64% accept international graduates and 7% describe a visa route; typical length 12 months. 26 institutions, mostly in Boston, Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Each listing links to the official page; confirm dates there.
Frequently asked questions
How many hand & peripheral nerve fellowships are there in the United States?
28 listings at 26 institutions.
Can international medical graduates apply?
18 of 28 say they accept international applicants and 2 describe a visa route (J-1, H-1B or work permit). Rules differ by programme and guarantee nothing.
When are the next application deadlines?
Hand Surgery Fellowship (University of Kentucky College of Medicine): 15 Nov 2026; Hand Surgery Fellowship (Massachusetts General Hospital) (Massachusetts General Hospital / Mass General Brigham): 15 Nov 2026; Harvard Hand/Upper Extremity Fellowship (Brigham and Women's Hospital) (Brigham and Women's Hospital / Mass General Brigham): 15 Nov 2026.
Boston 3
USACombined Orthopedic-Plastic Surgery Hand FellowshipBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School · Boston, United StatesUSAHand Surgery Fellowship (Massachusetts General Hospital)Massachusetts General Hospital / Mass General Brigham · Boston, United StatesUSAHarvard Hand/Upper Extremity Fellowship (Brigham and Women's Hospital)Brigham and Women's Hospital / Mass General Brigham · Boston, United StatesBaltimore 2
USACurtis National Hand Center Hand and Microsurgery FellowshipMedStar Union Memorial Hospital — Curtis National Hand Center · Baltimore, United StatesUSAHand and Upper Extremity FellowshipJohns Hopkins Medicine · Baltimore, United StatesPittsburgh 2
USAHand Surgery FellowshipUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) · Pittsburgh, United StatesUSAHand Surgery Fellowship Program (Plastic Surgery)University of Pittsburgh / UPMC Department of Plastic Surgery · Pittsburgh, United StatesAnn Arbor 1
USAHand Surgery FellowshipUniversity of Michigan Medical School · Ann Arbor, United StatesBirmingham 1
USAHand and Upper Extremity FellowshipUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, United StatesCharlottesville 1
USACombined Orthopaedic/Plastic Surgery Hand FellowshipUniversity of Virginia · Charlottesville, United StatesDallas 1
USAHand Surgery FellowshipUT Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, United StatesHouston 1
USAHand Surgery FellowshipBaylor College of Medicine · Houston, United StatesIndianapolis 1
USAHand Surgery FellowshipIndiana University School of Medicine · Indianapolis, United StatesLexington 1
USAHand Surgery FellowshipUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine · Lexington, United StatesLos Angeles 1
USAHand Surgery and Microsurgery FellowshipUCLA Health · Los Angeles, United StatesLouisville 1
USAHand and Microsurgery FellowshipChristine M. Kleinert Institute / University of Louisville · Louisville, United StatesMiami 1
USAHand Surgery (Plastic Surgery) FellowshipJackson Memorial Hospital / University of Miami Miller School of Medicine · Miami, United StatesMilwaukee 1
USAHand Surgery FellowshipMedical College of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, United StatesNew Haven 1
USAHand and Upper Extremity Surgery FellowshipYale School of Medicine · New Haven, United StatesNew York 1
USAPlastic Surgery Hand Surgery FellowshipNYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine · New York, United StatesPalo Alto 1
USAHand & Upper Limb FellowshipStanford Medicine — Robert A. Chase Hand & Upper Limb Center · Palo Alto, United StatesPhiladelphia 1
USAHand Surgery FellowshipHospital of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, United StatesRochester 1
USAHand Surgery FellowshipMayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science · Rochester, United StatesSaint Paul 1
USAHand Surgery FellowshipHealthPartners Institute / University of Minnesota · Saint Paul, United StatesSan Francisco 1
USAHand, Upper Extremity and Microsurgery FellowshipUCSF Medical Center · San Francisco, United StatesSeattle 1
USACombined Hand and Microsurgery FellowshipUniversity of Washington · Seattle, United StatesSpringfield 1
USAHand Surgery FellowshipSouthern Illinois University School of Medicine · Springfield, United StatesSt. Louis 1
USAPlastic Surgery Hand, Nerve and Microsurgery FellowshipWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis · St. Louis, United States