Welcome Message from the Director

The University of Connecticut Hand Surgery Fellowship is a 1 year, ACGME accredited program. The fellowship is structured to provide advanced training in reconstructive hand surgery. Core faculty include fellowship-trained hand surgeons that are board-certified in orthopedics and plastic surgery. Additional faculty are drawn from the Department of Orthopedics and the Division of Plastic Surgery at Hartford Hospital.

Our program offers:

• Experience in post-traumatic, degenerative, and congenital reconstructive surgery
• Exposure to the management of acute hand trauma, including replantation
• Opportunity to supervise the weekly Hartford Hospital Hand Clinic
• Monthly surgical simulation labs
• Training courses in microsurgery and flaps
• National and regional conferences
• Weekly hand conferences and journal clubs
• Preparation assistance for Subspecialty Certificate in Surgery of the Hand
• Protected time for research

We have been training leading hand surgeons for over 50 years and we are proud of our program legacy.

Best regards,

Duffield Ashmead, M.D.
Hand Surgery Program Director