{"id":6656,"date":"2018-01-18T09:35:21","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T14:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=6656"},"modified":"2025-04-10T14:48:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T18:48:16","slug":"hand-surgery-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/hand-surgery-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand Surgery Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-6656\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-6656-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6656-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6656-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_metaslider_widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6656-0-0-0\" ><div id=\"metaslider-id-16373\" style=\"max-width: 745px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-80-0 ml-slider-pro-2-36-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-16373 ml-slider ms-theme-_theme_1446644741 nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"Hand Surgery Home Page\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_16373\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_16373\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-16386 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-16386\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/HKW-in-office-2-740x307.jpg\" height=\"310\" width=\"745\" alt=\"Dr. Watson is Office\" class=\"slider-16373 slide-16386\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-16388 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-16388\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/DA-and-AB-viewing-xray-740x307.jpg\" height=\"310\" width=\"745\" alt=\"DA and AB viewing xray\" class=\"slider-16373 slide-16388\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-16394 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-16394\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/Arie-and-Andrea-grad-740x307.jpg\" height=\"310\" width=\"745\" alt=\"2018 graduation\" class=\"slider-16373 slide-16394\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-16396 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-16396\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/20140627_171221-740x307.jpg\" height=\"310\" width=\"745\" alt=\"2017 graduation\" class=\"slider-16373 slide-16396\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-25082 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-25082\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/Surgical-Simulation-Lab_740_410-740x307.jpg\" height=\"310\" width=\"745\" alt=\"Surgical Simulation Lab\" class=\"slider-16373 slide-25082\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-26807 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-26807\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/Group-Photo-OR-2022.jpg\" height=\"310\" width=\"745\" alt=\"Group Photo OR 2022\" class=\"slider-16373 slide-26807\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6656-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6656-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6656-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Welcome Message from the Director<\/h3>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Our program offers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience in post-traumatic, degenerative, and congenital reconstructive surgery<\/li>\n<li>Exposure to the management of acute hand trauma, including replantation<\/li>\n<li>Opportunity to supervise the weekly Hartford Hospital Hand Clinic<\/li>\n<li>Monthly surgical simulation labs<\/li>\n<li>Training courses in microsurgery and flaps<\/li>\n<li>National and regional conferences<\/li>\n<li>Weekly hand conferences and journal clubs<\/li>\n<li>Preparation assistance for Subspecialty Certificate in Surgery of the Hand<\/li>\n<li>Protected time for research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have been training leading hand surgeons for over 50 years and we are proud of our program legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Best regards,<\/p>\n<p>Duffield Ashmead, M.D.<br \/>\n<em>Hand Surgery Program Director<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6656-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6656-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6656-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"440\" alt=\"Dr. Levin Visit April 2025\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/Dr.-Levin-visit-April-2025_770_440.gif\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-6656-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image\" data-index=\"3\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"400\" alt=\"ASSH 2024\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/ASSH-2024_770_400.jpg 770w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/ASSH-2024_770_400-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/ASSH-2024_770_400-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/ASSH-2024_770_400-768x399.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/ASSH-2024_770_400.jpg\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-6656-2-0-2\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"760\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KpJltw1J1F8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome Message from the Director The University of Connecticut Hand Surgery Fellowship is a 1 year, ACGME accredited program. 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