Programme overview
What the official source supports
A protected research fellowship with a craniomaxillofacial focus, combining clinical and basic-science studies, protocol development and grant-writing mentorship. ASCFS names dedicated mentors and gives a 2027 start and application deadline.
Programme faculty
Meet the published team
Michael Golinko, MD, FACS, FAAP
Dedicated research mentor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt’s biography describes Golinko’s recruitment from Arkansas Children’s to direct cleft and craniofacial services and paediatric plastic surgery. It also records his development of Vanderbilt’s adult and paediatric craniofacial fellowship.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 18 Oct 2026
Official programme or society training listing ↗Profile reviewed 23 Oct 2026
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Matthew Pontell
Dedicated research mentor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Official programme or society training listing ↗Profile reviewed 23 Oct 2026
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Izabela Galdyn
Dedicated research mentor
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Galdyn is an assistant professor of plastic surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. After plastic surgery residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center, she completed pediatric plastic surgery fellowship training at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Her clinical and research work focuses on cleft lip and palate, craniofacial reconstruction, ear deformities and pediatric plastic surgery.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 23 Oct 2026
Official programme or society training listing ↗Profile reviewed 23 Oct 2026
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Patrick Assi
Research Fellowship Director
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Assi is an assistant professor of plastic surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and directs its clinical research and research fellowship. He completed an integrated plastic surgery residency and an enfolded fellowship at Vanderbilt after general surgery training at MedStar Health. His practice includes facial aesthetics, rhinoplasty, reconstruction and peripheral nerve surgery; his research includes peripheral nerve regeneration.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 23 Oct 2026
Official programme or society training listing ↗Profile reviewed 23 Oct 2026
Profile page →Training structure
Published areas of exposure
- Focused research with the listed mentor; project scope must be agreed with the programme
Eligibility
Who should verify their fit
The reviewed listing does not provide programme-specific prerequisite qualifications; confirm with the named host
Application
Published application route
Email CV and two recommendation letters to vanderbiltprsresearch@gmail.com with subject CMF Research Fellowship Application; the broader PSRC plastic-surgery advert requests additional materials, so confirm which track is being considered.
Published application documents
- CV
- Two letters of recommendation
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Programme leadership: Michael Golinko, MD, FACS, FAAP; Matthew Pontell; Izabela Galdyn; Patrick Assi · Leadership profile →
Contact note: vanderbiltprsresearch@gmail.com
Sources and verification
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Vanderbilt — research fellowship overview ↗ASCFS — 2027 craniofacial research recruitment ↗Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 23 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.
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