW Medical Center, Northwest Hospital and Seattle Children's in an integrated plastic and orthopaedic programme.

Training structure

Published areas of exposure

Rotations at Harborview (Level I trauma), UW Medical Center, Northwest Hospital and Seattle Children's
Replantation, microvascular flaps, nerve surgery, tendon reconstruction and congenital hand differences
Trauma, arthroscopy and certificate-of-added-qualifications pathway exposure

Eligibility

Who should verify their fit

Following completion of residency in orthopaedic surgery, plastic surgery or general surgery. Review the linked UW eligibility and selection criteria page for current institutional rules.

Application

Published application route

Submit through the ASSH online fellowship application platform and register separately with NRMP. Contact the hand fellowship team for cycle-specific questions.

Published application documents

ASSH online fellowship application
Personal statement
Curriculum vitae
Medical school transcript
Medical Student Performance Evaluation (Dean's letter)
Four letters of recommendation
USMLE transcript (Step 1 and Step 2 reports)

This checklist summarises the linked official source. Confirm any updated forms and requirements before submission.

Programme leadership: Jerry I. Huang, MD (Program Director, UW Combined Hand Fellowship); Erin Miller, MD, MS (Associate Program Director) · Leadership profile →

Contact note: Hand fellowship team: uwhand@uw.edu

Sources and verification

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University of Washington hand fellowship ↗UW Orthopaedics — hand fellowship contact ↗

Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 15 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.

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