Subspecialty fellowship guide

Gender-affirming reconstruction
fellowships.

15 source-led programme profiles are currently represented. Gender-affirming facial, chest and genital reconstruction. Compare the documented training, eligibility and official sources before applying.

15 programme profiles4 country/region listingsClinical fellowship · Hybrid clinical and research · Short-term training
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The documented profiles span 4 countries and clinical fellowship, hybrid clinical and research, short-term training. A shared focus does not mean that duration, case exposure, licensing or applicant requirements are equivalent.

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15 programmes

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Complex Gender Microsurgery Fellowship

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland · United States

Clinical Instructor training in complex gender surgery and microsurgery, combining multidisciplinary care, revision reconstruction, teaching and research.

Gender-affirming reconstructionMicrosurgery
Pathway
Clinical fellowship
Duration
12 months, beginning each August
Source reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmed

International Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Training Placement

Hospices Civils de Lyon — Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse

Lyon · France

An international training route connected to Lyon's large plastic, reconstructive, aesthetic and burns service. HCL describes foreign surgeons and trainees visiting for stages and highlights microsurgical, breast, burn, pediatric and gender-affirming reconstruction.

MicrosurgeryBreast reconstructionBurn surgery
Pathway
Short-term training
Duration
Placement length confirmed case by case
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmed

Gender Affirming Surgery Fellowship

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah · United States

An instructor-level programme combining gender surgery with multidisciplinary clinics, independent general plastic surgery, teaching, regular call and research expectations.

Gender-affirming reconstructionBody contouring
Pathway
Clinical fellowship
Duration
12 months; one-year appointment, 1 August to 31 July
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmed

Facial Gender-Affirming Surgery Fellowship

UCLA Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Los Angeles, California · United States

The programme emphasises facial gender reconstruction and craniofacial planning, with wider gender-health rotations and exposure to chest and genital reconstruction. Fellows teach and participate in attending call.

Gender-affirming reconstructionCraniofacialFacial plastic surgery
Pathway
Clinical fellowship
Duration
1 year; published start date 1 August 2026
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmed

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California · United States

An instructor appointment combining facial cosmetic surgery, gender-affirming procedures, Mohs repair and complex reconstruction across UCSF and affiliated sites, with a fellow clinic and expected research.

Aesthetic surgeryRhinoplastyPeripheral nerve
Pathway
Clinical fellowship
Duration
12 months
Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmed

Gender Confirmation Surgery Fellowship

University of Michigan Medical School

Ann Arbor, Michigan · United States

A multidisciplinary surgical fellowship with clinical lecturer responsibilities, progressive operating autonomy, an independent general plastics clinic, resident teaching and research opportunities.

Gender-affirming reconstruction
Pathway
Clinical fellowship
Duration
1 year, 1 August – 31 July
Source reviewed 13 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmed

Complex Gender and Microsurgery Fellowship

Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School

Boston, Massachusetts · United States

A historical BWH programme advertisement describes gender and urogenital microsurgery with a Clinical Instructor appointment. Current recruitment must be confirmed.

Gender-affirming reconstructionMicrosurgery
Pathway
Clinical fellowship
Duration
12 months
Source reviewed 13 Oct 2026
Intake not confirmed

Fellowship in Gender Affirmation Surgery

Amrita Hospital / Aham Gender Affirmation Clinic

Kochi · India

Multidisciplinary training in gender-affirming surgical care with clinical mentorship, teaching and research at Aham.

Gender-affirming reconstructionComplex reconstruction
Pathway
Hybrid clinical and research
Duration
12 months
Source reviewed 13 Oct 2026
Upcoming cycle

Gender Affirmation Surgery Fellowship

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois · United States

Non-accredited one-year fellowship in Rush's Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery covering facial feminisation, top and bottom surgery and microvascular reconstruction, with expected clinical research output.

Gender-affirming reconstructionMicrosurgery
Pathway
Hybrid clinical and research
Duration
1 year: 1 July 2027 – 30 June 2028
Source reviewed 12 Oct 2026