The Fellowship Directory lists 93 reconstructive microsurgery fellowships at 86 institutions. The main training cities are Rome, New York and Los Angeles. 23% say they accept international medical graduates and 10% describe a visa route. The most common length is 1 year. Every listing links to the programme's official page, where you should confirm dates and requirements.
Frequently asked questions
How many reconstructive microsurgery fellowships are there?
93 listings at 86 institutions are listed, each researched from official sources.
Can international medical graduates apply?
21 of the 93 programmes say they accept international applicants, and 9 describe a visa route such as J-1, H-1B or a work permit. Requirements differ by programme; eligibility and visa information do not guarantee acceptance or sponsorship.
When are the next application deadlines?
Complex Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellowship (Emory University School of Medicine): 1 November 2026; International Fellowship Program in Microsurgery (Uppsala University Hospital (Akademiska sjukhuset) – Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery): 1 April 2027.
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USABreast & Microsurgery FellowshipUT Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, United StatesUSABreast Microsurgery FellowshipYale School of Medicine · New Haven, United StatesUSABreast Reconstruction and Microsurgery FellowshipMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, United StatesUSABreast, Body, and Microsurgery FellowshipCase Western Reserve University · Cleveland, United StatesUSAClinical Fellowship in Reconstructive MicrosurgeryUT Health San Antonio · San Antonio, United StatesUSAComplex Reconstruction and Microsurgery FellowshipCedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, United StatesUSAComplex Reconstructive Microsurgery FellowshipEmory University School of Medicine · Atlanta, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery and Breast Reconstruction FellowshipCleveland Clinic · Cleveland, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery and Complex Reconstruction FellowshipUniversity of Southern California · Los Angeles, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery and Hand Surgery FellowshipThe Buncke Clinic · San Francisco, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery Breast Reconstruction FellowshipUniversity of Rochester Medical Center · Rochester, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery Clinical InstructorshipStanford Medicine · Palo Alto, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery FellowshipBaylor Scott & White Medical Center · Temple, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery FellowshipIndiana University School of Medicine · Indianapolis, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery FellowshipJohns Hopkins Medicine · Baltimore, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery FellowshipLouisiana State University Health New Orleans · New Orleans, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery FellowshipMedical College of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery FellowshipNYU Langone Health · New York, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery FellowshipRush University Medical Center · Chicago, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery FellowshipThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · Columbus, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery FellowshipUCLA Health · Los Angeles, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery FellowshipUniversity of California, Irvine · Orange, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery FellowshipUniversity of California, San Francisco · San Francisco, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery FellowshipUniversity of Chicago Medicine · Chicago, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery FellowshipUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · Aurora, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery FellowshipUniversity of Michigan Health · Ann Arbor, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery FellowshipUniversity of Pennsylvania and Fox Chase Cancer Center · Philadelphia, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery FellowshipUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) · Pittsburgh, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery FellowshipUniversity of Utah Health · Salt Lake City, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery FellowshipWake Forest University School of Medicine · Winston-Salem, United StatesUSAMicrosurgery FellowshipWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis · St. Louis, United StatesUSAMicrosurgical and Advanced Breast Reconstruction FellowshipNorthwell Health / Friedman Center · Great Neck, United StatesUSAMicrosurgical Breast FellowshipFlorida Plastic Surgery Group · Jacksonville, United StatesUSAMicrosurgical Breast Reconstruction FellowshipMidwest Breast & Aesthetic Surgery · Columbus, United StatesUSAMicrovascular Reconstructive Surgery FellowshipThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, United StatesUSAMicrovascular Reconstructive Surgery FellowshipUPMC / University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, United StatesUSAMidwest Institute of Microsurgery FellowshipUniversity of Kansas Medical Center · Kansas City, United StatesUSAOrthoplastics and Limb Salvage FellowshipUniversity of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, United StatesUSAPlastic Surgery Microsurgery FellowshipNYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine · New York, United StatesUSAReconstructive Microsurgery FellowshipBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School · Boston, United StatesSee all 46 United States programmes →Italy 17
