Official profile
Biography and background
Susan E. Mackinnon directs the Peripheral Nerve Fellowship at WashU Medicine in St. Louis. Her clinical work centres on peripheral nerve injury, including nerve compression and reconstruction in the upper and lower limbs. She earned her medical degree at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, and completed fellowships in neurosurgery at the University of Toronto and in hand surgery at the Raymond Curtis Hand Center in Baltimore. At WashU she established the Center for Nerve Injury and Paralysis and a laboratory devoted to peripheral nerve surgery. Her research has examined how nerves regenerate through donor grafts and how that recovery can be measured in experimental studies.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 8 Nov 2026
WashU Research Profiles — nerve regeneration and laboratory work ↗ · Reviewed 8 Nov 2026
Published roles
Roles in plastic surgery training
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Peripheral Nerve Fellowship
Fellowship Director
Minot Packer Fryer Professor of Plastic Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis · St. Louis, Missouri, United States
WashU Peripheral Nerve Fellowship — programme director ↗Profile reviewed 8 Nov 2026
Programme leadership page →Programme snapshot
About the Peripheral Nerve Fellowship
Dedicated peripheral nerve reconstruction training, combining operative releases and reconstruction with microsurgical laboratory work and electrodiagnostic exposure.
- Format: Clinical fellowship, 1 year (ACGME-accredited). Confirm the clinical role and privileges with the programme
- Who can apply: Completed residency in plastic surgery, neurosurgery, orthopaedic surgery or general surgery, with demonstrated interest in peripheral nerve pathology and surgery. External funding is required.
- International applicants: J-1 visas are most frequently sponsored case-by-case and are not guaranteed. Confirm individual visa eligibility with WashU.
- Funding: External funding from the home institution or another sponsor is required; the programme states it does not have established funding for the position.
- Intake and dates: Current intake not confirmed Current deadline not confirmed; consult the official programme (Programme listed — intake not confirmed).
- How to apply: Contact the programme coordinator to apply. Confirm current intake timing; the page still references a July 2023 start in the prerequisites section.
Programme details reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Full programme page → · WashU peripheral nerve fellowship ↗
Training context
Published programme focus
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Official sources
- WashU Peripheral Nerve Fellowship — programme director ↗Reviewed 8 Nov 2026
Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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