Hand Surgery (Orthopedic Surgery) Fellowship

The mission of the University of Miami/Jackson Health System Hand Surgery (Orthopedic Surgery) Fellowship and UM Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine Department of Orthopedics is to serve our patient population to the best of our ability with integrity and empathy, while we inspire the highest level of orthopedic hand and microvascular surgery education with grounded mentorship, uncompromising patient care and diverse surgical training.

Our training goals are to advance education and training in hand and microvascular surgery, while providing the highest quality medical and surgical care through a unique combination of charitable services; integrated learning and innovative research. Recognizing the critical importance of surgical competency; successful passage of board certification and securing an ideal job and position in the field, our department’s faculty strive to provide an ideal learning environment and educational opportunities for our fellows, residents and medical students.

We appreciate your interest in our program and look forward to showing you what makes us so proud of the University of Miami/Jackson Health System Hand Surgery (Orthopedic Surgery) Fellowship Program. The fellowship offers two positions available to board-eligible general surgeons, plastic surgeons and orthopedic surgeons who wish for additional training in the evaluation and management of upper extremity conditions.

Trainees benefit from our-in-depth experience in the full breath of hand surgery, from the common to the complex. In addition to a busy clinical service, fellows will benefit from a comprehensive teaching curriculum, mentorship and research opportunities, as well as conference and educational stipends.

Jackson Memorial Hospital is a large, university-affiliated county hospital and is the perfect sponsor for your Hand Surgery Fellowship training. Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospitalis the largest Level I adult and pediatric trauma center in South Florida, and, as such, fellows gain outstanding experience in the management of burn, trauma and intensive care unit patients. We are also associated with several other hospitals and facilities to broaden your training experience, including, but not limited to, UHealth Tower, a University of Miami Hospital and Clinics Facility; the ambulatory surgical center at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, continuously ranked the number one eye hospital in the nation by U.S. News & World Report; the approximately 890-bed Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center; The Lennar Foundation Medical Center, a 200,000-square-foot outpatient center on the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus that provides easy healthcare access to leading physicians for students, faculty, staff and surrounding communities and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.

The surroundings in which you train are an important aspect of selecting a fellowship program and Miami is a wonderful place to both live and work. Situated in one of the world’s premier destinations, we invite you to come see for yourself why patients, faculty and students from across the country and world are drawn to Miami and the University of Miami/Jackson Health System.

-Patrick W. Owens, MD