ITASIM Clinical Microsurgery Fellowship — AOE Cannizzaro (Catania)Centro Grandi Ustioni, AOE Cannizzaro · Catania, ItalyITASIM Clinical Microsurgery Fellowship — AOU Città della Salute (Turin)Chirurgia della Mano e Arto Superiore / SSD Microchirurgia Ortopedico-Traumatologica, AOU Città della Salute · Turin, ItalyITASIM Clinical Microsurgery Fellowship — AOU di Padova (Padua)UOC Chirurgia Plastica e UOS Chirurgia della Mano e Microchirurgia, AOU di Padova · Padua, ItalyITASIM Clinical Microsurgery Fellowship — AOU Ospedali Riuniti Ancona (Ancona)SODC Chirurgia Ricostruttiva e Chirurgia della Mano, AOU Ospedali Riuniti Ancona · Ancona, ItalyITASIM Clinical Microsurgery Fellowship — ASST Gaetano Pini – CTO (Milan)UOC Chirurgia della Mano e Microchirurgia Ricostruttiva, ASST Gaetano Pini – CTO · Milan, ItalyITASIM Clinical Microsurgery Fellowship — Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea – Sapienza Università di Roma (Rome)U.O. Chirurgia Plastica, Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea – Sapienza Università di Roma · Rome, ItalyITASIM Clinical Microsurgery Fellowship — Chirurgia Plastica Universitaria Pisa (Pisa)SOD Chirurgia Plastica e Microchirurgia Universitaria, Chirurgia Plastica Universitaria Pisa · Pisa, ItalyITASIM Clinical Microsurgery Fellowship — Fondazione IRCCS S. Gerardo (Monza)UOC Chirurgia Plastica e della Mano, Fondazione IRCCS S. Gerardo · Monza, ItalyITASIM Clinical Microsurgery Fellowship — Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico (Rome)UOC Chirurgia Plastica Ricostruttiva ed Estetica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico · Rome, ItalyITASIM Clinical Microsurgery Fellowship — Istituto Oncologico di Roma IRCCS Regina Elena (Rome)UOC Chirurgia Plastica, Istituto Oncologico di Roma IRCCS Regina Elena · Rome, ItalyITASIM Clinical Microsurgery Fellowship — Niguarda (Milan)UOC Chirurgia Plastica e Centro Ustioni, Niguarda · Milan, ItalyITASIM Clinical Microsurgery Fellowship — Ospedale di Cattinara (Trieste)UCO Chirurgia Plastica, Ospedale di Cattinara · Trieste, ItalyITASIM Clinical Microsurgery Fellowship — Ospedale Maria Vittoria – ASL Città di Torino (Turin)S.C. Chirurgia Plastica, Ospedale Maria Vittoria – ASL Città di Torino · Turin, ItalyITASIM Clinical Microsurgery Fellowship — Policlinico A. Gemelli (Rome)Chirurgia Plastica, Policlinico A. Gemelli · Rome, ItalyITASIM Clinical Microsurgery Fellowship — Policlinico di Bari (Bari)UOC Chirurgia Plastica Ricostruttiva con annesso Centro Ustioni, Policlinico di Bari · Bari, ItalyITASIM Clinical Microsurgery Fellowship — Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi (Bologna)UO Chirurgia Plastica, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi · Bologna, ItalyITASIM Clinical Microsurgery Fellowship — Policlinico Universitario Tor Vergata (Rome)UOC Chirurgia Plastica, Policlinico Universitario Tor Vergata · Rome, ItalyCanada 5
CANMicrosurgery and Oncologic Reconstruction FellowshipMcMaster University – Division of Plastic Surgery (Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph's Healthcare) · Hamilton, CanadaCANMicrosurgery and Reconstructive Surgery FellowshipUniversity of Manitoba – Health Sciences Centre and Maples Surgical Centre · Winnipeg, CanadaCANMicrosurgery FellowshipUniversity of Calgary (Foothills Medical Centre) · Calgary, CanadaCANPlastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery FellowshipUniversity Health Network / University of Toronto · Toronto, CanadaCANPlastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery FellowshipToronto General Hospital, University Health Network (University of Toronto) · Toronto, CanadaIndia 5
INDBruce Bailey Fellowship (BAPRAS) at Ganga HospitalGanga Hospital – Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery (with BAPRAS) · Coimbatore, IndiaINDFellowship in Micro Vascular Reconstructive SurgeryMalla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) – Department of Plastic Surgery · Hyderabad, IndiaINDFellowship in Microsurgery in Plastic & Reconstructive SurgeryAmrita School of Medicine / Amrita Hospital Faridabad · Faridabad, IndiaINDFellowship in Microvascular SurgeryMalla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) – Department of Plastic Surgery · Hyderabad, IndiaINDObservership in Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryTata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai · Mumbai, IndiaAustralia 3
AUSAdvanced Reconstructive Microsurgery FellowshipPrincess Alexandra Hospital · Brisbane, AustraliaAUSAdvanced Reconstructive Microsurgery FellowshipRoyal Melbourne Hospital · Melbourne, AustraliaAUSClinical Advanced Reconstructive Microsurgery FellowshipAustin Health – Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Unit · Melbourne, AustraliaFrance 2
FRADIU Européen de Microchirurgie — Niveau 1Université Marie et Louis Pasteur (Besançon, UFR Sciences de la santé) with Université de Strasbourg and European partner universities · Besançon, FranceFRAInternational Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Training PlacementHospices Civils de Lyon — Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse · Lyon, FranceSweden 2
SWEFellowship in Microsurgery — Karolinska University HospitalKarolinska University Hospital, Section of Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery (Solna) · Stockholm, SwedenSWEInternational Fellowship Program in MicrosurgeryUppsala University Hospital (Akademiska sjukhuset) – Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery · Uppsala, SwedenTaiwan 2
TWNMicrosurgery Fellowship ProgramChang Gung Memorial Hospital / Chang Gung University · Linkou, TaiwanTWNReconstructive Microsurgery Visiting ScholarshipChang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou · Linkou, TaiwanUnited Kingdom 2
GBRCoventry Microsurgery and Major Trauma FellowshipUniversity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust · Coventry, United KingdomGBRSenior Microsurgical FellowQueen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · East Grinstead, United KingdomAustria 1
AUTInternational Fellowship in Plastic & Reconstructive SurgeryKlinikum Wels-Grieskirchen · Wels, AustriaBelgium 1
BELPlastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship — UZ GentGhent University Hospital (UZ Gent) · Ghent, BelgiumFinland 1
FINFellowship in General Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive MicrosurgeryTampere University Hospital (Tays), Pirkanmaa Wellbeing Services County – Department of Plastic Surgery · Tampere, FinlandJapan 1
JPNPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinical Fellowship and ObservershipAichi Cancer Center · Nagoya, JapanNetherlands 1
NLDReconstructive Microsurgery FellowshipMaastricht UMC+ · Maastricht, NetherlandsSaudi Arabia 1
SAUReconstructive Microsurgery FellowshipKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC) · Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSingapore 1
SGPAdvanced Microsurgery Fellowship Training ProgrammeSengkang General Hospital · SingaporeSouth Africa 1
ZAFReconstructive Microsurgery FellowshipWits Donald Gordon Medical Centre / University of the Witwatersrand · Johannesburg, South AfricaSwitzerland 1
CHESIM International Microsurgery Fellowship — WinterthurKantonsspital Winterthur / Italian Society of Microsurgery · Winterthur, Switzerland