Fellowship Information & Application
Last updated Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Orthopaedic Residents in a Hand Surgery Surgical Skills Laboratory with Hand Surgery Fellows UW as Hand Team Faculty – current skills course. Fellowship rotations
The Hand Surgery Fellows complete four three-month rotations during the
year. These rotations are divided into the Harborview Medical Center
and Children's Hospital Medical Center rotation, the University of
Washington Medical Center rotation, and the Plastic Surgery/Orthopaedic
rotation.
Harborview Medical Center/Children's Hospital Medical Center rotation The Fellow on this rotation covers the Hand Surgery Clinic at
Harborview Medical Center along with the Hand Surgery faculty. There is
one day a week at the Hand Clinic at Children's Hospital Medical
Center. The Fellow has approximately 1-1/2 days of operating experience
at Harborview Medical Center each week and one half-day at Children's
Hospital Medical Center each week. The focus of this rotation is to
gain an in-depth experience with upper extremity trauma as well as the
problems related with congenital hand surgery.University of Washington Medical Center rotation The Fellow on this rotation attends the Hand Surgery clinics at the
University of Washington Medical Center. The operative experience
focuses on reconstructive hand surgery and arthroscopy of the upper
extremity. The Fellow on this rotation can access the Shoulder and
Elbow Surgery Service to gain additional experience with the problems
related to the shoulder and elbow.Plastic surgery/orthopaedic hand surgery rotation The Fellow on this rotation spends time with Dr. Vedder, who is a
faculty member in the Division of Plastic Surgery as well with Dr.
Christopher Allan, who is a faculty member in the Department of
Orthopaedics. The purpose of this rotation is to provide an integrated
Hand Surgery Service between Plastic Surgeon and Orthopaedics so that
the Fellows gain additional insights and perspectives from a variety of
faculty.
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