Host overview
Training at this institution
The directory documents 1 training route associated with NYU Langone Health — Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery. Compare each programme’s requirements and source evidence below.
- Published locations
- New York, New York, United States
- Training pathways
- Observership
- Named leadership
- 1 of 1 programme records
- Official evidence
- 1 linked source
Published training focus
Faculty and programme leadership
- Eduardo D. Rodriguez — department chair
Plastic Surgery Observer Program
Eduardo D. Rodriguez — department chair (approves visits)
Programmes and application details
Observership
Plastic Surgery Observer Program
A department observer programme for physicians from around the world, who attend clinical sessions, lectures and conferences and observe surgeons in the operating room. The page lists microsurgery, breast reconstruction, aesthetic, craniofacial, wound care and hand surgery as areas of exposure.
- Location
- New York, New York, United States
- Duration
- Up to one month (institutional limit)
- Clinical participation
- Observation only; observers are not students, residents, fellows or trainees of the department
- International applicants
- International observers must obtain a B-1 visa or visa-waiver business status, depending on citizenship
- Funding
- Current salary or funding is not published in the reviewed source
- Application timing
- Current deadline not confirmed; consult the official programme
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Current intake not confirmed
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Open to physicians; the page asks for a relevant advanced degree (MD, DDS, research doctorate or physician assistant certification) and a letter of recommendation from the applicant's chair or department head.
Published training
- Clinical sessions and operating-room observation
- Lectures and conferences
- Exposure to microsurgery, breast reconstruction, aesthetic, craniofacial, wound care and hand surgery
- No academic credit is awarded
Application route
Every visit is reviewed and approved by the department chair; observer agreement and health assessment forms are sent once a visit date is confirmed. Send the documents as one English-language PDF to the administrative coordinator.
Published application documents
- CV
- Signed letter of recommendation from chair or department head
- Copy of advanced degree
- Government-issued photo ID
- Tuberculosis, MMR, varicella, hepatitis B, influenza and Tdap documentation
Published contact note: Jenny Castaneda-Nakouzi — administrative coordinator, jenny.castaneda-nakouzi@nyulangone.org, 212-263-1059
Direct programme page · Source reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Official sources and review dates
- NYU Langone — Plastic Surgery Observer Program ↗Source reviewed 22 Oct 2026
These sources document the listed training routes. Institutional rankings, bed counts, accreditation, full staff rosters and current vacancies are not inferred.
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