Programme overview
What the official source supports
Pittsburgh combines craniofacial and pediatric reconstruction with multidisciplinary cleft care, maxillofacial planning and a required clinical research project.
Training structure
Published areas of exposure
- Preoperative evaluation, treatment planning, operative treatment and postoperative management of congenital and acquired craniofacial diagnoses
- Weekly interdisciplinary cleft-craniofacial team and outpatient clinic
- Maxillofacial surgery including cephalometrics, dental models, orthognathic splints and virtual surgery
- Craniomaxillofacial trauma, post-ablative free-flap reconstruction and pediatric plastic surgery including vascular anomalies
- Weekly core curriculum conference with fellowship director and pediatric faculty
Eligibility
Who should verify their fit
Satisfactory completion of an accredited plastic surgery residency; board eligible or certified.
Application
Published application route
Register with the San Francisco Fellowship Match for Craniofacial Surgery and use the ASCFS common application. Paper applications are still accepted with the listed documents.
Published application documents
- Completed craniofacial fellowship application (PDF)
- Curriculum vitae
- USMLE Step I, II and III score copies
- Personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation, including one from the plastic surgery programme director
This checklist summarises the linked official source. Confirm any updated forms and requirements before submission.
Programme leadership: Jesse A. Goldstein, MD (Program Director, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh / UPMC Pediatric Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Fellowship) · Leadership profile →
Contact note: Jennifer Szczepaniak, Craniofacial Fellowship Coordinator: Jennifer.szczepaniak@chp.edu; +1 412-692-6203
Sources and verification
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UPMC — official craniofacial fellowship page ↗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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