Graduates of the program will have been exposed to diagnosing and peri-operative care of a large clinical volume of both pediatric and adult reconstructive problems. The goal of the program is to train individuals to be competent in all aspects of microsurgery. The fellowship experience is approximately 95% adult and 5% pediatric.

• Free flaps
• Complex non-microsurgical reconstruction
• Nerve repairs
• Head and neck
• Breast implant reconstruction
• Autologous tissue breast reconstruction
• Facial reanimation
• Functioning muscle transfer for facial re-animation
• Clinical research
• Lymphatico-venular anastomosis
• Lymph node transfer

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.

The program is based at the UW Medicine Center for Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC). Pediatric microsurgical cases are treated at SCH. And Head and Neck Reconstruction is also done at Harborview Medical Center (HMC).

Clinical activity is on a supervised basis. Candidates for the fellowship must be eligible for a full Washington state license and will have privileges at both UWMC and SCH. Active participation in ongoing clinical outcome studies and case series analysis is expected. Presentation of original clinical research at a national meeting is supported and expected.

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