Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship

This fellowship program is non-ACGME and non-accredited. The microsurgery fellowship is based on a large clinical referral base from five states and 25% of the area of the United States. The program was started in 2009 and graduated its first fellow in 2010. The fellowship educational experience is intrinsically linked to the UW Medicine Center for Reconstructive Surgery, a multi-disciplinary team with coordinated clinical and academic activities. This is a fellowship in elective microsurgery. Replants are not included. All applicants should review Washington state licensing requirements on the Washington Department of Health website to ensure they meet the criteria for obtaining a Washington state medical license. Please visit Washington State Department of Health Licensing Requirements for more information about WA state licensing requirements.

Goals and Objectives for Training

Training Includes

Teaching Staff

There are six full-time academic plastic surgery faculty in the Microsurgery programs: Drs. Hakim Said, Peter Neligan, Otway Louie, Shannon Colohan, Alexander Gougoutas and Janelle Sousa. Drs. Peter Neligan and Janelle Sousa also operate with the craniofacial faculty at Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) on cases involving microsurgery and facial reanimation with Dr. Craig Birgfeld and on certain orthopedic cases.

Facilities

Clinical and Research Components

Participants

Participant’s Supervisory Patient Care Responsibilities:
U.S. citizens will have acting instructor responsibilities at the University of Washington. This position will be involved in the clinical supervision and teaching of medical students and plastic surgery residents. J-1 visa holders will not have supervisory responsibility and will not be involved in clinical supervision or unsupervised activity.

Prerequisite Training/Selection Criteria:
Individuals in the program must have completed their plastic surgery residency, have well-developed plastic surgery skills, and be familiar with the full range of plastic surgery procedures.

Positions in this program are filled through the Microsurgery Match Program,www.sfmatch.org/.

Individuals applying for this program must have completed an ACGME or LMCC accredited residency and have board certification or are ABPS board eligible in Plastic Surgery and eligible to be licensed in the state of Washington.

Didactic Components:
Participants in the program participate in CME accredited national and regional plastic surgery conferences. Attendance is expected at the UW Plastic Surgery Divisional Rounds.

Program Certifications: No additional certifications.
Date of inception of fellowship: 2009
Number of Fellows graduated since inception: 9

Names and Current Positions of our fellows in the past 10 years:

2019	Rana Farhadi	University of Edinburgh Medical School
2018	Minh Bao Mundschenk	Kaiser, Sacramento
2017	William Schmitt	Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle
2016	Theodore A. Kung	University of Michigan
2015	Marie-Pascale Tremblay-Champagne	Université de Montréal, Canada
2014	Manish Champaneria	Scripps, San Diego
2013	Alex Gougoutas	University of Washington
2012	Julie Holding	University of Kansas
2011	Ethan Larson	University of Arizona
2010	James Edwards	Providence Health System— Mill Creek Washington
2009	Kah Woon Leo	Singapore General Hospital

Number of surgeons the fellow will operate with at least every two weeks: 5
Number of hospital sites where this position performs elective cases: 3
Average number of OR day blocks the fellows will attend per week: 3
Average number of clinics that the fellow will attend per week: 1.5

Case components of fellowship:

Free Flaps >150

Complex Non-Microsurgical Reconstruction 50

Nerve Repairs 15

Head and Neck 30

Breast Implant Reconstruction 100

Autologous Tissue Breast Reconstruction 100

Facial Re-animation 15

Specialty cases include functioning muscle transfer for facial re-animation

Program Length:

Program is a one-year appointment, July 1st – June 30th.

Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year: 1

Salary:

The salary for this position is commensurate with institutional guidelines relative to the educational level of the individual involved.

Application Process:

Only complete applications will be considered for this fellowship. Use the Central Application Service application form to apply.

Mailed copies will not be retained.

Application requirements and link to application process is at: www.sfmatch.org.

Deadline for Central Application:

June 7, 2018

Interview Date:

March 29, 2019

Additional Information for International Applicants:

Fellowship is available to United States and Canadian citizens who have graduated from an accredited plastic residency program. Canadian applicants must have taken the Canadian equivalent to USMLE steps 1 and 2. UW will sponsor a J-1 Visa for the successful applicant. Applications from individuals who require an H1-B Visa are not accepted.

Fellowship Contacts >>

Mailing Address

Please use Plastic Surgery HMC Admin address.