Programme overview
What the official source supports
Combined plastic and orthopaedic hand training across UT Southwestern, Parkland, Children’s Health, the Dallas VA and Scottish Rite for Children, including adult trauma and congenital upper-extremity surgery.
Programme faculty
Meet the published team
Douglas Sammer, MD
Fellowship Program Director
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Completed plastic and reconstructive surgery training at Michigan and hand fellowship training at Mayo Clinic; directs the UT Southwestern hand fellowship.
Official university or hospital faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Jonathan Cheng, MD, FACS
Hand fellowship faculty
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Named by UT Southwestern on its hand surgery fellowship teaching roster.
Official university or hospital faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Ann Golden, MD
Hand fellowship faculty
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Named by UT Southwestern on its hand surgery fellowship teaching roster.
Official programme — named faculty ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Jennifer Kargel, MD
Hand fellowship faculty
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Named by UT Southwestern on its hand surgery fellowship teaching roster.
Official university or hospital faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Daniel Koehler, MD
Hand fellowship faculty
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Named by UT Southwestern on its hand surgery fellowship teaching roster.
Official programme — named faculty ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Shelby Lies, MD
Hand fellowship faculty
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Named by UT Southwestern on its hand surgery fellowship teaching roster.
Official university or hospital faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Andrei Odobescu, MD, PhD
Hand fellowship faculty
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Named by UT Southwestern on its hand surgery fellowship teaching roster.
Official university or hospital faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Scott Oishi, MD
Hand fellowship faculty
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Paediatric hand surgeon at Scottish Rite for Children; his official biography describes hand and microvascular fellowship training at UT Southwestern.
Official university or hospital faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Richard Samade, MD, PhD
Hand fellowship faculty
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Named by UT Southwestern on its hand surgery fellowship teaching roster.
Official programme — named faculty ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Christopher Stutz, MD
Hand fellowship faculty
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Hand surgeon at Scottish Rite for Children with fellowship training in hand and microvascular surgery and congenital hand surgery.
Official university or hospital faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Andrew Zhang, MD
Hand fellowship faculty
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Hand and reconstructive plastic surgeon whose official biography describes plastic surgery residency and hand fellowship training at Stanford.
Official university or hospital faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Training structure
Published areas of exposure
- Hand
- Microsurgery
- Upper-extremity reconstruction
Eligibility
Who should verify their fit
The page describes an ACGME-accredited fellowship run jointly by the Departments of Plastic Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery; specific entry criteria are not stated on the page.
Application
Published application route
Review the linked official listing, then confirm the current application route, match participation, dates and required documents with the programme.
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.
Programme leadership: Douglas Sammer, MD (Fellowship Program Director, UT Southwestern page) · Leadership profile →
Contact note: Kayla Thomas: kayla.thomas@utsouthwestern.edu; Christina Burton: Christina.burton@utsouthwestern.edu
Sources and verification
Trace this profile
UT Southwestern — current hand surgery fellowship and faculty ↗ASRM — subspecialty programme listing ↗Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 16 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.
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