Stanford University Hand & Upper Limb Fellowship

Overview

Our hand and upper limb fellowship is designed to train board eligible orthopaedic or plastic surgeons dedicated to the study of the upper limb. The multidisciplinary Chase Hand & Upper Limb Center is comprised of both orthopaedic and plastic surgeons which exposes the fellows to a wide breadth of problems affecting the hand, shoulder and elbow.

The hand fellows play an integral role in didactic education. They contribute and organize aspects of weekly conferences, anatomy labs, and informal resident teaching sessions. The fellowship logically fosters clinical research, with ample opportunities for basic science research.

The fellowship program is ACGME accredited. Graduates are eligible for the Subspecialty Certification in Surgery of the Hand (formerly known as CAQ).

Positions

We accept 2 fellows per year. We invite applicants for a traditional 1-year fellowship slot. We are dedicated to train an orthopedic or plastic hand fellow.

Rotations

The fellowship begins August 1. Fellows rotate thru Stanford University Medical Center, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford and the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. The clinical experience at Stanford includes disorders affecting adults, primarily reconstruction and trauma as well as athletic injuries. The microvascular experience is primarily gained at Stanford. The clinical experience at Packard Children's Hospital focuses primarily on congenital hand anomalies and brachial plexus injuries. The VA experience is primarily reconstructive in nature, in addition to the disorders affecting spinal cord injured patients.

The rotation schedules for the first year is as follows:

Application Process

Our fellowship participates in the NRMP program, under the Combined Musculoskeletal Matching Program.

Individuals interested in applying to our fellowship should prepare the following:

• Completed Universal Hand Fellowship Application
• Three letters of recommendation
• Curriculum Vitae
• Optional: medical school transcript
• Optional: copies of authored articles 

Please submit application materials to:

Donna San Juan
Stanford Hand Fellowship Coordinator
Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center
450 Broadway Street, MC 6342
Redwood City, CA 94063
Tel: 650-721-7626
Fax: 650-721-3470
Email: dsanjuan@stanford.edu

Important Dates

Application Deadline: December 1, 2015.

Interview Date: March 12th and March 19th, 2015.

NRMP Match Day: TBD